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Jerry Yang
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
Lior Litwak
Investing in FinTech (& Financials services) &bul...
Everything deep technology for enterprise use, highly focused on AI/BD for enterprises, next gen cloud / virtualization / DC, not afraid of HW investments.
Cyril Bertrand is a Partner at Xange Captial where he is responsible for core-technology investments and for the German-speaking area.
Cyril has prior venture capital experience at DVC (Munich, Germany) where is was responsible for the Telecom & Semiconductor investments, and at TeleSoft Partners (San Mateo, CA).
Prior to that, his 7-year tenure at Alcatel brought him to the position of Director in charge of creating and growing Alcatel’s first generation of 802.11 products across France, Spain and Israel in 2000.
Cyril is also a non-exec board director of Apertio (UK), MergeOptics (Germany), Panoratio (Germany), Powerlase (UK) and is an observer at BigMachines (US).
Dave McClure
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Los Angeles , New Yor..., U.S.A. - U.K.
Previous Investments
• Mystery Science:
$2900000
• Ink:
$6650000 (Seed Round)
• ALL DAY MEDIA:
$2301600 (Seed Round)
• AstroPrint:
$300000 (Seed Round)
• Ezra:
$4000000 (Seed Round)
• HappyCo (Happy Inspector):
$895000 (Seed Round)
• LinkedIn SlideShare:
$300000 (Seed Round)
• TeachStreet:
(Angel Round)
• Tribal Credit:
$1200000 (Seed Round)
• HaulerAds:
(Seed Round)
• Price Technologies:
$3800000 (Seed Round)
• Exits.me:
$1000000 (Pre Seed)
• Terraformation:
$5000000 (Equity Crowdfunding)
• Ezra AI:
$18000000 (Series A)
• Ezra AI:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Tribal:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Goldbelly:
$20000000 (Series B)
• Goldbelly:
$10000000 (Series A)
• Goldbelly:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Zeuss Technologies:
(Seed)
• Movia:
(Seed)
• Price.com:
$2000000 (Convertible Note)
• TuckerNuck:
$3000000 (Series A)
• TuckerNuck:
(Seed)
• MoBagel:
(Seed)
• Headout:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Greentoe:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Greentoe:
$1000000 (Seed)
• CareGuide:
$2000000 (Seed)
• MakeLeaps:
$600000 (Angel)
• BugHerd:
$930000 (Series A)
• Womply:
$20000000 (Series Unknown)
• Womply:
(Series Unknown)
• ViralGains:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Partender:
(Seed)
• Partender:
$50000 (Seed)
• Tech.eu:
$210000 (Seed)
• CultureMap:
$750000 (Seed)
• Geekatoo:
$500000 (Seed)
• Binpress:
$1000000 (Seed)
• BuildersCloud:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Social Tables:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Stormpulse:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Life360:
$10000000 (Series B)
• Life360:
$6000000 (Series A)
• Mattermark:
$400000 (Seed)
• Riskpulse:
$1000000 (Seed)
• LookSharp:
$4000000 (Series A)
• LookSharp:
$1000000 (Series Unknown)
• LookSharp:
$400000 (Angel)
• WHILL:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Breather:
$2000000 (Seed)
• ERPLY:
$2000000 (Series B)
• Credit Karma:
$30000000 (Series B)
• Virool:
$7000000 (Seed)
• RolePoint:
$5000000 (Seed)
• Versus:
$100000 (Seed)
• 42Floors:
$5000000 (Series A)
• Nuzzel:
$2000000 (Seed)
• SpotHero:
$50000 (Seed)
• HappyCo:
$900000 (Seed)
• Behance:
$7000000 (Series A)
• VULCUN:
$1000000 (Seed)
• ecomom:
$4000000 (Series A)
• ecomom:
$900000 (Angel)
• ecomom:
$1000000 (Angel)
• Mocavo:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Gengo:
$5000000 (Series A)
• Gengo:
$800000 (Seed)
• Gengo:
$750000 (Seed)
• IMRSV:
$810000 (Seed)
• MakerBot:
$10000000 (Series Unknown)
• ToutApp:
$350000 (Seed)
• BizeeBee:
$440000 (Seed)
• Baydin:
$380000 (Seed)
• CapLinked:
$900000 (Seed)
• Hipster:
$1000000 (Seed)
• MoonFruit:
(Series Unknown)
• SimpleHoney:
(Seed)
• Graphicly:
$4000000 (Series A)
• Graphicly:
$1000000 (Series A)
• Zappli (Acquired by Shopzilla):
$500000 (Seed)
• Twilio:
$12000000 (Series B)
• Twilio:
$4000000 (Series A)
• Wander (f. YongoPal):
$100000 (Angel)
• Formative Labs:
(Angel)
• OneTrueFan:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Presto:
(Seed)
• WePay:
$8000000 (Series B)
• WePay:
$2000000 (Series A)
• Recurly:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Wildfire:
$4000000 (Series A)
• Postling:
$350000 (Seed)
• oneforty:
$2000000 (Series A)
• Kissmetrics:
$1000000 (Series A)
• Mashery:
$7000000 (Series B)
• Mashery:
(Seed)
• Mashery:
(Seed)
• Lyft:
$300000 (Seed)
• Mill River Labs:
$900000 (Angel)
• SlideShare:
$300000 (Seed)
• Mint:
$5000000 (Series A)
• EventVue:
$440000 (Series A)
• Simply Hired:
$3000000 (Series B)
Dave McClure
Los Angeles - New York - London - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - U.K.
Co-Founder / Chief Security Officer at Signal Sciences, Author of Building a Modern Security Program (O'Reilly Media)
Mr. Zane Lackey serves as a Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer at Signal Sciences. He serves as Advisor of Panther (Network Management Software). He serves as Advisor of Remediant. He was previously the cofounder and chief security officer of Signal Sciences, which was acquired by Fastly for $775 million in 2020, and the author of Building a Modern Security Program. Prior to Signal Sciences, he led security and infrastructure teams as the CISO of Etsy, and started his career as an early security consultant at iSEC Partners. He holds a BA in Economics with a minor in Computer Science from UC Davis.
Mo Koyfman
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
How to connect with Angel Investors in the Developer Tools industry?
In the Developer Tools industry, prominent angel investors include Tim Ferriss, Naval Ravikant, and Marc Andreessen. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in software development, programming tools, and developer platforms. Tim Ferriss, an author and entrepreneur, invests in developer tools that enhance productivity and efficiency. Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList, looks for companies that provide scalable and effective software development solutions. Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, seeks out startups that leverage technology to improve the developer experience and create new opportunities. To connect with these investors, attend developer conferences, tech expos, and networking events such as DevOps Days, PyCon, and Google I/O. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your developer tool addresses key challenges, such as improving code quality, enhancing collaboration, or streamlining development processes. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as partnerships with tech companies, user growth, or positive feedback from developers. 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 subscription fees, licensing, or usage-based pricing, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from software development experts can also enhance your credibility.
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