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Kentucky, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • HealthTech (& Fitness) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile
Chrysalis Partner - I invest with entrepreneurs who use information and data to drive innovation for businesses.
Chrysalis Partner - I invest with entrepreneurs who use information and data to drive innovation for businesses.
Japan - Tokyo Japan - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy)
Masayoshi Son is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at SoftBank Group. He also serves as Chairman at SoftBank Mobile and on the Board of T-Mobile. He founded SoftBank Group Corp. in September 1981 and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from February 1986 until June 2015. Son serves in various capacities within SoftBank's portfolio of companies, including Vodafone (currently SoftBank Corp.) as its Chairman since 2015 and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 until 2015. In addition, Son sits on the board of directors of Yahoo! Japan Corporation, which was established as a joint venture between SoftBank and Yahoo! and served as its Chairman from 1996 until 2015. Son has also served as Honorary Chairman of the Broadband Association in Japan. He is also an Angel Investor. He also serves as Director at Yahoo Japan.
Tokyo, expanding its investment activities in the US, United Kingdom
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Investment Management
Partner and Europe Office Representative at Global Brain Corporation
Partner and Europe Office Representative at Global Brain Corporation
Owensboro Kentucky - London United Kingdom - U.K., U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution)
John Moore serves as Chairman at Useed. John A. Moore has been a Chief Executive Officer and President of Data Systems & Software Inc., since March 10, 2006. Moore serves as Chief Executive Officer & Director at Acorn Energy. He has been in these positions since March 2006. He also served as a director of Voltaix. Moore has been a Chief Executive Officer and the President of Edson Moore Healthcare Ventures (EMHV) since July 2002. He founded Wilmington Scientific and serves as its President . Moore served as an Executive Vice President of ImaRx Therapeutics Inc. Moore has extensive experience in the field of pharmaceutical management and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nale Pharmaceutical Corp., Senior Vice-President of Par Pharmaceutical Inc., and as a full-time consultant for business development of Elite. He served for a number of Wall Street firms including Lehman Brothers and Hambrecht & Quist. Moore served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Optimer Brands, from 1994 to June 2002. He served as Chairman of the Board of Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc. from June 4, 2003 to May 12, 2004. Moore served as Chairman of the Board of ImaRx Therapeutics, Inc. He has been a Director of Data Systems & Software Inc., since March 10, 2006. Moore has been a Director of Optimer since 1994. Moore has been Director of Comverge, Inc., since March, 2006. He served as Director of Medi-Hut Co. Inc., from May 6, 2003 to January 2, 2007. He served as a Director of Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc. from December 19, 2002 to January 25, 2005. He also serves on the board of non-profit Leadership Delaware and Caesar Rodney institute. He served as a Director of ImaRx Therapeutics, Inc., until March 31, 2006. Moore holds a B.A. in History from Rutgers University.
Tokyo Japan, Japan
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce)
Previously, Batara Eto co-founded Mixi and brought the company public in Japan. He was responsible for creating Mixi in December 2003, and he served as Chief Technology Officer of Mixi until 2008. He started his investment career by co-founding East Ventures and made their first investment in 2010. Batara holds bachelor degree in Computer Science from Takushoku University Japan.
Tokyo Japan, Japan
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data)
Nobutake Suzuki serves as Partner in charge of KDDI open innovation fund at Global Brain. Nobutake is in charge of investments outside of Japan. Prior to joining GB, he was a technology analyst at Sanwa Bank in Japan and in the US.
Fremont California - San Francisco California - Woodside California - Tokyo, Japan,
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Mobile
Julien Nguyen is the Founder and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at E-Motions. He served as Board Member at SBA Materials. Julien Nguyen is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing General Partner at Alta Berkeley. He is also a Co-Founder of ezlogin.com. He also served as Venture Partner at NanoDimension. Prior to NanoDimension, Julien was a Managing Director at Applied Materials Ventures and Concept Ventures. Julien led investments in companies such as Infinera (Nasdaq: INFN), M-Stream (acq'd by Broadcom), Devicescape, Grandis (acq'd by Samsung), Takumi (acq'd by Sagantec), Envis (acq'd by Magma), with co-investors including August Capital, Benchmark, Kleiner Perkins, Matrix Partners, Sevin Rosen, Sigma Partners. Prior to his venture capital activities, Julien founded or was part of the founding team for four startups: Ezlogin (acquired by 724 Solutions), Novita Communications (acquired by Planetweb), Radius (IPO). He holds 21 patents issued in the US. Julien received his postgraduate degree from Telecom Paris (France) and his Master of Science from Ecole Polytechnique (France). He co-founded Faircare and served as its Chairman.
Tokyo Japan, Japan
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • Productivity
Taizo Son is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Mistletoe. He also serves as Investment Committee Member and Senior Advisor at Abies Ventures. He is the Founder at Gastrotope. He is also the Founder at Movida Japan. He also serves as Chairman at Visionnaire Ventures. Taizo is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in investing and incubating IT-related venture companies in Asia. He founded Gungho Online which is one of the most successful online gaming companies in Japan in 2002, which had its IPO in 2005.
San Francisco California - Lexington Massachusetts - Canada - Massachusetts - Palo Alto California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Mobile
Founded in 1978, Watermill Group is a private buyout group focusing on acquiring middle-market (<$40-500M sales) companies in transition based in the U.S. and Canada. The firm's preferred industry types are Manufacturing, Value-added distribution, and Business services. The only industries that Watermill will not consider are those with short product life cycles, such as pure fashion or leading edge technology. The ideal company will be generating between $40 to $500 million in revenues and present an opportunity for Watermill to acquire a control position. Watermill engages a wide range of business situations, including the following: Situations which require creativity, operating experience, strategic insight, and ability to act quickly; Carve outs and divestitures of non-core businesses; Secured lender sales; Balance sheet restructurings; Prepackaged bankruptcies, section 363 sales, and stalking horse bids; and Distressed, turnaround, and other special situations.
