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Boulder, Colorado - Charlotte (NC) - Boston (MA) - Indianapolis (IN) - Seattle (WA) - Denver (CO) - San Francisco (CA) - New York (NY) - Boulder (CO), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Managing Director at Foundry
San Francisco California - Menlo Park California - Burlingame (CA), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Web Security (& Privacy) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Mobile Apps • Online Social
General Partner at ICONIQ Capital
General Partner at ICONIQ Capital
Santa Monica (CA) - Los Angeles (CA) - Los Angeles / Southern California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Boston (MA) - New York (NY) - Seattle (WA) - Washington (DC) - Austin (TX), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Food & Beverage • Material Science
Most Interested In
Human capital development (edtech, higher ed, consumer toys, non-traditional education); AI / ML; marketplaces; consumer brands, products & services
Not Interested In
Gaming, life sciences, non-tech-enabled businesses
San Francisco (CA), United States
IT (& TMT) • Education • Analytics • Mobile Apps • Online Social
Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media
Tim O'Reilly is the Founder and serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at O'Reilly Media. He also serves as Partner at O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and a Strategic Partner at Ekistic Ventures. He is an Advisor at Automat.ai. He is thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world. The company also publishes online through the O'Reilly Network and hosts conferences on technology topics. He holds a BA in Classics from Harvard University.
Chicago (IL), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Online Social
Higher Ed Consortia, EdTech, Artificial Intelligence, Microservices, Venture Capitalist
Higher Ed Consortia, EdTech, Artificial Intelligence, Microservices, Venture Capitalist
Sydney Australia, Australia
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science
Managing General Partner at Pick & Shovel Ventures, Non Executive Director
Chief Executive Officer at Tractor Ventures, Investor & Advisor
Geek turned business guy. Investor, advisor & mentor. Since '96 I have: - been a software developer, mostly on the web. - ran a hosting company. - co-founded and exited (with varying degrees of success) 5 tech startups. (River Dynamics, YourWeb, ProcessGo, Wattcost, DoneSafe). - become a partner at Lookahead Search, opened and ran the Melbourne office. - directed Founder Institute for two semesters in Melbourne. - was the President then Treasurer of Ruby Australia. - made 11 early stage investments (Pin Payments, Practice Ignition, Buildkite, Gyde, Hava, Teamsquare, Mentor Loop, Spaceship financial, CodeLingo, Making Things, Taggd). - helped Blackbird Ventures with deal flow - Invested in and mentored with StartMate since 2017 Sydney batch, Partner since MEL17 - joined the Amazon AWS Startup team in Melbourne, VC BD. - formed Pick & Shovel, Australia’s first Revenue Based investment fund. My goal is to connect dots, to help people with the others in my network. I have a specific interest in companies that allow software development teams to be as focussed as possible. Contact details at: http://matta.io/
Boston Massachusetts - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management
Founded in 1989, ABRY Partners invests in Business Services, Communications, Education, Entertainment, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Media and Online Media. Since 1989, the firm has completed over $36 billion of leveraged transactions and other private equity investments involving approximately 450 properties. ABRY manages $3.5 billion of capital in its active funds. The firm is currently investing ABRY Partners VII, a $1.6 billion private equity fund. Investments in portfolio companies range from $25 million to $150 million, typically take controlling positions.The Senior Equity III Fund is a $750 million fund providing senior equity and mezzanine capital. Investments range from $15 million to $50 million in companies that are either owned by others, or sponsored by ABRY's private equity fund. The Senior Debt II Fund is a $1.2 billion fund providing senior debt capital to media, communications, business, and information service companies. These investments are typically first and second lien bank debt securities purchased in the primary or secondary market.
Palo Alto, California - AI - Impact - Parenting/families, U.S.A.
Education • A.I. (& Big Data) • Human Resources • Impact
General Partner at Reach Capital
General Partner in Reach Capital (an early stage venture fund for edtech startups). Started in edtech industry in 2013 as Executive Director of co.lab, an accelerator for ed-tech startups leveraging the power of games to improve educational outcomes
Former co-founder and CEO of social game developer Atakama Labs. Based in San Francisco and Santiago, Chile. Developing next generation social games on mobile platforms.
Acquired in Oct 2011 by the DeNA Group (TYO:2432). After acquisition I became VP at DeNA with roles in Studios, corporate development and as Head of Alliances.
Previously co-founder and CEO of Wanako Games, a console, PC and online videogame development company that pioneered in leveraging Latin American talent for the design and production of videogames. Wanako earned numerous awards including Game of the Year 2006 for Xbox Live by IGN.com.
After Wanako was acquired by Vivendi Inc (Paris: VIV) in December 2006, I was VP of Business Development at Sierra Online.
Previous to Wanako I had worked in the VC, Private Equity and Investment Banking industries.
Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Most Interested In
Labor marketplaces and vertical markets. Vertical markets might include real estate, education, construction, healthcare, or any other large market that has been resistant to change.
Not Interested In
I've made a lot of SaaS investments in the past, but I'm interested in software companies that have a distribution hook.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Investment Management • Mobile
Investor at OpenView Venture Partners
Investor at OpenView Venture Partners
San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco California ; California - U.S.A., United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • DeepTech • Mobile • Consumer
AI expert, entrepreneur and investor in world-changing ventures.
