Find A.I. Investors in ME

Josh Stein

San Francisco California - Palo Alto California - Menlo Park, California - Seattle / Portland - New York, United States

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure)

Description

Most Interested In

I'm looking for bold founders going after big, audacious ideas. I'm personally passionate about SaaS/cloud, especially business applications.

Not Interested In

I'm not interested in anything related to adtech.

Partner at @dfj, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. Lead our efforts in SaaS and Enterprise IT. Also active in Consumer and Mobile.

Chris Fralic

San Francisco California - New York City (NY) - Philadelphia Pennsylvania - 4040 Locust Street Philiadelphia Pennsylvania - Advertising - E - Gaming/eSports - IoT - Marketing automation - Social mobile, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • AR/VR • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments • Mobile Apps • Investment Management • Mobile • Online Social

Description

VC with First Round, former del.icio.us and Half.com/eBay BD guy, 25 yrs in Tech. Also @chrisfralic http://frc.vc/chris

Tomasz Tunguz

Menlo Park (CA) - San Francisco, California, United States

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Investment Management • Mobile

Description

Tomasz Tunguz serves as Partner at Redpoint Ventures. He focuses on consumer Internet, online marketing, digital media and software investments. He is a Board Member of Chorus. Prior to joining Redpoint, he was the Product Manager for Google's Social Media monetization team, including the Google-MySpace partnership. In addition, he managed the launches of AdSense into six new markets in Europe and Asia. Before Google, he developed systems for the Department of Homeland Security at Appian Corporation, a provider of Business Process Management solutions. He also co-founded Perquimans Systems, a provider of bilingual, tri-currency automated time billing and document management systems for top-tier law firms in Chile. He holds a B.A. in Mechanical Engineering, a B.E. in Machine Learning and Master's degree in Engineering Management from Dartmouth College where he was a George Revitz Fellow. He is also a Board Member at Electric Imp, Expensify, StackRox, Quantifind and Customer.

Joseph Ansanelli

San Francisco California - Menlo Park (CA), United States

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Developer tools • Material Science

Description

Partner at Greylock. Former Entrepreneur.

Keval Desai

Menlo Park California - San Francisco (CA), United States

Investing In

Media • A.I. (& Big Data) • Consumer

Description

Investing in inspiring founders building category leading companies. 30+yrs. in Silicon Valley as Engineer/Product/Entrepreneur/VC.

VC @interwest-partners ,Co-founder @ Achex (sold to First Data), Product Director @google , Mentor @angelpad, Angel investor - BSEE, MSCS, MBA

Ellen Levy

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

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Human Resources • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer

Description

Investor, Advisor, Board Member, and Entrepreneur

Dr. Ellen Levy serves as Managing Director at Silicon Valley Connect. She is the Advisor at Omni. She also serves as Advisor at SignalFire. She also serves as Advisor at Resolute Ventures. She has served as Managing Director of Silicon Valley Connect, LLC, a management consulting company. From 2008 to April 2012, she served in various roles at LinkedIn Corporation, a professional social networking internet service, serving most recently as Vice President Strategic Initiatives since March 2010. She holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.A. and Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Stanford University.

Arun Penmetsa

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Human Resources • Mobile

Description

Most Interested In

Enterprise SaaS Applications, Digital Health, Product Led GTM, Marketplaces

Not Interested In

Hardware, consumer, drugs/medical devices

Matthew Murphy

Menlo Park, California - Austin (TX) - Los Angeles (CA) - San Francisco (CA) - New York City (NY) - Salt Lake City (UT) - Boston (MA) - Chicago (IL) - Sao Paulo (Brazil) - Portland (OR) - Seattle (WA) - Miami (FL), United States

Investing In

PropTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction)

Description

Most Interested In

I'm excited about companies in the FinTech and HealthTech space that leverage technology to create better consumer experiences in these highly regulated industries.

Alex Taussig

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

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • AR/VR • Material Science • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Nanotechnology • Online Social • Consumer

Description

Partner at Lightspeed

Partner at @lightspeed-venture-partners. Investing in consumer technology startups. AB Harvard, SM MIT, MBA Harvard.

Fady Yacoub

New York City (NY) - HOF Capital is a technology - focused venture capital investment firm that is headquartered in New York, New York - Global, United States

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Advertising • Logistics (& Distribution) • Real Estate (& Construction)

Description

Fady Yacoub is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at HOF Capital. He is also an Angel Investor. Together with Hisham El Haddad, Fady created a Hong Kong-based SPV to invest in the record-setting IPO of Alibaba. The SPV received a stock allocation at a discount with a 3x margin and was successfully exited with a 76% return in two months. Fady worked previously at Digital World Capital, a technology-focused hedge fund, helping the firm to expand its investment portfolio in Asia, including a sizeable investment in Baidu, the world's second largest online search engine. Along with Hisham, Fady also invented the drumm device, an IoT-enhanced wearable that allows for haptic communication, after participating successfully in Switch SuperNap's technology accelerator in Nevada. Earlier in his career, Fady held multiple positions at El Tholathia Corp Egypt (ETC). He led El-Tholathia Corp's (ETC Egypt) industrial development team in deploying a new home appliances factory in Sudan for a $8m initial cost. Through ETC's real estate development arm, he also facilitated the purchase of and subsequently led the development team for ~400,000 m2 on Egypt's North Coast, a project initially valued at ~$60m. Fady holds dual Bachelor's degrees in Business Administration & Psychology from the University of Southern California. He is also an Angel Investor.

