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Erik Rannala

Santa Monica California - Los Angeles, California - Canada, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Investment Management • Mobile

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I'm interested in founders with a truly unique insight that will transform (or create an entirely new) industry.

Prior to forming Mucker Capital, Erik was most recently at Harrison Metal Capital where he helped lead one of the most successful seed-stage venture capital firms in Silicon Valley. Since 2008, Harrison Metal has invested in over 50 companies, including Aardvark (GOOG), DocVerse (GOOG), Heroku (CRM), Manymoon (CRM), MixerLab (Twitter) and ZipZapPlay (ERTS). Before Harrison Metal, Erik was most recently vice president of product management and strategy at TripAdvisor, the largest travel community site on the Web. In that role, he led product strategy and development globally for TripAdvisor sites in the US, UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain, as well distributed applications and syndicated content on partner sites like Facebook. Prior to TripAdvisor, Erik spent over four years at eBay, where he held a variety of positions, including leadership of eBay’s premium features business, which grew during his tenure from $124 million in revenue in 2002 to $410 million in 2005, significantly outpacing overall eBay revenue and listings growth. Previously, Erik held leadership roles at MVP.com, where he was the online sporting goods retailer’s first marketing employee, and at Accenture, where he advised Fortune 500 retail, communications, and consumer products clients on strategy, operations and technology engagements. He was also an early member of Accenture’s first practice group dedicated to Internet strategy and development. Erik earlier served at the Domestic Policy Council in the White House, where he worked on issues such as equal employment opportunity and Native American affairs. Erik holds a BS from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Duke University.

Gigi Levy-Weiss

Tel Aviv (Israel) - Palo Alto (CA) - San Fransisco, California, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Nanotechnology

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Network effect businesses! NFX focuses on businesses that have - or want to have - network effects in their core. This can be in any field - consumer, SMB, Enterprise, Fintech, Healthcare or govtech; and on any platform - web & mobile but also AR/VR, Blockchain, 3D printing, AI, Robotics and others. Top founders with huge ideas!

Not Interested In

Currently not focusing on non-network effect businesses and specifically not telecom equipment, semiconductors and life sciences.

Ash Fontana

London - New York (NY) - Boston (MA) - Portland (OR) - Los Angeles (CA) - San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Investment Management

Description

Early stage technology investor (General Partner at Zetta)



Venture capital investor in intelligent systems at Zetta. Previously launched the business side of AngelList, started companies and invested in private/public/many markets.

Taylor Greene

New York (NY) - Founded in 2010, Collaborative Fund is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York, New York,

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Life Science • Online Social

Description

Taylor Greene serves as Partner at Collaborative Fund. Previously, he served as a Partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures. He was previously Director of Finance and Business Development at Altruik. His background includes finance, operating and consulting roles with software, media, internet and venture capital firms. Prior to joining Altruik, he was a Summer Associate at DFJ Gotham Ventures as well as a venture consultant for several early stage startups. Before joining DFJ Gotham, he held operating and finance roles at Time Warner and at The Synapse Group, a customer acquisition firm acquired by Time Warner. He has a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Columbia Business School.

Chris Dixon

New York City (NY), U.S.A.

Investing In

Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Nanotechnology • Online Social

Ed Sim

Connecticut - Irving New York - Southport Uk - New York City (NY) - London - Tel Aviv (Israel) - New York (NY) - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Toronto (Ontario), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools

Description

day one partner + true believer for enterprise Infra/SaaS founders

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day one partner + true believer for enterprise Infrastructure/SaaS founders, first check lead + love new category creation

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All enterprise all the time - no consumer

@boldstart-ventures, Managing Partner. Seed investor for 20 years, investments include Greenplum, LivePerson, GoToMeeting, Divide.com...

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Advertising - AI - AR/VR - Entertainment & sports - Fashion - Games - Gaming/eSports - Media/content - Social mobile - Moscow, Russia, Russia

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • AR/VR • Messaging • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Nanotechnology • Online Social

Description

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Communities, esports, AI in music/video.

Not Interested In

Blockchain, intrusive adtech.

Arjun Sethi

Menlo Park California - - San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA) - Seattle (WA) - New York (NY) - Los Angeles (CA) - Palo Alto (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Advertising • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Payments • Mobile Apps • Online Social

Description

Most Interested In

Agnostic. Always open to new ideas.

Not Interested In

N/A

Arjun Sethi is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Tribe Capital. He is a Board Member at SFOX. He is a Co-Founder of JamLegend. He is a Board Member at Kissmetrics and Chairman at Primer. He served as Partner at Social Capital. He also served as Senior Director of Product Management at Yahoo. Prior to Yahoo, he Co-Founded and served as Chief Executive Officer at MessageMe. Sethi received a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Maryland.

Peter Kellner

San Francisco California - Miami Florida - New York (NY) - New York New York - New York - U.S.A., U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Impact • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer

Description

Investor in early stage technology companies across 5 continents. Cofounder of Endeavor. Startup lecturer at Princeton for last 14 years Princeton.

