Sergey Gribov is a Co-Founder & serves as a Vice President, Strategy at AB Systems. He also serves as Partner at Flint Capital. He is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at StartUp Access. He is an experienced serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in IT, software development, customer support, operations and general management. He held a wide range of technical positions from hands-on ones to such roles as CTO and CIO in biotech, finance, telecommunications (VoIP) and e-commerce. Sergey's diverse background enables him to bring perspective from different industries. Sergey is one of the founders of AB Systems, a software company in Enterprise Assets Management space. He is also the President of Webiki, a virtual world for kids, as well as the Managing Director at Minerva Capital Partners. Sergey earned an MBA from Sloan Fellows program at MIT Sloan School of Management. He also has B.S. in Computer Science Cum Laude from Beer-Sheva University in Negev.
1/25/16, MHR - http://www.flintcap.com/#team ///
Jonathon Triest
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Jonathon Triest is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Ludlow Ventures. In 2011, he was awarded the Crain's Detroit Business award for 20 in their 20's. That same year, he co-founded Funded by Night, a vehicle to help internet startups launch and get discovered. Previously, he served as creative director for New York's Discovery Productions. In 2005 he launched the Atlanta-based Triest Group, a mid-level advertising firm. In addition to his role at Ludlow, he is a mentor at The Brandery and a board member of The Trico Foundation, and Venture for America. previously creative director for New Yorks Discovery Productions. In 2005 he launched Triest Group, a mid-level advertising firm. He sits on the Board of the Trico Foundation and the Board of Investors for Venture for America.
Chris Moore
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Co-founder of 8-Bit Capital, Founders Den, Nuzzel, and Friendster
Most Interested In
8-Bit Capital invests in startups that connect people and businesses in new ways
Jonathan Abrams is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Nuzzel. He serves as Advisor at Darwin Ventures. He is also an Angel Investor. He is a Co-Founder & serves as a Managing Partner at Founders Den. Previously, Jonathan was the founder and CEO of Socializr, Friendster, and HotLinks, and a software engineer at companies such as Netscape and Nortel. Jonathan is a mentor in Steve Blank's entrepreneurship classes at Stanford and Berkeley, a top-rated mentor at The Founder Institute, an advisor to AngelList and LeanLaunchLab, and has been extensively involved in the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial community for over ten years, including as a long-time member of the advisory board of the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE), co-chair of the SDForum Venture Finance SIG, moderator of the SVASE CTO Forum, and a judge for the Stanford Entrepreneur's Challenge business plan contest, the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition, the Stanford-Berkeley Innovators' Challenge, the Intel Challenge, and Start-Up Chile. He has a BS in Computer Science from McMaster University. He is an Angel Investor.
Rick Marini
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
San Francisco Bay Are..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Stronghold (Financial Software):
$3300000
• Polychain Capital MetaStable Pantera Blocktower Multicoin Capital:
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.
PropTech • Education • Future Of Work • Messaging • Real Estate (& Construction) • DeepTech
Description
Fondateur & Président - Courtin Real Estate - FLEX’O
Founder & CEO | Courtin Real Estate | Flex-O | Courtin Investment
Christophe Courtin is the Founder & serves as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Courtin Investment. He was the Founder and served as the Chief Executive Officer at Groupe Santiane. He founded several companies, of which the most emblematic is the Santiane Group, a leading health insurance broker and winner of the 2012 "Entrepreneur of the Year Award" in the Innovation category. Christophe Courtin holds a Master's degree in IT Management and Project Management, and began his entrepreneurial journey early. In 1999, as a 20 year old student, Christophe started his first venture : an e-learning company targeting college students. In 2001, Christophe founded Best-Price, which he sold successfully in 2002. In 2006, as he was working in the Insurance industry and knew the disruptive potential of the Internet, Christophe founded Santiane.fr, an innovative health insurance aggregator and wholesaler that became in a matter of five years the #1 distributor of health insurance online. The Santiane Group was sold to BlackFin Capital Partners in 2015. Christophe Courtin retains a minority stake and is, to this day, a member of the board. As of September 2015, the Santiane Group had 350 employees based on 3 locations (Paris, Nice, Casablanca) and posted a â¬50m annual revenue for 2015. With his experience of "serial entrepreneur" and good understanding of the Capital Development industry, Christophe started the Courtin Investment fund in October 2015. The fund offers consulting and financing opportunities to ambitious entrepreneurs in order to help them achieve success. Since Septembre 2016, Christophe has been a shareholder and a parter in Day One Entrepreneurs & Partners' startup incubator. As such, he is a board member alongside other investors and entrepreneurs such as the Leclercq family (owners of Decathlon Group). Founded by Michel de Guilhermier and Juan Hernandez, Day One Entrepreneurs & Partners is a leading player in the French startup scene. To date, the fund has invested in over forty startups including Running Heros, GuestApp, ZenChef, FioulReduc, Morning Group and Ector.
