AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Material Science • Woman Focused
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Vinod Khosla is the Founder at Khosla Ventures. He also served as Board Member at Learning Health & Oscar. He is a Co-Founder of Khosla Impact. He previously served as the Board Member and an Advisor at Post Intelligence. He was one of the three founders of Daisy Systems, which was the first significant computer-aided design system for electrical engineers. The company went on to achieve significant revenue, profits, and an IPO, but Khosla, driven by the frustration of having to design the computer hardware on which the Daisy software needed to be built, started the standards-based Sun Microsystems in 1982 to build workstations for software developers. At Sun he pioneered "open systems" and RISC processors. Sun was funded by longtime friend and board member John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. In 1986 Vinod switched sides and joined Kleiner Perkins, where he was and continues to be a general partner of KPCB funds through KPX. Khosla is a charter member of TiE, a not-for-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals founded in 1992 that now has more than forty chapters in nine countries. He is also a founding board member of the Indian School of Business. His current passion is social entrepreneurship, with a special emphasis on microfinance as a poverty alleviation tool. He is a supporter of many microfinance organizations in India and Africa. He has been experimenting with education and global housing. He is the Founder of Khosla Impact and a Advisory at HealthTap. He also serves as a board member at GreatPoint Energy, MyLikes, Gamgee and Verayo. He is an Advisor at Academia and The Breakthrough Energy Coalition. He also serves as Board Member at Sakti3. He is the Advisor at MetaMind. He also serves as the Board Member at Viome. He also serves as Mentor at Alchemist Accelerator. He is an Angel Investor.
Jason Seats
Investing in A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Servi...
Austin Texas , London..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Codementor:
$1200000
• Trust & Will:
$6000000 (Early stage VC)
• Kover.ai:
$1500000 (Seed Round)
• ForwardLane Inc:
$450000 (Seed Round)
• Flux Systems:
$120000 (Seed Round)
• Cyber DriveWare:
$100000 (Seed Round)
• StackSource:
$20000 (Seed Round)
• Alyne:
$20000 (Other)
• Agent Cash Ltd:
(Seed Round)
• Shieldpay:
(Early stage VC)
• Seldon:
(Seed Round)
• Tallysticks:
(Seed Round)
• Zighra:
(Seed Round)
• Filament Chainalysis Storj Labs The Sun Exchange Airfox:
• Eddy Travels:
• ASSEMBLR:
$550000 (Seed)
• Aunt Bertha:
$27000000 (Series D)
• Aunt Bertha:
$16000000 (Series C)
• Aunt Bertha:
$5000000 (Series B)
• Aunt Bertha:
(Pre Seed)
• MacroFab:
$3000000 (Series Unknown)
• MacroFab:
$3000000 (Series Unknown)
• MacroFab:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Convey:
$10000000 (Series C)
• Convey:
$8000000 (Series B)
• Convey:
$5000000 (Series A)
• Convey:
$3000000 (Seed)
• IR Sensors:
$120000 (Seed)
• JOANY:
$13000000 (Series A)
• JOANY:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Elasticode:
$120000 (Pre Seed)
• Ampd:
$120000 (Pre Seed)
• Nebulab:
$120000 (Convertible Note)
• Connect:
$3000000 (Convertible Note)
• GoChime:
$630000 (Angel)
• Statwing:
(Angel)
• Cloud 66:
$350000 (Seed)
• Keen:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Keen:
$120000 (Seed)
• Pogoseat:
$800000 (Seed)
• TrueAbility:
$2000000 (Series A)
• Bugsnag:
$1000000 (Seed)
• ClusterHQ:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Glider:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Glider:
(Seed)
• CircleCI:
$2000000 (Seed)
• DataRobot:
$120000 (Pre Seed)
• ParLevel Systems:
$120000 (Seed)
• ZeroVM:
$120000 (Seed)
• Ionic:
$120000 (Seed)
• Postmaster:
$120000 (Seed)
• Good&Co:
$120000 (Seed)
• Riskpulse:
$640000 (Seed)
• Moveline:
$2000000 (Seed)
• PivotDesk:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Lua:
$3000000 (Seed)
• TempoIQ:
$750000 (Seed)
• Flomio:
$120000 (Seed)
• Cloudability:
$120000 (Seed)
• Distil Networks:
$120000 (Seed)
• Cloudsnap:
$120000 (Seed)
• Emergent One:
$120000 (Seed)
• Inboundgeo:
$120000 (Seed)
Jason Seats
Austin Texas - London - New York City (NY) - Cambridge Massachusetts - Chicago Illinois - Boston Massachusetts - Portland Oregon - San Antonio Texas - Seattle Washington - Atlanta Georgia - Los Angeles California - Washington D.C, U.S.A.
Jason Seats serves as Managing Partner at Techstars. Jason was most recently the Managing Director of the Techstars programs in Austin and Cloud in San Antonio. Prior to joining Techstars, Jason was a Founder of Slicehost, an early cloud computing hosting company. In 2008 Slicehost was acquired by Rackspace and became the core for the initial Cloud Servers product. Jason continued on at Rackspace until 2010 as VP of software development for Rackspace Cloud, managing the cloud engineering tea Jason has a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at Saint Louis University. He is also an Angel Investor. He also serves as Board Member at Convey and DigitalOcean.
Noam Kaiser
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
I focus on Early and Growth stage opportunities in the Enterprise SaaS, Cloud solution and infrastructure, Dev and DevOps Tools, Data Center and Semiconductors.
Eitan is a founding partner of TLV Partners. He currently focuses on Mobile, IoT, Marketing Analytics and Fintech. His passion is working with great entrepreneurs and helping them build their dream.
