Brian Hirsch is the Founder & Managing Partner of Tribeca Venture Partners
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Brian Hirsch is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Tribeca Venture Partners. He is a Board Member at Thinkful. He is also a Board Member at Lendio. Prior to starting Tribeca Venture Partners, Brian was a founder and Managing Director of GSA Venture Partners, formerly the venture arm of Greenhill & Co (NYSE: GHL). Prior to GSAVP, Brian was a Principal at Sterling Venture Partners and a Vice President at ABN AMRO Private Equity. Brian has invested across a broad number of sectors during his career including fintech, edtech, mobile, healthcare, online marketing and media/publishing. Brian has a BA in economics and American studies from Brandeis University. "When I was ten years old while most kids were reading comic books I was reading all of my father's business magazines. I mostly enjoyed reading the long profile stories of entrepreneurs that were building great companies against all odds. It was the 1980's and entrepreneurs like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Scott McNealy and Scott Cook were changing the world through technology. What fascinated me was the process of taking an idea and transforming it into a reality.
Justin Waldron
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Michael Brehm is a Co-Founder at Rebate Networks. Brehm is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Redstone Digital. Prior to this he was Executive Director of studiVZ, at the time Germany's largest social network. Before starting in the technology sector he began his career at Merrill Lynch in the M&A division. He obtained his Business degree from WHU (Germany) and EGADE (Mexico) and also studied at CEIBS (China) where he learned Mandarin. Alongside being a Partner at Redstone Michael is an active angel investor in more than 20 companies like: Kreditech, Atheneum Partners or Inventorum.
Jerry Yang
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Jerry Yang serves as Founding Partner at AME Cloud Ventures. Yang also serves as Special Partner at Neotribe Ventures. He serves as Investor of BirdEye. He also serves as an Independent Director at Workday and Advisor at Radius. He is the Founding Partner at AME Cloud Ventures. He serves as Board Observer and Senior Advisor at Didi Kuaidi. Since March 2012, he has worked with and invests in technology entrepreneurs as the founding partner of AME Cloud Ventures, his innovation investment firm. He is also a co-founder of Yahoo! Inc., where he served as a director from March 1995 to January 2012, and as Chief Executive Officer from June 2007 to January 2009. He also led Yahoo!'s investments in Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group Holding Limited, and he is a currently a director of Alibaba Group, where he has served on the board from October 2005 to January 2012 and from September 2014 to the present. He is also a director of Lenovo, Inc. where he has served on the board since November 2014. From July 2000 to November 2012, he was a member of Cisco Systems, Inc.'s Board of Directors, and he was a director of Yahoo! Japan from January 1996 to January 2012. He also is a director of various private companies and foundations. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where he served as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees from June 2005 until September 2016. He is also an Angel Investor. He serves as Board Member at Docker
Education • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Online Social
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Erik Moore is the Founder and serves as Managing Director at Base Ventures. He is a passionate angel investor, entrepreneur, creative thinker, and an unabashed optimist. He served as the Board Member at Wildfang. After a rewarding fifteen-year career in investment banking, Erik secured an early retirement from Merrill Lynch in 2011 and at that point began pursuing his passion for entrepreneurship. He co-founded FlickLaunch.com, a new digital streaming platform on Facebook for feature-length movies. He created Rule LX, a successful special-purpose investment fund, offering a unique, discrete investment opportunity. Base Ventures takes the success of Rule LX and runs with it. Erik formed Base Ventures from a love for investing in trailblazing tech start-ups. During the past 12-years, Erik has invested in almost two dozen trailblazing start-ups. He's always believed in the powerful magic of human potential. Erik was a seed investor in Zappos.com which was sold to Amazon for $1.2b and Agencourt Biosciences which was sold to Beckman Coulter for $270mm. Erik is deeply involved in his community. He currently serves as a board member for the East Bay College Fund whose mission is to help resilient youth from Oakland, historically underrepresented in higher education, go to college and expand their life opportunities. He has served on the board of Morrisania West, an organization dedicated to at risk children in the Western Addition, SF. Erik was also a board member for Oakland's OK (Our Kids) program which facilitated a partnership between the police, schools, and the community to help prevent kids from entering the juvenile system. He co-founded an organization, Concentric Circles, that provides informal mentoring and teaches the principals of yoga to youth currently in the juvenile system and those recently released from juvenile hall. Finally, Erik is a former Trustee of Saint Mary's College High School in Berkeley, his alma mater, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, taught French in the summer, and captained the football team for two years. Erik earned a B.A. from Dartmouth College, and dual graduate degrees -- an M.B.A. from the Wharton School and an M.A. in International Studies-French from the Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
Seed investor. Managing Partner at @summit-partners for 25+ years. Invest in sectors spanning consumer and enterprise wherever data is disrupting an old market.
John Katzman
Investing in Education
New York, U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Kajabi:
• DataCamp:
(mid stage)
• Jimdo:
(late stage)
• TeachersPayTeachers.com:
(late stage)
• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools:
(late stage)
John Katzman is the Founder and serves as Board Member and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Noodle (Educational Software). He also served as Advisor at Rethink. He is also the Founder and serves as Chairman at 2U. Katzman serves as an Advisor at Cafe Learn. He currently serves as a Board member at Quad Learning. He founded three companies: The Princeton Review, 2Tor, and Noodle itself. Before serving as Executive Director, he founded and worked as Chief Executive Officer at 2tor, an edtech company that partners with prestigious universities to offer online degree progra He also founded The Princeton Review and served as Chief Executive Officer until 2007. He also serves on the Board of several other for- and non-profit organizations, and is the co-author of five books and many articles. He serves as an Advisor at Rethink Education and New Markets Venture Partners. He earned BA in Architecture from Princeton University.
Jared Friedman
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Online Social
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Jared Friedman serves as a Partner at Y Combinator. He is also an Angel Investor. He was also a Co-Founder of Scribd, which was funded by Y Combinator in 2006 and grew to be one of the top 100 sites on the web. Jared previously worked at a pioneering AI company and studied computer science at Harvard.
How to connect with Angel Investors in the Education industry?
In the Education industry, prominent angel investors include Ashton Kutcher, Tim Ferriss, and Naval Ravikant. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in EdTech, online learning platforms, and educational content. Ashton Kutcher, known for his investments in technology companies, looks for EdTech startups that have the potential to transform traditional education systems. Tim Ferriss, an author and entrepreneur, invests in educational platforms that promote self-learning and productivity. Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList, seeks out startups that provide scalable and accessible educational solutions. To connect with these investors, attend EdTech conferences, education expos, and networking events such as ASU+GSV Summit, EdTechXEurope, and SXSW EDU. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your EdTech solution addresses key challenges in education, such as improving accessibility, enhancing learning outcomes, or providing personalized education. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as partnerships with educational institutions, user growth, or positive feedback from students and educators. Building relationships through initial informal meetings or discussions at industry panels can help establish trust with these investors. Demonstrating the impact of your technology through case studies or pilot programs can also add credibility. Personalize your outreach by referencing the investor’s previous investments and explaining how your venture aligns with their interests. Demonstrating a sustainable business model with clear revenue streams, such as subscription fees, licensing, or course sales, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from education experts can also enhance your credibility.
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