Find Robotics Investors

Nabeel Hyatt

Berkeley California - San Francisco, California - New York (NY) - Toronto (Ontario) - Los Angeles (CA) - Oakland (CA) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A. - Canada

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • AR/VR • Local commerce • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Mobile Apps

Description

General Partner at Spark Capital, Product Guy, Fmr Founder

Most Interested In

Primarily a consumer and marketplace investor, Nabeel seeks out entrepreneurs who develop that rare combination of design and technology to transform markets. He looks for products in which the underlying technology can be complex, but are presented as a simple, magical experience to the people who use them. This is more about characteristics of the company & founders than markets, so I spend time in everything from robotics to social media to hospitality to on demand economy.

Not Interested In

Not interested in non-product experiences, so deep enterprise software where the end consumer is not the buyer is likely not a fit.

Investor. Entrepreneur. Product Guy. Founder/CEO @conduit-labs. GM @zynga. Venture Partner @spark-capital

Michael Dempsey

Cambridge Massachusetts - Boston Massachusetts - New York City (NY), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense)

Description

General Partner at Compound

Most Interested In

Emerging categories with some level of commercial viability. Post-science project investing

Not Interested In

- Anything related to marketing automation or adtech - Marketplaces - VR content studios

Investing in Frontier Tech @rothenberg-ventures . Previously: Researched at @cb-insights-1 & invested at Crane Partners.

Dror Berman

San Francisco California - Palo Alto, California - Tel Aviv (Israel) - Palo Alto (CA), U.S.A. - Israel

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Robotics

Description

Dror Berman is a Co-Founding Partner at Innovation Endeavors. He is a Board Member of Vicarious Surgical. He is also a Board Member of Team8. Prior to joining Innovation Endeavors, he worked on global search products with Yahoo, spearheaded an R&D team at NICE Systems, and led business development for an Israeli CE retailer. Berman has an MBA from Stanford, and graduated cum laude in Computer Science and Bioinformatics from Ben Gurion University in Israel.

Chris Farmer

San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics

Description

Most Interested In

Co's that apply tech/data/AI to cut material costs out of large, non-traditional tech industries either via "full-stack" offerings or marketplaces. Robotics. Smart SaaS. Consumer applications (viral or transactional).

Not Interested In

Trad. software w/ limited data/network effects or long sales cycles to classic IT buyers. Hardware w/o recurring revenue. Incremental improvements.

Chris Farmer is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at SignalFire. He also is an Angel Investor. He also served as Advisor at Stuph. He focuses on investments in consumer Internet, software and mobile with particular emphasis on seed stage investments and working with Entrepreneurs-In-Residence to launch new businesses. Previously, he was a Partner with General Catalyst Partners, where he led the seed program and a Vice President with Bessemer Venture Partners where he led investments in digital media & mobile companies. Prior to BVP, he was a consultant with Bain & Co where he advised on large scale technology buyouts. Prior to Bain, he spearheaded the successful turnaround of Skybitz, a wireless enabled SaaS company, where he served as led Product Management, Finance & Business Development. Earlier in his career, he founded an investment advisory firm for angel investors & private equity funds and served as a Venture Advisor to an early stage venture capital fund where he led investments in SkyBitz and Applied Semantics (acquired by Google). He started his career on Wall Street in the private equity group of Cowen & Company. He received a BA in International Relations & Business from Tufts University & the Fletcher School of Diplomacy.

Grant Allen

Palo Alto California - Washington D.C - Boston (MA) - Menlo Park (CA) - Tel Aviv (Israel) - Cambridge (MA) - London - San Jose (CA) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A. - Israel - U.K.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction)

Description

Most Interested In

Automation of everything. From building controls and energy management to industrial IoT and tools for deskless workers, SEV is exploring the application of new technology towards the disruption and automation of industry and the built environment.

Not Interested In

Battery chemistry, healthcare, science projects.