Sarah Guo

Menlo Park California - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Material Science • Investment Management • Mobile • Consumer

Description

Sarah Guo serves as General Partner at Greylock Partners. She also serves as Board Observer and Board Member at Skyhigh Networks. She served as Board Observer & Board Member at Avi Networks. She focuses on B2B applications and infrastructure, cyber security, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and healthcare, joined the firm in 2013. She is on the board of three companies as a representative of Greylock, including Obsidian Security. She joined Greylock in 2013. She serves as a Board of Director at Obsidian Security. She is excited by entrepreneurs that understand a cloudy and mobile world, and are remaking the landscape of enterprise IT infrastructure and software. She is also interested in drones, the connected home, wearables, robotics, 3-D printing, and software innovations in the healthcare and financial industries. Prior to Greylock, Guo was at Goldman Sachs, where she invested in Dropbox and helped take Workday public. She advised pre-IPO private technology companies (as well as public clients including Zynga, Netflix and Nvidia) on strategic and financial issues. Previously, she worked with Casa Systems, a venture-funded startup that enables cable operators to meet growing demand for broadband services. Sarah has four degrees from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. She is a Lauder Institute Fellow and a graduate of the Huntsman Program. She is an advocate for STEM education for women and the underserved, as well as education more generally. She has taught Marketing in the Wharton Undergraduate Program and served as a teaching fellow in lower-income high schools for the Philadelphia World Affairs Council.

Dave Munichiello

Mountain View California - San Francisco, California - Palo Alto, California, United States

Investing In

IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness)

Description

Dave Munichiello serves as General Partner at GV. His background is in building and leading fast-growing, highly technical organizations under pressure in ambiguous environments. Dave joins Google Ventures from the executive leadership team of Kiva Systems where he helped grow the eCommerce-enabling robotics company to ultimately sell to Amazon for $775 million. Dave's four years at Kiva were spent launching, leading, and growing several client-facing organizations. He established a reputation for consistently recruiting top talent and both building and leading high-performing tea Dave played a key role at Kiva through its first year of integration with Amazon as the two companies partnered to maximize Kiva's impact and shape Amazon's perspective on industrial automation. Dave's career prior to Kiva included management consulting for The Boston Consulting Group and leading teams as a Captain in the U.S. military's most elite units. His military leadership roles ranged from running a high-tech organization in Europe; to serving as an Aide de Camp to the Four Star General responsible for U.S. forces in Europe, Africa, and Afghanistan; to deploying with elite special operations teams worldwide, ensuring they were enabled by the world's most advanced technologies. Dave holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Emory University in math and computer science.

Firat Ileri

San Francisco (CA) - New York (NY) - London - Berlin (Germany) - Istanbul - Amsterdam (Netherlands) - Brussels - Dubai - Athens (Greece) - Sao Paulo (Brazil) - Mexico (Mexico), United Kingdom

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Developer tools

Description

Partner at Hummingbird

Aaref Hilaly

San Francisco, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Menlo Park, California - - Redwood City, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Online Social

Description

Mr. Aaref Hilaly serves as Partner at Bain Capital Ventures. He also serves as Board Member at Clari, Noteable and Truera. He serves as Board Observer at ReCharge Payments. He previously served as a Board Member at Guardant Health, Duck Duck Moose, LightStep, Keen (IO), MobileIron, Remix, Skyhigh Networks and Validere. Previously he also served as Partner at Wing Venture Capital. He joined Sequoia Capital, in April 2012 and served as a Managing Member of Sequoia Capital Operations from January 2015 to June 2018. He served as Board Observer & Advisor at ThousandEyes. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital, he served as Vice President, Engineering at Symantec Corp. from June 2011 to April 2012. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Clearwell Systems, Inc. Prior to that, he was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of CenterRun, Inc. He holds an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School, an M.A. degree in Economics from McGill University and a B.A. degree from Oxford University.

Sacha Levy

New York City (NY) - AI - AR/VR - Biotech - Consumer health & fitness - IoT - Medical devices - Robotics - New York New York ; Ne, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • AR/VR • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Nanotechnology • Consumer

Description

Angel Investor: No Health, No Nothing

Most Interested In

HealthTech subsegment exclusively. See LinkedIn profile.

