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Redwood City California - - San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Lewis Center Ohio - - Valley California U, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Analytics • Logistics (& Distribution) • Consumer
Co-Founder & CEO of FYI (usefyi.com)
Hiten Shah is a Co-Founder at Crazy Egg and also serves as its President. He also co-founded and served as a Board Member at KISSmetrics. He also served as a Board Member at isocket. He serves as Mentor at K5 Ventures. Previously he started Crazy Egg and ACS. Shah also serves as an Advisor at UXPin. He also serves on the Board of Visually. He was an advisor at fbFund REV. He holds a degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Impact • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Life Science • Consumer
Lightship Capital (Ohio) is a venture capital firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm invests in companies based in the Midwest.
New York City (NY) - San Francisco California - Indianapolis Indiana - Minneapolis Minnesota - Los Angeles California - Austin Texas - Ohio - Chicago, Illinois - Seattle / Portland - Chicago (IL) - Midwest, U.S.A. - India
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Food & Beverage • Real Estate (& Construction) • Consumer
Most Interested In
I am looking to lead rounds where founders have identified a market dislocation that they're successfully attacking - whether that is for economic reasons, data reasons, or generational reasons. I have invested in popular culture (Cameo), food (Hungryroot), mobility (Spothero), recreation (Catch Co), real estate (Flyhomes/Havenly), finance (Sunbit/M1Finance) and more.
New York City (NY) - Cleveland Ohio - Connecticut - Norwalk California - San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Consumer
Most Interested In
Currently focusing on deep tech, blockchain, cloud infrastructure, and workforce solutions.
Not Interested In
adtech
New York City (NY) - San Francisco California - Indianapolis Indiana - Minneapolis Minnesota - Los Angeles California - Austin Texas - Ohio - Chicago, Illinois - Seattle / Portland - Chicago (IL) - Midwest, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Food & Beverage • Real Estate (& Construction) • Consumer
Founding Partner at Starting Line
Most Interested In
I am looking to lead rounds where founders have identified a market dislocation that they're successfully attacking - whether that is for economic reasons, data reasons, or generational reasons. I have invested in popular culture (Cameo), food (Hungryroot), mobility (Spothero), recreation (Catch Co), real estate (Flyhomes/Havenly), finance (Sunbit/M1Finance) and more.
Ezra Galston is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Starting Line. He serves as Investment Committee Member at Bold Coast Capital. Galston is an Angel Investor of Ezra Galston. He served as Principal at Chicago Ventures. He focuses on all facets of the firm's consumer facing and marketing tech investments and is actively involved with Blitsy, BloomNation, Kapow Events, Luxury Garage Sale, Shiftgig, SpotHero, and Zipments. Ezra's thoughts on startups, gaming, e-commerce and bitcoin have been published in the Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, VentureBeat and Re/code. Ezra joined Chicago Ventures in March, 2012 and prior was a Young Entrepreneur at Foundation Capital. Before business school, Ezra served as the Director of Marketing for CardRunners Gaming - the parent company of CardRunners, Hold'em Manager and DraftDay - and before then earned a living as a professional poker player. He launched his first startup at age 13 and served as Director of Interactive Marketing at Buzz Marketing Group from 2003-2005 working closely with Midas Records, Sony Records and MTV. Ezra is a proud husband and father to a two year old boy. His varied interests have led him to launch a record label and produce a festival screened short film. He is a Kauffman Fellow, Class 18 and holds an MBA from Chicago Booth and a BA from New York University.
London - Paris France - Helsinki Finland - Berlin Germany - Stockholm Sweden - New York City (NY) - San Francisco California - Copenhagen Denmark - Europe - Dublin Ohio, U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy)
Scott Sage is the Co-Founder & serves as Partner at Crane Ventures Partners. Scott Sage serves as Advisor at Stratajet. He served as Adviser at Onfido.
