Palo Alto - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Consumer • Productivity
Most Interested In
Products that solve meaningful problems for consumers. Includes: Marketplaces, communication platforms, productivity tools, financial services, ed
Not Interested In
I love authentic founders and products that stand out and uniquely solve a problem. I tend not to be excited by many enterprise problems.
Stockholm - Malm Norway, Sweden
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Mobility • Consumer
Investor in Tech
Mats Johansson joined TeknoSeed Portfolio Management AB as Co-founder and Partner in 2009. Since 2005 Mats has dedicated his time towards early stage investing through various activities including private angel investments as well as co-founding several venture funds including GP Bullhound Sidecar and Spintop Private Partner Fund. Prior to this he was lead investor and CEO of succesful turnaround Nasdaq technology company Futuremedia plc. And before that he was co-founder and CEO of successful US-based hotel and airplane shopping venture which he lead from start-up to exit.
Mats has a BBA from Lund University and a MBA from Harvard Business School.
Los Angeles - New York - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Messaging • Online Social • Consumer
General Partner at Forerunner Ventures
Most Interested In
Marketplaces, vertical saas, voice, hourly labor, financial services.
Not Interested In
Core enterprise, security, international early stage projects, people who tweet me to ask for my email address.
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.
New York - City, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Payments • Mobility
Managing Partner-Branded Strategic Hospitality-Hospitality,Technology,Innovation & Capital
Managing Partner-Branded Strategic Hospitality-Hospitality,Technology,Innovation & Capital
New York - Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Hospitality (& Events) • BioTech • Sales (& Marketing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Consumer
Most Interested In
We provide liquidity for founders and investors for their private shares in great companies -usually mature enough to have meaningful revenue traction
Not Interested In
Pre-revenue companies or shares in companies where the investors and founders are not supportive of a secondary transaction
Argentina - Colombia - Sao Paulo, U.S.A. - Brazil - Mexico
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Food & Beverage • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Messaging • Online Social
Most Interested In
Online marketplaces, market networks, urban mobility, transportation, logistics
New York, U.S.A.
PropTech • Hospitality (& Events) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Developer tools • Food & Beverage • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Co-Founder, Seed Investor & Advisor
Co-Founder @rokkan exited to @publicis $PUB.PA, 15yr UX Vet, architecting transaction/content platforms for VirginAmerica, JetBlue, AmexTravel and Dish.
Irvine - San Diego - Los Angeles / Southern California - Newport Beach, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Advertising • Analytics • Developer tools
General Partner at Ankona Capital
Most Interested In
Ankona invests in business end market SaaS companies "at the elbow" - companies with proven product/market fit that are poised for growth. We invest $5-$15M into companies typically generating $5-$15M in ARR.
Not Interested In
We don't invest in hardware, e-commerce, digital media, or consumer software.
Brian Mesic is a Co-Founder at Ankona Capital. Mesic is a Partner at Anthem Venture Partners. Since joining Anthem from McKinsey in 2000, Brian has led successful investments in pioneering companies such as Android (acquired by Google), RF Magic (acquired by Entropic), Planet A.T.E. (acquired by Intersil), Viewdle (acquired by Motorola) and Entropic Communications. He currently serves on the board of directors of Blurb, Card and StackIQ. He holds a bachelor's degree in Biology and Economics and an MBA from Dartmouth's Amos Tuck School of Business.
Santa Barbara - Denver - Boulder - Austin - Washington - Boston - New York - Chicago - Seattle - San Francisco Bay Area - San Diego - Los Angeles - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Senior Vice President at Evoke Advisors