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) - Washington (DC) - Boston (MA) - New York (NY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Analytics • Future Of Work • Logistics (& Distribution) • Real Estate (& Construction)
Most Interested In
Technologies that convert analog workflow to digital and that are located in Boston, NY, Philadelphia and Washington DC.
Not Interested In
We are sector agnostic but no life science or medical equipment.
Jeffrey Silverman is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at Laconia Capital Group. Silverman served as Board Member at New York Angels. Silverman also is a Co-Founder at Operating Venture Capital. He has over 20 years of experience building early stage media and technology companies and has been involved in all aspects of business management. Silverman assists his entrepreneurs with all aspects of their business, including strategic planning, business development, sales, marketing, and operations. Laconia's portfolio investments include TripleLift, Wymsee, ALICE and C3 Metrics. Prior to founding Laconia, Silverman spent seven years as the CEO and President of Integrated Color Solutions (ICS), a B-to-B software company which pioneered color accurate monitor proofing for the graphics arts industry, where Silverman was responsible for developing and implementing ICS's strategic and operating plans. During Silverman's tenure, ICS raised over $25 million in multiple rounds of financing from private equity investors and strategic alliances. Between 1997 and 2002, Silverman held several senior-level positions at DoubleClick, the leading provider of software tools designed for advertisers, markets, and web publishers to plan, execute, and analyze their marketing progra Silverman's positions included President of DoubleClick's Media Division for North America and VP of Global Sales and was also actively involved in identifying, evaluating, and selecting strategic business alternatives for DoubleClick's Media Division in the fast changing post Dot-Com Bubble marketplace. Silverman helped facilitate the successful sale of the Media Division to its competitor L90, which was later acquired by IAC. Silverman's early career included sales and marketing positions at TeleRep, CBS-TV, and Cover Concepts. Silverman received a BS in History from Tulane University and attended Columbia University's Executive Education Program. He is a member of Tulane's President's Advisory Council; a member of New York Angels, one of the country's leading angel investor organizations; the Vice-Chairman for the New York City-Southern NY Chapter of Multiple Sclerosis; a Board of Trustees member of the landmarked Park Avenue Armory, a nonprofit New York City cultural institution; a Board of Trustees member at Project Morry, a nonprofit year-round youth development organization. Silverman is also the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Connecticut grassroots environmental non-profit, Friends of the Lake.
London - It was founded in 2006 - Barcelona (Spain) - Berlin (Germany), United Kingdom
PropTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Real Estate (& Construction)
Partner at Molten Ventures
Seattle, Washington, United States
PropTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Gaming (& eSports) • Real Estate (& Construction)
Geoff Entress serves as Co-Founder & Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs. He serves as a Board member at WhitePages.com. He is a Co-Founder and serves as a Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs. He serves as Board Member at Hiya. He also served as Vice Chairman at Alliance of Angels.He is a Board Member at LiquidPlanner. In addition to his angel activities, he had spent the last two years as a Venture Partner at Voyager Capital and the eight years prior to that as an investment team member at Madrona Venture Group. He currently sits on the board of directors of drugstore.com (NASDAQ GM: DSCM) and several private companies. He is a graduate of The University of Michigan Law School, the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Notre Dame.
London United Kingdom - U.K., United Kingdom
PropTech • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Gaming (& eSports) • Real Estate (& Construction)
Shukri Shammas is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Initial Capital. Shukri is an entrepreneur with a passion for games, technology, finance and property. He is Partner and Co-Founder of Initial Capital and serves on both the Investment Committee and the board of the General Partner. Shukri is also Partner and Co-Founder of property development firm Summix. Previously, he was Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Co-Founder of Playfish, a leading developer of social games, up to the company's acquisition by Electronic Arts in November 2009. Before Playfish, he was Managing Director and Co-Founder of Macrospace which merged with Sorrent to become Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU), a global publisher of mobile games. Prior to Macrospace, he was Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Domainia, an Internet services provider, after starting his career at accounting firm Westbury Schotness. Current or former board roles on behalf of Initial Capital: Another Place, Armada, BravoCo, Dazzle Rocks, Divido, Gamee, Grey Area, Jist, Ministry of Games, Nexmo, OWLR, Peak, Quikkly, Superbitmachine, Supercell, Supersolid, Traplight Games. He served as the Board Member at miDrive. He holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the American College, London.
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
Seattle, Washington - Seattle Washington ; Washington - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • Real Estate (& Construction)
Chief Marketing Officer at Lighter Capital (jcolker@lightercapital.com)
San Francisco, California - Canada - Boston (MA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Education • AgroTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management • Mobile
New York City (NY) - AI - Analytics - Fintech - Gaming/eSports - Insurance, U.S.A.
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)
Most Interested In
Esports, Enterprise Saas, Real Estate, Insurance and Fintech
Not Interested In
Healthcare, gov tech, utility tech, ed tech
London - Singapore - Palo Alto California - Seattle Washington - San Francisco (CA) - ; Austin Texas ; Valley Califor, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • IT (& TMT) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Mobile Apps • Real Estate (& Construction) • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
Angel Investor and Serial Entrepreneur
Boston (MA) - San Francisco (CA) - New York City (NY) - Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Food & Beverage • Human Resources • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction)
Investor at Heartland Ventures
Chicago, Illinois - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • AR/VR • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Nanotechnology
Most Interested In
Real estate and proptech
San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area - 500 Startups is an accelerator - Global - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Real Estate (& Construction)
Most Interested In
Seed stage FinTech, globally.