SVP @abb-technology-ventures based in @palo-alto • worked at @microsoft, @core-capital-partners • @duke-university engineering, @wharton-school

Aaron Jacobson

San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA) - Menlo Park (CA) - New York (NY) - Tel Aviv (Israel), U.S.A. - Israel

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Sales (& Marketing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Security • Analytics • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics

Description

Partner at NEA

Most Interested In

AI / ML, Microservices and Devops, Cybersecurity, Industrial AI / Automation and Robotics

Not Interested In

eCommerce, Adtech, Healthcare

Principal at @new-enterprise-associates

Thiago Olson

Atlanta, Georgia - Tel Aviv (Israel) - Bellevue (WA) - Raleigh - Durham / Southeast US - Chicago (IL) - Austin (TX) - Tampa (FL) - New York (NY) - Boston (MA) - Atlanta (GA) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A. - Israel

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics

Description

Engage & Tech Square Ventures

Most Interested In

B2B Platforms and Marketplaces, Logistics & Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Connected HW.

Not Interested In

Consumer apps, sales automation, games, bio, genomics

Paul Martino

Mountain View (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • 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 • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Security • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Distributed workforce • Food & Beverage • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS

Description

Bullpen Capital is an early-stage fund to make follow-on investments for companies who have recently raised seed

Michael Berolzheimer

San Francisco, California - Canada, U.S.A. - Canada

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT • A.I. (& Big Data) • Food & Beverage • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense)

Description

Most Interested In

We're the earliest investors you'll ever meet, and never pass because you're 'too early'. We embrace the pre-seed. We are hot on Voice, Market Networks, Industrial Tech, NewSpace, and anything Frontier -- wonky enough for us to spend the time to learn and ramp up with you. We seek founders with Deep Market Insights - you know the problem cold and the solution is bursting from you.

Not Interested In

No discovery apps. No FinTech. No consumer (except for marketplaces). No international, please. No Seed Prime, Post Seed, Series A rounds.

Sunil Nagaraj

Raleigh (NC) - Boston (MA) - New York (NY) - Atlanta (GA) - Portland (OR) - Seattle (WA) - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Palo Alto (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT • A.I. (& Big Data) • Security • AR/VR • Developer tools • Distributed workforce • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense)

Description

Most Interested In

Ubiquity Ventures invests in software as it leaves the screen and enters the real world. This ubiquitous software (1) runs on smart hardware and/or (2) understands the world using machine intelligence, so we make seed-stage investments in and partner with smart hardware and machine intelligence startups.

Not Interested In

High cost hardware

Nitin Pachisia

San Francisco California - Palo Alto, California - AI - Cars / autonomous vehicles - Cloud infrastructure - IoT - Robotics, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • IoT • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense)

Description

Most Interested In

Immigrant founders in the US, from anywhere in the world, who are solving real-world problems with a unique insight. Strong adversity muscle is a must. We'll invest capital, take care of immigration, and surround you with operators who help you move faster.

Not Interested In

Companies without atleast one founder born outside the US. There are plenty of funds for such companies. So, we will focus only where we can add the most value.

Nitin is a founding partner of Unshackled Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund for immigrant founded startups in the U.S. The fund has led marquee investments in driverless trucking, AI for water management, edge computing and emotional intelligence. Before starting Unshackled Ventures, Nitin founded an experiential ecommerce company. Prior to that, he ran finance and strategy for ed-tech startup Kno (acquired by Intel) that raised over $90M of funding from top VC’s including Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital and Floodgate. Before Kno, Nitin worked at Deloitte, focusing on tech startups and helping them with growth, exits, and strategic initiatives. Nitin has appeared on NBC, NPR, CCTV, has been featured in various publications including Forbes, WSJ, Financial Times, Techcrunch, CNN, and has been an op-ed contributor in the Huffington Post and ReCode. Nitin is actively engaged as mentor or as part of evaluation committee at Stanford University, Babson, Alchemist Accelerator, GTWY, Founder Institute, among others. Being an immigrant himself and having founded startups while on a visa in U.S., Nitin understands the venture resources immigrant founders need, besides capital. He recognizes the opportunity immigrant founders represent and is focused on building an ecosystem that strengthens the pursuit of their American dream.

Albert Wenger

New York (NY), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • 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 • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Security • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Distributed workforce • Food & Beverage • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS

Amitt Mahajan

Tokyo Japan - - San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA) - New York (NY) - Seattle (WA) - Los Angeles (CA) - Austin (TX) - Palo Alto (CA) - Boston (MA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Robotics

Description

Investing in AR/VR/Computer Vision @ Presence Capital

Most Interested In

Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Computer Vision

Not Interested In

AdTech, Pure gaming plays, Mobile Gaming

Amitt Mahajan is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Technology Officer at Rare Bits. He is also a Co-Founder and serves as the Managing Partner at Presence Capital. He is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Rare Bits. He serves as an Advisor at SignalFire. He is the Founder and C.E.O of Toro. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Engineering for Zynga. Amitt was also the Co-Founder and C.T.O of MyMiniLife, Inc which was later acquired by Zynga. Mahajan is also the Co-Founder of Red Hot Labs and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Prior to this, he was an Engineer in Zynga who helped in creating FarmVille. He briefly served as a Programmer for Epic Games. He has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from University of Illinois.

