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San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • AR/VR • Developer tools • Online Social • Consumer
Partner at e.ventures
Venture Investor at e.ventures. Formerly at Palantir Technologies, Fung Capital, and Cambridge Associates. Stanford, B.A., and Berkeley Law, J.D.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Consumer • Woman Focused
Managing Partner at Afore Capital | Founding Product Manager for Android Nexus
Gaurav Jain is a Co-Founder at Afore Capital. Jain also serves as Principal at Founder Collective. He has deep expertise in building software platforms from the ground up. He was one of the earliest Product Managers for Android. As the lead Product Manager for the Nexus One product line, he launched the first Google experience device on AT&T. He received the Founders Award, highest employee achievement award at Google for his significant contribution to the growth and success of the Android platform. Jain was also the Founding Product Manager for Google+ Enterprise, where he was responsible for crafting Google's social strategy for its enterprise customers. Jain built the founding team for Google+ Enterprise and helped launched the first version of the product. The product is now available to Google's 5 million enterprise customers. He co-founded the Impact Entrepreneurship Group in his first year of undergrad. Impact is now one of the largest non-profits in Canada promoting entrepreneurship. He is also an active mentor at MassChallenge, Canadian Technology Accelerator and Shad Valley. Jain received a Bachelors of Software Engineering (with distinction) from the University of Waterloo in Canada and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
New York - Cambridge - Massachusetts, U.S.A. - U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Consumer
Operator and Investor
Mark Lurie is a Co-Founder of Codex and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Lurie is a Co-Founder of Lofty and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Board Member. He previously worked at Bessemer Venture Partners making investments in new e-commerce and technology startups. Prior to Bessemer, Mark co-founded Abroad101.com, the leading software and review Website in the international education industry. Mark has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Harvard College, where he studied the history of economic thought.
Palo Alto - San Francisco Bay Area - Tel Aviv - New York City, Israel - Germany
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Mobility
Partner at Target Global
VP @goldman-sachs
San Francisco Bay Area - New York, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Advertising • Developer tools
Entrepreneur. Early Stage Investor.
Entrepreneur & Early Stage Investor Founder of @tapjoy Founder of @karma-1 Ads/Commerce at @facebook
, U.S.A. - Singapore
Retail (& E-Commerce)
Founding Partner Jungle Ventures and SMG Group
Anurag Srivastava is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Jungle Ventures. Srivastava is a Co-Founder of Billionbricks. He also served as a Board Member at Alpha7 Solutions. He is also the Founder of the company. He serves as Board Member at Reddoorz, Moglix, Mobikon, CrayonData and Deskera. He is also the Co-Founder of the company. Prior to joining Space Matrix in 2006, Anurag Srivastava enjoyed a thriving career in the technology industry as a senior executive with companies such as Hewlett Packard, Interwoven and Endeca in India, Singapore and London. His driving force and inspiration throughout his career has been building cutting edge, growth-oriented global companies. Ultimately this is what drove him to join his wife, Shagufta, at Space Matrix. Together they have grown Space Matrix from just three people, to a 300 strong firm built on philosophies of innovation and social contribution. As Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for driving company strategy to achieve Space Matrix's vision of becoming a global leader in its field. He believes that by building the best possible leadership team, one that is committed to this vision, Space Matrix will move quickly and surely towards its goal. He holds BTech degree in Electrical from IIT, Kanpur.
Los Angeles - New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Consumer
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Smash Capital
Phoenix - Denver - Miami - Boston - Chicago - Austin - Seattle - Los Angeles - New York - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Payments • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
Marketplaces, SMB SaaS, fintech, consumer health, web3 (mostly defi), creator economy and gaming.
Not Interested In
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Los Angeles - / Southern California, U.S.A. - Italy
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • Consumer
Managing Partner at Amplify
Paul Bricault is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Amplify.LA. Bricault also serves as Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners. He currently sits on the board of LIveFyre and is a Board Observer at Klout and Playdek. Paul has been an active Angel Investor and advisor in start-ups such as Beach Mint, Bre.ad, Burstly, ContextLogic, Fight My Monster, Livestar, Gamesalad, LaunchRock, Needly, OpenBucks, Pago Mobile, Pindrop Security, Pose, Tubular Labs and Wide Orbit. He founded MRF during his 16 year tenure at the William Morris Agency (WMA). Prior to WMA, Paul worked at Paul Kagan Associates where he ran the Los Angeles office for the Carmel-based media valuation and consulting firm and was responsible for covering the worldwide film, television and new media industries from 1989-1994. Paul is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California where he has taught a course for the last 19 years on the Impact of Technology on Media. He has an M.A. in Communications Management from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California and a combined Honors B.A. in English Literature and International Relations from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He also serves as Advisor at Canyon Creek Capital. He is also an Angel Investor.