Eitan invested and partnered with the founders of Check (acquired by INTU), Videosurf (acquired by MSFT), AppsFlyer, Duda, 3DV (acquired by MSFT), Sckipio and Neura.
Previously Eitan was a General Partner at Pitango Venture Capital and led Pitango’s Silicon Valley activity since 2007. Before that he was part of the founding team of an internet startup focused on bringing the internet to the elderly and held Executive positions at Elbit Systems. Eitan holds an MBA from the University of Michigan. Eitan also served as a Pilot in the Israeli Air Force.
Tod Sacerdoti
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Auren Hoffman and I have combined our investing activity and launched Flex Capital.
Seed -- We have made 140 investments to date and are targeting 5-10 companies over the next 12 months.
Early Growth Stage -- We are investing in growth companies that are typically in the $100 million to $400 million valuation range. We're focused on companies that will dominate their respective markets and generally investing in companies that have $10M - $100M revenue run rates.
Not Interested In
We are primarily interested in software business models. If you are not a software business then we likely won't be interested.
Tod Sacerdoti serves as Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Turbo Ventures. He founded and served as a Chief Executive Officer at BrightRoll, the leading provider of digital video advertising services. He is an Angel Investor. He is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Turbo Ventures. He also serves as Advisor at Ridge Ventures. Under his direction, BrightRoll has grown from conception into the world's largest and most trusted video ad platform and a leader in digital video advertising. Prior to founding BrightRoll, Tod served as the director of revenue at Plaxo, one of the fastest growing Internet companies in history. He also led business development at Spoke Software, an Internet pioneer in sales and marketing efficiency solutions and also held positions at Interscope, Geffen and A&M Records, a division of the Universal Music Group. Prior to this, he worked as an investment banker in the Internet marketing group at Robertson Stephens. He received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 Award in the advertising technology category for Northern California and won the 2013 Stevie Award for innovator of the year in computer software. He holds a BA in Economics from Yale University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He serves as Advisor at Synapse Partners.
Jerry Yang
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
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
Mike J
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Menlo Park , San Fran..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Gainsight:
$52000000 (Series E)
• AT&T CyberSecurity:
(Secondary Market)
• AppDynamics:
(Secondary Market)
• Poshmark:
$25000000 (Series D)
• Dollar Shave Club:
$91000000 (Series D)
• Dollar Shave Club:
(Secondary Market)
• Dollar Shave Club:
(Secondary Market)
• DoorDash:
$40000000 (Series B)
• Twilio:
(Secondary Market)
• Workday Adaptive Planning:
(Secondary Market)
• Rakuten Rewards:
(Secondary Market)
• BarkBox:
$2000000 (Seed)
Mike J
Menlo Park - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Real software solving real problems; enterprise software; algorithmic-intensive applications; AI; vertical-focused SaaS
Not Interested In
We don't invest in consumer businesses
Sean Dempsey is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at Merus Capital. He also is an Angel Investor. Before co-founding Merus, Sean was a Principal of Corporate Development at Google, responsible for acquisitions and investments including Android, YouTube, and Postini. Prior to Google, he spent over six years at Microsoft in the Corporate Development team. At Microsoft, he led over 40 acquisitions and investments including Bungie, the creator of the Xbox hit Halo. In addition to M&A, Sean was part of the original team to drive Microsoft's living room strategy which ultimately became the Xbox game console. His areas of focus at Google and Microsoft included consumer web services, online and traditional advertising, online video, gaming and enterprise SaaS. Before joining Microsoft, he spent two years in technology Mergers & Acquisitions at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell in Menlo Park and was a Research Analyst at the Jennings Group in San Francisco. Outside of Merus, Sean is an avid trail runner and is doing his small part in keeping the Bay Area trails alive and well through his involvement on the Board of the Peninsula Open Space Trust. He is also an Advisory Board Member of the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College where he graduated with degrees in Economics/Environment/Politics and French.
Tom Peterson
Investing in Businesses Solutions • Cloud Se...
Menlo Park - California, U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Total Expert:
$20000000 (Later stage VC)
• Bbot:
$10000000 (Early stage VC)
• 401GO:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Buildstock:
$2000000 (Pre Seed)
• Epoch:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Proxifile:
$2000000 (Pre Seed)
• Clinical Research IO:
$4000000 (Series A)
• Clinical Research IO:
$1000000 (Convertible Note)
GP & CEO @social-leverage Group of Companies, 12+ years Angel Investing, Former President & COO NASDAQ traded $NTRL. Hockey, Skiing, Golf, Lax, Family 7/8s CDN
Shelly Hod Moyal
Investing in Hospitality (& Events) • Educat...
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv, Israel
Previous Investments
• H2Pro, Ltd.:
• GK8:
(early stage)
• PlainID - The Authorization Company:
(mid stage)
How to connect with Angel Investors in the Cloud Services industry?
In the Cloud Services & Infrastructure industry, angel investors such as Marc Benioff, Tim Ferriss, and Naval Ravikant are significant figures. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in cloud computing, infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), and cloud security. Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, invests in cloud startups that enhance enterprise efficiency and data management. Tim Ferriss, an author and entrepreneur, looks for companies that leverage cloud technology to provide scalable and efficient solutions. Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList, seeks out startups with strong cloud infrastructure capabilities and market potential. To connect with these investors, attend cloud computing conferences, tech expos, and networking events such as AWS re:Invent, Google Cloud Next, and Cloud Expo. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your cloud services or infrastructure solution addresses key challenges, such as improving data security, enhancing scalability, or reducing operational costs. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as partnerships with tech companies, user growth, or positive feedback from clients. 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 cloud computing experts can also enhance your credibility.
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