1. Applications solving large and non-obvious problems in data-intensive industries
2. ML-driven applications that have found a path to an initial data advantage and have the potential to create a definitive intelligence advantage
3. Business operations platforms for SMB vendors who have never had a good one, esp that are driven by mobile, esp that drive payment flow
4. Large-scale applications and HW/SW systems that sell into government
Not Interested In
I like to be surprised by things I think I may not be interested in and so try not to rule anything out.
Partner @venrock • Investor @claralending, @Centricient, @dataminr, @care, @gilt Groupe • Studied at @stanford-university, @university-of-oxford-2
Kyle Lui
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Los Angeles , Toronto..., U.S.A. - South Korea - Japan - China
Previous Investments
• Easy as Pi:
• Pivot:
$17000000 (Series A)
• Hims:
$100000000 (Series C)
• VIPThink:
$200000000 (Later stage VC)
• Maimai:
$75000000 (Later stage VC)
• LimeBike:
$50000000 (Later stage VC)
• Tiebaobei:
$50000000 (Later stage VC)
• Grin (e:
(scooters))
• Kespry Inc.:
$33000000 (Later stage VC)
• Theta Labs:
$12000000 (Other)
• Roomi:
$11000000 (Early stage VC)
• Scanwell:
$3500000 (Early stage VC)
• WeShine:
(Later stage VC)
• Mason Finance:
(Seed Round)
• Galixir:
• National Venture Capital Association:
• Bugcrowd:
(late stage)
• Aquabyte:
(early stage)
• Kepler Communications Inc.:
(mid stage)
• Focal Systems, Inc.:
(early stage)
• Roadster:
(mid stage)
• Directly:
(mid stage)
• Quizlet, Inc.:
• Grin Scooters:
(early stage)
• SoFi:
(mid stage)
• SigFig:
(late stage)
• ChoicePass:
(early stage)
• K-Zen:
(early stage)
• Payabli:
$20000000 (Series A)
• Payabli:
$8000000 (Seed)
• Nominal:
$9000000 (Seed)
• dataroomHQ:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Mendel.ai:
$40000000 (Series B)
• Mendel.ai:
$18000000 (Series A)
• Mendel.ai:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Mendel.ai:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Mendel.ai:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Honeycomb:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Fountain:
$85000000 (Series C)
• Fountain:
$23000000 (Series B)
• Amber Group:
$100000000 (Series B)
• Tempo:
$220000000 (Series C)
• Tempo:
$60000000 (Series B)
• Tempo:
$17000000 (Series A)
• Elemy:
$94000000 (Series A)
• Scanwell Health:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Dropbox DocSend:
$5000000 (Series Unknown)
• All Day Kitchens:
$15000000 (Series A)
• Calii:
(Pre Seed)
• Matterport:
$48000000 (Series D)
• Matterport:
(Series Unknown)
• Matterport:
$35000000 (Series C)
• Matterport:
$16000000 (Series B)
• Hims & Hers:
$100000000 (Series C)
• Atom Computing:
$5000000 (Seed)
• Shift:
$71000000 (Series D)
• Shift:
$38000000 (Series C)
• Shift:
$50000000 (Series B)
• Shift:
$24000000 (Series A)
• Lime:
$50000000 (Series B)
• Lime:
(Seed)
• TravelBank:
$25000000 (Series B)
• Fond:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Wrike:
$15000000 (Series B)
• Tapingo:
$22000000 (Series C)
• Eaze:
$2000000 (Seed)
Kyle Lui
Los Angeles - Toronto (Ontario) - Seattle - Boston - New York - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - South Korea - Japan - China
Vertical SaaS
Transactional Consumer
Real Estate Tech
Fin Tech
Check out more at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylelui/
Kyle Lui serves as Principal at DCM Ventures. He also is an Angel Investor. Prior to DCM Ventures, Kyle was the co-founder and CEO of ChoicePass, where he led product management, user acquisition, partnerships, sales and operations. ChoicePass was an enterprise perks and rewards SaaS company backed by prominent angel investors, and acquired by Salesforce.com and Rypple. At Salesforce, Kyle served as Director of Product Management on the founding product team for Work.com, growing the business to over 1,000 enterprise customers. Kyle is a frequent speaker at Salesforce's customer conferences and holds a patent on innovative systems and methods for delivering rewards in an on-demand SaaS environment.
Managing Director and Co-founder at Pioneer Square Labs
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.
