Jeff Jordan is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to joining a16z, Jeff was president and CEO of OpenTable, which he took public in 2009. Before OpenTable, he was president of PayPal and the SVP and GM of eBay North America. Follow him on his blog (http://jeff.a16z.com/) and on Twitter @jeff_jordan.
Zaw Thet
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
San Francisco Bay Are..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Alice:
$1100000 (Seed Round)
• Remrise:
$8199999 (Early stage VC)
• Mozart Data:
$4000000 (Early stage VC)
• Landis:
$2000000 (Seed Round)
• Signia Venture Partners:
(late stage)
• Bitski:
• Crosscut Ventures:
(mid stage)
• plyfe:
• Palindrome Advisors:
• 4INFO (AdHaven):
(early stage)
• GetInventory:
• Exer Labs:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Exer Labs:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Exer Labs:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Hello Alice:
$1000000 (Seed)
• StatX:
$3000000 (Seed)
• STRIVR:
$5000000 (Seed)
• ApplePie Capital:
$16000000 (Series B)
• ApplePie Capital:
$6000000 (Series A)
• ApplePie Capital:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Nativo:
$20000000 (Series B)
• Nativo:
$4000000 (Series A)
• Boxed:
$25000000 (Series B)
• Boxed:
$7000000 (Series A)
• Hall:
$6000000 (Series A)
• HaulerDeals:
$1000000 (Seed)
Zaw Thet
San Francisco Bay Area - Denver - Colorado, U.S.A.
1. Applications solving large and non-obvious problems in data-intensive industries
2. ML-driven applications that have found a path to an initial data advantage and have the potential to create a definitive intelligence advantage
3. Business operations platforms for SMB vendors who have never had a good one, esp that are driven by mobile, esp that drive payment flow
4. Large-scale applications and HW/SW systems that sell into government
Not Interested In
I like to be surprised by things I think I may not be interested in and so try not to rule anything out.
Partner @venrock • Investor @claralending, @Centricient, @dataminr, @care, @gilt Groupe • Studied at @stanford-university, @university-of-oxford-2
Eric Ver Ploeg
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Menlo Park - California, U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners:
(mid stage)
• Ver Ploeg Venture Syndicate:
• Metric Ventures:
• AdKnowledge:
(early stage)
• ENPICOM BV:
(mid stage)
• Arches Capital:
(early stage)
• REXai:
(early stage)
• EclecticIQ:
(early stage)
• Cybersecurity Investment Fund:
• Iristrace - turning business risks into business values:
(early stage)
For my personal angel investing: category creators with defensible business models.
For my DTCP investing: Enterprise SaaS and recurring revenue businesses who are past $10m ARR and interested in doing more business in Europe.
Not Interested In
Whatever category the venture echo chamber has declared "hot" right now.
Eric Ver Ploeg serves as a Managing Director at DTCP. He serves as a Board Member/Observer at Anomali, CipherCloud, Innovid, Inuitive, Pinger, Ranovus, and ShareThis. Prior to DTCP, Eric was a Managing Director at VantagePoint Venture Partners, where he headed the mobile practice, leading rounds of funding at Spatial Wireless, OZ Communications, and many others. Eric has personally invested in numerous startups and has also run a quant hedge fund. Before beginning his investing career, Eric co-founded two venture-backed startups, where he raised five rounds of venture capital. Eric earned a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, as well as an MBA and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Eric Paley
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Online Social
Description
Eric Paley is the Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Founder Collective. He also serves as a Board member at Blissfully Tech, Embark, 10% Happier and New England Venture Capital Association. He also co-founded Brontes Technologies to market innovative technology to dentists. He also serves as a Board Member at Integral Ad Science. Previously, Eric was the CEO and a co-founder of Brontes Technologies, which was acquired in 2006 by 3M. Investors in Brontes included David Frankel (Founder Collective), Bain Capital Ventures, Charles River Ventures and Flybridge Capital Partners. Eric is an angel investor in a number of companies including Magazine Radar, OPOWER, and TrialPay and also served as a senior advisor to Flybridge Capital Partners. Eric was previously co-founder and CEO of Abstract Edge, a web application and marketing company in New York. Eric graduated Magna Cum Laude, from Dartmouth College and with High Distinction, as a Baker Scholar, from the Harvard Business School.
Josh Felser
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Josh Felser is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Freestyle Capital. He also serves as Advisor at Catalyst Investors. Previously he Co-Founded and was CEO of Crackle, formerly known as Grouper Networks, a company that uses P2P technology to allow users to share their personal media within private groups. He previously served as Vice President of America Online and as General Manager of AOL's music brands Spinner, Winamp and Shoutcast. Felser was the co-founder of Spinner.com, a leading Internet music destination and served as President until its May 1999 purchase by America Online. In July 1996 he founded Internet music startup, RadioCo (a division of Organic Online), which ultimately merged with DJ.com (renamed Spinner.com). Previously, Felser was a Director of Business and Product Development in the Multimedia Group of U.S. West; an executive with News Corp. and a Manager, Business Development for News Corp.'s Fox Inc. in Los Angeles. Felser received his BA in Political Science from Duke University and his MBA from Fuqua School of Business at Duke. He is also the Co-Founder of FYI Living and serves as Chairman of the company.
Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Local commerce • Online Social
Description
Tony Conrad is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at About.me. He also is an Angel Investor. Conrad serves as Partner at True Ventures. He served as General Partner at VSP Capital. He also serves as Board Member at High Fidelity. He is the Founder of AOL Ventures. He was Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of about.me (acquired by Aol in December 2010). He serves on the Board of Directors of Automattic (WordPress), appssavvy, StockTwits, RescueTime, PastFuture (GDGT), 20x200, FREEjit, Small Batch (Typekit), WeGame and led True's investment MakerBot & Plancast. He also serves as a Special Advisor to AOL Ventures. Previously, he co-founded Sphere which was acquired by AOL in April, 2008. In addition, he has served on the Board of Directors for Oddpost (acquired by Yahoo), Iconoculture, MusicNow (acquired by Circuit City) and Centive (acquired by Xactly). He also played an active role managing investments in Post Communications (NASDAQ: NTVS), QuinStreet (NASDAQ: QNST), Danger (acquired by Microsoft), Sabrix and Stonyfield Farms (acquired by Groupe Danone). He is also a Board Member at Smarterer. He also served as a Board Member at appssavvy. He served as Board Member at KISSmetrics. He holds a BS (Bachelor of Science) in Telecommunications from Indiana University.
Businesses Solutions • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Description
Venture Partner at XFactor Ventures
Danielle Morrill is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Mattermark. She also serves as Investment Partner at XFactor Ventures. She previously founded Referly, which shut down in March 2013, and is a graduate of Y Combinator Summer 2012. Prior to becoming a founder she lead marketing for cloud communications startup Twilio, which she joined as the first employee in early 2009. Before Twilio she was an early employee of Pelago (backed by KPCB, acquired by Groupon), Editor in Chief of Seattle 2.0 (acquired by Geekwire) worked as a business process analyst at Expeditors International (NASDAQ:EXPD), and as a financial analyst for her family's wealth management firm Reliant Consulting & Research.
Josh Elman
Investing in Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) &...
Washington , New York..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• GoMeta:
$3000000 (Seed Round)
• OTPless:
$3000000 (Seed)
• EarlyDay:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Double:
$9000000 (Series A)
• Nova:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Ladder:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Kinema:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Reface:
$6000000 (Seed)
• Northstar:
$7000000 (Series A)
• Jam:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Hub:
$20000000 (Series Unknown)
• TruStory:
$3000000 (Seed Round)
• TruStory:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Mammoth Media:
$13000000 (Series A)
• Trimian:
$3000000 (Series Unknown)
• Discord:
$50000000 (Series D)
• Discord:
$20000000 (Series C)
• Houseparty:
$52000000 (Series C)
• Houseparty:
$14000000 (Series B)
• Koji:
$3000000 (Pre Seed)
• Medium:
$57000000 (Series B)
• Medium:
$25000000 (Series A)
• Flogg:
(Seed)
• Nextdoor:
$110000000 (Series D)
• Nextdoor:
$60000000 (Series Unknown)
• Nextdoor:
$22000000 (Series B)
• Nextdoor:
$19000000 (Series Unknown)
• Complex Polygon:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Jelly HQ:
(Series B)
• Jelly HQ:
(Series A)
• SmartThings:
$13000000 (Series A)
• tbh:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Tracks.by:
(Seed)
• Treehouse:
$600000 (Seed)
• BranchOut:
$6000000 (Series A)
Josh Elman
Washington - New York - Seattle - Los Angeles - San Francisco Bay Area - Menlo Park - California, U.S.A.
Arif Janmohamed serves as a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He also serves as a Board Member at TripActions. He also serves as Charter Member at C100 Association. He is a Board Member at OverOps. He joined Lightspeed in 2008 and focuses primarily on investments in the areas of cloud and datacenter technologies, as well as enterprise mobile and SaaS solutions. He also serves as Board Member at Mist Syste He is currently working closely with the teams at Avi Networks, Highfive, Netskope, Nutanix, Pertino Networks, ThoughtSpot, Qubole, and Virtual Instruments. He was also involved in several Lightspeed investments which have had successful exits including Edgespring (acquired by Salesforce.com), IO Turbine (acquired by Fusion-io), Memoir Systems (acquired by Cisco), RAPsphere (acquired by AppSense) and StreamOnce (acquired by Jive Software). Prior to joining Lightspeed, he worked in the Corporate Business Development group at Cisco Systems where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, strategy, and investments in the Unified Communications, Enterprise Collaboration, Mobile, and SaaS market segments. Before joining Cisco Systems, he was with Novitas Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm. Earlier in his career, he worked in technical development and product management roles at WebTV (acquired by MSFT), Andes Networks (acquired by SUNW), and Sun Microsyste He holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada.
How to connect with Angel Investors in the Online Social industry?
In the Online Social industry, angel investors such as Chris Sacca, Naval Ravikant, and Reid Hoffman are significant figures. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in social networking, online communities, and social media platforms. Chris Sacca, founder of Lowercase Capital, invests in online social startups that leverage technology to create engaging and scalable social platforms. Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList, looks for companies that provide unique and impactful social networking solutions. Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, seeks out startups with strong user engagement and scalable social technologies. To connect with these investors, attend social media conferences, tech expos, and networking events such as Social Media Week, TechCrunch Disrupt, and Web Summit. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your online social solution addresses key challenges, such as improving user experience, enhancing community engagement, or providing new social features. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as user growth, positive feedback from users, or partnerships with tech companies. 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 in-app purchases, subscription fees, or advertising, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from social media experts can also enhance your credibility.
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