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Chicago, U.S.A.
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
Mountain View, U.S.A. - India
Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • Consumer • Productivity
Founding Partner at 3one4 Capital
Pranav Pai is a Co-Founder and serves as a Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer at 3one4 Capital. Pai serves as General Partner at Elevate Innovation Partners. Pranav Pai serves as an Advisory Board Member at Licious. He is an Investor at Saha Capital. Pranav is deeply involved in the startup ecosystem in India and leads early-stage venture capital investments at 3one4 Capital. He has made over 70+ seed and venture capital investments across several investment categories in India and the US. Pranav serves on the boards of and as an advisor to several of the companies in the portfolio. As part of an LP team, Pranav also engages with an extensive funding ecosystem of over 30 different investment vehicles across different asset classes such as early and growth stage venture capital, public markets, real estate project financing, and venture debt in India and the US. Before 3one4, Pranav was an early employee at EdCast, an education technology startup in the San Francisco Bay Area. At EdCast, he helped launch the company's operations and served as the founding Senior Product Manager. It is now a multi-million dollar revenue business with enterprise clients such as Salesforce, GE, HP, Accenture, Walmart, the WEF, and NASSCOM, and top-tier investors such as SoftBank, GE Capital, and Menlo Ventures. Pranav graduated with a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and with a Bachelor's in Electronics and Communications Engineering from RV College, Bangalore.
Boston / New, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Consumer
Co-Founder & President at XR Terra
Hakan Satiroglu is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner & Board Member at LearnLaunch. Satiroglu is also a Co-Founder and serves as a Board Member of TeachersConnect. He is an entrepreneur and seasoned executive focused on the transition of business models and processes in the digital age. His expertise includes go-to-market strategy, market positioning, sales channel development, technology product development, building and nurturing productive teams, and new business development. He is an angel investor and an active mentor for startups and entrepreneurs in the Boston area. In 2004, he founded Xplana Learning, a social learning network that is paving the way for how learning will be enabled in the 21st century. Xplana Learning is the leading personal learning environment that integrates local and commercially published content, student-to-student and faculty-to-student collaboration. In 2009, Xplana Learning was acquired by MBS Textbook Exchange. Subsequent to the acquisition, he shifted his focus from overseeing operations and driving sales activity to leverage publisher and institution-wide relationships. He received his BA in Finance and Accounting from Boston University.
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education
Education Entrepreneur
Founder and CEO of Noodle
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.
Dubai - United Arab Emirates, U.S.A.
Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Developer tools
Forbes top50 Angel Investor | Venture Builder | Serial Entrepreneur | Investor in +100 startups | mentor | Business leader | Digital transformation | Judge @ Startup Competition | Advisor | Software Architect
CEO and Founder at FasterCapital
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Sales (& Marketing) • Future Of Work
Ed-Tech Entrepreneur, Impact Seeker, Founder of Trilogy Education
Dan Sommer is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Trilogy Education Services. Dan Sommer served as the Division President at Caivis. Prior to joining XL Marketing in connection to its acquisition of Caridan Marketing Labs, a leading social media and interactive marketing agency he founded in 2007, Dan served as SVP at HNW, a strategic marketing firm focused on the affluent segment, where he built the firm's direct and interactive marketing capability. Prior to HNW, Dan worked at Digitas Inc. where he led online marketing and web development efforts for American Express. Prior to Digitas, he served as Vice President at Zustek. Dan has an MS from NYU and a BS in Applied Economics and Business Management from Cornell University.
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.
Los Angeles - San Francisco Bay Area - New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Online Social
Most Interested In
We are interested in the intersection of exponential technologies and decentralized networks. Excellent teams leveraging world-changing ideas..
Not Interested In
We are not chasing groupthink, and are alert about the tensions that diverging interests can create. Transparency, accountability, passion are a must.
New York (NY) - Boston (MA) - San Francisco (CA), United States
IT (& TMT) • Media • Education
Co-Founder & CEO at Quaestor
Co-Founder and CEO at Quaestor
Most Interested In
I enjoy working with entrepreneurs who rely on first principles and the latest advancements in science and technology to tackle complex societal problems, like food security and access to professional opportunity.
