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investors from all around the world.
FinTech, Hardware, SaaS … we diversify our portfolio of
investors to give you the best chance to find startup investors.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Consumer
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Most Interested In
Consumer applications, future of media, online video, developer platforms
Ethan Kurzweil serves as Partner, Investments at Bessemer Venture Partners. He was a Board Member at Stratim. He as eleven when he started his first business - The Cat Corporation. In charge of family cat care, he "awarded" all labor-intensive jobs to his sister (Cat Feeder, Cat Brusher) and claimed all management jobs for himself (CEO, VP of Cat Welfare, Executive Director of Grooming). He would now discourage founders from letting sibling rivalry influence their org charts. As a Stanford undergrad, Ethan eventually was a co-founder of a real company: SSB-Bart Group, which helps make the Web accessible to users with disabilities. Before joining Bessemer in 2008, he worked for Dow Jones & Co., managing the turnaround of The Wall Street Journal's international editions, and Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life. At BVP, Ethan focuses on investments in consumer technologies and developer platfor He is particularly excited about consumer video start-ups and companies "developerizing the enterprise," his phrase for companies that provide non-technical business users with powerful tools and potential impact without requiring them to code. Ethan's investments include consumer companies Twitch (acquired by Amazon), Periscope (acquired by Twitter), Dropcam (acquired by Google), Playdom (acquired by Disney), Zirx, Life360 and Piazza; developer platforms Intercom, Twilio, PagerDuty, npm, and Sendgrid; and SaaS companies Hightower and Simply Measured. He was also involved in the firm's investments in adap.tv (acquired by AOL) and Skybox Imaging (acquired by Google). Ethan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University and earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. He serves on the Bay Area advisory board for New Leaders. Raised in Boston, he remains a Red Sox fan for life. He also serves as a Board Member at Periscope Data.
Detroit, U.S.A. - Israel
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Messaging • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Managing Partner, Ludlow Ventures
Managing Partner, Ludlow Ventures
Jonathon Triest is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Ludlow Ventures. In 2011, he was awarded the Crain's Detroit Business award for 20 in their 20's. That same year, he co-founded Funded by Night, a vehicle to help internet startups launch and get discovered. Previously, he served as creative director for New York's Discovery Productions. In 2005 he launched the Atlanta-based Triest Group, a mid-level advertising firm. In addition to his role at Ludlow, he is a mentor at The Brandery and a board member of The Trico Foundation, and Venture for America. previously creative director for New Yorks Discovery Productions. In 2005 he launched Triest Group, a mid-level advertising firm. He sits on the Board of the Trico Foundation and the Board of Investors for Venture for America.
New York - San Francisco Bay Area - Washington - Austin - Los Angeles - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Online Social • Woman Focused
VC, Entrepreneur, Military Veteran, Winner of Season 2 - The Apprentice, and father of twins!
Most Interested In
LEADERSHIP PREVAILS. Moonshots Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in extraordinary leadership. Great leaders are hard to come by. We believe the best ones are military-trained or trial-by-fire entrepreneurs who have the ability to motivate others to action, inspire trust, and plan heuristically. We invest with conviction when those attributes are present. We have collectively founded and operated 14 companies, and have personally invested in more than 120 ventures.
Not Interested In
Biomedical, Hardware, Crypto.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Media • Entertainment (& Sports) • Gaming (& eSports) • Online Social • Woman Focused
Managing Director | Transcend Fund
Most Interested In
Games, esports, and digital media
Business & Corporate Development • Founder @qbiquity • Exec roles at @playfish, @gree
Romania, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Payments
Co-Founder & COO Elrond. Technology entrepreneur and angel investor. Ironman.
Lucian Todea is a Co-Founder of Elrond Network and serves as its Chief Operating Officer. Lucian is a successful entrepreneur and active investor in startups and the blockchain space, with more than 15 years of experience in tech businesses. He has lead one of the fastest-growing startups in Europe and is a technology executive with significant operational, business development, general management, leadership and international experience. He is also CEO, founder and partner in several tech companies.
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Real Estate (& Construction)
Head of BD at Restream | Early Stage Investor / Advisor
Founder and Partner at Mana Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Payments • Mobile Apps • Consumer • Woman Focused
VP of Messenger, Facebook Inc.
Co-Founder at NFX
San Francisco Bay Area - Palo Alto, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Local commerce • Aerospace (& Defense) • Online Social • Consumer
General Partner at Gradient Ventures
Darian Shirazi is a Co-Founder and serves as Board Member and Chief Executive Officer at Radius. He began his career in Silicon Valley at the age of 15 while working during the summers as a code tester for eBay. He then joined Facebook as one of its first fifteen employees, serves as an front-end software developer. He co-founded the mobile photo sharing site, Fotodunk. He also serves as an Advisor at 8VC.
Middle East, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Food & Beverage • Real Estate (& Construction) • Consumer
Co-Founder at B&Y Venture Partners
Co-Founder at BY Venture Partners
Los Angeles - Las Vegas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Online Social • Consumer
Founder and CMO of Tinder | Principal at JAM Fund
Justin Mateen is a Co-Founder at Tinder. He served as Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to that, he was the Co-Founder of Canvas and Cover Canvas.
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.
Los Angeles - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Gaming (& eSports)
Co-founder of Scopely & Social Native
Angel: Oculus VR (to FB), Climate Corp, Hired, Glide
Founded: Scopely, Opp. Views, ASI
Conceived: AdSense while @ Applied Semantics => 4 yr @ Google.
Social mobile, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Messaging • Nanotechnology • Online Social
Investment Director / VC Seed @ Bpifrance
Most Interested In
AI Health Mobile Deep Tech Genomics NBIC
Not Interested In
Ecommerce ICO
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 - California, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • 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
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
Baltimore - Maryland, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Founder & Managing Partner of RareBreed Ventures
Palo Alto, U.S.A. - India
Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Local commerce • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Angel investor, Entrepreneur, Advisor, Technologist.
Prashant Malik is a Co-Founder & serves as Chief Technology Officer of Limeroad.com. He has 17 years of experience in leading high impact technology teams and building highly scalable software.Co creator of Apache Cassandra & one of the early members and leader in the Facebook engineering team.