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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 of finding the right partner.
Newcastle upon Tyne - San Francisco California - Costa Mesa California - Los Angeles California - Ontario California - Toronto On Canada - New York City (NY) - Denver (CO) - Seattle (WA) - Austin (TX), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Developer tools • Mobile Apps • Online Social • Consumer
Founder & General Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures
Most Interested In
Ecommerce, Marketplaces, Platforms, Products
San Francisco California - Los Altos (CA) - Menlo Park, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Food & Beverage • Online Social
Venture Partner at Lobby Capital
Boulder, Colorado - Charlotte (NC) - Boston (MA) - Indianapolis (IN) - Seattle (WA) - Denver (CO) - San Francisco (CA) - New York (NY) - Boulder (CO), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Managing Director at Foundry
San Francisco, California - Consumer products - Entertainment & sports - Games - Gaming/eSports - Media/content - Social mobile, U.S.A.
Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Gaming (& eSports) • Messaging • Online Social • Consumer
Managing Director | Transcend Fund
Most Interested In
Games, esports, and digital media
Business & Corporate Development • Founder @qbiquity • Exec roles at @playfish, @gree
San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile
VP Partnerships at Sapho (Acquired by Citrix) / Angel Investor
Partner at Canaan
Most Interested In
frontier tech; deep tech investments including AI / ML, IoT, Space and Robotics, as well as enterprise and infrastructure software
New York City, United States
Retail (& E-Commerce) • Insurance (& InsurTech)
General Partner at Canaan
invests in startups that are changing the world with code in the FinTech (& Financials services), e-commerce and frontier tech sectors + built Canaan’s investment thesis in insurance and passionate about companies that re-imagine how financial services products are purchased and sold
San Francisco (CA) - New York (NY), U.S.A.
Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Nikhil Kalghatgi serves as Partner at CoVenture. He also serves as Venture Advisor at Green Sands Equity. He formerly served as Partner at Vast Ventures. He is a partner at Vast Ventures, investing in world-positive early-stage and late-stage companies. He has invested across technology including space exploration, healthcare, energy, software, and transportation. Recent investments include Elon Musk's Hyperloop and Peter Diamandis's Planetary Resources. Nikhil previously worked at SoftBank Capital where the portfolio included Alibaba, FitBit, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and many more. Nikhil also founded Partner 6, a hedge fund focused on large-cap, value-based strategies and joined the founding team of Localytics building mobile analytics. Nikhil spent several years as an engineer in the military intelligence sector before completing his MBA at Harvard Business School. Nikhil started and hosts the Necker Summit with Richard Branson on his island, where he brings together global leader and innovators from early to late stages of entrepreneurship to inspire ideas and products that create a different kind of billionaire - one who impacts a billion people.
San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco, California - San Francisco California ; California - U.S.A. - - Global, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Developer tools • Mobile Apps • Consumer
Dr. Elad Gil is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chairman at Color Genomics. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Color Genomics. He served as the Vice President of Corporate Starategy for Twitter. He was also Co-Founder and served as Chief Executive Officer at Mixer Labs / GeoAPIBefore GeoAPI.com. He has a long standing interest in location based services and mobile. He co-founded Google's Mobile Team where he was the first PM on Google Mobile Maps and was involved with the Android acquisition. Prior to Google, he worked at 3 venture backed startups and at McKinsey. He has a Ph.D. from MIT. He is currently an investor and advisor to a number of mobile and social media startups. He is an Advisor of Origami Logic, Bitwise and Anchorage.
Menlo Park, California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Director, Firefly Aerospace /
Managing Partner at Kilonova Capital
Technology Special Situations
Sydney Australia, Australia
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science
Managing General Partner at Pick & Shovel Ventures, Non Executive Director
Chief Executive Officer at Tractor Ventures, Investor & Advisor
Geek turned business guy. Investor, advisor & mentor. Since '96 I have: - been a software developer, mostly on the web. - ran a hosting company. - co-founded and exited (with varying degrees of success) 5 tech startups. (River Dynamics, YourWeb, ProcessGo, Wattcost, DoneSafe). - become a partner at Lookahead Search, opened and ran the Melbourne office. - directed Founder Institute for two semesters in Melbourne. - was the President then Treasurer of Ruby Australia. - made 11 early stage investments (Pin Payments, Practice Ignition, Buildkite, Gyde, Hava, Teamsquare, Mentor Loop, Spaceship financial, CodeLingo, Making Things, Taggd). - helped Blackbird Ventures with deal flow - Invested in and mentored with StartMate since 2017 Sydney batch, Partner since MEL17 - joined the Amazon AWS Startup team in Melbourne, VC BD. - formed Pick & Shovel, Australia’s first Revenue Based investment fund. My goal is to connect dots, to help people with the others in my network. I have a specific interest in companies that allow software development teams to be as focussed as possible. Contact details at: http://matta.io/
Los Angeles (CA) - San Francisco (CA), United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Future Of Work • Payments
Founder Startup Mavericks & Maverick Investment Properties, Chair Band of Angels LA
Most Interested In
Fintech, Cleantech, Biotech, & Real Estate Tech
Not Interested In
Open to learning & investing in all industries.
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.
Bengaluru India - San Francisco (CA) - - India - Valley California - San Francisco California - California United, United States
IT (& TMT) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • Gaming (& eSports)
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.
New York (NY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Advertising • Analytics • Online Social • Consumer
Digital marketer turned first-check investor. Focused on early stage DTC, AdTech, + NextGen Commerce.
