Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Food & Beverage • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Mobile Apps • Online Social
Description
Entrepreneur & Angel Investor
Entrepreneur & Angel Investor
Mattias Miksche is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Stardoll. Miksche also co-founded E*Trade Financial. He also serves as the Board Member at Dustin and FishBrain. He is Founder of Clique. He is Board Member at PriceRunner and EuroFlorist. He also serves as Venture Partner at DHS Venture Partners.
Steven Hu
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
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.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile Apps • 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.
Manish Agarwal
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Mobile Apps • Mobile
Description
CEO / Founder, Upstage Ventures
Mark Wachen is the Founder and serves as Managing Director at Upstage Ventures. He also serves as Managing Director at DreamIt Ventures. He also serves as Board Member at Veritonic. He was the Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Optimost. He is the founder of Optimost, the company that pioneered multivariate testing and optimization on the Internet, and he served as CEO for the company up until its acquisition by Interwoven in November 2007 for $52 million. Hee also served as an Advisor at Acorn. Before his entrepreneurial successes, he worked for seven years at Sony overseeing a variety of Internet initiatives. He was the CEO of Indimi, a company majority-owned by Sony. While there, he spearheaded the acquisitions of InfoBeat, AdTools, and DailyRating. He was Vice President of Online Ventures for Sony Music, where he directed online initiatives, including Sony Music's investments in Spinner (acquired by AOL for $300 million), and the launch of the Sony Music Online Website in 1994. Mark has an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College.
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.
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.
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) • 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.
Ravin Gandhi
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Ravin Gandhi is a Co-Founder of GMM Nonstick Coatings and serves as the Chief Executive Officer. Ravin Gandhi began his career at KPMG in Chicago. In 1995, Gandhi joined Coatings and Chemicals Corporation (CCC), a family owned supplier of nonstick coatings, as Director of Global Marketing. Within a few years, CCC became the sole supplier to most American cookware, bakeware, and electrical appliance manufacturers by pioneering high quality "non-branded" non-stick coatings.In 2001, CCC was sold to Akzo Nobel, the world's largest coatings company, in a deal conceived of and executed by Gandhi. Gandhi was named President of the merged entity Akzo Nobel Nonstick Coatings, becoming (at age 28) the youngest Divisional President in the history of Akzo Nobel. Gandhi left Akzo Nobel in 2002 and founded Glenborn Partners L.P., an investment company focused on private equity, real estate, and venture capital investing. In 2007, after the expiration of his 5-year noncompete agreement, Gandhi founded GMM Nonstick Coatings. Today, Gandhi splits his time between leadership roles at GMM and Glenborn Partners. Gandhi holds a BS from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Gandhi serves on the Board of Directors of Hester Biosciences, and is a member of Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). Gandhi makes frequent national media appearances on CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal.
Jeremy Stoppelman
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
San Francisco Bay Are..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• MakerLoop:
$30000000 (Later stage VC)
• JoyTunes:
$25000000 (Later stage VC)
• Foraged:
$2700000 (Seed Round)
• Superblocks:
$37000000 (Series A)
• Causal:
$15000000 (Series A)
• Modumate:
$3100000 (Seed Round)
• Pathlight:
$25000000 (Series B)
• Studio:
(Series B)
• X1:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Openbase:
$3700000 (Seed Round)
• Signeasy:
(Seed Round)
• Doppler:
$2300000 (Seed Round)
Jeremy Stoppelman
San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco California, U.S.A.
Jeremy Stoppelman is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Yelp. He founded Yelp in 2004 with Russel Simmons, a former colleague at PayPal. Jeremy continues to drive the vision and product experience for the company, personally overseeing product development among other aspects of the business. Prior to Yelp, Jeremy completed his first year of Harvard Business School, but dropped out after founding the company. Before attending business school Jeremy was VP of engineering at PayPal. He holds a B.S. in computer engineering from the University of Illinois. He also serves as an Advisor at Pinterest.
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.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Payments • Mobile Apps • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Online Social • Productivity
Description
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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