Not Interested In
Adtech, hardware, social networks
Sheel Mohnot serves as Partner, FinTech at 500 Startups. Sheel leads fintech investments for 500, which is great because his startup experience includes founding 2 fintech companies with successful exits. He also runs a podcast called The Pitch (http://thepitch.vc) where founders pitch investors.
Paris - France, France
PropTech • Education • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Future Of Work • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Messaging • Real Estate (& Construction)
Christophe Courtin is the Founder & serves as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Courtin Investment. He was the Founder and served as the Chief Executive Officer at Groupe Santiane. He founded several companies, of which the most emblematic is the Santiane Group, a leading health insurance broker and winner of the 2012 "Entrepreneur of the Year Award" in the Innovation category. Christophe Courtin holds a Master's degree in IT Management and Project Management, and began his entrepreneurial journey early. In 1999, as a 20 year old student, Christophe started his first venture : an e-learning company targeting college students. In 2001, Christophe founded Best-Price, which he sold successfully in 2002. In 2006, as he was working in the Insurance industry and knew the disruptive potential of the Internet, Christophe founded Santiane.fr, an innovative health insurance aggregator and wholesaler that became in a matter of five years the #1 distributor of health insurance online. The Santiane Group was sold to BlackFin Capital Partners in 2015. Christophe Courtin retains a minority stake and is, to this day, a member of the board. As of September 2015, the Santiane Group had 350 employees based on 3 locations (Paris, Nice, Casablanca) and posted a â¬50m annual revenue for 2015. With his experience of "serial entrepreneur" and good understanding of the Capital Development industry, Christophe started the Courtin Investment fund in October 2015. The fund offers consulting and financing opportunities to ambitious entrepreneurs in order to help them achieve success. Since Septembre 2016, Christophe has been a shareholder and a parter in Day One Entrepreneurs & Partners' startup incubator. As such, he is a board member alongside other investors and entrepreneurs such as the Leclercq family (owners of Decathlon Group). Founded by Michel de Guilhermier and Juan Hernandez, Day One Entrepreneurs & Partners is a leading player in the French startup scene. To date, the fund has invested in over forty startups including Running Heros, GuestApp, ZenChef, FioulReduc, Morning Group and Ector.
San Francisco, California - Sydney, Australia - London, United Kingdom
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Education • AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Sales (& Marketing) • CleanTech • Gaming (& eSports) • GovTech • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction)
I scale startups
San Francisco Bay Area - Menlo Park, California - New York (NY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management • Mobile
Most Interested In
Financial services (esp anything with unique customer target/ or acquisition strategy), new software in esoteric spaces (eg mortgage servicing), all things Insurance
Los Angeles (CA) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Future Of Work • Human Resources • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Recovering entrepreneur. Founder of @peoplepc, @spotrunner, @firefly-networks. Founding partner @tenoneten Ventures.
New York City (NY) - New York New York ; New York - U.S.A., U.S.A.
PropTech • Real Estate (& Construction)
Principal @gotham-ventures Previously @canaan-partners @aol-ventures @learn-capital @kauffman-fellows-program @insite Fellow @columbia-business-school MBA
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.
New York City (NY) - , U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction)
"New York's Archangel" —Forbes
Most Interested In
These days I'm focusing on platform plays, with a particular emphasis on PropTech/FinTech/SaaS. I'm typically part of the first money in, at "NY" valuations :)
Not Interested In
I tend to invest in a pretty limited area, so it won't be worth your while pitching me anything involving gaming, fashion, sports, food, life science, crypto, or media.
London - Madrid Spain - San Francisco, California - New York (NY) - San Francisco (CA) - Sao Paulo (Brazil) - Mexico (Mexico), United States
PropTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction)
Financial services investor and operator.
General Partner @ propel.vc. Veteran in financial services industry in both start-ups and large corporations.
San Francisco California - Los Altos California - Palo Alto, California - Burlingame, California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Local commerce • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Mobility • Consumer
Chi-Hua Chien is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Goodwater Capital. He is a Board Member at Care/of. He was a Board Member at Lithium Technologies. He serves as the Board Member at charity: water. Chien served as General Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. He joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 2007 and focuses on investments in consumer technology. Chi-Hua serves on the board of directors or works closely with the teams at Chegg (CHGG), Chill, textPlus, Karma Science (acquired by FB), Klout, Level, Path, Spotify, Twitter (TWTR) and Zaarly. Before coming to KPCB, Chi-Hua worked with Accel Partners as a venture advisor and associate. He originated Accel's investments in Facebook (FB) and AdECN (acquired by MSFT) and worked on the firm's investments in AdMob (acquired by GOOG), fbFund, Glam, Trulia (TRLA) and YuMe Networks. Before becoming an investor, Chi-Hua was an early employee or co-founder of four startups including Coremetrics (acquired by IBM), where he led the marketing and inside sales teams, served as interim CFO, and was appointed to the Office of the President. Previously he also served as the Board Member at Inspirato. He also serves as a Board member at Sweatcoin.