Ian Rountree

San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact • Material Science • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense)

Description

Views best described as cosmopolitan-cum-extropian

Most Interested In

Where the intersection of software, hardware, & wetware can create value in over a billion lives this decade––esp. industrial bio, aerospace, industrial robotics, next-gen computing hardware, and drug development.

Not Interested In

CPG, mobile-first, ad/marketing/sales, hiring-tech, anything that could have been built more than 2-3 years ago. Nor cannabis, therapeutics, or medical devices.

Most Interested In

Where the intersection of software, hardware, & wetware can create value in over a billion lives this decade––esp. industrial bio, industrial robotics, next-gen computing hardware, and drug development.

Not Interested In

CPG, mobile-first, ad/marketing/sales, hiring-tech, anything that could have been built more than 2-3 years ago. Nor cannabis, therapeutics, or medical devices.

Ian Rountree is the Founder of Cantos Ventures. He is an Agent and Chief of Staff at Invisible Technologies.

Tim Chang

Menlo Park, California - San Francisco (CA) - New York (NY) - Los Angeles (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • CleanTech • AR/VR • Local commerce • Material Science • Robotics • Mobile Apps

Description

Most Interested In

Community + Commerce + Content/Curation Marketplaces Health and Wellness; Transformative Tech + Consciousness Hacking AI/ML Smart-home, Robotics and Device-as-a-Service AR/VR/MR and next-gen media

Not Interested In

Adtech Content studios HW companies selling devices without subscription or SW revenues Edtech (except for-profit adult learning) Prefer companies headquartered in SF/NY/LA (Typically bearish on News, Music, Gambling, and Politics-related deals)

Managing Director - Mayfield. Forbes Midas List 2010, 2011 (Top 100 VCs). @stanford-university MBA, Univ of Michigan MSEE/BSEE. Bassist in BlackMahal and CoverFlow

Henri Deshays

Paris France - Palo Alto, California - Palo Alto (CA), France

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Insurance • Robotics

Description

Seed investor

Most Interested In

Passion, commitment, capacity to execute, team dynamics, know that expected value of founding a startup is negative yet were compelled to do it anyways

Not Interested In

Biotech

Strategy @startx & @stanford-startx-fund , CEO @modewalk (acquired). IEP Paris (finance), @stanford-university MBA 2011.

Jude Gomila

London - San Francisco, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - San Francisco (CA), U.K.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • GovTech • Insurance • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense)

Description

Founder and CEO of Golden. Investor in 200+ startups. Previously Founder of Heyzap (YCW09)

Founder @heyzap (Acq $45m) Early investor: 60+ cos. Portfolio: @gusto @cleartax @indinero @bugsnag @benchling @zesty-1 @Ginkgo @airtable @seed @eshares ++

Semil Shah

San Francisco California - Palo Alto (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • 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 • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Security • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Distributed workforce • Food & Beverage • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS

Description

Semil Shah serves as a Venture Partner at GGV Capital. He also serves as an Investor of BirdEye. He is the Founder and serves as a General Partner of Haystack, which invested in more than 70 companies, including Instacart, Hired, and DoorDash. He serves as the Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He serves on the advisory boards of The Alpha Network and StrictlyVC. He is also a former consultant for several venture capital firms, including General Catalyst, Trinity Ventures, and GGV Capital, among others. His notable AI investments include AirMap, an airspace services provider that focuses on providing accurate airspace information for building unmanned aircraft, drones, and applications; Iris Automation, which helps industrial drones avoid collision; and SkySafe, which provides drone defense and airspace control solutions. Semil holds a bachelor's degree from University of Michigan and a Master's degree from Harvard University.

