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
Michael Kim
Investing in PropTech • Education • Bus...
Seoul, Korea
Previous Investments
• Silicon Valley Data Science:
$3100000 (Series A)
Managing Director and Co-founder at Pioneer Square Labs
Geoff Entress serves as Co-Founder & Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs. He serves as a Board member at WhitePages.com. He is a Co-Founder and serves as a Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs. He serves as Board Member at Hiya. He also served as Vice Chairman at Alliance of Angels.He is a Board Member at LiquidPlanner. In addition to his angel activities, he had spent the last two years as a Venture Partner at Voyager Capital and the eight years prior to that as an investment team member at Madrona Venture Group. He currently sits on the board of directors of drugstore.com (NASDAQ GM: DSCM) and several private companies. He is a graduate of The University of Michigan Law School, the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Notre Dame.
• FLYR, Inc. (join our fast-growing team!):
(mid stage)
• Lendeavor:
(mid stage)
• Montage Ventures:
(mid stage)
• Plug and Play Tech Center:
(late stage)
• Sindeo:
(early stage)
• Unwritten Wines:
(early stage)
• Renren, Inc.:
(early stage)
• Caden:
$15000000 (Series A)
• Caden:
$6000000 (Seed)
• LendingHome:
$70000000 (Series C)
• AnthologyAI:
$15000000 (Series A)
• AnthologyAI:
$6000000 (Seed)
• Keyway:
$25000000 (Series A)
• Keyway:
$15000000 (Seed)
• Yuca:
$5000000 (Pre Seed)
• EasyKnock:
$12000000 (Series A)
• EasyKnock:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Upswing Health:
(Pre Seed)
• BacklotCars:
$5000000 (Seed)
• Poplar Homes:
$4000000 (Seed)
• FiscalNote:
$10000000 (Series C)
• FiscalNote:
$10000000 (Series B)
• Shiftgig:
$22000000 (Series B)
• Aspiration:
$16000000 (Series A)
• Plum Lending:
$10000000 (Series A)
• Blueboard:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Trucker Path:
$20000000 (Series A)
• Trucker Path:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Stocktwits:
$2000000 (Series Unknown)
• Kiavi:
$70000000 (Series C)
• Mercury Financial:
$35000000 (Series A)
• Motif:
$40000000 (Series E)
• Talech:
$4000000 (Series A)
• Fundrise:
$31000000 (Series A)
• SoFi:
$77000000 (Series B)
Matthew Murphy
Austin - New York - Los Angeles - San Francisco Bay Area - Miami - Seattle - Portland - Sao Paulo - Chicago - Boston - Salt Lake City - Menlo Park - California, U.S.A. - Brazil
Mr. Aaron Perman serves as Principal at S3 Ventures. He also served as Chief Executive Officer at Qualia. He is also an Angel Investor. Prior to joining S3, he invested in small-cap publicly traded companies at Western Standard, a long/short equity hedge fund. Earlier in his career, he spent time in the corporate strategy group at Southern California Edison and started a successful small business liquidating computer hardware. He serves as a mentor for the DivInc Accelerator and leads the Emerging Venture Capitalist Association's Austin chapter. He received his BS in International Business from the University of Southern California.
Tomas Barreto
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
PropTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Mobility
Description
David Stark is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at Ground Up Ventures. Stark serves as General Partner at OurCrowd. He began his career as an investment analyst at Blackstone in the Real Estate Private Equity group, where he was involved in multiple leveraged buyout acquisitions with a combined value of over $700 million. David served in the Givati Rotem Brigade and finished basic training as the "most exemplary soldier" in his company. David graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics and was a Joseph Wharton Scholar.
Brian Garrett
Investing in IT (& TMT) • Media • Enter...
