Our team is dedicated to scouting
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.
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
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.
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
Palo Alto, U.S.A. - India
Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Local commerce • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Angel investor, Entrepreneur, Advisor, Technologist.
Prashant Malik is a Co-Founder & serves as Chief Technology Officer of Limeroad.com. He has 17 years of experience in leading high impact technology teams and building highly scalable software.Co creator of Apache Cassandra & one of the early members and leader in the Facebook engineering team.
New York, U.S.A. - U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Developer tools • Local commerce • Online Social
Founder & Chief Executive Officer at HIFI
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A. - Japan
Businesses Solutions • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Future Of Work • Robotics • DeepTech • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Online Social
Investor at KDDI Open Innovation Fund
Most Interested In
Mobile related, Consumer Facing Service and Technology since we have over 45M mobile customers in Japan.
Ken Sobajima serves as Director, Investments at KDDI.
New York, U.S.A.
Media • Education • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Online Social
Eric Hippeau serves as Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures. He serves as Special Partner at SoftBank Capital. He serves as a Board Member of BuzzFeed. He serves as Managing Director & Partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures. He is the chairman of RebelMouse and co-founder of NowThis Media. Previously, Eric was the Chief Executive Officer of The Huffington Post and a Special Partner at Softbank Capital, where he served as Managing Partner. Prior to Softbank Capital, Eric was Chairman and CEO of Ziff-Davis, which was the largest media company serving the technology sector. He serves on the Board of various private and public companies, including Starwood Hotels and Resorts. He served as a Board Member at PureVideo Networks, Media Startup X and Rivet Games.
Palo Alto - California, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Online Social
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Ajay Agarwal serves as Managing Director & Co-Managing Partner at Bain Capital Ventures. He serves as Board Member & Investor at Captora. Ajay leads the Bay Area offices for Bain Capital Ventures, where he focuses on early-stage application software and SaaS investing. Prior to Bain Capital Ventures, Ajay was an early employee at Trilogy, where as head of sales and marketing he grew annual revenues to $300 million. Ajay leads the Bay Area offices for Bain Capital Ventures, where he focuses on early-stage application software and SaaS investing. Prior to joining Bain Capital Ventures in 2003, Ajay was head of sales and marketing at Trilogy, where he grew annual revenues to $300 million. Previously, Ajay was a consultant with the Los Angeles office of McKinsey & Company. Ajay has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Ajay also holds a patent for the "Method and Apparatus of Configuration Solutions." At Bain Capital Ventures, Ajay's passion is working with early-stage founders on team-building, culture, iteration of product market fit, and scaling the early go-to-market operations. His primary investment themes include commerce enablement, the revolution of the sales and marketing functions, and the use of big data, and machine learning to transform business applications. In 2012 and 2013, Ajay was named to the Forbes Midas List of Top 100 Venture Capital Investors. Currently, he serves as a Board Member of ShipBob.
Vancouver - BC, U.S.A. - Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Developer tools • Online Social • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
Blockchain, VR / AR, genomics, AI / ML
Not Interested In
Gaming, content / media, commerce / retail
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..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Online Social
Partner at GV
Head of Partnerships at Google, sign deals/manage relationships with tech hubs, accelerators and incubators around the world.
Burlingame - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Mobile Apps • Online Social
General Partner at ICONIQ Capital
General Partner at ICONIQ Capital
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
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - Brazil
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Productivity
Managing Partner, Global Operator
Los Angeles - New York - Detroit - San Francisco Bay Area - Tel Aviv - Los Altos - California, U.S.A. - Israel
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
Consumer Mobile Software, Consumer Health, Autonomous Cars and Truck technology, esports, Consumer VR
Not Interested In
saas, big data, enterprise