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Menlo Park California - Valley California - San Francisco, California - The firm was founded in 2003 - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos)
Venture Investor at @pantera-capital ; Board Observer at @changecoin ; Mentor at @boost-bitcoin-fund ; Mentor at @golden-gate-ventures
Ridge Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, California - New York City (NY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Messaging • Robotics • LegalTech • Consumer
Happiness and Health
Boston Massachusetts - New York (NY) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobile • Consumer
Venture Partner, BoxGroup
Palo Alto, California - Palo Alto (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • GovTech • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Investment Management
Clint Korver is the Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at Ulu Ventures. Korver serves as Chief Operating Officer at Novo Ed. He also serves as Board Member and Executive of Financing of ORENCO Hydropower. He is an active supporter of entrepreneurship within the Stanford community, Clint taught entrepreneurship in the School of Engineering; mentors at StartX, Stanford's accelerator; and co-founded Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, an alumni group with over 1000 members. Over the last 9 years, Clint and his partner Miriam Rivera have invested in over 80 startups. 50 have come from the Stanford community including Palantir, SoFi, Krux (acquired by Salesforce), and Blue River Technology (acquired by John Deere). Prior to Ulu, Clint was a serial entrepreneur, co-founding four Silicon Valley startups which provided tools to help individuals or organizations make better decisions. He co-authored Ethics for the Real World (Harvard Business Press 2008), is a Kauffman Fellow, and holds a PhD and an MS in engineering from Stanford, and a BA in mathematics from Grinnell College where he served as Chair of the Board of Trustees.
San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - San Francisco, California - Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • DeepTech • Investment Management • Consumer
Managing Partner at Initialized Capital
New York City (NY) - New York (NY) - , U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • 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.
San Francisco California - Valley California - Menlo Park, California - Cloud infrastructure - Data services, U.S.A.
BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure)
Peter Levine serves as a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He serves as the Board Member at Onshape, DigitalOcean and MakerLoop. Peter Levine serves as a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of Citrix Systems. Levine is also a Board Member at GitHub, Cyanogen, Actifio, Tachyon Nexus, MixPanel and Instart Logic. Peter Levine is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Peter was previously SVP and GM of the Data Center and Cloud Division at Citrix, where he was responsible for revenue, product management, business development and strategic direction. Peter joined Citrix in 2007 through its $500 million acquisition of XenSource, where he served as CEO. Prior to XenSource, Peter was a general partner at the Mayfield Fund. Before Mayfield, Peter was an early employee of VERITAS Software, where he helped to grow the organization to over 5,000 employees and more than $1.5 billion in revenue. Peter served as executive vice president and was responsible for marketing, OEM sales, business development and several product divisions. He is also currently a management lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a former entrepreneurship lecturer at the Sloan School. He serves on the boards of Actifio, Bromium, Convergent.io, Mixpanel, Coho Data and Cynogen.
Los Altos California - San Francisco, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Human Resources • Material Science • Robotics • Investment Management • Mobility
Most Interested In
Early-stage technology startups with proven product traction and scientific invention as key competitive advantage (revenue is good to have but not a requirement) Examples: Artificial intelligence / neural networks Autonomous vehicles / self-driving cars Deep tech Cannabis (hemp) Silicon / new chips / edge computing Video processing on the edge Innovation for oil and gas / metallurgy / coal and other "old" industries Consumer financial services (scoring, credit, factoring, freelancer financing)
Not Interested In
Not interested in technologies that (1) hard to scale (2) require a lot of capital to win (3) I don't understand (4) evil Examples include: - Vertical marketplaces (too expensive to scale, CAC>LTV) - Tobacco/vaping (evil) - Blockchain for X (too early) - ICOs
GP at Vestor.In Partners. Former Adobe and Microsoft exec, founded Actis (sold to Wunderman), AdWatch (sold to AEGIS/Isobar), Sputnik Labs (sold to Technoserv)
San Francisco California - Los Angeles California - New York (NY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Investment Management • Online Social • Consumer
Tyler Winklevoss is a Co-Founder of Winklevoss Capital Management. Winklevoss is also a Co-Founder of Gemini (Digital Asset Exchange Platform) and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He is also a Co-Founder of ConnectU. He has an MBA degree from University of Oxford in 2010.
San Francisco, California - Palo Alto, California - New York City (NY), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • AR/VR • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Nanotechnology • Consumer
Early-stage investor in interactive media and web3
San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
3x Founder, Angel and Private Equity Investor
Most Interested In
I look for founders that are tackling huge markets that have real pain points. My areas of focus: consumer-facing tech, subscription businesses, marketplaces, social / digital content.
Not Interested In
I was in the recruiting space for many years and don't have interest in investing there right now.
