Our team is dedicated to scouting
investors from all around the world.
FinTech, Hardware, SaaS … we diversify our portfolio of
investors to give you the best chance of finding the right partner.
New York City (NY) - Los Angeles California - Helena Montana - San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Food & Beverage • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech • Online Social • Consumer • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine)
Dave Morin is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Slow Ventures. He previously was Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer and Director at Path. Morin was a Senior Platform Manager at Facebook and a Mentor at TechStars. Morin is a visionary entrepreneur, technologist, and businessman. Previously, he held positions at Apple, including a Manager of Creation and Collaboration and a Manager of Student Marketing. Morin also founded a design focused technology and internet software company called DM Design Studios in college. He has appeared in publications such as The Economist, Wired, CNN, BusinessWeek, Money, Business 2.0, TechCrunch, CNET, Silicon Alley Insider, The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, VentureBeat, and others. Morin is a passionate and well received speaker and has delivered keynotes and participated in events worldwide such as South by Southwest, Future of Web Apps, Web 2.0 Expo, Le Web, SNAP Summit, Microsoft MIX, O'Reilly Foo Camp, Facebook f8, and the worldwide syndicate of Facebook Developer Garages. His focus on innovation, vision, and technology strategy has involved extensive interaction with the global market at large. He also serves as a Board Member at Eventbrite and Dwell Media. Morin received a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
United Kingdom - Paris, France, France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • GovTech • Impact • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Investor - Limited Partner at Super Capital VC
Redwood City California - San Francisco California - Valley California - Palo Alto California - Sunnyvale (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Saeed Amidi is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Plug and Play Tech Center. He also holds the position of General Partner in Amidzad. The fund has been investing in technology companies for over 15 years and holds successful investments in over 70 technology companies, some of which are: PayPal, Powerset, Danger, Bix, Powerset, DropBox, Lending Club, Zoosk, etc. A serial entrepreneur and a seasoned executive with over 28 years of experience in founding, operating, and growing successful companies. He has successfully started and grown businesses both nationally, as well as internationally, in countries like: Spain, Germany, France, and Austria. Saeed's current passion is inspiring and helping entrepreneurs and startups out of universities. His objective is to identify great entrepreneurs with a passion to execute on their ideas. Saeed is an active member of the technology community and a frequent contributor to numerous charitable foundations. He is also an active member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), a world-class network of Fortune 500 CEOs, accomplished serial entrepreneurs, and veteran financial executives. He is an Angel Investor.
Redwood City, California - Established in March of 2006, DFJ DragonFund is headquartered in Silicon Valley - San Mateo (CA) - Menlo Park (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Local commerce • Messaging • Payments • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Online Social • Consumer
Founding Partner at Draper Associates
San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction) • Consumer
Investor & Advisor
Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - San Francisco (CA), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Messaging • Online Social • Consumer
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 (CA) - Menlo Park (CA) - Scottsdale (AZ) - Palo Alto (CA), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • AR/VR • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Nanotechnology
Most Interested In
B2B SaaS with domain expert founders, as well as big idea/transformational consumer businesses. Founders must be both visionary and execution oriented. Must be well versed on how to appropriately fund their business (without overfunding), maintain quality capital throughout and attract an exit. Also, really like MLM based businesses, but rarely see them.
Not Interested In
Pre-revenue businesses unless the founders have incredible domain expertise. No interest in unproven consumer apps unless it is VR/AR and has a clear roadmap.
Sao Paulo, Brazil, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Food & Beverage • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Messaging • Mobile Apps • Online Social
Most Interested In
Online marketplaces, market networks, urban mobility, transportation, logistics
San Mateo California - Menlo Park California - Mountain View California - Palo Alto (CA), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Impact • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Chief Firestarter @k9-ventures
Chicago (IL) - Toronto (Ontario) - Portland (OR) - Seattle (WA) - Tel Aviv (Israel) - Ann Arbor (MI) - San Francisco (CA), United States
Hospitality (& Events) • AgroTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Mobility
General Partner at Trucks Venture Capital, Lecturer at Stanford University
Hawaii - Honolulu Hawaii - U.S.A., United States
Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cannabis • Advertising • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars)
Founding chairman/CEO @Mypoints.com; led $46MM IPO & $211MM secondary (^market cap $2.3BB). Angel & entrepreneur. Crazy enough to think we can change the world!
; Victoria Texas - U.S.A. - British Columbia, Canada
Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Sales (& Marketing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine)
Cofounder, Metalogix. Technology enthusiast. Angel Investor.
San Francisco, California - , United States
PropTech • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Impact • Real Estate (& Construction)
CEO at JOY - Behavioral Technologies for Families. #HAX
Paris - France, France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • Web Security (& Privacy) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • DeepTech • Mobile
Frederic Mazzella is a Co-Founder and serves as the President & Chairman at BlaBlaCar. Since pioneering the idea in 2004, Frederic continues to lead BlaBlaCar's vision of creating a global people-powered network with a trusted community of drivers and passengers. He focuses on the excellence of the product, establishing trust within the ridesharing community and drives the overall communication of the brand. With a data-driven mindset and a believer in the power of laughing to learn, Frederic is also a strong advocate of sustainable development, entrepreneurship, transforming the global marketplace and building trust in online communities. Prior to founding BlaBlaCar, Frederic held the role of scientific researcher at NASA (USA) and NTT (Japan). He holds an MBA from INSEAD, a Masters in Computer Science from Stanford and a Masters in Physics from Ecole Normale Superieure. Frederic is also an accomplished classical pianist and plays the violin, guitar and dru He is also an Angel Investor. He is also an Angel Investor.
, 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
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Hamburg Germany - San Ramon California - Earth Texas - Berlin, Germany
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Analytics • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact • Local commerce • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction) • Mobile • Mobility
Partner at e.ventures
San Francisco, California - Berlin (Germany) - Palo Alto (CA), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Local commerce • Aerospace (& Defense) • Online Social • Consumer
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 (NY), United States
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
Generalist
San Francisco California - Santa Monica California - Newport Beach, California - Irvine (CA) - San Diego (CA) - Los Angeles / Southern California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Developer tools
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.
Austin, Texas, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR • Developer tools • Future Of Work
Partner at Heartcore Capital
Most Interested In
We only invest in consumer technology businesses. Fairly agnostic about the industry, we look for the very best founders to back. We are excited about helping you realize ideas that matter, rather than just making something that people want.
Not Interested In
No "arbitrage" businesses - that means no simple ecommerce, no lead gen, nothing which lacks truly sustainable competitive advantage.