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Palo Alto California ; California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • CleanTech • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Impact • Mobile Apps • DeepTech • Mobile • Online Social
Founder / CEO @wikihow. Co-CEO @ehow (sold to Demand Media). Co-founder at @luminescent ($25 MM VC + acquired) and @bigtray (Sequoia).
Boulder Colorado - Blockchain - Colorado / Utah - Energy tech, U.S.A.
Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Mobility • Nanotechnology
Most Interested In
I'm most passionate about energy and environmental stewardship and human health. As a whole, Blackhorn Ventures invests in entrepreneurs who are improving resource efficiency with science and engineering-based solutions.
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.
New York New York ; San Francisco California ; New York ; California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR • Future Of Work • Human Resources • Impact • Nanotechnology
General Partner - Rebel One - RBL1.com | Venture Capitalist | TEDx Speaker
**Founders seeking investment:
https://bit.ly/fundtherebels
Bio:
Sergio Marrero is an investor and serial entrepreneur who graduated from the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He previously worked at Gotham Ventures, PepsiCo, Teach For America, and Deloitte Consulting. While in graduate school he conducted his thesis on venture studios and accelerating impact innovation at the intersection of business and government. He set up operations for two emerging venture capital funds each seeking to raise $100M, produces a VC and CEO LiveStream Series called RBL1 Live, and is Founding Partner of Rebel One - a double bottom line investing fund and investor network accelerating rebel founders innovating for a better world.
Experience:
-Leading program and project management activities for teams of 100+ people
-Orchestrating hackathons, accelerator activities, and training sessions related to new venture creation
-Conducting field research to identify insights and white spaces for new business development
-Facilitating UX/UI (User Experience & User Interface) design sessions to go from concept to prototype
-Rapid prototyped to test concept desirability, viability, and feasibility
-Created financial models to analyze return on investment (ROI) of new ventures
-Integrated startup frameworks into a cohesive and continuous process
(including human centered design (aka design thinking) and lean startup methodologies)
-Authored research on the emergence of startup studios as new vehicles for venture creation
(aka foundries and company builders)
-Published articles and podcasts on disruption theory to identify future trends across industries
-Created due diligence and portfolio management processes for venture identification and selection
-Advised startups and Fortune 500 companies on corporate venture creation strategies
(including accelerator structure, team formation, initiative selection, incubator setup)
Sample research areas:
Higher Education, eSports, Oil & Gas, Fashion, Cryptocurrency (Blockchain & Bitcoin), Future of Work
Chicago Illinois - Washington District of Columbia, U.S.A. - Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Impact
Most Interested In
Healthcare: chronic conditions, aging, utilization by LMIs Education: teacher empowerment tools, post-secondary persistence, re-skilling & up-skilling Economic Empowerment: increase earning potential of LMIs, access to affordable fin services, debt/savings management Resource Efficiency: reduce food waste, improve water/energy efficiency, adoption of sustainable practices
Not Interested In
fundraising platforms, buy one give one models, hardware products, consulting models
Mill Valley California - San Francisco Bay Area - Oakland California - San Francisco California, U.S.A. - Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobility
Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Wireframe Ventures
Perth - San Francisco Bay Area - Menlo Park California - Palo Alto California, U.S.A. - Australia
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution)
Venture Capitalist, Athlete, Adjunct Professor
Most Interested In
Data Science, AI, SaaS , DevOps, Human Performance, Flow State
Not Interested In
Not interested in heavily capital intensive businesses.
Angel: Twitter (Tweetdeck) @Tango @voxer (BOD) @treasure-data (Chmn). Seed: @wish, Soundtracking. Past BOD of 7 Listed companies incl one I founded.
New York City - San Francisco Bay Area - Santa Monica California - San Francisco California - , U.S.A. - Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact • Robotics • Mobility
General Partner at FTW Ventures, improving the worldwide Food System
Most Interested In
FTW Ventures invests in innovations for the Food System, including Ag, Food, Consumer & Heath Tech. We look for great teams doing something revolutionary.
