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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 to find startup investors.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Norwest Venture Partners
consumer Internet investments @ @norwest-venture-partners
previously co-founded Spree Network & SocialMD; M&A banker at @evercore Partners
Palo Alto - California, U.S.A. - Singapore - Russia
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Woman Focused
Love companies with network effects!
Most Interested In
Focused on companies with network effects. Marketplaces, networks, software and communication platforms, AR, VR, IoT, connected cars, AI, b2b, b2c
Not Interested In
Not investing in traditional e-commerce (with physical goods, logistics, inventory etc), payments, ad tech, cybersecurity, esports and games.
Founder @ivi-ru, @frontier-ventures • ex-Managing Partner at @ru-Net• Investor @chope.com, @expert360.com, @Profi.ru, @ivi-ru etc • @harvard-business-school
San Francisco Bay Area - New York - Delray Beach - Florida, U.S.A. - Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Payments • Robotics
Partner at ValueStream Ventures
Greg Neufeld is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at ValueStream Ventures. He also serves as an Advisor & Investor at ChartIQ. Greg co-managed a series of investment funds at SI Capital Management trading market index futures and options, before leaving to pursue entrepreneurship including stints at FailStation and as the co-founder of Freespeech, a consumer mobile messaging app.
San Francisco Bay Area - Albany - London - Miami, U.S.A. - China
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Payments • Consumer • Productivity
Partner at HOF Capital
CEO @ care.coach (we're hiring!)
New York - San Francisco Bay Area - Los Angeles / Southern California - Fort Lauderdale - Florida, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • Consumer
Alexis Ohanian is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at Initialized Capital. He is a Board Member at AdQuick. He is an expert at product, marketing, community and a prolific early stage investor. He was partner and Ambassador-to-the East for Y Combinator. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Board Member at Reddit, which was funded by Y Combinator in 2005 acquired by Conde Nast in 2006 and he's now on the Board of Directors. He helped launch hipmunk (YC 2010) and ran marketing + PR until leaving to fight SOPA & PIPA. He has a BA in History and BS in Commerce from University of Virginia. He also served as a Partner at Y Combinator.
New York - San Francisco Bay Area - Boston - Atherton, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Future Of Work • Human Resources • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Most Interested In
I am passionate about b2b saas companies focused on the future of work and healthcare technology
Not Interested In
I typically do not do consumer deals
Gary Swart serves as Partner at Polaris Partners. He represents Polaris on the boards of Quantcast, CliQr and SimplyInsured. He is a mentor at Alchemist Accelerator. Until April 2014, Gary was the CEO of oDesk, the world's largest online workplace with more than 1B in work through the platform from over 1 million clients and 5 million freelancers. Gary guided the company to industry-leadership and through a merger with Elance, while serving as a leading voice for the future of work and the emerging online work industry. Gary is deeply passionate about helping entrepreneurs build their businesses, and regularly shares his insights with fellow businesspeople and anyone crafting their career. Prior to oDesk, Gary's career grew from early entrepreneurial ventures, to a top executive position at IBM. Throughout, he has excelled at building high-performance, innovative and exceptionally loyal tea
Menlo Park - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Human Resources • Woman Focused
Early Stage Enterprise VC
Most Interested In
Enterprise SaaS Applications, Digital Health, Product Led GTM, Marketplaces
Not Interested In
Hardware, consumer, drugs/medical devices
San Francisco Bay Area - LatAm (Latin ) - California, U.S.A. - Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • 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 Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social
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.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Entertainment (& Sports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Online Social
Topher Conway serves as Co-Managing Partner at SV Angel. At SV Angel, he works particularly close with Gusto, Github, Lookout and MemSQL. He was included in Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 in 2015. Prior to SV Angel, he worked at EQAL, Inc. At EQAL, he worked with the Business Development and Sales teams and lead efforts in creating new business opportunities. In his Sales position, he developed and maintained relationships with top ad agencies and brands. Prior to EQAL, he held positions at eCost and a 2004 summer internship in Google's Direct Sales Organization. Topher graduated from University of California Los Angeles with a degree in History. He is also a member of the UCLA VC Fund, helping foster entrepreneurship at the University. In addition to investing, Topher leads platform partnerships where he is responsible for establishing relationships with Corporate Partners and helping portfolio companies with Business and Corporate Development needs.
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Payments • Online Social • Consumer
VC at Greycroft | fmr Head of Corporate Development & Strategy at Pinterest.
Works at @greycroft-partners, @mckinsey-company • Studied at @stanford-university, @stanford-graduate-school-of-business
New York - South San Francisco - San Francisco Bay Area - Toronto (Ontario), U.S.A. - Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Sales (& Marketing) • Blockchain (& Cryptos)
Most Interested In
Applications that leverage conversational interfaces and messaging platforms to facilitate more targeted, topical and frequent customer-company engagements.
Not Interested In
Anything competing against a strong open-source alternative.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Entertainment (& Sports) • Gaming (& eSports) • Online Social • Woman Focused
Managing Director | Transcend Fund
Most Interested In
Games, esports, and digital media
Business & Corporate Development • Founder @qbiquity • Exec roles at @playfish, @gree
Los Angeles - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Future Of Work • Human Resources • Music • Consumer • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
-B2B marketplaces - solving unsold inventory - future of work, disintermediating education, consumer fintech, digital health - environmental security: climate tech - retail experience innovation - social impact
Not Interested In
Biotech; hardware; cannabis; martech
Boca Raton - Florida, U.S.A. - Canada - Israel
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Future Of Work • Mobile Apps • LegalTech • Mobility • Consumer • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
We invest in promising, capital efficient, post-revenue startups raising Seed or Series A rounds. More info here: http://www.forefrontvp.com
Not Interested In
This article provides some insights about why we choose not to invest in certain companies: https://goo.gl/ZoZwtz.
Los Angeles - New York - Boston - San Francisco Bay Area - Santa Monica, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • LegalTech • Nanotechnology • Woman Focused
Co-Founder at Digits & Angel Investor
Wayne Chang is a Co-Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at Digits Financial. He also serves as a Advisor at Soma Capital.
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Local commerce • Aerospace (& Defense) • Online Social
Co-founder and General Partner at Cervin Ventures
Co-Founder and General Partner, Cervin Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Analytics • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Consumer
Managing Director & co-founder at Jackson Square Ventures, B2B SW venture capital investor, Director of DocuSign, Seismic, Mynd, Tala, WinMore, Figg, Magicbook.ai
Managing Director & co-founder at Jackson Square Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Online Social
Mr. Aaref Hilaly serves as Partner at Bain Capital Ventures. He also serves as Board Member at Clari, Noteable and Truera. He serves as Board Observer at ReCharge Payments. He previously served as a Board Member at Guardant Health, Duck Duck Moose, LightStep, Keen (IO), MobileIron, Remix, Skyhigh Networks and Validere. Previously he also served as Partner at Wing Venture Capital. He joined Sequoia Capital, in April 2012 and served as a Managing Member of Sequoia Capital Operations from January 2015 to June 2018. He served as Board Observer & Advisor at ThousandEyes. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital, he served as Vice President, Engineering at Symantec Corp. from June 2011 to April 2012. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Clearwell Systems, Inc. Prior to that, he was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of CenterRun, Inc. He holds an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School, an M.A. degree in Economics from McGill University and a B.A. degree from Oxford University.
San Francisco, California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Web Security (& Privacy) • Developer tools • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management
Founder & Managing Partner at Blumberg Capital
Founder & Managing Partner at Blumberg Capital