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San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Consumer
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Most Interested In
Consumer applications, future of media, online video, developer platforms
Ethan Kurzweil serves as Partner, Investments at Bessemer Venture Partners. He was a Board Member at Stratim. He as eleven when he started his first business - The Cat Corporation. In charge of family cat care, he "awarded" all labor-intensive jobs to his sister (Cat Feeder, Cat Brusher) and claimed all management jobs for himself (CEO, VP of Cat Welfare, Executive Director of Grooming). He would now discourage founders from letting sibling rivalry influence their org charts. As a Stanford undergrad, Ethan eventually was a co-founder of a real company: SSB-Bart Group, which helps make the Web accessible to users with disabilities. Before joining Bessemer in 2008, he worked for Dow Jones & Co., managing the turnaround of The Wall Street Journal's international editions, and Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life. At BVP, Ethan focuses on investments in consumer technologies and developer platfor He is particularly excited about consumer video start-ups and companies "developerizing the enterprise," his phrase for companies that provide non-technical business users with powerful tools and potential impact without requiring them to code. Ethan's investments include consumer companies Twitch (acquired by Amazon), Periscope (acquired by Twitter), Dropcam (acquired by Google), Playdom (acquired by Disney), Zirx, Life360 and Piazza; developer platforms Intercom, Twilio, PagerDuty, npm, and Sendgrid; and SaaS companies Hightower and Simply Measured. He was also involved in the firm's investments in adap.tv (acquired by AOL) and Skybox Imaging (acquired by Google). Ethan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University and earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. He serves on the Bay Area advisory board for New Leaders. Raised in Boston, he remains a Red Sox fan for life. He also serves as a Board Member at Periscope Data.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - South Korea
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Online Social • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
Active in fintech, e-sports, marketplaces, cross-border. But always prefer to invest in people who make me become aware about large problems.
Not Interested In
Businesses that are capital intensive prior to launch and especially businesses with long feedback loop cycles (pure hardware, etc.)
Partner at @500startups and heading up our $15M Korea specific fund, 500 Kimchi. Started a couple co's (bootstrapped & venture). Big fan of #ELaMF and #JFDI.
New York - San Francisco Bay Area - Washington - Austin - Los Angeles - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Online Social • Woman Focused
VC, Entrepreneur, Military Veteran, Winner of Season 2 - The Apprentice, and father of twins!
Most Interested In
LEADERSHIP PREVAILS. Moonshots Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in extraordinary leadership. Great leaders are hard to come by. We believe the best ones are military-trained or trial-by-fire entrepreneurs who have the ability to motivate others to action, inspire trust, and plan heuristically. We invest with conviction when those attributes are present. We have collectively founded and operated 14 companies, and have personally invested in more than 120 ventures.
Not Interested In
Biomedical, Hardware, Crypto.
New York, U.S.A.
Media • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Consumer
Rick Heitzmann is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at FirstMark Capital. He focuses on consumer and enterprise investments in media, advertising technology, gaming, mobile, and data services. Rick has led investments in market leaders in commerce (StubHub, acquired by eBay), gaming (Riot Games, acquired by Tencent), data services (First Advantage, NASDAQ: FADV; acquired by First American), advertising technology (TapAd), media (Pinterest), and more. Prior to founding FirstMark, Rick was an entrepreneur including being a founding member of the senior management team at First Advantage which he helped grow and sell to First American (NYSE: FAF). He serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Venture Capital Association. Rick holds a B.S. from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He also serves as Board Member at Dashlane, Grid Mobile and Playnomics.
Santa Monica - California, U.S.A.
Media • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Future Of Work • Online Social
Co-Founder/Partner at @science. Entrepreneur, Advisor. a few startups - @photobucket, @billshrink Always the first on the dance floor.
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. - Australia - U.K. - Europe: Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania, Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Slovakia, Norway, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mal
Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Gaming (& eSports) • Mobile Apps • Online Social
Co-Founder / Partner / CTO at InReach Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Nanotechnology
Managing
Mountain View, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure)
Bullpen Capital is an early-stage fund to make follow-on investments for companies who have recently raised seed
Seattle - Washington, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Gaming (& eSports)
early stage VC
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Payments • Mobile Apps • Consumer • Woman Focused
VP of Messenger, Facebook Inc.
Co-Founder at NFX
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Real Estate (& Construction)
Head of BD at Restream | Early Stage Investor / Advisor
Founder and Partner at Mana Ventures
Los Angeles - California, U.S.A.
PropTech • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Online Social
Vaizra Investments is a private venture capital fund investing in start-ups with creative solutions to existing or emerging consumer needs. Investment ranges are between $200,000-$500,000, with 'follow-ons' in later rounds.
San Mateo - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • IoT (& Wearables) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Online Social
Most Interested In
Fintech, enterprise, blockchain; technology solutions in Jurassic industries.
Hong Kong, U.S.A.
Education • Businesses Solutions • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Mobile Apps • Nanotechnology • Consumer • Woman Focused
Founder @outblaze, @animoca ⢠Investor @dopplr, @machinima, @fuel-2 , @miq
San Francisco Bay Area - Palo Alto, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Local commerce • Aerospace (& Defense) • Online Social • Consumer
General Partner at Gradient Ventures
Darian Shirazi is a Co-Founder and serves as Board Member and Chief Executive Officer at Radius. He began his career in Silicon Valley at the age of 15 while working during the summers as a code tester for eBay. He then joined Facebook as one of its first fifteen employees, serves as an front-end software developer. He co-founded the mobile photo sharing site, Fotodunk. He also serves as an Advisor at 8VC.
Menlo Park - California, U.S.A.
Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics
Most Interested In
Capital efficient, founder led, mission driven companies growing quickly, looking for patient, full lifecycle investor willing to invest early (at less than $10M revenue run rate) but also able to continue to scale up investments as the business grows.
Not Interested In
Pre-revenue companies. Medical Device, biotech or clean tech.
Menlo Park - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
Marketplaces, commerce brands, cloud, ML/AI enabled Enterprise SaaS, Blockchain
Not Interested In
Ad Tech
Investing in breakaway growth companies in technology. Angel investor. Founder of @alpha-2 (http://on.wsj.com/iHk2nk)
Los Angeles - Las Vegas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Online Social • Consumer
Founder and CMO of Tinder | Principal at JAM Fund
Justin Mateen is a Co-Founder at Tinder. He served as Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to that, he was the Co-Founder of Canvas and Cover Canvas.