Evan Nisselson

New York City (NY), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Robotics

Description

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

Dave Kashen

San Francisco, California - Ann Arbor (MI) - Detroit (MI) - Denver (CO) - San Mateo (CA) - Menlo Park (CA) - Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Palo Alto (CA) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR • Impact • Robotics

Description

Conscious Leadership Coach & Trainer / 2x Startup founder / Co-founder at Fearless Ventures

Most Interested In

We're excited about companies that are leveraging fundamental changes in the world to create meaningful companies that improve people's lives. We want to back the most significant companies of tomorrow, and help them operate as conscious, win-for-all businesses. Some of the fundamental changes we're intrigued by include: - AI - Robotics & automation - AR/VR - Genetics & preventive health - Blockchain - BrainTech & mental health - Sustainability / renewable energy - Mindfulness / consciousness

Not Interested In

We're not interested in ad tech or products that further the cycle of consumerism. We're not interested in entrepreneurs who don't value personal and leadership development.

Co-founder, @worklife . Previously, startup CEO coach and culture consultant. Founder, Wellsphere (acq. by IAC/Sequoia-backed HealthCentral), Unleashed.

Kevin Swan

Chicago Illinois - Quebec Canada - Montreal Qc Canada - Illinois - San Francisco, California - New York (NY) - Seattle (WA) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A. - Canada

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics

Description

Global Private Markets at Shareworks

Most Interested In

I'm most interested in the idea of distributed ownership. This could be for a company, physical good/property or digital asset.

Not Interested In

I don't invest in life sciences, consumer goods and media/content.

Been in a startup, ran a seed fund and now a VC, but an entrepreneur at heart. A Canadian in the Silicon Valley.

Brian Frank

New York City (NY) - Santa Monica California - San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA) - Canada, U.S.A. - Canada

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact • Robotics

Description

General Partner at FTW Ventures, improving the worldwide Food System

Most Interested In

FTW Ventures invests in innovations for the Food System, including Ag, Food, Consumer & Heath Tech. We look for great teams doing something revolutionary.

Not Interested In

Anything outside our core sectors - Ag, Food & Health

Advisor/Investor @teforia @nomiku @gelzen @ProperFood @lemnoslabs @indiebio @timeful (acq @google) @posterous (acq @twitter). CS @cornell-university

Matt Bornstein

Seattle (WA) - Boston (MA) - New York (NY) - Los Angeles (CA) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics

Brian Feinstein

San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Sales (& Marketing) • CleanTech • Security • Material Science • Robotics

Description

Early and growth-stage investor in enterprise software. Partnering with founders who are shaping their industries (and who often don’t fit the Silicon Valley mold). Reach me at brian@bvp.com.

Alex Fayette

San Francisco, California - Consumer products - Energy tech - Hardware - Insurance - Manufacturing - Robotics, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Insurance • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense)

Description

Principal at ACME Capital

Dave Morin

San Francisco California - New York City (NY) - Los Angeles California - Helena Montana, U.S.A.

Investing In

IT (& TMT) • Hospitality & Events • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Food & Beverage • Robotics

Description

Dave Morin is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Slow Ventures. He previously was Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer and Director at Path. Morin was a Senior Platform Manager at Facebook and a Mentor at TechStars. Morin is a visionary entrepreneur, technologist, and businessman. Previously, he held positions at Apple, including a Manager of Creation and Collaboration and a Manager of Student Marketing. Morin also founded a design focused technology and internet software company called DM Design Studios in college. He has appeared in publications such as The Economist, Wired, CNN, BusinessWeek, Money, Business 2.0, TechCrunch, CNET, Silicon Alley Insider, The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, VentureBeat, and others. Morin is a passionate and well received speaker and has delivered keynotes and participated in events worldwide such as South by Southwest, Future of Web Apps, Web 2.0 Expo, Le Web, SNAP Summit, Microsoft MIX, O'Reilly Foo Camp, Facebook f8, and the worldwide syndicate of Facebook Developer Garages. His focus on innovation, vision, and technology strategy has involved extensive interaction with the global market at large. He also serves as a Board Member at Eventbrite and Dwell Media. Morin received a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Shaun Abrahamson

Brooklyn New York - Berlin Germany - New York City (NY) - Miami Florida - Valley California - Denver Colorado - Europe - Canada - - Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. - Germany - Canada

Investing In

PropTech • IT (& TMT) • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT • CleanTech • Distributed workforce • GovTech • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics

Description

Most Interested In

We're interested in teams re-imagining cities in 3 areas - GHG reduction, climate adaptation and solving problems associated with high density (like traffic or public safety). Cities are complex, so founders continue inspire and amaze us by identifying new systemic issues and solutions. If you're re-imagining city life, we'd love to hear from you.