Most Interested In
Focused on: + DTC (subscription where subscription makes sense and/or fixing broken buying process) + AdTech (not tools sold to marketers / agencies but tech that is disruptive, unlocking new ad networks, and/or makes advertising 10x more effective) + NextGen Commerce (changing the way people shop online or offline; marketplaces)
Not Interested In
-HealthTech -InsureTech -PropTech Love founders outside the US but not currently set up to be able to engage with them unfortunately.
San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Los Angeles (CA) - Boston / New England - Baltimore (MD) - Washington (DC) - Miami (FL) - New York City (NY), U.S.A.
Media • BioTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Developer tools • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Venture Capitalist | Managing Partner at SoGal Ventures
*** Startup pitch decks, press inquiries, and speaking requests can be sent directly to Elizabeth@sogalventures.com ***
Elizabeth is the co-founder and Managing Partner of two start-up venture capital firms, SoGal Ventures and A-Level Capital, which have collectively advised and invested in over 90 startups.
Elizabeth is also Co-President of the SoGal Foundation, a non-profit on the mission to redefine the next generation of diverse founders and funders through a global chapter community education model with SoGal Chapters in over 50 cities across 6 continents.
Elizabeth and her SoGal Ventures business partner Pocket Sun have been featured in numerous online, print, and video publications including: New York Times, WSJ, Fortune, Forbes, CNBC, BBC World News, Financial Times. Fast Company, Inc., Entrepreneur, SWAAY, The Straits Times, Channel News Asia, The Business Times, Sina, CrunchBase News, etc.
Elizabeth has received the honor of being recognized as Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women, Forbes 30U30 in Venture Capital, JP Morgan Diversity Champion Award, TechWeek 100 Innovative Investor, and NYC 33U33.
Additionally, Elizabeth is involved in innovation through her roles as:
-Faculty member at the School of Visual Arts MFA Products of Design graduate program
-Global keynote speaker on the topics of venture capital, cross-border business, diversity and inclusion, and venture design
Prior to graduate studies, as a Strategy and Operations Consultant at Deloitte Consulting, Elizabeth focused her attention on developing long-term strategy for a variety of large healthcare clients. She contributed to business development efforts leading to over $200M of new work.
Elizabeth is a proud alumnus of Georgetown University, London School of Economics, Johns Hopkins University & Maryland Institute College of Art.
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
San Francisco California - Oakland (CA) - Seattle Washington - Washington - U.S.A., United States
IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports)
Co-Founder at Tari Labs
Naveen Jain is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Viome. Jain Founded and also served as Board Member at Intelius.He is also the Founder of Blucora. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Chairman at Moon Express. He is a Co-Founder at Talentwise. He also serves as Board Member at Singularity University and as a Board Member at Extend America.
New Delhi India - New York (NY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Advertising • Online Social • Consumer
Nihal Mehta serves as Founding General Partner at Eniac Ventures. He is also the Founding Partner at India Internet Fund. He also served as Member of Advisory Board at Blue Cloud Ventures. He serves as an Advisor at Inter Mobile Ventures. Nihal has several years experience in innovating marketing technologies through founding five startups to date. Nihal is currently the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of LocalResponse, which helps marketers respond to real-time consumer intent. Prior to LocalResponse, (which pivoted from buzzd, a leading real-time city guide), Nihal founded ipsh!, one of the first full-service mobile marketing agencies in 2001, which he sold to Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) in 2005. Nihal is a noted expert in the emerging adoption of mobile technologies for media properties and consumer brands. Named one of the "25 People Every New Founder Should Meet in New York Tech" and a top "25 Up-And-Coming Startup CEO in New York" in 2012 by Business Insider, a 2012 AlwaysOn "Power Player NYC," a top 10 NYC 'Game Changer' in the 2010 New York Enterprise Report, one of twenty RCR Wireless News 'Mobile Movers and Shakers' in 2008, a BusinessWeek 'M-Commerce Baron' in 2006 and named one of AdAge's 'Top 20 Marketers in Their 20s' in 2005. Nihal graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Philosophy and a BSE in Computer Science. He is also an Angel Investor. He also serves as a Board Member at Alloy. He served as Board Member and Advisor at Lokast and as an Advisor at Findable. He is also an Angel Investor.
New York City (NY) - San Francisco California - Boulder Colorado - Palo Alto (CA), United States
Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy)
Founder and Managing Director at Costanoa Ventures
Founder, Managing Director, Costanoa Venture Capital. Early stage investor. Managing Director, Sutter Hill. 1st Prod Manager, wrote 1st bus. plan at Netscape.
Los Angeles California - Denver, Colorado - San Francisco (CA) - Redwood City, California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Online Social
Co-Founder and CEO at Exer Labs, Inc.
Co-Founder and CEO at Exer Labs, Inc.
Veteran Entrepreneur & Investor: @signiavc @plyfe @haulerdeals @4info etc | Philanthropist: @palindromeadv climateX @asasafterschool @unfoundation @sfspca
Menlo Park California - Seattle Washington - Oakland California - Berkeley California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Advertising • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Local commerce • Payments
Founder & General Partner at Commerce Ventures
Most Interested In
Interested in technology-based, digital innovations that will help shape the future of Retail and Financial Services.
San Francisco California - Valley California - Mountain View California - Menlo Park, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Local commerce • Payments • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Online Social
Most Interested In
XG Ventures® is focused primarily on the consumer internet, including the mobile, video, gaming, social media, and online media sectors.
Not Interested In
healthcare