Japan - China - Shanghai China - Tokyo Japan - Singapore - Hong Kong - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Education • A.I. (& Big Data)
Rick Myers is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Operating Officer at DFR Asia. Prior to DFR, Rick had a long career in technology in Asia, including serving as General Manager of Asia for InfoGear Technology Corporation (acquired by Cisco in 2000), managing the System Software and Developer Relations groups for Apple Computer Asia, and as one of the first employees of the localization company Pacifitech Corporation in Japan. Rick graduated from UCLA with honors, having also attended Nagoya University in Japan and Yonsei University in Korea.
Hanoi Vietnam; Vietnam; Japan; Tokyo Japan; United Kingdom; London United Kingdom; California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • Mobile • Consumer
Hajime Hotta is a Co-Founder of Nexus FrontierTech and also serves as its Chief AI Scientist. He also is an Angel Investor. He invented and lead the core product at Cirius Tech which was acquired by Yahoo Japan and also lead the series A funding at Naked Tech which was sold to Mixi Japan. He has a PhD in computer science and a strong academic background in AI and AI-web application.
Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Productivity
Allen Miner is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at SunBridge Partners. He is also the founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at SunBridge Corporation. He is a Board Member at CalmSea. Allen has significant experience in internet, enterprise and open-source software, entrepreneurship, and international technology transfer. Allen graduated from Brigham Young University with degrees in Computer Science and Asian Studies. He joined Oracle Corporation in 1986 and was dispatched to Japan, where he founded and helped lead Oracle Japan to a successful IPO on the Japan stock market. Allen returned from Japan in 1996 to serve as Oracle's Vice President in charge of Linux/Open Source. Allen created SunBridge Corporation in 1999. Allen currently serves on the Boards of several SunBridge portfolio companies and as an advisor to government-affiliated organizations focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Japan Venture Capital Association upon its founding in 2002. He served as an advisor at the Geneva Venture Group and Diggle.
Japan; North Carolina ; Foster City California ; Tokyo Japan; Durham North Carolina ; California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Mobile • Consumer
Koichi Kanayama serves as Senior Vice President, Japan Branch Manager at Terarecon. He is an Angel Investor. With experience in both technology and finance areas, Kanayama joined TeraRecon in June 2004. He received a BS degree from the University of Tokyo and MBA from University of Washington. His career includes two venture companies with successful IPO's in Japan. Kanayama led a start-up airline, Skymark Airlines Co, as CFO and Corporate Planning officer, and a browser software company, Access Co to expand international operations and business development as GM of Corporate Planning.
Kyiv Ukraine - Ukraine - United Kingdom - London United Kingdom - U.K., U.K.
IT (& TMT)
Torben Majgaard is a Co-Founder of Reality Clash. He founded and served as Executive Chairman of Ciklum. He Co-founded VOX (Coppertino). He also served as Investment Partner at PROfounders Capital. He has built Ciklum into one of the largest IT companies in Ukraine and Eastern Europe and is still the majority shareholder. He brings 20 years of experience working in Eastern Europe and 30 years of IT expertise. Under his leadership, he has been recognized in The 2016 Global Outsourcing 100 list of the world's best outsourcing services providers, has been listed among 20 Most Promising DevOps Solution Providers in 2015 in the United States and was named by Gartner Inc. as a 'Cool Vendor' in its 'Cool Vendors in Application Services, 2013' report. Apart from Ciklum, he was also the founder and majority shareholder of Adquota, a mobile advertising company currently employing 70+ people and an angel investor in 10+ companies. Previously, 1994 - 2002 he also founded and sold a number of companies in the IT sphere mainly in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. He is the founder of and a Supervisory Board Member of the Brain Basket Foundation, a joint initiative with the Ukrainian government to help the development of the IT sector in Ukraine.
Japan - Tokyo Japan - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Mobile
Koichiro Yoshizaki serves as Chief Investment Officer, Cool Japan Fund at Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. He also serves as an Advisor of Original Stitch.
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - North Carolina - Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - Tallahassee Florida - Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - North Carolina - Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.
Tokyo Japan - San Francisco California - Valley California,
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • Mobile
Managing Partner @cyberagent-ventures-u-s • Worked at @DOCOMO Capital• Investor @evernote @urx @vidora @valet-anywhere
Durham North Carolina - Fort Lauderdale Florida - Charlotte North Carolina - Atlanta Georgia - North Carolina - Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
CapitalSouth Partners was founded in 1998 to provide private equity capital and mezzanine capital to middle-market companies. Since its inception, CapitalSouth has closed over 100 transactions. With over $700 million under management through multiple committed funds, CapitalSouth actively seeks to invest in lower middle-market companies located primarily in the South, but also throughout the U.S. CapitalSouth looks to invest between $2M and $10M in companies with revenues in excess of $8M and EBITDA in excess of $2M. The Fund does not invest in start-ups, high-risk situations, turnarounds or businesses located outside the United States. Mezzanine investments of up to $40 million can be arranged through syndication, where CapitalSouth Partners will serve as the lead investor. CapitalSouth has invested in multiple sectors, including business services, general industrial, consumer products, restaurant & food, healthcare, information technology, and energy services. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte and operates full-service offices in Raleigh, Dallas, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, and Orlando, Florida.