Cyan Banister

San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Future Of Work • Human Resources • Logistics (& Distribution) • Mobile Apps • Online Social • Consumer

Description

Partner at Long Journey Ventures

Cyan Banister is a Co-Founder of Signal Media Project. She also serves as Partner at Founders Fund. Prior to joining Founders Fund, Cyan was an active Angel Investor with a portfolio including Uber, Thumbtack, SpaceX, EShares, Postmates and Affirm. A self-taught engineer and entrepreneur, Cyan has held a number of technical leadership positions throughout her career. As an early employee at IronPort, which was acquired by Cisco, Cyan oversaw support infrastructure and performance for a global customer base. Cyan has a passion for the arts and is a voracious film, documentary and media consumer. She co-founded and served as Editor-in-Chief at Zivity. She also served as Advisor at Hinge Capital. She also serves on the Board of The AI Foundation.

Kelly Perdew

New York (NY) - San Francisco (CA) - Washington (DC) - Austin (TX) - Los Angeles (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Online Social

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Military Veteran investing in Extraordinary Leadership

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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 85 ventures.

Not Interested In

Biomedical, Hardware, Crypto.

Mark Cuban

Dallas (TX) - - Austin Texas - Dallas Texas - U.S.A., U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer • Oil & Gas

Description

Owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theaters, Magnolia Pictures, and the chairman of AXS TV. He is also a "shark" investor on Shark Tank.

Joshua Baer

Austin (TX), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Advertising • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Messaging • Online Social

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Joshua Baer is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Capital Factory. He also serves as Advisor at Liveintent. He is the Founder and also serves as Board Member at PostUp. He founded his first startup in 1996 in his college dormitory at Carnegie Mellon University and now teaches a class at the University of Texas for student entrepreneurs. He was recently recognized as a Henry Crown Fellow and Braddock Scholar at the Aspen Institute, a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations Young Leaders Forum and an Eisenhower Fellow. He holds a degree in Computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.

Luis Valdich

New York City (NY) - AI - Analytics - Data services - Fintech - Insurance, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction)

Nick Ellis

San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco California - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • GovTech • Human Resources • Healthcare (& Wellness)

Description

Innovating to put people to work.

Georges Harik

San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Valley California - San Francisco California - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer

Description

Dr. Georges Harik serves as Advisor at GV. He is one of Google's first 10 employees, held the roles of director of Googlettes and distinguished engineer. As director of Googlettes, his team was responsible for the product management and strategy efforts surrounding many nascent Google initiatives including Gmail, Google Talk, Google Video, Picasa, Orkut, Google Groups and Google Mobile. As a distinguished engineer, Georges was the co-developer of the targeting technology behind AdSense, the first engineering manager of the Google Search Appliance, and the co-author of the original product plan for the AdWords Online system. Georges has also contributed to numerous patents covering Google's search engine and advertising networks and served several years as one of three members Google's initial engineering hiring committee, which oversaw the hiring of Google's first few hundred engineers. Georges' technical background is in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Prior to his work life, Georges received a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he focused on mathematical models of genetic algorithms, programs that evolve to solve problems, that are inspired by natural processes. While at the University of Illinois as a research associate, Georges co-invented the first highly accurate technique for estimating the time complexity of genetic algorithms, published in the paper "The Gambler's Ruin Problem, Genetic Algorithms, and the Sizing of Populations." Subsequently, Georges published one of the seminal papers in the field of optimization using probabilistic modeling "Linkage Learning via Probabilistic Modeling in the ECGA". He then worked at SGI, as a developer of MineSet, a data mining product. At Google, Georges was a co-inventor and co-developer of two very large scale parallel machine learning programs that are used in numerous systems such as AdSense targeting and the spam filter in Gmail. Georges is currently an angel investor and an advisor to various startups focusing on the areas of internet applications, machine learning, advertising technologies and biotechnology. He is also a founder of imo.im and a co-founder of www.hslabs.org, an open source artificial intelligence research lab.

Eamonn Carey

AI - Food and beverage - London - U.K., U.K.

Investing In

A.I. (& Big Data) • Food & Beverage

Description

Investor in interesting things.



I'm the Managing Director at Techstars London, a partner at The Fund and an early stage investor, advisor and board member for companies across the US, Europe and Asia. I also run a regular dealflow email for 800+ angel and VC investors around the world. Previously, I was the MD at Techstars Connection in partnership with AB InBev program in New York, and have worked as a mentor on Techstars and multiple other accelerator programs across Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia. I’ve invested in over 50 companies around the world, and am a regular speaker at conferences around the world - including Web Summit, Collision, SXSW, Mobile World Congress, Slush, Slush Tokyo, Pioneers, Tech Open Air, the Pirate Summit, Arabnet, GITEX, the Global Apps Summit, the Mobile Games Forum and many others. I also write for Wired, TechCrunch, Mashable and others.