San Francisco Califor..., United States
Previous Investments
• Fuzzy:
$4500000 (Seed Round)
• Boom.tv:
$3500000 (Seed Round)
• Purple Squirrel:
$2700000 (Seed Round)
• RelationUp:
(Later stage VC)
• Retina.AI:
(Seed Round)
• IMMORTALS:
(Seed Round)
• HiveWatch (Network Management Software):
• Teampay:
$12000000 (Later stage VC)
• Branch Messenger:
$10000000 (Early stage VC)
• Conversion Logic:
$9000000 (Early stage VC)
• Narvar:
(early stage)
• Club W:
• Intelligent Beauty:
• Lettuce:
(early stage)
• SHIFT.com:
(early stage)
• StyleSaint:
(early stage)
• ShoeDazzle:
(early stage)
• GumGum:
(early stage)
• Crosscut Ventures:
(early stage)
• Verve:
(early stage)
• Palomar Ventures:
Brian Garrett
San Francisco California - Los Angeles California - Venice Italy, United States
IT (& TMT) • Media • Entertainment (& Sports) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management • Mobile • Restaurants
Description
ex-Entrepreneur and Seed-Stage investor in LA
ex-Entrepreneur and Seed-Stage investor in LA
Co-Founder of LA-based seed fund CrossCut Ventures
Linked In Description:
Brian Garrett is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Crosscut.
Brian is very active in the Los Angeles start-up community and currently works actively with the following companies: GumGum, Verve Mobile, Reaction Commerce, Jyve, Sales Pro Quo, The BlackTux, Narvar, Omaze, Robin Care, Foray, Fuzzy, Umbra Lab, Fastdata.io and Saber es Poder.
With over 20 years of both investing and operating/entrepreneurial experience, Brian tries to bring humility and empathy to the lonely plight of starting and scaling start-up companies and works tirelessly to help his entrepreneurs succeed.
Prior to co-founding Crosscut, Brian was a Partner at Palomar Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, California. Mr. Garrett joined Palomar in 2001 and played an active role in managing and investing two funds over 6 years totaling more than $400 million. While at Palomar, he was the sponsor of and/or an active board member in nine Palomar portfolio companies, including successes such as Entone (a video on demand company that sold to Harmonic), Lombardi (business process management software that sold to IBM) and Datallegro (data warehouse appliance company sold to Microsoft in 2008).
Prior to Palomar, Brian was the Director of Business Development at Niku Corporation. Prior to Niku, Brian worked at a boutique strategy consulting firm called R.B. Webber & Company. Brian worked with numerous early-stage technology companies including CommerceOne, Inktomi, Sagent, Aurum and Broadbase.
Brian received his MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business and he graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering.
Specialties:
Entrepreneurial focus: Fashion/Tech/Media/Commerce.
Investing Focus: Crosscut focuses primarily on seed-stage opportunities in consumer/digital media across Southern California.
Oliver Mitchell
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
San Francisco Bay Are..., U.S.A. - U.K.
Previous Investments
• Winnow:
$11950000 (Later stage VC)
• Elmtronics:
$1970000 (Seed Round)
• 120MW Solar Project:
• BlueQubit:
$10000000 (Seed)
• Kontigo:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Forage:
$22000000 (Series A)
• FairPlay:
$10000000 (Series A)
• LÜK Network:
$4000000 (Seed)
• TenureX:
$5000000 (Seed)
• EarnUp:
(Series A)
• Rally:
$8000000 (Series A)
Oliver Mitchell
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - U.K.
How to connect with Angel Investors in the Real Estate industry?
In the Real Estate & Construction industry, angel investors such as Jason Calacanis, Tim Ferriss, and Marc Andreessen are prominent figures. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in property technology, construction management, and real estate services. Jason Calacanis, an early investor in Uber and Robinhood, invests in PropTech startups that leverage technology to disrupt traditional real estate models. Tim Ferriss, an author and entrepreneur, looks for companies that provide scalable and efficient construction solutions. Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, seeks out startups with strong PropTech and ConTech innovations. To connect with these investors, attend real estate conferences, construction expos, and networking events such as MIPIM, PropTech Connect, and ConTech Summit. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your real estate or construction solution addresses key challenges, such as improving property management, enhancing construction efficiency, or providing new real estate services. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as partnerships with real estate firms, successful pilot projects, 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 property sales, subscription fees, or service contracts, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from real estate or construction experts can also enhance your credibility.
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