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) - New York New York ; New York - U.S.A., U.S.A.
PropTech • Real Estate (& Construction)
All PropTech, all the time.
Principal @gotham-ventures
Previously @canaan-partners @aol-ventures @learn-capital
@kauffman-fellows-program @insite Fellow
@columbia-business-school MBA
San Francisco California - Los Angeles California - Venice Italy, United States
IT (& TMT) • Media • Entertainment (& Sports) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management • Mobile • Restaurants
ex-Entrepreneur and Seed-Stage investor in LA
ex-Entrepreneur and Seed-Stage investor in LA
Brian Garrett is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Crosscut. Brian is very active in the Los Angeles start-up community and currently works actively with the following companies: GumGum, Verve Mobile, Reaction Commerce, Jyve, Sales Pro Quo, The BlackTux, Narvar, Omaze, Robin Care, Foray, Fuzzy, Umbra Lab, Fastdata.io and Saber es Poder. With over 20 years of both investing and operating/entrepreneurial experience, Brian tries to bring humility and empathy to the lonely plight of starting and scaling start-up companies and works tirelessly to help his entrepreneurs succeed. Prior to co-founding Crosscut, Brian was a Partner at Palomar Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, California. Mr. Garrett joined Palomar in 2001 and played an active role in managing and investing two funds over 6 years totaling more than $400 million. While at Palomar, he was the sponsor of and/or an active board member in nine Palomar portfolio companies, including successes such as Entone (a video on demand company that sold to Harmonic), Lombardi (business process management software that sold to IBM) and Datallegro (data warehouse appliance company sold to Microsoft in 2008). Prior to Palomar, Brian was the Director of Business Development at Niku Corporation. Prior to Niku, Brian worked at a boutique strategy consulting firm called R.B. Webber & Company. Brian worked with numerous early-stage technology companies including CommerceOne, Inktomi, Sagent, Aurum and Broadbase. Brian received his MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business and he graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. Specialties: Entrepreneurial focus: Fashion/Tech/Media/Commerce. Investing Focus: Crosscut focuses primarily on seed-stage opportunities in consumer/digital media across Southern California.
San Francisco Bay Area - Woodside, California - , U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Businesses Solutions • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Local commerce • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Founder & growth exec from zero through IPO. Now early-stage VC
Most Interested In
Marketplaces, SaaS, consumer internet, and most importantly: amazing founders.
Not Interested In
Most direct-to-consumer products, pure biotech (software okay), most hardware (unless commodity hardware using software/data).
Los Altos California - San Carlos, California - San Francisco, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
PropTech • Real Estate (& Construction)
Managing Partner at JLL Spark
Most Interested In
Primary focus is strategic investments either directly relevant to JetBlue or disruptive of JetBlue's ecosystem, including hotels, airports and ground transportation
Not Interested In
If it isn’t travel, transportation or hospitality, it isn’t in scope for us. Pre-seed: happy to chat but unlikely to invest initially. Outside of North America is possible but the bar is higher
Palo Alto (CA) - San Francisco California ; Palo Alto California ; California - U.S.A. - Redwood City, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Cannabis • Food & Beverage • Human Resources • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Film Production (& Distribution)
Aayush Phumbhra is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer of Nectar. Previously, he was a Co-Founder and Vice President of Chegg.com. He drove Chegg.com's growth, spreading the service to more and more college campuses and leading in the development of strategic business relationships. Prior to the founding of Chegg.com, he was an analyst at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and a management and technology consultant at BearingPoint. Before he moved to the United States in 2001, he launched two companies in his native India, one of which focused on Web and graphic design. Phumbhra holds an MBA in Marketing and Accounting from Iowa State University. He is also an Angel Investor.
Boston (MA) - London - New York (NY) - Chicago (IL) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • AR/VR • Future Of Work • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction) • Mobility
Investor| early Uber, Ethos, App Annie
New York City (NY) - Founded in 2003, Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York, New York, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Mobile Apps • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management • Mobile • Online Social
Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures
San Francisco (CA) - Palo Alto, California - within the information technology, life sciences - U.S.A., United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management • Mobile • Oil & Gas (& Mining)
Board Member at Turing Labs Inc.
Board Member at Turing Labs Inc.
Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Most Interested In
Labor marketplaces and vertical markets. Vertical markets might include real estate, education, construction, healthcare, or any other large market that has been resistant to change.
Not Interested In
I've made a lot of SaaS investments in the past, but I'm interested in software companies that have a distribution hook.
Düsseldorf, Germany
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Real Estate (& Construction)
Investment Professional bei Avedon Capital Partners - Growth & Private Equity
Investment Professional bei Avedon Capital Partners - Growth & Private Equity
New York City (NY) - Valley California - Palo Alto California - Menlo Park California - Lake City Utah - - Las Vegas Nevada - San Francisco, California - AgTech - E - Fintech - Local commerce, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Real Estate (& Construction)
Partner @homebrew. Formerly VP Product at @twitter, ex-Google PM, ex-Partner at @battery-ventures. Penn educated. Vegas raised.
