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Hong Kong - New York City (NY) - Tokyo Japan - San Francisco, California - Earth Texas ; ; Asia; Japan;, United States
Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Allison Baum is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Fresco Capital. She is involved in all aspects of investment and operations with a specific focus on the education sector. Previously, as Regional Director of Asia at General Assembly, she established and grew the company's first education programs for technology, business and design in Hong Kong. She originally joined the company during its early stages in New York where she developed and scaled their first long-form part-time and immersive courses. Throughout this process, Allison has worked with startups of all sizes across the San Francisco, New York, and Hong Kong communities. After earning a B.A. in Economics and a Secondary Degree in Film Studies from Harvard University, Allison worked in Equity Derivatives Sales & Trading at Goldman Sachs in New York and as an Associate Producer for the Microlending Film Project, a documentary about micro finance for women around the world. She continues to contribute to the cause for female empowerment through an education initiative called Arts and Enterprise for Women, which teaches business skills to refugee and asylum seekers in Hong Kong. She is also an active member of the Hong Kong Global Shapers Community, a social impact initiative of the World Economic Forum. She serves as a Board Member at Ardusat. She also serves as an Advisor at BridgeU.
San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco California ; California - U.S.A. - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social
Technology Leader, Advisor, Geek
Most Interested In
I invest across a broad range of companies via sourcing/vetting for Freestyle Capital as well as via my own angel and advisor investments. At the moment I have a particular interest in digital health, including digital therapeutics, ML/AI in healthcare, etc. I also have an interest in developer tools and enterprise SaaS companies leveraging deep learning for accelerated productivity.
Not Interested In
I'm not presently interested in companies that are primarily services based rather than software based.
Head of Engineering @virta-health , CTO @freestyle-capital. CTO & co-founder @cotweet (acquired by @exacttarget) , CTO @spinner-com-1 (acquired by @aol).
San Francisco California - Menlo Park (CA), U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile Apps
Internet investing @sequoia-capital
Mumbai India - Canada - Pleasanton California - San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Saratoga, California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Life Science • Mobile • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine)
Managing Partner
Most Interested In
Emerging Technology from any University Ecosystem
Founder @loginradius • Studied at @illinois-institute-of-technology
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
IT (& TMT) • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Impact • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile • Nanotechnology
Director, Investments at Connecticut Innovations
Cambridge Massachusetts - Massachusetts - San Francisco (CA) - Avalon Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Life Science • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine)
Partner at @avalon-ventures; Co-founder @phoenix-technologies (PTEC); Vice President at America Online
Vancouver British Columbia Canada - ; British Columbia Canada; New York New York ; Los Angeles California ; Vanco, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Human Resources • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social
Dario Meli is the Founder & serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Quietly. He is an entrepreneur and a global connector. Over the last 15 years he has founded a number of successful ventures in Vancouver, New York, and Los Angeles including Invoke, Brightkit, and Hootsuite - the world's leading social media management platform. Dario is on the advisory board of several technology companies and is a mentor at Launchpad LA.
Santa Rosa, California - Blockchain - Clean tech / environment - Energy tech - Hardware - IoT - Medical devices - - Healdsburg Calif, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Consumer
Angel, advisor, mentor, founder
Most Interested In
Advising and investing in early stage companies that spark my passion. Type of business is much less important than the team, market, and opportunity. I love businesses that see a significant need and have a viable solution.
Not Interested In
Me too companies. "The Uber of ...". "The Airnb of ..." "Facebook for ..."
AgTech - Biotech - Clean tech / environment - Energy tech - Impact - Material science - Medical devices - Phoenix, Arizona - Vancouver, Canada, U.S.A.
BioTech • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Analytics • Impact • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Investment Management • Nanotechnology
Hardtech Impact Investor
Boston (MA) - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - New York (NY) - Israel - , U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Most Interested In
Vertical AI and new business data workflows. Fintech, Legaltech, Agrotech, Proptech.
Not Interested In
Adtech, social networks, bloackchain / crypto.
Seattle (WA) - Boston (MA) - Chicago (IL) - Atlanta (GA) - Washington (DC) - Detroit (MI) - San Francisco (CA) - New York (NY) - Los Angeles (CA) - Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Most Interested In
- consumer (DNVBs + marketplaces) - market based education - market based healthcare - vertical SaaS (healthc, edu, agtech, construction, others) - blockchain - AR/VR/MR/voice interfaces and middleware -food and beverage
Not Interested In
pharma
Valley California ; Palo Alto California ; California - U.S.A. - Paris, France, France
FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Michael Amar is a Co-Founder of Ifeelgoods and serves as its Board Member and Chief Executive Officer. He co-founded Daooda and also served as its Chief Executive Officer. He co-founded Agorad. Amar is a graduate of Institut Superieur de Gestion business school.
Toronto Ontario Canada - New York - Mountain View, Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer • Semiconductors
Dennis Bennie is the Founder of XDL Capital Group and serves as its Principal. Bennie is also a Co-Founding Partner of Creative Destruction Lab. He is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chiarman at Adira Energy. He is the Chairman and Co-Founder at Newtopia. Bennie serves as the Board Member at Appinions. He also serves as the board member at WestonExpressions and Mill Street Brewery. He earlier served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Delrina. He also co-founded the company. Bennie has had over 33 years experience in start ups, rapid growth and turn around opportunities. He has built companies from scratch to over a billion dollars in market capitalization with IPOs on both the TSX and NASDAQ. Dennis Bennie is a pioneer, entrepreneur and innovator in the Canadian technology industry. Over the past 33 years, his entrepreneurial management has powered several successful companies. Bennie currently operates as the XDL Capital Group, investing in early stage technology opportunities. In 1997, he founded the XDL Venture Capital Fund, focusing on information technology opportunities. XDL Intervest, a $150 million fund that started in 1999 and is now fully invested. From 1988 to 1996, Bennie was Chairman and CEO of Delrina Corporation, which forged the new software categories and was best known for producing "Winfax". Listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, Delrina cultivated a reputation for leadership, growth and profitability. In November 1995, the company was sold to Symantec Corporation for share consideration valued at $560 million. Bennie qualified as a chartered accountant in 1975. He entered the world of technology in 1979, when he co-founded Mission Electronics, which is still today a dominant force in the high-end home entertainment market. In 1982 he sold his interest in Mission and founded Aviva Software, an independent, mass-market software developer. Under his direction, the company expanded its scope to include software distribution and merged with Ingram Micro Inc. in 1986 to become Canada's largest software distributor. He is a Co-founder of Delano Technology. From University of the Witwatersrand he earned a degree in Finance and from University of Toronto he earned another degree.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Life Science • Mobile • Oncology
Board Member at The IMCS Group
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Mequon, Wisconsin - , United States
FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Co-Founder & General Partner at Character
San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
BioTech • AgroTech • Energy • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Impact • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine)
Principal at SOSV
San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Los Angeles (CA) - Boston / New England - Baltimore (MD) - Washington (DC) - Miami (FL) - New York City (NY), U.S.A.
Media • BioTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Developer tools • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Venture Capitalist | Managing Partner at SoGal Ventures
*** Startup pitch decks, press inquiries, and speaking requests can be sent directly to Elizabeth@sogalventures.com ***
Elizabeth is the co-founder and Managing Partner of two start-up venture capital firms, SoGal Ventures and A-Level Capital, which have collectively advised and invested in over 90 startups.
Elizabeth is also Co-President of the SoGal Foundation, a non-profit on the mission to redefine the next generation of diverse founders and funders through a global chapter community education model with SoGal Chapters in over 50 cities across 6 continents.
Elizabeth and her SoGal Ventures business partner Pocket Sun have been featured in numerous online, print, and video publications including: New York Times, WSJ, Fortune, Forbes, CNBC, BBC World News, Financial Times. Fast Company, Inc., Entrepreneur, SWAAY, The Straits Times, Channel News Asia, The Business Times, Sina, CrunchBase News, etc.
Elizabeth has received the honor of being recognized as Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women, Forbes 30U30 in Venture Capital, JP Morgan Diversity Champion Award, TechWeek 100 Innovative Investor, and NYC 33U33.
Additionally, Elizabeth is involved in innovation through her roles as:
-Faculty member at the School of Visual Arts MFA Products of Design graduate program
-Global keynote speaker on the topics of venture capital, cross-border business, diversity and inclusion, and venture design
Prior to graduate studies, as a Strategy and Operations Consultant at Deloitte Consulting, Elizabeth focused her attention on developing long-term strategy for a variety of large healthcare clients. She contributed to business development efforts leading to over $200M of new work.
Elizabeth is a proud alumnus of Georgetown University, London School of Economics, Johns Hopkins University & Maryland Institute College of Art.
New York City (NY), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Food & Beverage • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Associate at WestCap
Boston Massachusetts - Palo Alto California - - Massachusetts - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area - Menlo Park, California, United States
Education • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Andrew Chen serves as General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He serves as Board Member at Atrium (Application Software). He is an advisor/investor for tech startups including AngelList, Barkbox, Boba Guys, Dropbox, Front, Marco Polo, Gusto, Kiva, Product Hunt, Tinder, Workato and others. Previously, he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Mohr Davidow Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based firm with $2B under management. He holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington. Previously he served as in charge of Uber's rider growth team.
Richmond Virginia - Washington D.C - Virginia ; Reston Virginia ; Charlottesville Virginia ; Herndon Virgi, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Life Science • Oncology • Online Social • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine)
Seed-Stage Venture Capital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile
Chief Technology Officer at COSIMO Venture Partners