Ravi Mhatre serves as Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He serves as Board Member at Cloudpassage and Exabeam. Ravi is also a Co-Founder and serves as Partner and Managing Director at Lightspeed India Partners Advisors. He is also a Board Observer at Natera. His current investments include Nutanix, Appdynamics, Natera, Mulesoft, Sailpoint, Edgespring, TheFind and Kixeye. He has also served as a board member or board observer for numerous successful venture-backed companies including net.Genesis (NTGX), Verio (VRIO), Qubole, Riverbed (RVBD), Lifeminders (LFMN), Kosmix (acquired by Walmart), TutorVista (acquired by Pearson), Virsa (acquired by SAP), Waveset (acquired by Oracle), Rapsphere (acquired by Appsense), Masergy (acquired by Abry) and Webspective (acquired by Inktomi), and has been recognized on the Forbes Midas List of top venture capital investors. Ravi has also served on the Board of Directors of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs Forum) in Silicon Valley, as a VC advisory board member to DeVenCI, the Department of Defense's start-up technology acquisition forum, and as a judge for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition. Ravi holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Zaw Thet
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
San Francisco Bay Are..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Alice:
$1100000 (Seed Round)
• Remrise:
$8199999 (Early stage VC)
• Mozart Data:
$4000000 (Early stage VC)
• Landis:
$2000000 (Seed Round)
• Signia Venture Partners:
(late stage)
• Bitski:
• Crosscut Ventures:
(mid stage)
• plyfe:
• Palindrome Advisors:
• 4INFO (AdHaven):
(early stage)
• GetInventory:
• Exer Labs:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Exer Labs:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Exer Labs:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Hello Alice:
$1000000 (Seed)
• StatX:
$3000000 (Seed)
• STRIVR:
$5000000 (Seed)
• ApplePie Capital:
$16000000 (Series B)
• ApplePie Capital:
$6000000 (Series A)
• ApplePie Capital:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Nativo:
$20000000 (Series B)
• Nativo:
$4000000 (Series A)
• Boxed:
$25000000 (Series B)
• Boxed:
$7000000 (Series A)
• Hall:
$6000000 (Series A)
• HaulerDeals:
$1000000 (Seed)
Zaw Thet
San Francisco Bay Area - Denver - Colorado, U.S.A.
1. Applications solving large and non-obvious problems in data-intensive industries
2. ML-driven applications that have found a path to an initial data advantage and have the potential to create a definitive intelligence advantage
3. Business operations platforms for SMB vendors who have never had a good one, esp that are driven by mobile, esp that drive payment flow
4. Large-scale applications and HW/SW systems that sell into government
Not Interested In
I like to be surprised by things I think I may not be interested in and so try not to rule anything out.
Partner @venrock • Investor @claralending, @Centricient, @dataminr, @care, @gilt Groupe • Studied at @stanford-university, @university-of-oxford-2
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Advertising • Online Social • Woman Focused
Description
Eva Ho is a Co-Founder & serves as a General Partner at Fika Ventures. She also serves as an Angel Investor. She is a serial entrepreneur and founder, most recently a founding executive at Factual, a leading location data provider in Los Angeles. Prior, she was a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Google and Youtube for 5 years. Prior to Google, she was the head of marketing for Applied Semantics, a company that sold to Google in 2003. She also co-founded Navigating Cancer, a health startup, in 2008 which is now based in Seattle. She is active in the non-profit sector, serving on the boards of California Community Foundation, Ocean Conservancy, First Descents, and Iridescent. She is currently the Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the city of Los Angeles working with Mayor Eric Garcetti and his team. She holds an MBA from Cornell and a BA from Harvard.
Justin Waldron
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • 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 (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Music • Investment Management • LegalTech • Mobile • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer • Oil & Gas (& Mining) • Industrials • Film Production (& Distribution) • Semiconductors
Description
Jerry Yang serves as Founding Partner at AME Cloud Ventures. Yang also serves as Special Partner at Neotribe Ventures. He serves as Investor of BirdEye. He also serves as an Independent Director at Workday and Advisor at Radius. He is the Founding Partner at AME Cloud Ventures. He serves as Board Observer and Senior Advisor at Didi Kuaidi. Since March 2012, he has worked with and invests in technology entrepreneurs as the founding partner of AME Cloud Ventures, his innovation investment firm. He is also a co-founder of Yahoo! Inc., where he served as a director from March 1995 to January 2012, and as Chief Executive Officer from June 2007 to January 2009. He also led Yahoo!'s investments in Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group Holding Limited, and he is a currently a director of Alibaba Group, where he has served on the board from October 2005 to January 2012 and from September 2014 to the present. He is also a director of Lenovo, Inc. where he has served on the board since November 2014. From July 2000 to November 2012, he was a member of Cisco Systems, Inc.'s Board of Directors, and he was a director of Yahoo! Japan from January 1996 to January 2012. He also is a director of various private companies and foundations. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where he served as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees from June 2005 until September 2016. He is also an Angel Investor. He serves as Board Member at Docker
Brian Pokorny
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Brian Pokorny serves as General Partner at SV Angel. Prior to this, he was at Airbnb, where he joined via an acquisition of DailyBooth/Batch. DailyBooth was a venture backed start-up that Brian led for 3 years as their CEO. Before this, Brian was a partner at SV Angel with David Lee and Ron Conway upon the launch of the firm. Prior to SV Angel he was a founding team member and partner at Baseline Ventures, a leading seed-stage investment firm. Before joining Baseline, Brian spent 3.5 years at Google within various positions in the Content Partnerships team and Direct Sales Organization. Before this, he had various roles within sales operations and finance at Juniper Networks, TIBCO Software, and Applied Materials. Brian graduated with a degree in Operations and Management Information Systems from Santa Clara University. Brian is an angel investor in Twitter, Square, OMGPOP (Acquired by Zynga), Tweetdeck (Acquired by Twitter), DailyBooth (Acquired by Airbnb), Milo (Acquired by eBay), Posterous (Acquired by Twitter), Chomp (Acquired by Apple), Milk (Acquired by Google), Bump, Couple, Elepath, MessageMe, and has advisory positions with Ooyala, Stitcher, and Rupture (Acquired by EA).
How to connect with Angel Investors in the Online Social industry?
In the Online Social industry, angel investors such as Chris Sacca, Naval Ravikant, and Reid Hoffman are significant figures. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in social networking, online communities, and social media platforms. Chris Sacca, founder of Lowercase Capital, invests in online social startups that leverage technology to create engaging and scalable social platforms. Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList, looks for companies that provide unique and impactful social networking solutions. Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, seeks out startups with strong user engagement and scalable social technologies. To connect with these investors, attend social media conferences, tech expos, and networking events such as Social Media Week, TechCrunch Disrupt, and Web Summit. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your online social solution addresses key challenges, such as improving user experience, enhancing community engagement, or providing new social features. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as user growth, positive feedback from users, or partnerships with tech companies. Building relationships through initial informal meetings or discussions at industry panels can help establish trust with these investors. Demonstrating the impact of your technology through case studies or user testimonials can also add credibility. Personalize your outreach by referencing the investor’s previous investments and explaining how your venture aligns with their interests. Demonstrating a sustainable business model with clear revenue streams, such as in-app purchases, subscription fees, or advertising, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from social media experts can also enhance your credibility.
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