San Francisco California - London - New York City (NY) - Seoul South Korea - Tokyo Japan - Valley California - Boston Massachusetts - Palo Alto California - Seattle Washington - Los Angeles California - Mountain View California, U.S.A.
PropTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
CEO and Founding Partner at 500 Startups
San Francisco (CA) - New York City (NY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Advertising • Analytics • Real Estate (& Construction)
Founding Partner at Zigg Capital
Cupertino, California - Palo Alto California ; California - U.S.A. - 650 - 408 - New York - CA - San Mateo - Sacramento - San Bruno - Kingston - Tampa, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Payments • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Online Social • Consumer
Early Stage Investor focusing on Pre Product Market Fit
Ms. Yun-Fang Juan is the Founder of Brighter Capital. Ms. Yun-Fang Juan is an Angel Investor. Ms. Yun-Fang Juan Co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Fundastic. Previously, she was the Chief Scientist at Soldsie, a social commerce startup that helps small business owners sell on Facebook. She worked for Facebook for five years. She started as one of the founding engineers of Facebook Ads. Prior to Facebook, she worked for Yahoo! For 6 years on search, data mining and ab testing framework. She graduated with a BS in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University and a MS in operations research from UC Berkeley. She serves as Venture Partner at Leadout Capital.
San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Menlo Park, California - Tel Aviv (Israel), United States
PropTech • Education • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • CleanTech • Web Security (& Privacy) • Real Estate (& Construction)
Private Investor; Co-Founder & Partner Emeritus, DCM Ventures; US NVCA Chair (2008-09)
LP/Advisor at Ten Eleven Ventures
San Francisco California - Menlo Park California - - Palo Alto (CA) - Boston (MA) - Redwood City, California - Founded in 1970, CRV is a venture capital firm headquartered in Pal, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Most Interested In
Deep learning / AI meets biology and chemistry. I am focused on products that accelerate breakthroughs in biological sciences that allow for new products that help peoples lives through huge advancements in health. An example investment we have made is in Freenome.
Not Interested In
Not interested in anything outside of this area. Not interested in digital health that involves behavior modification programs.
George Zachary serves as General Partner at Charles River Ventures. He is also a Board Member of CoTap and Crushpath. Zachary led the Nintendo 64 development business at Silicon Graphics, managed sales and marketing for virtual reality pioneer VPL Research, and served as a product marketer at CATS Software. He is on the board of Stanford SSE, Stanford's StartX and is an advisor to the X PRIZE Foundation. Zachary earned a joint BS from MIT and MIT Sloan.
Mountain View California - San Francisco, California - Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - London - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco, Californi, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Developer tools • Real Estate (& Construction) • Consumer
Founder: Practical Venture Capital, 500 Startups
Most Interested In
Later stage investments
Houston, Texas - New York (NY) - Houston (TX) - Menlo Park (CA) - Menlo Park California ; New York New York ; San Francisco California United S, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Local commerce • Real Estate (& Construction) • Online Social
Founder & CEO at Amplo
Principal & Co-Head Seed @new-enterprise-associates, alum @stanford, investor in @pinterest @robinhood @fiscalnote @snapdeal @andela; Forbes 30u30
San Francisco, California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Web Security (& Privacy) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management
Founder & Managing Partner at Blumberg Capital
Founder & Managing Partner at Blumberg Capital
San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA) - Seattle (WA) - Atlanta (GA) - New York (NY) - San Diego (CA) - Montreal, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Future Of Work • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Online Social
Venture Partner at JSV
Most Interested In
I love marketplaces, especially ones that enhance productivity, lower costs, and have big moats. Founding team at oDesk and Rev. Investor OfferUp, Alto Pharmacy, Crexi, and more.
Not Interested In
I love SaaS too, but better to pitch one of my partners Pete Solvik or Greg Gretsch. I don't do much pre-launch either.
Managing Director @jsv , 4th @odesk, cofounder / board @rev, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology.
San Francisco California - Hong Kong - Israel - Palo Alto California - China - South East, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Real Estate (& Construction)
General Partner S28 Capital / Young Global Leader at World Economic Forum / Honorary Trustee Peking University
Kent Ho is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at s28 Capital. He also is an Angel Investor. He was a Co-Founder and served as Managing Partner at Harbor Pacific Capital. He focuses on investments in digital media and helps oversee the firm's investment efforts in the United States and China. Upon graduating from Duke, Kent worked at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco in the Private Wealth Management division advising high net worth families and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Kent received an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in Economics and a Certificate in the Markets and Management Program from Duke University. He serves as a Board Member at Eden.
Seattle, Washington, United States
PropTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Gaming (& eSports) • Real Estate (& Construction)
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.