Ferry Heilemann is a Co-Founder and serves as Co-Managing Director at DailyDeal. Heilemann was also a Co-Founder and served as Partner at Heilemann Ventures. Heilemann is also a Co-Founder at FreightHub and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He also serves as Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital. Ferry founded Heilemann Ventures together with his brother Fabian after the trade sale of his company DailyDeal to Google in 2011. Since then he has been an early stage VC-investor, actively supporting companies in the digital sector with his operational skills and experience. Meanwhile, Ferry and his brother Fabian set the fundamentals for their holding Sky & Sand. Currently it combines DailyDeal, which the brothers bought back from Google in early 2013, and the mobile-POS system provider pepperbill.
Daniel Gross the founder of Greplin, a search engine. Greplin operated by linking together various online accounts into one search experience. For example, a customer could search their Facebook, Gmail and Dropbox accounts from one unified service without check each individually.
In 2011, Greplin raised $4 million in funding from venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. Gross was one of Sequoia's youngest founders at the time. They introduced a premium offering at $5 a month, which allowed customers to link enterprise-facing services like Salesforce.
In 2012 the company renamed itself to “Cue” and launched an additional predictive search features. In addition to search, Cue offered customers an automatic and intelligent agenda of their day. This included files, emails, addresses, phone numbers and more that were deemed algorithmically relevant. Cue was a similar product to Google Now.
He is Y-Combinator's first Israeli.
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
Keith Hamlin
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
New York, U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Inspiren:
(mid stage)
• Kafene:
• Spur:
(early stage)
• Debtsy:
(early stage)
• Petal:
(early stage)
• Zipdrug:
(early stage)
• LoanStreet Inc.:
(mid stage)
• Phase Change Energy Solutions, Inc.:
(mid stage)
Stephen DeBerry is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Bronze VC. He served as Partner at Kapor Capital. He invests in vehicles that align strong financial returns with positive social impact. Before joining Kapor Capital, he was an Investment Director at Omidyar Network, the mission-based investment firm started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pam. He has been a frequent organizer and speaker at industry conferences and his investments have focused on pioneering new categories such as social lending. Some of his previous investments include: CircleLending (now Virgin Money), Prosper, InnoCentive and more recently Etherpad, Cardpool, Edulender and PayNearMe. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology with highest honors from UCLA as well as a Master's degree in Social Anthropology and MBA from the University of Oxford. He is a British Marshall Scholar and a Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. He served as Board Member at Proven.
David Wieland
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Toronto , Austin , Ch..., Canada, U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• RIVS:
$1500000
• The Renewal Workshop:
$8640000 (Early stage VC)
• Pattern89:
$3500000 (Early stage VC)
• The Mom Project:
• Zoro Card:
$720000 (Seed Round)
• Bold (Other Services (B2C Non:
(Financial))
• Influitive:
(Venture Round)
• Gig and Take:
$2000000 (Pre Seed)
• Telgea:
$3000000 (Series Unknown)
• HubiFi:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Fulcrum:
$18000000 (Series A)
• Fulcrum:
$19000000 (Series A)
• Fulcrum:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Frontdesk:
$13000000 (Series B)
• Frontdesk:
$7000000 (Series A)
• Wilya:
$2000000 (Pre Seed)
• Sweater:
$12000000 (Seed)
• New Era ADR:
$2000000 (Pre Seed)
• Sarna:
$950000 (Pre Seed)
• JOEZOO:
(Pre Seed)
• ProHabits:
$320000 (Pre Seed)
• Hallow:
(Pre Seed)
• Unsplash:
$10000000 (Series A)
• Schoola:
$4000000 (Series Unknown)
• Home Chef:
$5000000 (Series A)
• Home Chef:
$1000000 (Convertible Note)
• Recruiter.com:
$350000 (Angel)
• Cratejoy:
$6000000 (Series A)
• Preferral:
$530000 (Series Unknown)
• Influactive:
(Series Unknown)
• Crew:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Trace:
(Seed)
• Good&Co:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Popular Pays:
$200000 (Seed)
• GINKGOTREE:
$750000 (Series A)
• Glio:
(Seed)
• Faraday Bicycles:
(Seed)
• SocialCrunch:
(Seed)
• NoRedInk:
(Seed)
David Wieland
Toronto - Austin - Chicago - Midwest - Illinois, Canada, U.S.A.
Founder and Managing Partner at Motivate Venture Capital
Most Interested In
Solutions to problems that accelerating longevity will create.
Not Interested In
Adtech, med devices, pharma
David Wieland is a Co-Founder and serves as Co-Chairman & Investment Committee Member at IrishAngels. He is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Endowment Research Group. He is a member of the Investment Committee and is Chair of the firm's Venture Capital Investments. He is responsible for corporate strategy, capital raising, deal sourcing, and investment due diligence. He is Chairman of the Board at RIVS, a software company, and he is positioning the firm for an exit. Prior thereto, Wieland was CEO of Innflux and Powersurge Technologies, where he founded, grew, and sold both companies. He earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. He also serves as Board Member at IrishAngels Ventures.
How to connect with Angel Investors in the CleanTech industry?
In the CleanTech industry, prominent angel investors include Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Vinod Khosla. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable technologies. Bill Gates, through Breakthrough Energy Ventures, invests in CleanTech startups that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Elon Musk, known for his work with Tesla and SolarCity, looks for companies that revolutionize the energy sector with clean and sustainable technologies. Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures, seeks out high-impact CleanTech companies with disruptive innovations. To connect with these investors, attend CleanTech conferences, sustainability expos, and networking events such as Clean Energy Ministerial, VERGE, and Renewable Energy World Conference. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your CleanTech solution addresses key environmental challenges, such as reducing carbon emissions, improving energy efficiency, or promoting sustainability. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as partnerships with energy companies, successful pilot projects, or regulatory approvals. 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 pilot programs 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 licensing, product sales, or energy contracts, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from CleanTech experts can also enhance your credibility.
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