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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..) • 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.
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
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
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.
Argentina - Colombia - Sao Paulo, U.S.A. - Brazil - Mexico
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Food & Beverage • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Messaging • Online Social
Most Interested In
Online marketplaces, market networks, urban mobility, transportation, logistics
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.
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A. - Global: U.S.A., Australia, Canada, Germany, U.K., Israel, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Malta, Iceland
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Online Social
Digital Platforms, Services, Brands and Lifestyle
Gordon Rubenstein serves as Managing Partner at Raine Ventures. He was a Board Member at Plexchat. He serves as the Board Observer at Amuse. Gordon is the Managing Partner of Raine Ventures where he leads Raine's venture capital group. Prior to joining Raine in 2013, Gordon founded and managed Pacific Partners, an operationally-focused venture capital partnership with backing from George Soros, Sam Zell, leading technology executives and entrepreneurs as well as partners from KKR, Silver Lake and Freeman Spogli. In addition, Gordon co-founded Astro Gaming (acquired by Skullcandy (Nasdaq: SKUL)), and Rave Digital Media (acquired by AMC Entertainment). Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors of Tastemade Inc. and Prism Skylabs and was involved at the board level and / or actively involved with Machinima, ZEFR, eHarmony, VivaReal, Audience Science, BigMachines (acquired by Oracle) and Convio (listed publicly on Nasdaq, then acquired by Blackbaud (Nasdaq: BLKB)). Gordon has an A.B. from the University of Michigan.
Los Gatos - California, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Developer tools • Online Social
Founder and Managing Partner at Parade Ventures
Palo Alto - London - California, U.S.A. - U.K. - Germany
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Online Social • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
Transformational Software based ideas But the truth is - looking to be surprised
Not Interested In
non-digital things
Austin - Texas, U.S.A.
Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Payments • Online Social
Owner & Managing Director at XTT Consulting LLC
Experienced executive leading technology and business strategy teams. - Expertise in guiding new ventures from idea to funding in both large corporate and startup settings - Deep diligence experience on over seventy M&A actions - Angel and early stage investor. Corporate venture investor - Mentor to accelerators and many start up companies - Executive coach with extensive experience building and leading creative, execution oriented teams Experience: Technology Partnerships, Corporate Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Development, Partner Ecosystems, Evangelism, Incubation, Software Development : systems and research; Venture & Seed Investing : advising, mentoring and coaching start up companies, Network, Software & Server architectures; Team Development : creation, restructuring and talent acquisition; Negotiating & Governance of partnerships; Go To Market strategies for innovative technologies; Strategic investing and portfolio management as well as innovation and creativity management.
Social mobile, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Messaging • Nanotechnology • Online Social
Investment Director / VC Seed @ Bpifrance
Most Interested In
AI Health Mobile Deep Tech Genomics NBIC
Not Interested In
Ecommerce ICO
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Online Social
Most Interested In
Our thesis is network effects focused and we have made investments in the labor market, wealth creation and retention spaces and continue to look at blockchain, dev tools and horizontal tech.
Not Interested In
Food delivery, CPG, media content; content only.
San Francisco Bay Area - New York - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • Payments • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
Omnichannel tech solutions for brands and retailers throughout the consumer journey
Los Angeles - San Francisco Bay Area - New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Online Social
Most Interested In
We are interested in the intersection of exponential technologies and decentralized networks. Excellent teams leveraging world-changing ideas..
Not Interested In
We are not chasing groupthink, and are alert about the tensions that diverging interests can create. Transparency, accountability, passion are a must.
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Developer tools • Robotics • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
Frontier technology that will happen - AI, Robotics, Space, VR/AR, eSports and anything that helps transform analouge busineses into the digital age.
Not Interested In
We don't invest in fintech or bio/healthcare as we're not experts. Otherwise we generally stay away from the gig economy, subscription boxes and food related startups.
Baltimore - Maryland, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Founder & Managing Partner of RareBreed Ventures
, U.S.A. - Israel
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Online Social
Managing Partner at Cyrus Venture Partners
Oded Caspi serves as the Managing Partner at Cyrus Angel Fund. He also serves as a Board Member at Bablic. He previously served as a Board Member at SimpleOrder. He has an Executive MBA degree from Northwestern University (Kellogg).