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Boston Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure)
Founder and General Partner at Spark Capital
Santo Politi is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at Spark Capital. He has led Spark's investments in eToro, Convert Media, Genie, Oculus, Orchard, Qriously, Storenvy, Triggit and Zazma. He also led Spark's previous investments in Adap.TV (acquired by AOL), Admeld (acquired by Google), CT-100/CNET (acquired by CBS), IPWireless (acquired by General Dynamics), KickApps (acquired by KIT Digital), Lexity (acquired by Yahoo!) and OneRiot (acquired by Walmart). He served as a board member of 5Min (acquired by AOL) and thePlatform (acquired by Comcast). He was previously a Partner at Charles River Ventures (CRV) where he led investments in BigBand Networks (NASDAQ: BBND), Broadbus Technologies (acquired by Motorola) and Groove Mobile (acquired by LiveWire). Prior to Charles River Ventures, he served as President of New Media for Blockbuster Entertainment (NYSE: BBI). He also previously co-founded BT Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm affiliated with Bankers Trust where he led successful investments in Aether Systems (NASDAQ: AETH), DigitalThink (NASDAQ: DTHK) and Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ: NVTL). He previously held various engineering and management positions at Matsushita Electric Industrial, Panasonic and Weston Instruments. He holds an MBA in finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from NJIT and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. He serves as a Board member at Qriously, PreVeil, Uncommon and Lightmatter.
Valley California - Menlo Park California - Austin Texas - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics
Partner at Menlo Ventures -
Executive/Venture Investor @renren-com • Co-Founder @appsurdity & @lemon-1 • Worked at @chegg, @bling-nation, @etrade • Studied at @santa-clara-university
Boston Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Consumer
General Partner at Battery Ventures
Neeraj Agrawal serves as General Partner at Battery Ventures. He also serves as Board Member at Sprinklr Japan, Clubhouse Software, Brightree, Glassdoor, Yesware, Catchpoint, Pendo.io and Chef. Agrawal was a founding investor in BladeLogic (NASDAQ: BLOG, acquired by BMC). In addition to BladeLogic, Agrawal's investments include Applimation (acquired by Informatica), Bazaarvoice (NASDAQ: BV), Brightree, Consona (acquired by Vista Equity Partners), Guidewire Software (NASDAQ: GWRE), Internet Brands (acquired by Hellman & Friedman), LifeMed Media, Marketo (NASDAQ: MKTO), Mass Relevance, Omniture (acquired by Adobe), RealPage (NASDAQ: RP), Sprinklr, Tealium, VSS Monitoring (acquired by Danaher), Wayfair (formerly CSN Stores) and Yesware. Prior to Battery, Agrawal worked as a product manager at Real Networks, an operating executive at SkyTV and a management consultant with Booz-Allen. Agrawal holds an Engineering degree in Computer Science from Cornell University as well as an MBA with honors from the Harvard Business School. He is a Charter Member of TiE, an active advisor to several local entrepreneurs, and has been named numerous times to the Forbes Midas List, which ranks the top 100 venture capitalists around the world.
Menlo Park California - San Francisco Bay Area - Network infrastructure, U.S.A.
IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure)
Barry is a Partner of Lightspeed and focuses primarily on information technology infrastructure, with a specific interest in cloud computing, big data, storage, consumerization of IT, and networking. He has 15 years of venture capital experience, 10 years of operating experience and has been named to the Forbes Midas List of top 100 investors multiple times.Barry works closely with Avi Networks, MapR Technologies, Nimble Storage, Pertino and youwho. His past investments include Pliant Technology (acquired by Sandisk), Calista Technologies (acquired by MSFT), Arbor Networks (acquired by DHR), Growth Networks (acquired by CSCO), Maker Communications (acquired post-IPO by CNXT), Metasolv Software (acquired post-IPO by ORCL), Sirocco Systems (acquired by SCMR), and Telogy Networks (acquired by TI). Prior to joining Lightspeed, Barry held executive roles in business development and general management at Cisco Systems from 1991-1997. While at Cisco, Barry established many of the company’s largest distribution channels across OEMs, Service Providers, Distributors, and VARs. He also developed Cisco’s initial M&A process and directed the first wave of acquisitions and integrations for the company.Barry holds a BA in Economics and Business from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Barry is a member of the UCLA Economics Board of Visitors.
Los Angeles California - Austin Texas - Los Angeles CA - San Francisco - Newark - New York - Culver City - NY, U.S.A.
Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools
Co-Founder / Chief Security Officer at Signal Sciences, Author of Building a Modern Security Program (O'Reilly Media)
Mr. Zane Lackey serves as a Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer at Signal Sciences. He serves as Advisor of Panther (Network Management Software). He serves as Advisor of Remediant. He was previously the cofounder and chief security officer of Signal Sciences, which was acquired by Fastly for $775 million in 2020, and the author of Building a Modern Security Program. Prior to Signal Sciences, he led security and infrastructure teams as the CISO of Etsy, and started his career as an early security consultant at iSEC Partners. He holds a BA in Economics with a minor in Computer Science from UC Davis.
Santa Barbara California - - , U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Online Social
Jonathan Siegel is the Founder and serves as Chairman at Xenon Ventures. Siegel also serves as Principal at Right Ventures. Jonathan is also the founder of 4 Internet companies: ELC Technologies (acquired by PriceGrabber's Kamran Pourzanjani), RightCart (acquired by Buy.com), RightScale, and RightSignature. In 2010, Jonathan joined Accel Partners London before returning to San Francisco in March 2011. He has been on Amazon's Web Services customer advisory board since 2008. Jonathan speaks frequently on mobile and cloud computing. He is passionate about supporting founders of early-stage tech start-ups.
Palo Alto - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • DeepTech • Consumer
Leading cybersec and devops early stage investments.
Leading cybersec and devops early stage investments.
San Francisco Bay Area - Munich - San Francisco California - Paris, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools
Most Interested In
Promising B2B technology companies. Key focus: SaaS / enterprise software, fintech, AI.
Not Interested In
Life sciences, capital intensive projects, B2C.
David Mes is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Off The Grid Ventures. He also serves as a Venture Partner at US Invest LLC. He was a Co-Founder of Arc Venture Partners and served as a Managing Partner.
San Francisco California, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Payments • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Most Interested In
Payment and credit tech for healthcare, ad tech for healthcare marketing, clinical trial innovation, data security
Not Interested In
Consumer health tech, sensor, hardware, ecommerce
Sillicon Valley NYC - Miami Beach Florida - Miami Florida - Palo Alto California, U.S.A.
BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Consumer
Partner at Level Ventures, Head of Think at Rokk3r Labs
Partner at Level Ventures
Partner, Level Ventures ⢠EIR at @rokk3r-labs ⢠Studied at @brown-university
San Francisco, California - Midwest - Seattle (WA) - Denver (CO) - Chicago (IL) - Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics
Investing in Machine Learning and Automation
Most Interested In
Technology has the power to help us reinvent the way we work—whether that’s at an office, in a factory, or on a farm. Basis Set Ventures invests in early-stage startups that are harnessing opportunities for artificial intelligence to enable people to perform more productively. We are pragmatic operators and problem solvers. We are experts in machine learning and passionate about AI. We are inspired by the drive and creativity of our entrepreneurs and focused on supporting them in whatever way t
Palo Alto California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • IoT (& Wearables) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Payments • Robotics
Most Interested In
Interested in working with entrepreneurs creating value by addressing emerging/disruptive cybersecurity use-cases across different industry value chains
Earth Texas ; ; Israel; Tel Aviv Israel - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Messaging • Consumer
Jeremie Berrebi is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Magical Capital. He also served as Advisor at L1 Technology. Berrebi was the Co-Founder and served as the Chief Executive Officer at Kima Ventures. He was Editor for ZDNet France in 1996, Jeremie co-founded one of the first french internet success story in 1997 sold to TNS Group (UK) in 2004. In 2006, he co-founded and was the driving force behind another company, Zlio.com. Zlio enabled users to create their own shops and sell goods from other e-commerce services. In 2010, he co-founded Kima Ventures with Xavier Niel, even though he was already a shareholder in more than 20 startups all around the world before Kima was created. Jeremie is based in Bnei Brak, Israel.
New York City, U.S.A.