Austin Texas - Columbus Ohio - - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness)
Dad, Investor, Founder, Pilot, Builder of cool stuff
Cincinnati, Ohio - Austin (TX) - Midwest - Boston / New England - San Francisco (CA) - Los Angeles / Southern California - Atlanta (GA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Advertising • Mobile Apps • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
Marketing Tech, AdTech, Digital Commerce & Retail Technology, Emerging Innovation, Business & Market Intelligence, Content Creation & Curation
San Francisco California - Cleveland Ohio - Detroit Michigan - Michigan - Ohio, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Investment Management • Life Science
Co-Founder & CEO at MyVR.com
Dallas Texas - San Antonio Texas - Houston Texas - Austin Texas - Oklahoma City Oklahoma - Cincinnati Ohio - Boulder Colorado, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness)
Principal at Next Coast Ventures
New York City (NY) - Conshohocken Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce)
Managing Partner at SeventySix Capital, sports tech VC investor, keynote speaker, and author • @waynekimmel
Wayne Kimmel is a sports tech venture capitalist, entrepreneur and author of Six Degrees of Wayne Kimmel. He is the Managing Partner of SeventySix Capital, the venture capital company he founded in 1999, and invests in startup sports tech, esports, and sports betting companies. Among the Fortune 500 companies that have acquired his portfolio companies are Aramark, Intel, IBM, Walgreens and Yahoo! Wayne is also the Chairman of the SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory, which is a sports consulting group of experts focused on bringing the emerging innovations and technology to sports executives, leagues, organizations and athletes. The Sports Advisory works side by side with these change makers across the evolving landscape of sports, including esports, sports betting, media and social responsibility. Wayne and his team created the SeventySix Capital Athlete Venture Group, which allows professional athletes to invest, learn, and work directly with top sports tech startups and entrepreneurs. The Athlete Venture Group aims to bridge the gap between athletes, entrepreneurs, and investors by creating opportunities for athletes to become tech investors and for entrepreneurs to access the financial and social capital that professional athletes have to offer. SeventySix Capital also has a strategic partnership with Rubicon Talent, a sports marketing and talent agency based in New York City that represents professional athletes, Olympians and sports broadcasters. Wayne is on the Philanthropic Impact Advisory Council of Athletes’ Voices at Harvard University- the premier program for athletes seeking to increase their influence + social impact. Wayne has been named a Top Innovator by Philadelphia Magazine and is on the Philadelphia Business Journal's Power 100 list. He is on the Board of Einstein Healthcare Network and was on the Board of Jewish Federations of North America, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Wayne is a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park and the Delaware Law School. He is passionate about innovating the sports industry and working to make the world a better place.
La Jolla California - New York City (NY) - Chicago Illinois - Cleveland Ohio - Illinois, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution)
Cyprium Partners (Cyprium) is a private investment firm that provides mezzanine and equity capital to profitable, middle-market companies. On June 1, 2011, due to the recent passing of the Dodd-Frank financial legislation, the investment and finance teams at Key Principal Partners (KPP) resigned to form Cyprium Partners. The firm differentiates itself as a flexible investor that can provide any combination of subordinated debt, preferred equity and/or common equity in either non-control (minority ownership) or control (majority ownership) positions. Cyprium strives to be a value-added investor that supports the growth, acquisition, refinancing or liquidity needs of private company owners and their management teams. Cyprium looks to invest in manufacturing, distribution or service oriented companies with sales between $30 million and $250 million, a minimum EBITDA of $10 million, and a history of growth and profitable operation. Cyprium will invest from $10 million to $60 million in any combination of the following capital securities: Subordinated debt; Preferred stock; Common equity; Warrants, options and equity participation rights. To date Cyprium has invested $1.1 billion in 69 companies.
Salem Oregon - Portland Oregon - Columbus Ohio, U.S.A.
Retail (& E-Commerce) • Investment Management
Wayne ensures that our Venture Development and Investment teams have everything they need to help entrepreneurs build great companies. After three decades of being an entrepreneur, investor, board member, and mentor, he has no intention of stopping now. Wayne has a BS in Natural Sciences from Western Oregon and an MS in Urban Planning from the University of Oregon. He takes his favorite quote, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro,” seriously.
Beachwood Ohio - Menlo Park California - Tokyo Japan, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Mobile
Allen Miner is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at SunBridge Partners. He is also the founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at SunBridge Corporation. He is a Board Member at CalmSea. Allen has significant experience in internet, enterprise and open-source software, entrepreneurship, and international technology transfer. Allen graduated from Brigham Young University with degrees in Computer Science and Asian Studies. He joined Oracle Corporation in 1986 and was dispatched to Japan, where he founded and helped lead Oracle Japan to a successful IPO on the Japan stock market. Allen returned from Japan in 1996 to serve as Oracle's Vice President in charge of Linux/Open Source. Allen created SunBridge Corporation in 1999. Allen currently serves on the Boards of several SunBridge portfolio companies and as an advisor to government-affiliated organizations focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Japan Venture Capital Association upon its founding in 2002. He served as an advisor at the Geneva Venture Group and Diggle.
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Impact • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
H Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The fund is focused on seed, venture, and early growth equity investments in consumer products and consumer devices in all the major consumer categories, including food, beverage, beauty, personal care, family care, home care, apparel, health, wellness, hardware, consumer devices, and IoT sectors.
Dublin Ohio - Ireland - - Dublin Ohio - United Kingdom - Dublin Ireland - London United Kingdom - San Francisco California - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Mobile Apps
Entrepreneur & Operator
Angel, Scout, and Solo - E - Fintech - Travel - Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Hospitality (& Events) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction)
Serial entrepreneur, payments guy, future Midwest VC
- Columbus Ohio - Boston Massachusetts - New York New York - New York - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Retail (& E-Commerce)
Product Leader. Formerly Co-Founder at Rekindle (Acq. by HubSpot)
Sydney Australia - Dublin Ohio - New York City (NY) - Rosecliff Venture Partners is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York, New York,
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Consumer
Rosecliff Ventures is a venture capital fund investing in startup enterprises and companies that have substantial growth potential. The firm seeks to invest in early stage ventures and growth equity opportunities. In addition, the firm may invest on an opportunistic basis in late stage venture opportunities. The firm was established in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.
Cincinnati, Ohio - Consumer products - Cosmetics - E - Fashion - Food and beverage - Hardware - Impact - IoT - Parenting/families - Retail, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Impact • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer