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investors from all around the world.
FinTech, Hardware, SaaS … we diversify our portfolio of
investors to give you the best chance to find startup investors.
San Francisco Bay Area - Austin - Boulder - Boston - Los Angeles - New York - Miami - Florida, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Advertising • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Messaging • Payments • Woman Focused
Co-Founder - Zelkova Ventures
Co-Founder - Zelkova Ventures & Uproot Wines
Most Interested In
We invest in early stage B2B SaaS. Areas we focus on include Marketing, Communications, Security, FinTech, Customer Service.
Early stage venture investor focused on technology around SaaS, Ecommerce and Social Media.
Los Angeles - New York - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Messaging • Online Social • Consumer
General Partner at Forerunner Ventures
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.
Menlo Park - San Mateo - Redwood City - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Local commerce • Messaging • Payments • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Founding Partner at Draper Associates
Social mobile, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Messaging • Nanotechnology • Online Social
Investment Director / VC Seed @ Bpifrance
Most Interested In
AI Health Mobile Deep Tech Genomics NBIC
Not Interested In
Ecommerce ICO
Denver - Los Angeles - Seattle - Boston - New York - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Messaging • Real Estate (& Construction) • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
I'm most interested in pre-seed and seed companies where there is incredible founder <> product <> market fit. I love working with founders who who have rare insight, conviction and commitment to tackle a problem/opportunity that's specifically important or personal to them.
Not Interested In
I am not interested in working with companies where I can't convince myself and the founder that I can add unique value.
New York - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Messaging • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Partner at Maven Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Sales (& Marketing) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Messaging • Payments • Robotics
Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media
Tim O'Reilly is the Founder and serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at O'Reilly Media. He also serves as Partner at O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and a Strategic Partner at Ekistic Ventures. He is an Advisor at Automat.ai. He is thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world. The company also publishes online through the O'Reilly Network and hosts conferences on technology topics. He holds a BA in Classics from Harvard University.
Los Altos - California, U.S.A.
Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Advertising • Local commerce • Messaging • Payments • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
Fintech Insurtech US businesses scaling in Asia/EU Asia/EU businesses looking to scale in the US
Not Interested In
Ag tech
Seattle Washington ; Washington - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Advertising • Messaging • Robotics • Online Social
Gary Rubens is the Founder and serves as President at Start It Labs. He serves as Advisor at 9Mile Labs. He is a Strategic Advisor at Visual Vocal. Rubens serves as Steering and Screening Committee Member at TiE Angels Group Seattle. He is a Co-Founder & served as the Chief Executive Officer, & President at Allied Trade Group. He also currently serves as President at DBS Worldwide. He is also currently the Owner and serves as an Advisor at i1 Biometrics. Gary is a Private Investor and Entrepreneur based in the Seattle area. With a diverse 25 years of experience in launching startups, business acquisition, commercial real estate investing and running large scale businesses, Gary is rich with insights, growth and business strategies. Gary was President/CEO of Architectural Details, Lighting Universe and ATG Stores, as well as a VP for Lowe's. Most recently, Gary's acquired start up i1 Biometrics provides sensored products for the sporting goods industry, helping to identify head injuries and trauma.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Messaging • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
I am the co-founder of The Refiners a Seed Fund designed specifically for foreign founders. I focus on investing in pre-seed and seed stage founders. Our bread-and-butter is investing in and supporting excellent founders who may just have an idea and a bare-bones MVP. I'm sector-agnostic / generalists - we've made investments in all areas from BtoC to BtoB.
Not Interested In
Bio tech, Med tech, Gaming, Clean tech, Dating
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Local commerce • Messaging • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Partner at BoxGroup
Palo Alto - California, U.S.A.
BioTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Messaging • Robotics • Consumer
Managing Partner at Amino Capital
Managing Partner at Amino Capital
Austin, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Advertising • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Messaging • Online Social
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.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Messaging • Payments • Online Social • Woman Focused
Entrepreneur and Investor
Co-founder of 8-Bit Capital, Founders Den, Nuzzel, and Friendster
Most Interested In
8-Bit Capital invests in startups that connect people and businesses in new ways
Jonathan Abrams is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Nuzzel. He serves as Advisor at Darwin Ventures. He is also an Angel Investor. He is a Co-Founder & serves as a Managing Partner at Founders Den. Previously, Jonathan was the founder and CEO of Socializr, Friendster, and HotLinks, and a software engineer at companies such as Netscape and Nortel. Jonathan is a mentor in Steve Blank's entrepreneurship classes at Stanford and Berkeley, a top-rated mentor at The Founder Institute, an advisor to AngelList and LeanLaunchLab, and has been extensively involved in the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial community for over ten years, including as a long-time member of the advisory board of the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE), co-chair of the SDForum Venture Finance SIG, moderator of the SVASE CTO Forum, and a judge for the Stanford Entrepreneur's Challenge business plan contest, the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition, the Stanford-Berkeley Innovators' Challenge, the Intel Challenge, and Start-Up Chile. He has a BS in Computer Science from McMaster University. He is an Angel Investor.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Local commerce • Messaging • Online Social
SVP @yahoo. Prev CEO @xobni (acq by Yahoo); co-founder @gizmo5 (acq by @google); angel inv in 50+ startups incl @beepi @luxe-1 @automatic @front; LP in 7 funds
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Developer tools • Local commerce • Messaging • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Sandy Kory serves as Managing Director at Horizon Partners (San Francisco). Prior to Horizon, he was Vice President, Director of New Media & Technology at Media Venture Partners, a boutique M&A advisory firm in San Francisco. He started and led MVP's New Media & Technology practice. At MVP, he worked on a number of transactions in the digital media and interactive marketing sectors, such as the sale of Freeverse to ngmoco, the largest M&A deal in the iPhone/iPod Touch apps sector. Prior to MVP, he was Vice President at Arbor Advisors, leading their highly successful entry into the digital media and interactive marketing industries. He advised clients in a number of industry-leading transactions, such as the sale of WorldClass Strategy to EducationDynamics, the sale of ReliableRemodeler.com to Quinstreet, the sale of Investopedia.com to Forbes Media, and the sale of Interest.com to Bankrate. He is a regular speaker at industry conferences, including Ad Tech and LeadsCon.
Mill Valley, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Messaging • Payments • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Husband, Father, Entrepreneur and Investor
Co-Founder Yes To Inc (Yes To Carrots)
New York - Los Angeles - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Messaging • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Woman Focused
Global Head Of Music at Roblox
Most Interested In
I focus on female founded consumer startups that are improving the way we live and making the best things in life accessible to more people domestically and around the world.
Not Interested In
Enterprise
Entrepreneur and Angel Investor. Father of 2. Recovering Media, Advertising and Mobile Exec. Interested in helping passionate founders where I can add value.
Boston, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Messaging
Co-Founder & CEO at York IE
Kyle York is an Angel Investor. He serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Dynamic Network Services. He also serves as Advisor at Bliss. He serves as the Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer for Internet Infrastructure Company, Dynamic Network Services, where he leads the overall sales, business development, customer service and marketing efforts for the company. He is responsible for the corporate strategy and positioning behind Dyn's rapid and aggressive expansion into the enterprise marketplace and eCommerce revenue growth. He is a co-founder of startup 1brand, sits on the Board of Directors for Growth Engine Company, Incutio, is Board Chair and President of tech incubator, abi Innovation Hub, and is a Board Advisor for web performance monitoring company, Catchpoint. He has been a speaker at Bentley University, St. Anselm's College, Southern New Hampshire University, Interop, Next Web Conference, eCommerce Expo and CloudCamp and is a a contributor for sales leadership blogs Selling Power and SalesSchool. He holds a BS in Marketing from Bentley University. He is a Board Member of Datanyze.