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Boca Raton - Florida, U.S.A. - Canada - Israel
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Future Of Work • Mobile Apps • LegalTech • Mobility • Consumer • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
We invest in promising, capital efficient, post-revenue startups raising Seed or Series A rounds. More info here: http://www.forefrontvp.com
Not Interested In
This article provides some insights about why we choose not to invest in certain companies: https://goo.gl/ZoZwtz.
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Payments • Mobile Apps • Consumer • Woman Focused
VP of Messenger, Facebook Inc.
Co-Founder at NFX
Mumbai Maharashtra, India - U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Mobile Apps
3x Entrepreneur, Angel Investor and Mentor
Sumit Gupta is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Boom. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at BASH Gaming. He also serves as Advisor at Rolocule Games. Previous to BitRhymes, he was VP Strategy and Business Development at Monetize Media. Previous to that, he was founding team member at Business Signatures and played a key role in product and sales strategy, and eventually to a successful acquisition. He served as Advisor at MyActivityPal. He is an Angel Investor. He holds an MS (Master of Science) from the University of Missouri. He also has a BS (Bachelor of Science) from the Indian Institute of Technology.
London - New York City (NY) - Sydney Australia - Tokyo Japan - Vancouver Washington - Waterloo Canada - Quebec Canada - Montreal Qc Canada - Toronto On Canada - Canada, Canada
Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Human Resources • Mobile Apps
Co-Founder & Partner at Real Ventures
Co-Founder & Partner at Real Ventures
San Francisco California - Los Angeles California - Menlo Park (CA), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Mobile Apps
Managing Partner, Valley Capital Partners
Managing Partner, Valley Capital Partners
Steve is the Managing Partner at Valley Capital Partners, an early stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. VCP partners with exceptional entrepreneurs solving hard problems in huge addressable markets that require intense curiosity, intellectual depth, and often, science and deep technology. Prior to Valley Capital Partners, Steve was a three time VC-backed founder and operator, taking each company from concept to scale, all the way through to exit. He was also an active angel investor for many years and served on the boards of several tech companies as an independent director. "Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda
London, U.K. - France
Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • Mobile Apps
CEO and Co-founder at BlaBlaCar
Co-Founder & CEO
Nicolas Brusson is a Co-Founder of BlaBlaCar and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He leads the company's global operations and international growth. He drives BlaBlaCar's corporate development and has successfully led the company's various rounds of financing and acquisitions. He is a strong supporter of autonomous local teams and acqui-hire, a strategy he implemented to expand BlaBlaCar's footprint to a global scale. Prior to joining BlaBlaCar, he worked for several startups in Silicon Valley during the 2000 boom, before moving on to executive and investor roles, including that of being a Venture Capitalist in London. He holds an MBA in Finance & Entrepreneurship from INSEAD, a Masters in Optics from Ecole Superieure d'Optique and a Masters in Applied Physics from Paris XI University. He also holds a Ph.D. in Optoelectronics from the Universite Paris Sud. He is also an active angel investor. He also serves as Board Member at SIDE Capital.
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)
Alex Euler serves as Investment Director at Center for Innovative Technology Gap Funds. He is also an angel investor. He also serves as Board Member at Virginia Biotechnology Association. He joined CIT in 2011 and is responsible for deal sourcing, due diligence and closing seed and early stage investments. Prior to CIT, he was the Director of the Advantage Incubator at bwtech@UMBC and program manager for the Northrop Grumman Cync Program where, in addition to identifying and recruiting innovative cybersecurity companies for the program, he provided business mentorship and capital access services to entrepreneurs and worked to cultivate strategic relationships with various stakeholders, including investors. Prior to managing the incubator program, Alex spent several years at MdBio - one of the largest biotechnology trade associations in the nation, where he led a number of initiatives designed to assist nearly 300+ emerging bioscience member companies. Alex has also been involved with several start-ups over the years in both the life sciences and social media as either an early employee or co-founder. Alex holds a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UMBC, studied biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, and is an MBA candidate at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. He has been an author on several scientific papers in a diversity of areas from molecular biology to physical chemistry and spectroscopy.
Krakow Poland - San Francisco California - California - U.S.A., United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Gaming (& eSports) • Mobile Apps
CEO & Co-Founder at Silvair, Inc
Rafal Han is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Silvair. He also serves as a Business Advisor at Duckie Deck and Lingapp. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer at Hanbright. He has a Masters degree in Environmental Science from Jagiellonian University in 1999.
New York New York - New York - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Advertising • Analytics • Developer tools • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
Rick Webb serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Timehop. Earlier he served as a Venture Partner at Quotidian Ventures. Previously he served as a CEO at Secret Clubhouse LLC.
Venice California ; Los Angeles California ; California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • AR/VR • Developer tools • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Consumer • Productivity
Richard Wolpert is a Co-Founder and serves as Chairman at HelloTech. He also serves as an Advisor at Jukin Media. Wolpert is also a Venture Advisor at Wonder Ventures. He also serves as Venture Advisor at Zuma Ventures. Wolpert is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Big Monday. He serves as a Venture Partner at Amplify.LA. He also serves as Venture Advisor at Accel. He has been a pioneer in the fields of consumer digital media and entertainment for several years. He is the Founder of Chance Technologies, technology development, and investment portfolio focused on technologically driven entertainment ventures including GameSpy, GameFly, Smilebox, LookOut, Mob.ly, AdECN, Universal Audio, Zetta Systems, Digital Map Products, Intent.com, and AudioMill. He served as President of Disney Online from 1996-98, where he was responsible for the business and creative strategy for the company. During his tenure, he oversaw all aspects of Disney Online's internet initiatives, including the Web's most popular family website, Disney.com, as well as the development and successful operation of The Disney Store Online, Disney's prosperous e-commerce business, and Disney's Daily Blast. From 1984-94, he founded and developed several thriving technology companies, including After Hours Software, Bit Jugglers, and Mind Over Technology, among others. Many of these companies have since successfully merged with or were acquired by, industry giants such as Adobe Systems, Compaq/HP and RealNetworks. Richard began his career at Apple Computer in 1984, where he was involved in the early development of the Macintosh. He has taught classes at both Stanford and UCLA, and he is a Board Member for the Los Angeles Chapter of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, where he is the Founder of CCFA's camps. He also serves on the board of the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television and on the Board of Governors for Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Richard earned his degree in Math and Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. He also serves as Venture Partner at Amplify.LA. Wolpert is also an Angel Investor. He also served as an Advisor at Act One Ventures. He holds a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Woman Focused
General Partner, LDV Capital
Most Interested In
Investing in people building visual technology businesses with deep domain expertise, passion to solve problems and the entrepreneurial DNA to succeed.
Not Interested In
We only invest in Visual Technologies which typically leverage computer vision, machine learning and artificial intelligence across the full tech stack for businesses or consumers.
@ldv-labs, @ldv-capital, Founder @digital-railroad, Mentor: 500startups, Seedcamp, NYSeed, Tetuan Valley [Madrid] , Mindthebridge.org [Italy], Techpeaks
Los Angeles California - California - U.S.A., United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Consumer
Consultant, Strategic Investments, Mentor
Life is a video game with no respawn.
San Francisco California - California - U.S.A., United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Productivity
Co-founder & CEO Skyflow Privacy Vault
Investor in @nutanix @pubnub @algolia etc. Previously, VP @salesforce , PM/Engg @oracle-corporation. BTech, MS in CS.
LatAm (Latin ) - San Diego - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Mobile Apps • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
US, Delaware C-Corps, pre-seed, seed, post-product, post-revenue
Not Interested In
startups lacking diversity
San Francisco California - Istanbul Turkey, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Developer tools • Mobile Apps
VC & Columnist & Kauffman Fellow
Dilek DAYINLARLI is founder and Managing Partner of ScaleX Ventures.
New York City, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Mobile Apps
CEO / Founder, Upstage Ventures
Mark Wachen is the Founder and serves as Managing Director at Upstage Ventures. He also serves as Managing Director at DreamIt Ventures. He also serves as Board Member at Veritonic. He was the Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Optimost. He is the founder of Optimost, the company that pioneered multivariate testing and optimization on the Internet, and he served as CEO for the company up until its acquisition by Interwoven in November 2007 for $52 million. Hee also served as an Advisor at Acorn. Before his entrepreneurial successes, he worked for seven years at Sony overseeing a variety of Internet initiatives. He was the CEO of Indimi, a company majority-owned by Sony. While there, he spearheaded the acquisitions of InfoBeat, AdTools, and DailyRating. He was Vice President of Online Ventures for Sony Music, where he directed online initiatives, including Sony Music's investments in Spinner (acquired by AOL for $300 million), and the launch of the Sony Music Online Website in 1994. Mark has an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College.
San Francisco California - California - U.S.A., United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Human Resources • Mobile Apps
Co-Founder & CEO at Bond. Ex-Twilio, Mapbox, SuccessFactors, Goldman Sachs.
COO Cloud @sap, BizOps @successfactors, Head of West Coast Software Investment Banking @goldman-sachs, Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Human Resources • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Entrepreneur, CEO, Board Member | Stanford Board Trustee | Henry Crown Fellow | World Economic Forum YGL
Entrepreneur, Board Member, Investor | Stanford Board Trustee |
Lily Sarafan serves as Chief Executive Officer at Home Care Assistance. She is a Board member of Counsyl and Thumbtack. She is an Advisor of Kambria.
Berkeley California - California - U.S.A., Turkey
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Mobile Apps
Co-Founder at Yeni Nesil Kafası
Erkmen is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Financial Officer at FlightRecorder. He is an Angel Investor of FlightRecorder. He is a Board Member of TeamSQL.
San Francisco California - Mexico - Colombia - Chile - Argentina - Costa Rica - New York (NY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • Advertising • Mobile Apps
Managing Director at Techstars Boulder Accelerator
Atherton California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Sales (& Marketing) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile Apps • Investment Management • Mobile
Hasso Platner Institute of Design (d.school), Stanford University; Lacuna Technologies
Hasso Platner Institute of Design (d.school), Stanford University; Lacuna Technologies