Not Interested In
Anything outside our core sectors - Ag, Food & Health
Advisor/Investor @teforia @nomiku @gelzen @ProperFood @lemnoslabs @indiebio @timeful (acq @google) @posterous (acq @twitter). CS @cornell-university
San Francisco California - , United States - U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Human Resources • Impact
Partner at Reach Capital
Most Interested In
Applications of AI/ML to improve educational opportunity (both student-facing and back-end operational improvements)
Not Interested In
drill & kill test prep or products serving the 1%
Energy tech - Los Angeles / Southern California - Phoenix Arizona - Vancouver, U.S.A. - Canada
BioTech • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Analytics • Impact • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Investment Management • Nanotechnology
Hardtech Impact Investor
New York City (NY) - Cambridge Massachusetts - Chicago Illinois - Denver Colorado - Seattle Washington - Austin Texas - Boulder (CO), U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Impact
Nicole Glaros serves as a Partner at Techstars. He is an Angel Investor. She is an entrepreneur and has been mentoring, supporting, and investing in entrepreneurs for over 15 years. Nicole got her entrepreneurial start in the 4th grade, orchestrating cousins into theatrical plays and charging neighbors admission. While earning her masters degree at the University of Florida, Nicole co-founded a tech startup that retailed products to the property management industry. It was there she developed her lifelong passion for supporting tech entrepreneurs. She took her learnings of how to scale and applied it to CTEK, an incubator in Colorado supporting tech startups in 2002, before accelerators existed. She helped grow CTEK from 1 to 5 offices across the state, and was an early catalyst in developing the startup ecosystem in Colorado. Most recently, she is the Chief Innovation Officer at Techstars - a global network and investor in early-stage web software companies. She's been with the company since it's earliest days, yet has been instrumental in its growth from one office in Boulder, CO to a global powerhouse, featuring investment offices in 18 cities worldwide, events in over 500 cities globally, with $265M in capital under management and a market cap of over $5B. Through Techstars she's invested in over 90 startups, most of which she still supports to this day. In addition to her role at Techstars, she's also on the board of Pana. Previously she's been on the boards of Owlet, the Application Developer's Alliance, Simple Energy and Pledge1Percent Colorado, She was named one of the Coolest People in New York Tech and an Extraordinary Woman in New York Tech by Business Insider, Marie Claire named her one of the NewGuard, and Entrepreneur Magazine named her One of the Most 7 Powerful Women to Watch and featured in the Denver Business Journal. She's been featured on CNBC, Inc.com, and Huffington Post, and her talks have been featured at SXSW, TEDx, WebSummit, Pioneers Festival, Arctic festival, the University of Colorado, Real Leaders, @WomenatForbes Mentoring Moments, and many, many more.
, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS
Investor at Riverwood Capital
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, United States
Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Impact
Managing Partner, Rethink Impact
impact companies with the potential to deliver financial returns for investors alongside transformational social and environmental change. particularly focused on supporting early and growth stage companies that have women in management roles and use technology to generate positive impact at scale, creating a more inclusive economy that provides enhanced benefits for people and our planet. We pursue a returns-oriented strategy that also promotes systemic change in the areas of health, education, sustainability and economic empowerment.
, U.S.A. - Europe: Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania, Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Slovakia, Norway, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Iceland, Monaco
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution)
Founder & Managing Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Most Interested In
energy tech and e-mobility in general. -batteries, storage and DR -recycling of Li-on batteries -new b-models -AI and Automation -digital utilities
Not Interested In
anything outside energy tech and e-mobility + beyond Series B or small TAM.
Hawaii - Honolulu - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • AgroTech • Energy • CleanTech • Gaming (& eSports) • Food & Beverage • Impact • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile
Venture accelerator and angel investment group manager, venture fund partner and start-up advisor
Founder and Managing Partner at Blue Startups. Managing Director at Hawaii Angels.
San Francisco California - San Francisco Bay Area, United States - U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Food & Beverage • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Principal at GreatPoint Ventures
Principal at GreatPoint Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Food & Beverage • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer
Jeff Pomeranz serves as Managing Director at Right Side Capital Management. Pomeranz served as a Head of Alternative Investments at Legend Merchant Group. Previously, he was President of Hotovec, Pomeranz & Co., LLC, a boutique technology research, investment bank & wealth management firm located in San Francisco. He co-founded the firm in 1996. Prior to that, he joined Smith Barney in 1992 where he acted as a private client financial consultant. He began his career in 1991 as a senior fixed income account executive at McLaughlin, Piven & Vogel Securities. Jeff Pomeranz delivers private equity fund expertise and provides a securities industry perspective. For the past six years, he has worked for Legend Merchant Group in marketing and fundraising for the VC and hedge fund industry. Previously, he was the founder and President of a boutique investment bank and research firm. He holds Series 7, 24, 53, 63 & 65 licenses. His job is to make sure our offering appeals to investors.
San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco California, U.S.A.
Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact • Material Science • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Mobility
Views best described as cosmopolitan-cum-extropian
Most Interested In
Where the intersection of software, hardware, & wetware can create value in over a billion lives this decade––esp. industrial bio, aerospace, industrial robotics, next-gen computing hardware, and drug development.
Not Interested In
CPG, mobile-first, ad/marketing/sales, hiring-tech, anything that could have been built more than 2-3 years ago. Nor cannabis, therapeutics, or medical devices.
Most Interested In
Where the intersection of software, hardware, & wetware can create value in over a billion lives this decade––esp. industrial bio, industrial robotics, next-gen computing hardware, and drug development.
Not Interested In
CPG, mobile-first, ad/marketing/sales, hiring-tech, anything that could have been built more than 2-3 years ago. Nor cannabis, therapeutics, or medical devices.
Ian Rountree is the Founder of Cantos Ventures. He is an Agent and Chief of Staff at Invisible Technologies.