Dr. Barney Pell serves as Board Member at LocoMobi. He is a Board Member of Ecoation Innovative Solutions. He is an Associate Founder and serves as Advisor at Singularity University. He serves as a Board Member at Speak With Me. He is also a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman at LocoMobi. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of QuickPay. He was previously Co-Founder and CEO of Powerset. He is Co-Founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of Moon Express, a private company building autonomous robotic lunar landers and is also Associate Founder and Trustee of Singularity University. Barney received his Ph.D. in computer science from Cambridge University, where he was a Marshall Scholar and his B.S. degree in Symbolic Systems from the Stanford University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was a National Merit Scholar.
California, United States
IT (& TMT) • Education • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
President / Managing Director - Venture Capital at Glynn Capital Management
President / Managing Director - Venture Capital at Glynn Capital Management
New Haven Connecticut - Boston Massachusetts - San Jose California - San Francisco (CA) - Oakland, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services)
Dr. Brian Dixon serves as Venture Partner at Elm Street Ventures. He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of BioRelix, Inc. Prior to joining BioRelix in October 2007, Dr. Dixon served as Vice President with Bayer HealthCare in West Haven Connecticut. In that position, he led a multi-disciplinary organization of up to 130 employees that delivered state-of-the-art expertise in oncology biomarker discovery, new lead discovery, research drug formulation, pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism to Bayer's global R&D business. In addition, he held leadership roles in R&D licensing initiatives, strategic alliances and cross divisional collaborations in translational medicine. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. Dixon directed Bayer drug discovery efforts in both the Osteoporosis and Oncology therapeutic areas. He serves as a Director of BioRelix, Inc. Dr. Dixon was an undergraduate at the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed post-doctoral training at Harvard University.
San Francisco, California - AI - Blockchain - Clean tech / environment, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Developer tools
General Partner at The Refiners
Co-founded 3 companies, one IPO, 2 sold. Managed global companies in the US and Europe. General Manager of a US seed fund that invested in 54 startups. Contributor Data Driven Investor.
Boston Massachusetts - Palo Alto California - - Massachusetts - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area - Menlo Park, California, United States
Education • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz. Reforge, ex-Uber Growth
Andrew Chen serves as General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He serves as Board Member at Atrium (Application Software). He is an advisor/investor for tech startups including AngelList, Barkbox, Boba Guys, Dropbox, Front, Marco Polo, Gusto, Kiva, Product Hunt, Tinder, Workato and others. Previously, he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Mohr Davidow Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based firm with $2B under management. He holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington. Previously he served as in charge of Uber's rider growth team.
New Delhi India - New York (NY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Advertising • Online Social • Consumer
Nihal Mehta serves as Founding General Partner at Eniac Ventures. He is also the Founding Partner at India Internet Fund. He also served as Member of Advisory Board at Blue Cloud Ventures. He serves as an Advisor at Inter Mobile Ventures. Nihal has several years experience in innovating marketing technologies through founding five startups to date. Nihal is currently the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of LocalResponse, which helps marketers respond to real-time consumer intent. Prior to LocalResponse, (which pivoted from buzzd, a leading real-time city guide), Nihal founded ipsh!, one of the first full-service mobile marketing agencies in 2001, which he sold to Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) in 2005. Nihal is a noted expert in the emerging adoption of mobile technologies for media properties and consumer brands. Named one of the "25 People Every New Founder Should Meet in New York Tech" and a top "25 Up-And-Coming Startup CEO in New York" in 2012 by Business Insider, a 2012 AlwaysOn "Power Player NYC," a top 10 NYC 'Game Changer' in the 2010 New York Enterprise Report, one of twenty RCR Wireless News 'Mobile Movers and Shakers' in 2008, a BusinessWeek 'M-Commerce Baron' in 2006 and named one of AdAge's 'Top 20 Marketers in Their 20s' in 2005. Nihal graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Philosophy and a BSE in Computer Science. He is also an Angel Investor. He also serves as a Board Member at Alloy. He served as Board Member and Advisor at Lokast and as an Advisor at Findable. He is also an Angel Investor.
New York City (NY) - San Francisco California - Boulder Colorado - Palo Alto (CA), United States
Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy)
Founder and Managing Director at Costanoa Ventures
Founder, Managing Director, Costanoa Venture Capital. Early stage investor. Managing Director, Sutter Hill. 1st Prod Manager, wrote 1st bus. plan at Netscape.
Los Angeles California - Denver, Colorado - San Francisco (CA) - Redwood City, California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Online Social
Co-Founder and CEO at Exer Labs, Inc.
Co-Founder and CEO at Exer Labs, Inc.
Veteran Entrepreneur & Investor: @signiavc @plyfe @haulerdeals @4info etc | Philanthropist: @palindromeadv climateX @asasafterschool @unfoundation @sfspca
San Francisco California - Menlo Park California - Palo Alto (CA) - Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Mobile Apps • Online Social
Co-Founder and Partner at Floodgate; Host of Starting Greatness podcast; Co-conspirator with awesome Startup Founders.
Redwood City California - Atherton California - Sunnyvale, California - Mountain View (CA), U.S.A.
Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Online Social
Partner at @imagine-k12. Partner at @Ycombinator. Former CEO of music startup @lala (acquired by @apple); Former Chief Product Officer at @yahoo
Palo Alto, California, United States
IT (& TMT) • Education • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • LegalTech • Mobile • Nanotechnology
Venture Capital
Venture Capital
San Francisco California - Valley California - Boston Massachusetts - Europe - Los Altos, California, United States
Education • Online Social
COO & Board Member at MasterClass
COO & Board Member at MasterClass
New York City (NY) - Tokyo Japan - San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Gaming (& eSports) • AR/VR • Future Of Work • Messaging • Mobile Apps • Nanotechnology • Online Social • Consumer
co-founder, president @ playco | co-founder @ zynga