Abhishek Sharma
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
San Francisco Bay Are..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Snapdeal:
$1133000000 (Later stage VC)
• Druva:
$80000000 (Later stage VC)
• H2O.ai:
$40000000 (Later stage VC)
• Infoworks:
$25000000 (Later stage VC)
• Minio, Inc.:
$20000000 (Early stage VC)
• Unacademy:
$11500000 (Later stage VC)
• Jumbotail:
$8500000 (Early stage VC)
• Goodera:
$5500000 (Early stage VC)
• Venwiz:
$3000000 (Seed Round)
• Bijak:
$2480000 (Seed Round)
• Goodbox:
$1000000 (Later stage VC)
• Kikibix:
$300000 (Seed Round)
• Magma:
$515000 (Pre Seed Round)
• Produze:
$2600000 (Seed Round)
• Taffi:
$2000000 (Seed Round)
• Gumloop:
$17000000 (Series A)
• ZITADEL:
$9000000 (Series A)
• ZITADEL:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Neuron7.ai:
$44000000 (Series B)
• Neuron7.ai:
$10000000 (Series A)
• Neuron7.ai:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Daloopa:
$18000000 (Series B)
• Daloopa:
$20000000 (Series A)
• Daloopa:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Orkes:
$20000000 (Series A)
• Giga ML:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Fingerprint:
$33000000 (Series C)
• Fingerprint:
$32000000 (Series B)
• Fingerprint:
$8000000 (Series A)
• Fingerprint:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Nx:
$16000000 (Series A)
• Nx:
$9000000 (Seed)
• Apollo.io:
$100000000 (Series D)
• Apollo.io:
$110000000 (Series C)
• Apollo.io:
$32000000 (Series B)
• Apollo.io:
$7000000 (Series A)
• Apollo.io:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Pando:
$30000000 (Series B)
• HyperTrack:
$25000000 (Series A)
• StackBlitz:
$8000000 (Seed)
• OpenObserve:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Sibros:
$70000000 (Series B)
• Sibros:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Sibros:
$3000000 (Seed)
• AskNicely:
$32000000 (Series B)
• AskNicely:
$10000000 (Series A)
• GrowthBook:
(Pre Seed)
• TileDB:
$15000000 (Series A)
• TileDB:
$3000000 (Seed)
• TileDB:
$1000000 (Pre Seed)
• Quolum:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Quolum:
(Seed)
• Mezi:
$9000000 (Series A)
• Mezi:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Clover Health:
$160000000 (Series C)
Abhishek Sharma
San Francisco Bay Area - Burlingame - California, U.S.A.
How to connect with Angel Investors in the Messaging industry?
In the Messaging industry, angel investors such as Tim Ferriss, Jason Calacanis, and Chris Sacca are prominent figures. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in messaging apps, communication platforms, and real-time collaboration tools. Tim Ferriss, an author and entrepreneur, invests in messaging startups that enhance productivity and user engagement. Jason Calacanis, an early investor in Uber and Robinhood, looks for companies that leverage technology to improve communication and connectivity. Chris Sacca, founder of Lowercase Capital, seeks out startups with scalable and impactful messaging solutions. To connect with these investors, attend messaging and communication conferences, tech expos, and networking events such as Mobile World Congress, TechCrunch Disrupt, and Web Summit. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your messaging solution addresses key challenges, such as improving user experience, enhancing communication security, or providing new collaboration features. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as user growth, partnerships with tech companies, or positive feedback from users. 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, in-app purchases, or advertising, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from communication experts can also enhance your credibility.
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