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FinTech, Hardware, SaaS … we diversify our portfolio of
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San Francisco Bay Area - New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Payments • Online Social • Woman Focused
Managing Partner and Co-Founder at 645 Ventures. Focused on investing in exceptional early-stage software companies.
Managing Partner and Co-Founder at 645 Ventures. Focused on investing in exceptional early-stage software companies.
Most Interested In
Our firm focuses on three core investment themes: 1) Software for the second wave, which represents vertical SaaS markets where software is transforming and improving key business operations; 2) Citizen professionals, which represents software platforms that are enabling workers to become experts without requiring advanced skills; and 3) personalized consumer products and services, where advanced data is transforming the consumer experience.
Not Interested In
We only invest in software and software-enabled companies.
Nnamdi Okike is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at 645 Ventures. Nnamdi is an experienced venture capital investor. He spent 8 years at Insight Venture Partners where he sourced and invested in several successful companies, which included Folhamatic (acquired for $300 million), Astaro (acquired by Sophos), and Hitwise (acquired for $240 million). He served on the boards of Kabum, CSSN and Folhamatic. Nnamdi currently works closely with 645 Ventures' portfolio companies Keaton Row, Trendalytics, Hire an Esquire and Poshly. He also serves on the boards of AbbeyPost, Astia and Rifiniti.
San Francisco Bay Area - Half Moon Bay, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Future Of Work • Human Resources • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Cyan Banister is a Co-Founder of Signal Media Project. She also serves as Partner at Founders Fund. Prior to joining Founders Fund, Cyan was an active Angel Investor with a portfolio including Uber, Thumbtack, SpaceX, EShares, Postmates and Affirm. A self-taught engineer and entrepreneur, Cyan has held a number of technical leadership positions throughout her career. As an early employee at IronPort, which was acquired by Cisco, Cyan oversaw support infrastructure and performance for a global customer base. Cyan has a passion for the arts and is a voracious film, documentary and media consumer. She co-founded and served as Editor-in-Chief at Zivity. She also served as Advisor at Hinge Capital. She also serves on the Board of The AI Foundation.
Tel Aviv - San Francisco Bay Area - Boston - Waltham - Massachusetts, U.S.A. - Israel
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Developer tools • Online Social
General Partner at CRV
Most Interested In
AI as applied to the real-world: autonomous vehicles, cyber security, demand forecasting, etc. Also any SaaS application (B2B only) Focused on Seed and A's only
Not Interested In
Not interested in Consumer software, FinTech, HC IT, Bio. Not pursuing later stage deals
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Nanotechnology • Online Social
General Partner at Felicis Ventures
General Partner at Felicis Ventures
Los Altos - Menlo Park - San Francisco Bay Area - Palo Alto - California, U.S.A.
Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Online Social • Consumer
Consumer VC @ Menlo Ventures
Mission: help entrepreneurs solve important problems at scale.
Lead @ Roku, Uber, JUMP, IMVU, Siri, TeleNav, YuMe, PlaySpan
Founder and former CEO of Handle (www.handle.today)
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
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
Palo Alto - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Online Social
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Rubrik, Inc.
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Rubrik, Inc.
Bipul Sinha is an entrepreneur, engineer and venture capitalist with more than 20 years of experience building billion-dollar companies - including Rubrik which he co-founded and leads as the CEO. In addition, Bipul is the Board Chairman & Co-Founder of Confluera and a Venture Partner at Lightspeed. Previously, Bipul was a Partner at Lightspeed where he focused on software, mobile, and Internet sectors. His investments included Nutanix, Pulse News, Bromium, and PernixData. Before Lightspeed, Bipul worked at Blumberg Capital, where he was the founding investor/board member of Nutanix and Hootsuite. Bipul also held engineering positions at Oracle Corporation, American Megatrends and IBM. Bipul received his Bachelor in Technology in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur where he was bestowed with the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Bipul completed his MBA in Finance from The Wharton School where he was a Palmer Scholar. Bipul holds several patents in distributed computing.
Chicago, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Online Social
Higher Ed Consortia, EdTech, Artificial Intelligence, Microservices, Venture Capitalist
Higher Ed Consortia, EdTech, Artificial Intelligence, Microservices, Venture Capitalist
Charlotte - Boston - Indianapolis - Seattle - Denver - San Francisco Bay Area - New York - Boulder - Colorado, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Managing Director at Foundry
Los Angeles - New York - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Messaging • Online Social • Consumer
General Partner at Forerunner Ventures
Most Interested In
Marketplaces, vertical saas, voice, hourly labor, financial services.
Not Interested In
Core enterprise, security, international early stage projects, people who tweet me to ask for my email address.
Menlo Park - San Mateo - Redwood City - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Local commerce • Messaging • Payments • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Founding Partner at Draper Associates
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - U.K. - Singapore
PropTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Online Social
Angel Investor and Serial Entrepreneur
Silicon Valley Angel Investor
One of Inc. Magazine 33 Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2016
Founder/ CEO www.DreamFunded.com
http://angel.co/DreamFunded
Founder- @sf-angels-group
@stanford
San Francisco Bay Area - Palo Alto, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Local commerce • Aerospace (& Defense) • Online Social • Consumer
General Partner at Gradient Ventures
Darian Shirazi is a Co-Founder and serves as Board Member and Chief Executive Officer at Radius. He began his career in Silicon Valley at the age of 15 while working during the summers as a code tester for eBay. He then joined Facebook as one of its first fifteen employees, serves as an front-end software developer. He co-founded the mobile photo sharing site, Fotodunk. He also serves as an Advisor at 8VC.
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 - 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.
Los Angeles - Las Vegas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Online Social • Consumer
Founder and CMO of Tinder | Principal at JAM Fund
Justin Mateen is a Co-Founder at Tinder. He served as Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to that, he was the Co-Founder of Canvas and Cover Canvas.
San Diego - New York - Atlanta - Seattle - San Francisco Bay Area - California, 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 Bay Area - New York, U.S.A. - France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
I led investments in companies such as Cargo, Selfmade, Oto.ai and Fordays. Fascinated about the intersection of Technology and Commerce, I spend my time looking at technology infrastructure of the retail and commerce spaces as well as new models and marketplaces all enabling better consuming.
Not Interested In
I don’t invest in healthcare and biotechnology.