San Francisco Bay Area - New York, U.S.A. - France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
I led investments in companies such as Cargo, Selfmade, Oto.ai and Fordays. Fascinated about the intersection of Technology and Commerce, I spend my time looking at technology infrastructure of the retail and commerce spaces as well as new models and marketplaces all enabling better consuming.
Not Interested In
I don’t invest in healthcare and biotechnology.
Madrid, Spain
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Developer tools • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Martin Varsavsky is the Founder & serves as the Executive Chairman at Prelude Fertility. He serves as Executive-in-Residence at Summit Partners. He founded Viatel. He is also the Founder & serves as the Chairman at Fon. He served as an Advisor & Partner at Senzari. He is an Argentine entrepreneur and philanthropist. Martin is the founder of highly successful companies such as Viatel, Jazztel and Ya.com. Martin also teaches at the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain and is President and Founder of The Varsavsky Foundation and the Safe-Democracy Foundation, and was Ambassador-at-Large of Argentina up to 2005. He is also there on the advisory board of Busuu Online. He holds aMA in International Affairs.
Palo Alto - London - California, U.S.A. - U.K. - Germany
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Online Social • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
Transformational Software based ideas But the truth is - looking to be surprised
Not Interested In
non-digital things
Austin - Texas, U.S.A.
Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Payments • Online Social
Owner & Managing Director at XTT Consulting LLC
Experienced executive leading technology and business strategy teams. - Expertise in guiding new ventures from idea to funding in both large corporate and startup settings - Deep diligence experience on over seventy M&A actions - Angel and early stage investor. Corporate venture investor - Mentor to accelerators and many start up companies - Executive coach with extensive experience building and leading creative, execution oriented teams Experience: Technology Partnerships, Corporate Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Development, Partner Ecosystems, Evangelism, Incubation, Software Development : systems and research; Venture & Seed Investing : advising, mentoring and coaching start up companies, Network, Software & Server architectures; Team Development : creation, restructuring and talent acquisition; Negotiating & Governance of partnerships; Go To Market strategies for innovative technologies; Strategic investing and portfolio management as well as innovation and creativity management.
San Francisco California - Los Angeles California - Menlo Park (CA), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Mobile Apps
Managing Partner, Valley Capital Partners
Managing Partner, Valley Capital Partners
Steve is the Managing Partner at Valley Capital Partners, an early stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. VCP partners with exceptional entrepreneurs solving hard problems in huge addressable markets that require intense curiosity, intellectual depth, and often, science and deep technology. Prior to Valley Capital Partners, Steve was a three time VC-backed founder and operator, taking each company from concept to scale, all the way through to exit. He was also an active angel investor for many years and served on the boards of several tech companies as an independent director. "Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda
Boston - Denver - Austin - New York - San Francisco Bay Area - Chicago - Los Angeles - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Consumer
Most Interested In
Greater works with consumer products across the CPG space including hemp and cannabis brands. I also personally invest in businesses surrounding B2B and B2B2C - fintech, real estate, retail, saas, etc.
Not Interested In
Been staying away from medical devices & digital health products
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Online Social
Most Interested In
Our thesis is network effects focused and we have made investments in the labor market, wealth creation and retention spaces and continue to look at blockchain, dev tools and horizontal tech.
Not Interested In
Food delivery, CPG, media content; content only.
London - Los Angeles - San Francisco Bay Area - New York - Portland - Oregon, U.S.A. - U.K.
Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Nanotechnology
Most Interested In
Sports Tech – Marketing Tech – Connected Commerce – IoT – Hospitality – Digital Media - Blockchain (non crypto/fintech)
Not Interested In
Fintech
San Francisco Bay Area - New York - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • Payments • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
Omnichannel tech solutions for brands and retailers throughout the consumer journey
New York - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A. - France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Woman Focused
We are a first stage venture partner, driven on bringing our community network effect power to support global ambition.
Most Interested In
LeFonds, Catalyst for Startups to scale-up global ambition We invest in supporting growth and scale at the pivotal internationalization moment A unique positioning filling a combined network & operation gap when going global Cross-border experience to support portfolio companies We are a first stage venture partner focused on investing in French-speaking founders who create solutions or products that sustainably satisfy identified & actionable market needs.
Not Interested In
People only seeking financing are not interested in benefiting from the power of a business community.