Jerry Yang
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • 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) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Music • Investment Management • LegalTech • Mobile • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer • Oil & Gas (& Mining) • Industrials • Film Production (& Distribution) • Semiconductors
Description
Jerry Yang serves as Founding Partner at AME Cloud Ventures. Yang also serves as Special Partner at Neotribe Ventures. He serves as Investor of BirdEye. He also serves as an Independent Director at Workday and Advisor at Radius. He is the Founding Partner at AME Cloud Ventures. He serves as Board Observer and Senior Advisor at Didi Kuaidi. Since March 2012, he has worked with and invests in technology entrepreneurs as the founding partner of AME Cloud Ventures, his innovation investment firm. He is also a co-founder of Yahoo! Inc., where he served as a director from March 1995 to January 2012, and as Chief Executive Officer from June 2007 to January 2009. He also led Yahoo!'s investments in Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group Holding Limited, and he is a currently a director of Alibaba Group, where he has served on the board from October 2005 to January 2012 and from September 2014 to the present. He is also a director of Lenovo, Inc. where he has served on the board since November 2014. From July 2000 to November 2012, he was a member of Cisco Systems, Inc.'s Board of Directors, and he was a director of Yahoo! Japan from January 1996 to January 2012. He also is a director of various private companies and foundations. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where he served as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees from June 2005 until September 2016. He is also an Angel Investor. He serves as Board Member at Docker
Elizabeth Yin
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
I'm looking to invest in founders who execute with speed. Two areas that I'm looking at most right now include 1) Digital consumer health and 2) Decentralized software / Blockchain companies
Not Interested In
These are areas I do not invest in:
-Consumer apps that monetize through ads (i.e. lots of eyeballs / users)
-Games / gaming
-Pharma
-Energy devices (different from software)
-Security
-E-commerce (may selectively do 1-3 in this portfolio)
-Companies incorporated outside of US / CAN
• FLYR, Inc. (join our fast-growing team!):
(mid stage)
• Lendeavor:
(mid stage)
• Montage Ventures:
(mid stage)
• Plug and Play Tech Center:
(late stage)
• Sindeo:
(early stage)
• Unwritten Wines:
(early stage)
• Renren, Inc.:
(early stage)
• Caden:
$15000000 (Series A)
• Caden:
$6000000 (Seed)
• LendingHome:
$70000000 (Series C)
• AnthologyAI:
$15000000 (Series A)
• AnthologyAI:
$6000000 (Seed)
• Keyway:
$25000000 (Series A)
• Keyway:
$15000000 (Seed)
• Yuca:
$5000000 (Pre Seed)
• EasyKnock:
$12000000 (Series A)
• EasyKnock:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Upswing Health:
(Pre Seed)
• BacklotCars:
$5000000 (Seed)
• Poplar Homes:
$4000000 (Seed)
• FiscalNote:
$10000000 (Series C)
• FiscalNote:
$10000000 (Series B)
• Shiftgig:
$22000000 (Series B)
• Aspiration:
$16000000 (Series A)
• Plum Lending:
$10000000 (Series A)
• Blueboard:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Trucker Path:
$20000000 (Series A)
• Trucker Path:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Stocktwits:
$2000000 (Series Unknown)
• Kiavi:
$70000000 (Series C)
• Mercury Financial:
$35000000 (Series A)
• Motif:
$40000000 (Series E)
• Talech:
$4000000 (Series A)
• Fundrise:
$31000000 (Series A)
• SoFi:
$77000000 (Series B)
Matthew Murphy
Austin - New York - Los Angeles - San Francisco Bay Area - Miami - Seattle - Portland - Sao Paulo - Chicago - Boston - Salt Lake City - Menlo Park - California, U.S.A. - Brazil
How to connect with Angel Investors in the PropTech industry?
In the PropTech industry, angel investors such as Brendan Wallace, Brad Greiwe, and Spencer Rascoff are prominent figures. These investors are keen on startups that offer innovative solutions in property technology, real estate platforms, and smart buildings. Brendan Wallace, co-founder of Fifth Wall, invests in tech-driven real estate startups with a focus on sustainability and efficiency. Brad Greiwe, also a co-founder of Fifth Wall, looks for disruptive PropTech companies that can transform the real estate industry. Spencer Rascoff, co-founder of Zillow, invests in early-stage PropTech startups with high growth potential. To connect with these investors, attend PropTech conferences, real estate tech expos, and networking events such as MIPIM PropTech, CREtech, and Future PropTech. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to these investors. When pitching, emphasize how your solution addresses key challenges in the real estate industry, such as improving property management, enhancing tenant experience, or optimizing building operations. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as partnerships with real estate firms, user growth, or successful pilot projects. Building relationships through initial informal meetings or discussions at industry panels can help establish trust with these investors. Demonstrating the impact of your technology through case studies or pilot programs can also add credibility. Personalize your outreach by referencing the investor’s previous investments and explaining how your venture aligns with their interests. Demonstrating a sustainable business model with clear revenue streams, such as leasing, subscription fees, or service contracts, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from real estate experts can also enhance your credibility.
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