Not Interested In

Anything outside HealthTech subsegment defined on LinkedIn profile.

Member of New York Angels www.linkedin.com/in/sachalevy

Venky Ganesan

San Francisco California - Menlo Park (CA) - Menlo Park, California - Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, United States

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Advertising • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Local commerce • Robotics • Life Science • Consumer

Description

they also serve who only stand and wait

Gus Tai

San Francisco California - Menlo Park (CA), United States

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • A.I. (& Big Data) • Mobile

Description

General Partner at @trinity-ventures • Investor @zulily, @Dot&Bo, @posterous • Studied at @harvard-university, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology

Bill Coughran

Menlo Park California - San Francisco, California - Sequoia Capital is a venture capital investment firm hea, United States

Investing In

IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Material Science • Investment Management • Mobile • Nanotechnology • Consumer

Description

Founder's Coach and Partner at Sequoia Capital

Tod Francis

Menlo Park, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - New York (NY) - Seattle (WA), United States

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Investment Management • Online Social • Consumer

Description

Most Interested In

Tech enabled consumer brands and services. We focus on Series A and early B, US based companies.

Not Interested In

We do not focus on clean tech, biotech, or companies outside the United States. We are not active seed investors.

Randy Glein

Menlo Park, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), United States

Investing In

Media • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Consumer

Description

Founder & Partner, DFJ Growth

Vinod Khosla

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

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Material Science • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Life Science • Mobile

Description

Vinod Khosla is the Founder at Khosla Ventures. He also served as Board Member at Learning Health & Oscar. He is a Co-Founder of Khosla Impact. He previously served as the Board Member and an Advisor at Post Intelligence. He was one of the three founders of Daisy Systems, which was the first significant computer-aided design system for electrical engineers. The company went on to achieve significant revenue, profits, and an IPO, but Khosla, driven by the frustration of having to design the computer hardware on which the Daisy software needed to be built, started the standards-based Sun Microsystems in 1982 to build workstations for software developers. At Sun he pioneered "open systems" and RISC processors. Sun was funded by longtime friend and board member John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. In 1986 Vinod switched sides and joined Kleiner Perkins, where he was and continues to be a general partner of KPCB funds through KPX. Khosla is a charter member of TiE, a not-for-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals founded in 1992 that now has more than forty chapters in nine countries. He is also a founding board member of the Indian School of Business. His current passion is social entrepreneurship, with a special emphasis on microfinance as a poverty alleviation tool. He is a supporter of many microfinance organizations in India and Africa. He has been experimenting with education and global housing. He is the Founder of Khosla Impact and a Advisory at HealthTap. He also serves as a board member at GreatPoint Energy, MyLikes, Gamgee and Verayo. He is an Advisor at Academia and The Breakthrough Energy Coalition. He also serves as Board Member at Sakti3. He is the Advisor at MetaMind. He also serves as the Board Member at Viome. He also serves as Mentor at Alchemist Accelerator. He is an Angel Investor.

Barry Eggers

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

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Material Science • Investment Management

Description

Barry is a Partner of Lightspeed and focuses primarily on information technology infrastructure, with a specific interest in cloud computing, big data, storage, consumerization of IT, and networking. He has 15 years of venture capital experience, 10 years of operating experience and has been named to the Forbes Midas List of top 100 investors multiple times.Barry works closely with Avi Networks, MapR Technologies, Nimble Storage, Pertino and youwho. His past investments include Pliant Technology (acquired by Sandisk), Calista Technologies (acquired by MSFT), Arbor Networks (acquired by DHR), Growth Networks (acquired by CSCO), Maker Communications (acquired post-IPO by CNXT), Metasolv Software (acquired post-IPO by ORCL), Sirocco Systems (acquired by SCMR), and Telogy Networks (acquired by TI). Prior to joining Lightspeed, Barry held executive roles in business development and general management at Cisco Systems from 1991-1997. While at Cisco, Barry established many of the company’s largest distribution channels across OEMs, Service Providers, Distributors, and VARs. He also developed Cisco’s initial M&A process and directed the first wave of acquisitions and integrations for the company.Barry holds a BA in Economics and Business from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Barry is a member of the UCLA Economics Board of Visitors.

John Mannes

San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - New York (NY) - Los Angeles (CA) - Chicago (IL) - Seattle (WA) - Midwest - San Francisco, California - Menlo Park, California - Utah, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Developer tools • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics

Description

Investor at Basis Set Ventures

Beau Laskey

Santa Clara California - San Francisco California - Los Angeles California - Menlo Park (CA) - Palo Alto, California, United States

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Mobile

Description

Managing Director

Mateusz Kaliski

New York City (NY) - AI - Analytics - Fintech - Gaming/eSports - Insurance, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Real Estate (& Construction)

Description

Most Interested In

Esports, Enterprise Saas, Real Estate, Insurance and Fintech

Not Interested In

Healthcare, gov tech, utility tech, ed tech