Not Interested In

We don't invest in edtech or healthtech. Certainly not a vote on whether we want to see these categories succeed, we just think they need additional focus/skills which we don't have. That said public health is a growing area of interesting.

Shaun Abrahamson is a Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Urban Us. Shaun is a Member of the Investment Committee, and he leads investment selection and communications with portfolio companies, members of the Network, and limited partners in Fund II. Before founding Fund I, Shaun was an active angel investor, investing in more than 20 firms between 2007 and 2013 in his personal capacity. Early-stage investing and advising is informed by his experiences building MediaSentry (acquired by SafeNet in 2005), Starmedia Network (acquired by France Telecom) and Oculus Technologies (MIT CADLab spin-out). In 1999, he was an early employee at govWorks, one of the earliest startups focused on serving local government. govWorks was ahead of the market and failed during the dot-com bust, becoming the subject of the documentary Startup.com in 2001. Shaun has written for organizations such as The Economist Intelligence Unit, The Huffington Post, and CNNMoney. Crowdstorm, published by Wiley, was his first book and is a guide to working with large online crowds to find and evaluate ideas. The book is based on Shaun's experience working with Starbucks, Omnicom Group, $300 House, and Life Edited. Shaun has an MSc from MIT; an MBA from the Berlin School of Creative Leadership; and a BSc from the University of Cape Town. He is also an Angel Investor.

Ryan Gembala

San Francisco, California - Portland (ME) - Indianapolis (IN) - Austin (TX) - Chicago (IL) - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Palo Alto (CA) - New York (NY) - Seattle (WA), U.S.A. - India

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Food & Beverage • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • SaaS

Description

Most Interested In

--- Robotics --- Applied AI / Machine Learning --- Food technologies --- Hyper-differentiated products Pathbreaker invests in specialized teams solving hard technical problems in pursuit of generational impact.

VC with Azure Capital (investor in @tripit, Open Road Media, @get-satisfaction, @education-com, ezRez, @blogher); Entrepreneur with H.E.R.O. for Children, Inc.;

Rob Ness

Valley California - Washington D.C - Mountain View, California - AI - Biotech - Health & hospital services - IoT - Material science - Medical devices - Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • 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 • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Security • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Distributed workforce • Food & Beverage • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS

Description

General Partner, Asymmetry Ventures

Most Interested In

I'm a VC & angel investor with 120+ deals done. My fund, Asymmetry Ventures, focuses on seed-stage deals. I also founded and currently manage an AngelList syndicate of 1600 accredited investors. Our syndicate deploys checks of $100K - $300K into exceptional early-stage ventures. I love deep tech (e.g. life sci/biotech; med devices & healthcare; AI; hardware & IoT). And in general, I love startups with strong early traction (ideally revenues - but user and usage traction are great too).

Not Interested In

As a rule, I don't invest in pre-seed companies. But I'd be thrilled to meet talented founders at the pre-seed stage, and get to know them as they take early steps in building their ventures!

Obsessively hunting down, and investing in, the world's fastest-growing startups. Moonlighting as strategist @capgemini. Served time @harvard-4, @berkeley.

Matt Ocko

San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Local commerce • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics

Description

Investor for 20 years in teams (@zynga, XenSource/CTRX @facebook, Datamirror/IBM, Fortinet/FTNT, Tango, @metaweb, D-Wave) solving hard problems for large markets.

Barbara Belvisi

Paris France - London - San Francisco (CA), France

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT • A.I. (& Big Data) • AR/VR • Robotics

Description

Barbara Belvisi is cofounder at Hardware Club.

Garrett Goldberg

Valley California - San Francisco, California - Los Angeles (CA) - Toronto (Ontario) - Berkeley (CA) - Austin (TX) - Seattle (WA) - New York (NY) - Atlanta (GA) - Boise City (ID), U.S.A. - Canada

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Food & Beverage • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics

Description

Entrepreneur and Investor

Most Interested In

Machine Intelligence Co-bots Market Networks in overlooked verticals AI to improve our healthcare system

Not Interested In

Consumer apps

Founder @direct-local-food, @gsquare-companies • Works at @bee-partners, @boise-angel-alliance • Studied at @stanford-university, @university-of-washington