Odile Roujol

San Francisco, California - Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Investing In

FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Payments • Consumer

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I am the Founder of Fab co-creation studio Ventures. Seed Stage. We invest in femtech, clean beauty, wellness, sustainable fashion, DTC. We are not only fundings but also state-of-the-art skills to scale faster! I'm the Ex CEO of Lancôme, #1 Beauty Brand in selective market ($ 3 Billion revenues announced by L'Oréal), ex CDO Orange, Board member, Business angel with a track record in data-driven platforms. We are based in Los Angeles/ San Francisco. We're in it for the long run. #diversity #LA

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bio tech, med tech, IoT, blockchain, gaming, ... I keep an eye on Saas solutions in retail, social media analytics. Anything helping to improve the shopping experience. Feel free to join the Fab community https://www.beautytechcommunity.com/ and for Fab Ventures https://www.fabcocreationstudio.com/

Dave Kashen

San Francisco, California - Ann Arbor (MI) - Detroit (MI) - Denver (CO) - San Mateo (CA) - Menlo Park (CA) - Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Palo Alto (CA) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR • Impact • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Nanotechnology • Consumer

Description

Conscious Leadership Coach & Trainer / 2x Startup founder / Co-founder at Fearless Ventures

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We're excited about companies that are leveraging fundamental changes in the world to create meaningful companies that improve people's lives. We want to back the most significant companies of tomorrow, and help them operate as conscious, win-for-all businesses. Some of the fundamental changes we're intrigued by include: - AI - Robotics & automation - AR/VR - Genetics & preventive health - Blockchain - BrainTech & mental health - Sustainability / renewable energy - Mindfulness / consciousness

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We're not interested in ad tech or products that further the cycle of consumerism. We're not interested in entrepreneurs who don't value personal and leadership development.

Co-founder, @worklife . Previously, startup CEO coach and culture consultant. Founder, Wellsphere (acq. by IAC/Sequoia-backed HealthCentral), Unleashed.

Ludovic Copéré

San Jose, California - Israel - Canada, U.S.A.

Investing In

AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Food & Beverage • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Robotics • Mobility

Description

Most Interested In

Autonomous Mobility/Transportation, Drones, FoodTech, AgTech, Robotics, Blockchain, FinTech, InsurTech, AI, IoT... start-ups where Sony can bring in strategic value

Not Interested In

pre-Seed

Norman Liang

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Robotics • Mobility • Nanotechnology

Description

Most Interested In

Internet of Beings, IOT, AI, 5G, Digital Lifestyle, Mobile, Mobility, Robotics

Not Interested In

Enterprise, B2B SaaS

Tetsuro Miyatake

Tokyo - New York (NY) - San Francisco (CA) - Los Angeles (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Mobile Apps • Online Social • Consumer

Description

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Shifting interest to Seed and Late stage investments.

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Not interested in gaming or dating - we can't make investments in those categories.

Tamim Abdul

Chicago, Illinois - Chicago (IL) - Austin (TX) - New York (NY) - Los Angeles (CA) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports)

Vikas Taneja

Bengaluru India - New York (NY) - - Boston Massachusetts - New York New York - San Francisco California U, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • DeepTech • Mobile • Online Social

Description

Vikas Taneja serves as Senior Partner and Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group. Vikas Taneja joined The Boston Consulting Group in 1998. He is a global topic leader in sales, sales force effectiveness, account planning, and several other topics within the firm's Marketing, Sales & Pricing practice. He is also BCG's technology, media, and telecommunications node in Boston. Vikas has focused on achieving profitable growth at major corporations. He has led major programs to improve business performance through sales productivity, better product portfolios, process reengineering, and organization restructuring. Before joining BCG, Vikas worked at Arch Technology Partners, where he evaluated and helped commercialize new technologies emerging from the University of Chicago's academic labs and medical school. Vikas also worked in the information and technology group at McKinsey. Vikas is a member of BCG's executive committee and the Boston lead of Pratham, an India-based organization that has helped more than 4 million children achieve literacy and basic mathematics skills. He is also an Angel Investor.

Brad Garlinghouse

Menlo Park (CA) - Menlo Park California - San Francisco California - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Consumer

Description

Brad Garlinghouse serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Ripple. Previously, he served as the President and COO at Ripple. He served as General Partner at CMGI @Ventures. He was the Chief Executive Officer at Hightai and was also the President of Consumer Applications at AOL where he transformed its Silicon Valley operations, expanding the reach of its existing products and reinvigorating mobile and social strategy. He holds a BA in economics from the University of Kansas and an MBA from Harvard. He has cultivated throughout his career, from management stints at SBC Communications and Home Network to his time as CEO of Dialpad Communications. As a Senior Vice-President at Yahoo!, Brad was responsible for all of the company's communications products. His transformation of that group's culture gave teams ownership of their products and encouraged experimentation that led to notable successes, including both Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger becoming the clear leaders in their respective spaces. He serves on the Board of Hightail. He is also an angel investor.