Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Mobile Apps • SaaS • Music • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
Description
Jason Robins is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at DraftKings. He has quickly built a reputation for expanding DraftKings' reach across numerous platforms through wide-ranging, forward-thinking partnerships. Under his leadership, DraftKings became the first DFS company to sign a league partnership, with Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2013. Since then, the company has signed four additional league-wide partnerships, including the National Hockey League (NHL), NASCAR, MLS and UFC. DraftKings is also the exclusive partner of 12 National Football League (NFL) teams, seven National Basketball League (NBA) teams, 27 MLB teams and seven NHL tea With a keen eye for opportunity, Robins led his company to partner with the 2015 Belmont Stakes when the world watched as American Pharoah won the first Triple Crown in 37 years. He has also spearheaded DraftKings' partnerships with major media outlets, including ESPN, FOX Sports and Bleacher Report
Steven Hu
Investing in IT (& TMT) • Medical Devices (&...
San Francisco Califor..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Eligible:
$25200000 (Later stage VC)
• Figure:
$2000000 (Seed Round)
• JustPaid:
$3500000 (Seed Round)
• Fathom:
$6700000 (Seed Round)
• Agora:
$7500000 (Seed Round)
• Nothing:
$5000000 (Seed Round)
• Cerberus Interactive:
$2500000 (Seed Round)
• Dapper Labs:
$15000000 (Series A)
• Dapper Labs:
$12900000 (Series A)
• Torch:
$2400000 (Seed Round)
• Meadow:
$2100000 (Seed Round)
• DoseDr:
(Seed Round)
Steven Hu
San Francisco California - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile Apps • SaaS • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
Description
Steven Huffman is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Reddit. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Hipmunk, the popular online travel company. Raised in northern Virginia, Huffman pursued his passion for programming from an early age and followed it through a computer science degree at the University of Virginia. In 2005, he and his college roommate Alexis Ohanian pitched their first start-up to then-new incubator Y Combinator. While the pair's initial idea for a food-ordering mobile app called My Mobile Menu was rejected, Y Combinator founder Paul Graham invited them to build a new startup, which soon led to their creation of Reddit. After selling the company in 2006, Huffman launched Hipmunk and was named to Inc. Magazine's "30 Under 30" list in 2011 and the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in 2012. A few years later, Huffman returned as CEO of Reddit, where he has led the company's development of native image and video hosting, a new mobile app, and a full site redesign while growing the Reddit community to over 330 million monthly users. In addition to his work at Reddit, Huffman is a mentor at Hackbright Academy, a San Francisco-based coding school for women. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, dancing, and browsing r/WholesomeMemes.
Eric Chen
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Hachenburg is a Co-Founder at Riffsy. He has been Chief Executive Officer of Metacafe since February 7, 2007. Prior to joining Metacafe, He served as Electronic Arts Senior Vice President of Global online publishing and Head of EA China since November 2003 and February 6, 2006 respectively. He developed and led EA's key strategic initiatives, including its entry into the digital distribution of retail games, as well as the rapid expansion of EA''s Pogo casual games platform and business. He served as an Executive President of EA China of Electronic Arts. He also established EA's online production, operations and publishing capabilities in Asia. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Pogo.com. Previously, he served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, EA.com from June 2001 to September 2001 and Vice President of Pogo President from March 2001 to May 2001. Hachenburg served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pogo Corporation from December 1997 until it was acquired by Electronic Arts in March of 2001. He served as Chief Executive Officer and President of AnyRiver Entertainment. He began his career as an intellectual property attorney at Fenwick & West. He has been a Director of K2 Network since December 2007. He served as a Director of Pogo.com. He studied JD from Harvard Law School and a BS in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois. He also serves as a Board Member at Full Color Games.
Lisa Gansky
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Lisa Gansky is the Founder & serves as Chief Instigator of MeshLabs Software. Gansky serves as Advisor at Physic Ventures. She serves a Board Member at Solar Mosaic and 11:FS. She is an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and author. As co-founding CEO of Ofoto, She drew on her entrepreneurial spirit and experience developing global web services. Gansky & the team worked to develop Ofoto into a world-class consumer services sold to Kodak Gallery in 2001. She served as the CEO at Kodak Imaging Network.Prior to Ofoto she was a Co-founder and CEO of GNN, the first commercial website, acquired by AOL in 1995. She has been an investor and board member of more than twenty internet and mobile services companies. Currently, Gansky serves as an advisor and investor in New Resource Bank, Me Please, Taskrabbit, Vayable, Loosecubes, RelayRides, TasteBook, Squidoo, Greenbiz, Makani Power, Pixelpipe and Mingoville.
Ali Karabey
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • AR/VR • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Mobility
Description
Ali Karabey serves as Managing Director at 212 Limited. He is also an Angel Investor. He is focusing on investments in internet, communication and technology companies. Ali currently serves on the boards of Solvoyo, Software as a Service provider of advanced supply chain optimization software, Hazinem.com, online jewelry store, and Parcadeposu.com, Turkey's largest online B2B marketplace for auto parts. After graduating from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ali resumed his career in Arthur Andersen's New York office in the Corporate Finance department, executing mid-market transactions in technology, media and telecommunications industries. In 2002 he joined Morgan Stanley Capital International to manage North American and European finance teams consecutively. Meanwhile he was involved in the valuation, due diligence, and the post-acquisition integration of acquisition targets. After Morgan Stanley Ali transferred to Deutsche Bank to focus on the Bank's principal investments. Prior to 212, Ali moved back to Istanbul in 2008 and started consulting clients in the government and private sector on Project Finance & Private Equity Advisory projects. Ali currently serves on the Endeavor Advisory Board.
