Sustainability
Health
Wellness
CPG
FinTech
Computational Biology
Not Interested In
Enterprise
Ad Tech
SaaS
Cyber Security
James Joaquin is a Co-Founder and serves as the Managing Director at Obvious. He is a Board Member at Enervee. He also serves as Senior Advisor at Kairos Society. He served as a Partner at Catamount Ventures. He joined the Catamount team in 2011, and has been working closely with the firm as an investor. James brings several years of experience building technology companies as a leader and an investor. His consumer marketing and trend-spotting expertise have helped create new categories such as online photography, web-based calendaring and the Personal Digital Assistant. While studying computer science at Brown University in the 80's, James co-founded Clearview Software, a company later acquired by Apple. After 6 years at Apple in engineering and marketing roles, James co-founded When.com, an Internet calendar and events service that was acquired by America Online. After that successful acquisition, James was President and CEO of Ofoto. The service was acquired by Kodak in 2001 and James led the subsidiary to global market leadership thanks to over 20 million happy Ofoto users. His operating experience includes online payments as the former CEO of Xoom.com, and consumer cloud services, as the former CEO of Xmarks and current Chairman of Pixelpipe. James is a passionate investor, with an eye toward finding and growing insanely great consumer products and services. As a Venture Partner at Bridgescale, a growth equity investment firm, he played a key role in three investments: Snapvine (acquired by Whitepages.com), IMVU, and Plum Organics. More recently James worked closely with Mitch Kapor as an advisor to Kapor Capital. The Catamount core value to make the world a better place is preached and practiced by James. He is an angel investor in eco-centric companies across energy, transportation, and media. He served as a Board Member at Plum.
Emily Melton
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Future Of Work • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility
Description
Partner at Index Ventures
Martin Mignot serves as a Partner at Index Ventures. He also serves as Advisory Board Member at TheFamily. He specialises in SaaS, marketplaces, bitcoin and mobile. He worked on 50+ transactions to date, including Assistly, Auxmoney, BaseCRM, Cloud.com, Codecademy, DimDim, Factual, Farfetch, Flipboard, Funding Circle, Gluster, HouseTrip, Just Eat, Lookout, Nasty Gal, Notonthehighstreet, onefinestay, PeoplePerHour, TrustPilot, Soluto and SoundCloud. He is actively looking after Index's investments in Algolia, Capitaine Train, Drivy, Rad and Swiftkey. Prior to joining Index, Martin was in the TMT team at UBS Investment Bank and cofounded the beauty subscription business Boudoir Prive (acquired by Joliebox/Birchbox) and a student web radio service.
Data Collective is a special seed and A fund focused on tech and deep data compute and novel creation or uses of data. I focus on health + data in all of its glorious forms.
Not Interested In
Network effects in health care.
Network effects that leverages or creates very powerful, special data
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
Petteri Koponen
Investing in IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech ...
Helsinki, Finland
Previous Investments
• Iceye:
$13000000 (Later stage VC)
• Enevo:
$12000000 (Later stage VC)
• BetterDoctor:
$11000000 (Later stage VC)
• Synoste:
$5940000 (Early stage VC)
• Minima Processor:
$5500000 (Seed Round)
• The Curious AI Company:
$3670000 (Later stage VC)
How to connect with Angel Investors in the HealthTech industry?
In the HealthTech & Fitness industry, angel investors such as Vinod Khosla, Esther Dyson, and Mark Cuban are prominent figures. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in digital health, fitness technology, and wellness platforms. Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures, invests in HealthTech startups that have the potential to significantly improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. Esther Dyson, an entrepreneur and investor, looks for companies that leverage technology to enhance health and wellness. Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a renowned entrepreneur, seeks out startups that provide scalable and impactful fitness solutions. To connect with these investors, attend HealthTech conferences, fitness expos, and networking events such as HLTH, CES, and Health 2.0. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your HealthTech or fitness solution addresses key challenges, such as improving patient care, enhancing fitness tracking, or promoting wellness. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as partnerships with healthcare providers, user growth, or positive feedback from early adopters. 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, product sales, or service contracts, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from HealthTech or fitness experts can also enhance your credibility.
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