Rick Marini is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Dragonfly Ventures. He serves as Managing Partner at Protocol Ventures. He serves as Investor of BirdEye. He serves as General Manager, Digital Innovation at Hearst. He founded Talk.co and served as its Chief Executive Officer. He is a serial entrepreneur and pioneer in social media with more than a decade of experience in the consumer Internet space. Previously, he founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of SuperFan. SuperFan was a social entertainment platform that developed social games and Facebook apps. SuperFan's clients included CBS, MTV, Universal Music, Warner Music, Sony, etc. Previously, he co-founded and served as Chief Strategist of Tickle. Tickle was one of the largest social media sites on the Internet and the first site to successfully leverage viral marketing through personality tests, photo-sharing and matchmaking products. Under his leadership, Tickle operated as a profitable company with close to $40 million of annual revenue. He served on the Board of Directors of Tickle until 2004 when Tickle was successfully acquired by Monster Worldwide for over $100 million. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the University of New Hampshire, magna cum laude, and a MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. He currently serves on the Advisory Boards of Fwix, Friendster, Lumos Labs, Stipple, and FIGHTER. He is also an Angel Investor.
Vienna, Austria, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Human Resources • DeepTech
We partner with visionary founders and support them along their way, all the way
Most Interested In
rebuilding web3 stack, digital health, security (cloud and web3) passionate founders with teams located in DACH and CEE
Not Interested In
marketplaces, regional businesses
San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Boston, Massachusetts - San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Online Social • Consumer
Atreides Management
Founded in 1970, CRV is a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Local commerce • Mobile Apps • Consumer
Investor @ CRV
Most Interested In
I'm excited about anything in the consumer/SMB space!
Menlo Park California - San Francisco California - Palo Alto (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Blockchain (& Cryptos)
Somesh Dash serves as Managing Director & General Partner at IVP. He focuses primarily on later-stage investments in Internet, software, wireless, and technology-enabled services companies. Prior to joining IVP, Somesh was an Analyst in the Corporate Finance Division of Credit Suisse's Technology Investment Banking Group. While at Credit Suisse, Somesh focused on strategic financing initiatives for a number of public and private technology companies. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Somesh worked for Luxmi Capital, an early stage venture capital fund focused on digital media investments. He also worked for the Corporate Development Division of Sony Entertainment Television (SET) in Mumbai, India. Somesh is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley, the Tech Advisory Group of UCSF and the Stanford Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS). He is also currently a member of the Partnership for a New American Economy, a nonprofit initiative focused on skilled immigration reform, and co-chaired the March for Innovation (#iMarch). Somesh is a term member of the Council of Foreign Relations. He was formerly a member of the Haas Alumni Board and Haas Development Board at UC Berkeley. Somesh earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. He also serves on Board of Pindrop Security, Humu, Woven Digital and Qubole. He serves as a Board Observer at Amplitude.
San Francisco, California - New York (NY) - San Francisco (CA) - Hong Kong, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments
Kenneth Ballenegger served as Chief Strategy Officer at Republic.
New York City (NY), U.S.A.
PropTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Real Estate (& Construction)
President + Co-Founder of Levelwing: Digital Marketing Firm
Internet and digital marketing executive with extensive experience including general management, finance and business operations, strategy, product development, sales and marketing. Currently, President and Co-Founder of Levelwing, a digital marketing firm offering creative, media, social and analytics services to help businesses market with greater clarity and profitability. Founded in 2002, Levelwing is headquartered in Charleston, SC and has been recognized four consecutive years on the prestigious Inc. 500|5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America. Currently, Partner at Third Prime, a venture firm focused on seed-stage investments with offices in New York, NY and Charleston, SC, that actively manages early-stage investments. Investments include Bench, GameCo, Jingle Punks Music, Latch, MindBodyGreen, NewtonX, Octane Lending, Petal, Phase Change Energy Solutions, SeedInvest, TemperPack, The New Primal and more. Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year®. B.S. in Psychology from Western Kentucky University and Member of the Professional Advisory Committee to the School of Advertising and Public Relations. Specialties: General management, corporate governence, leadership development, strategy, seed stage/early stage investing, brand marketing, direct-response marketing, email marketing, internet and digital advertising, media strategy, mobile marketing, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, social strategy, social media, web analytics, predictive modeling, business intelligence, business analytics and data mining
Austin, Texas, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR • Developer tools • Future Of Work
Partner at Heartcore Capital
Partner at Heartcore Capital
Most Interested In
We only invest in consumer technology businesses. Fairly agnostic about the industry, we look for the very best founders to back. We are excited about helping you realize ideas that matter, rather than just making something that people want.
Not Interested In
No "arbitrage" businesses - that means no simple ecommerce, no lead gen, nothing which lacks truly sustainable competitive advantage.
San Francisco, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Partner at Slow Ventures
Most Interested In
Banking, Future of Work, Health Care Services
Not Interested In
Marketing technologies, content, lending