A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Robotics • DeepTech
Data Science Team Lead at Galvanize, #HumAInPodcast Host, Angel Investor, Startup Advisor
Most Interested In
Insights, Data Tools, Human-in-the-loop tools, AI and ML Software, Programatic Automation
Menlo Park California - San Francisco Bay Area - Valley California - Redwood City California - Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is a private equity firm, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech • Consumer
Aerospace and Cybersecurity VC
David Cowan serves as Partner, Investments at Bessemer Venture Partners. He is a Member of board of directors at Impossible Aerospace. He is a Board Member at Iris Automation. He is a Board Member at CyberGRX and Bastille Networks. He is also a Board Member of Team8. His historical portfolio includes Ciena, Hotjobs, Blue Nile, LinkedIn, LifeLock, PSI-Net, Qualys and over a dozen other IPOs, as well as many large acquisitions such as Twitch, Postini, Cyota, Tripwire, Netli, Playdom, Dropcam and Skybox Imaging. His current portfolio - spanning startups founded in the U.S., Argentina, Singapore, Israel, New Zealand and Scotland - includes Getinsured, Smule, Twilio, Rocket Lab, iSight Partners, Spire Global, Endgame, Auth0, Zapier and Zoosk. During his tenure at BVP. He co-founded three cybersecurity companies incubated in our offices: VeriSign (IPO), where he served as initial Chairman and CFO; Good Technology (fka Visto, acquired by Blackberry) where he served as CEO, and Defense.net (acquired by F5). Forbes ranked him #6 on the Midas List and tied for 4th in the Midas List of Hall of Fame. He is a Trustee of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. You can read his blog at WhoHasTimeForThis?, follow him on twitter (@davidcowan) or see him perform with his men's a capella singing group Voices in Harmony. He also serves as a Board Member at Claroty and an Advisor at Reef Capital Ventures. Cowan earned an A.B. in math and computer science and an MBA degree, both from Harvard University
New York City - San Francisco Bay Area - Philiadelphia Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Advertising • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Food & Beverage • Online Social
Venture Investor
New Jersey - New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobility
Most Interested In
AI/ML Security Autonomous cars SaaS MedTech FinTech Any early-stage technology/idea that can have an impact....
Not Interested In
Are you an early stage team with a disruptive idea? We help founders bring ideas to life. We can lead Pre-Seed, Seed, and help through a successful A round. We tend to get more involved in B2B or B2B2C business models and look for companies in early to early-early stages.... An areas we can add the most value.
Austin Texas - London - New York City (NY) - Cambridge Massachusetts - Chicago Illinois - Boston Massachusetts - Portland Oregon - San Antonio Texas - Seattle Washington - Atlanta Georgia - Los Angeles California - Washington D.C, U.S.A.
A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools
Jason Seats serves as Managing Partner at Techstars. Jason was most recently the Managing Director of the Techstars programs in Austin and Cloud in San Antonio. Prior to joining Techstars, Jason was a Founder of Slicehost, an early cloud computing hosting company. In 2008 Slicehost was acquired by Rackspace and became the core for the initial Cloud Servers product. Jason continued on at Rackspace until 2010 as VP of software development for Rackspace Cloud, managing the cloud engineering tea Jason has a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at Saint Louis University. He is also an Angel Investor. He also serves as Board Member at Convey and DigitalOcean.
Menlo Park California - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work
Venture Capitalist and Company-Builder at Greylock
Sarah Guo serves as General Partner at Greylock Partners. She also serves as Board Observer and Board Member at Skyhigh Networks. She served as Board Observer & Board Member at Avi Networks. She focuses on B2B applications and infrastructure, cyber security, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and healthcare, joined the firm in 2013. She is on the board of three companies as a representative of Greylock, including Obsidian Security. She joined Greylock in 2013. She serves as a Board of Director at Obsidian Security. She is excited by entrepreneurs that understand a cloudy and mobile world, and are remaking the landscape of enterprise IT infrastructure and software. She is also interested in drones, the connected home, wearables, robotics, 3-D printing, and software innovations in the healthcare and financial industries. Prior to Greylock, Guo was at Goldman Sachs, where she invested in Dropbox and helped take Workday public. She advised pre-IPO private technology companies (as well as public clients including Zynga, Netflix and Nvidia) on strategic and financial issues. Previously, she worked with Casa Systems, a venture-funded startup that enables cable operators to meet growing demand for broadband services. Sarah has four degrees from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. She is a Lauder Institute Fellow and a graduate of the Huntsman Program. She is an advocate for STEM education for women and the underserved, as well as education more generally. She has taught Marketing in the Wharton Undergraduate Program and served as a teaching fellow in lower-income high schools for the Philadelphia World Affairs Council.
Cambridge Massachusetts - New York City, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure)
Vice President at Hanaco Ventures
David Frankel is an Angel Investor. Previously, he was a Co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer with Internet Solutions. He sits on the board of many companies and has years of experience in early investing. He was a Board Member at Top10 Group.