Not Interested In
I try to keep my mind open.
New York City (NY), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Consumer • Restaurants
Partner at Stripes
Jina Ventures is an India-centric private equity firm. Founded in 2003, Jina Ventures was the first financial services firm in New York City focused exclusively on India. Over the past 5 years, Jina Ventures has grown into a full service private equity practice, with both principal investing and M&A capabilities specialized in the Asian market. Currently, Jina has a presence in New York, Mumbai, Singapore, Bangkok and Tokyo. In 2009, Jina Ventures launched its second fund, Jina Strategic Growth Fund, a $200 million fund that will invest $5-$10 million in U.S. companies with the objective of buying or building operations in Asia. Jina Ventures is focused on middle-market manufacturing, media, IT, retail and consumer product opportunities in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Moscow - Social mobile, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Gaming (& eSports) • Nanotechnology • Online Social
Most Interested In
We help exceptional founders from Eastern Europe and Baltic Region take over global markets and scale. B2C, mobile.
Not Interested In
medtech, web3
Bala Cynwyd Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States
Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution)
Growth Equity Investor in Software and Data Companies
Susquehanna Growth Equity, LLC (SGE) is a private equity group investing in growth capital and buyout opportunities in the Capital Markets Technology & Financial Services; Payments & Transaction Processing; Information Services; Software & Internet. SGE is an affiliate of the Susquehanna International Group of companies (SIG), which is a leading financial institution focusing on trading and market making, investment banking, institutional sales and research, private equity, and venture capital. SGE focuses on companies with at least $5 million of commercial revenue and strong growth prospects. SGE is generally the lead investor and assumes a board seat to best leverage its skills and resources. The firm typically invests between $5 million and $50 million in companies with revenues of $5 - $100 million.
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Investment Management • Mobile
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Menlo Park, U.S.A.
Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Insurance (& InsurTech)
Managing Partner of Montage Ventures
Todd Kimmel is the Founder and serves as Managing Director & Managing Partner at Montage Ventures. He is also a Co-Founder and serves as Board Member at Batch. He is also a Co-Founder and serves as Chairman at Parasail. Kimmel is a Board Member at Sure, Pager, WorkIt Health, and Peek Travel Services. He served as Principal at Advanced Technology Ventures. Kimmel joined Mayfield from Advanced Technology Ventures, a bi-coastal venture capital firm, where he led cleantech investing in its West Coast office. Kimmel was also the co-founder and President of Coskata, a leading next-generation bio-fuels company, where he helped drive key product development, technology and financing milestones. Prior to venture capital, Kimmel was a co-founder and Senior Vice President at Innovance, a Canadian-based developer of optical networking solutions for telecommunications service providers and worked in investment banking with Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc. in New York. He served as the Board Member at Project September. Kimmel holds a B.A. from Amherst College and was a history major.
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Advertising
Brian Hirsch is the Founder & Managing Partner of Tribeca Venture Partners
Most Interested In
We are primarily a NY focused firm with over 90% of capital deployed locally.
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.
New York City (NY) - , United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Entertainment (& Sports) • Web Security (& Privacy)
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Five Four Ventures LLC
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Five Four Ventures LLC
Arlington Virginia - Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution)
Partner at LLR Partners
LLR Partners is a private equity firm managing over $2 billion. LLR Partners invests in Business Services, Consumer Services, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Security & Government, and IT Services & Software. The firm provides growth capital for the following situations: Growth, Acquisitions, Buyouts, and Recapitalizations. LLR Partners provides capital to companies that have revenues of $10 million to $150 million, seeking to invest between $15 million and $100 million of equity per transaction. LLR will invest in businesses throughout the country, but the firm's primary geographic focus is the Mid-Atlantic and Eastern United States. LLR is currently investing out of its $800 million 3rd fund.
Zürich Zurich, Switzerland - U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Developer tools • Productivity
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.