Chris Mellee
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Appleton Wisconsin ; ..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Tech Will Save Us:
$4200000 (Early stage VC)
• Tracr Analytics:
$10000 (Seed Round)
Chris Mellee
Appleton Wisconsin ; Wisconsin ; United Kingdom; New York New York ; London United Kingdom; New York - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Payments • Mobile Apps • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS • Life Science • Mobile • Online Social
Description
Paul is an active angel investor and advisor. He is also a Venture Partner at BlackRock, focusing on web3, gaming, and emerging technology. Previously, Paul was the Chief Strategy Officer at Fancy Studios, where he led GTM strategy, monetization, and strategic partnerships. He began his career at BlackRock on their private equity team.Hisinvestments include: Anoma, Anthropic, Blockus, Emerge, Epic Games, Flexport, Moment, Moonshot Commons, Mozart, OpenAI, Rippling, Ryu Games, Shield, SpaceX, SuperDuperSecretCo, Worlds as well as several companies in stealth mode. Additionally, Paul is a best-selling author, having sold over 2 million books in China. He is also a 4-time national chess champion.
Rani Aliahmad
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Rani Aliahmad serves as Managing General Partner at Venvest Capital. He serves as the Board Member at Eco-Modity. Rani recently served as CEO of Trend Media, an innovator in the new media and television space, incubating TV shows through an innovative and disruptive development process. Prior to Trend Media, Rani was director of Craftsman Capital Advisors, providing venture structure, financing and merchant banking services for both entrepreneurs and venture investors in the technology, biotechnology, hospitality, entertainment and fashion industries. While President of USA Link, a provider of end-to-end mobile solutions and services for the marketing arena, his team launched the first text messaging marketing campaign in the US for P&G. Rani was co-founder and Chief Strategic Officer of Enverta, a B2B platform for the US confectionery industry, where he led the corporate strategy and business development of its e-business software activities. He received his BA in Economics from Yale University and his MBA in Information Technology and Entrepreneurship from MIT. While at MIT, he worked on some of the first Internet commercial applications and on IT healthcare startups. He is still closely affiliated with the MIT Entrepreneurship Center and the E-Lab. He has also helped raise over $250 million for different ventures and investment funds and serves on the board of several companies.
Philip Rosedale
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • AR/VR • Local commerce • Mobile Apps • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
Description
Philip Rosedale is a Co-Founder and serves as the Board Member, Chief Executive Officer and President at High Fidelity. He also serves as Co-Founding Advisor of Akili Interactive Labs. Rosedale co-founded High Fidelity to make virtual reality spaces in 2013. He invested in startups such as Milk, Sunglass.io, Akili Interactive, and Crowdfunder. He was also chief technology officer at RealNetworks. Prior to this, he founded Coffee & Power. He founded San Francisco-based Linden Lab in 1999, and has led the creation of the virtual world of Second Life from initial concept to a market-leading virtual world, with a robust economy and a global population. As a pioneer in the virtual world industry, Rosedale is actively involved in the strategy, development and design of Linden Lab's products, including the world of Second Life and the Second Life Grid platform. Rosedale is known for his entrepreneurial approach to new technologies, starting a network software company when he was 17. In 1995 he created an innovative internet video conferencing product, which was later acquired by RealNetworks, where he went on to become Vice President and CTO. In 1999, the advent of consumer broadband and better PC 3D graphics inspired Rosedale to leave RealNetworks and found Linden Lab, pursuing his lifelong dream of creating an internet scale virtual world. Rosedale holds a BS degree in Physics from the University of California at San Diego.
Ryan Smith
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Connecticut , Florida..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• M4Jam:
Ryan Smith
Connecticut - Florida - Westport Connecticut - New York New York - Sarasota Florida - New York - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Bryan Smith is the Founder at Capital Engine and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. He is the Founder of New Brand Ventures. He also serves as a Director at Blackstar Property Inc. He is a Real Estate / FinTech professional with more than 15 years experience at an executive management level including CEO of a public REIT in South Africa. Bryan has been involved in a number of FinTech startups and an accomplished leader with an MBA specializing in new venture creation.
How to connect with Angel Investors in the Mobile Apps industry?
In the Mobile Apps industry, angel investors such as Chris Sacca, Jason Calacanis, and Naval Ravikant are highly active. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in mobile applications, app development platforms, and mobile services. Chris Sacca, founder of Lowercase Capital, invests in mobile app startups that leverage technology to create engaging and scalable applications. Jason Calacanis, an early investor in Uber and Robinhood, looks for companies that provide unique and impactful mobile solutions. Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList, seeks out startups with strong user engagement and scalable mobile app technologies. To connect with these investors, attend mobile tech conferences, app development expos, and networking events such as Mobile World Congress, TechCrunch Disrupt, and App Developers Conference. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your mobile app solution addresses key challenges, such as improving user experience, enhancing functionality, or providing new services. 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 mobile app experts can also enhance your credibility.
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