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San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A. - U.K. - Germany
FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Robotics
B2B tech investor across US, Europe and Greater China
David Lam serves as General Partner at Atlantic Bridge Capital. He also serves on Board of Swrve. He currently serves on the boards of Movidius, FieldAware, Accuris, Novaerus and Swrve Mobile. David has spent over a decade in cross-border technology investing between China and Western markets. Prior to Atlantic Bridge, he was Managing Director at WestSummit Capital, a leading US-China cross-border technology investment firm, where his board involvement included Twitch (Acquired by Amazon), Maginatics (Acquired by EMC), Mirantis, 3D Robotics and Nexenta. Previously, David was Managing Director at WI Harper Group, a pioneering US-China technology venture capital firm, and led the firm's investments in Quixey and Innovation Works China. Before WI Harper, David was Vice President at The Carlyle Group where his investments included eScreen (Acquired by Alere), and prior to that, he headed business development for Panasas, a Carlyle portfolio company in the data storage industry. David's operating experience also includes marketing, business development and corporate development roles in leading enterprise technology companies ONI Systems, CIENA, Cisco and Proxim. David is a Board Member, past President and past Chairman of the Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA), which is the oldest and largest pan-Asian, cross-border technology executive network in Silicon Valley. He also serves on the board of the Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM). David holds a BS and an MA from Stanford University, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Boston - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure)
Founder and General Partner at Spark Capital
Santo Politi is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at Spark Capital. He has led Spark's investments in eToro, Convert Media, Genie, Oculus, Orchard, Qriously, Storenvy, Triggit and Zazma. He also led Spark's previous investments in Adap.TV (acquired by AOL), Admeld (acquired by Google), CT-100/CNET (acquired by CBS), IPWireless (acquired by General Dynamics), KickApps (acquired by KIT Digital), Lexity (acquired by Yahoo!) and OneRiot (acquired by Walmart). He served as a board member of 5Min (acquired by AOL) and thePlatform (acquired by Comcast). He was previously a Partner at Charles River Ventures (CRV) where he led investments in BigBand Networks (NASDAQ: BBND), Broadbus Technologies (acquired by Motorola) and Groove Mobile (acquired by LiveWire). Prior to Charles River Ventures, he served as President of New Media for Blockbuster Entertainment (NYSE: BBI). He also previously co-founded BT Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm affiliated with Bankers Trust where he led successful investments in Aether Systems (NASDAQ: AETH), DigitalThink (NASDAQ: DTHK) and Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ: NVTL). He previously held various engineering and management positions at Matsushita Electric Industrial, Panasonic and Weston Instruments. He holds an MBA in finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from NJIT and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. He serves as a Board member at Qriously, PreVeil, Uncommon and Lightmatter.
Stockholm, Sweden
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IoT (& Wearables) • Online Social
General Partner at Creandum
Staffan Helgesson serves as General Partner at Creandum. Helgesson serves as the board member at Edgeware, KnCMiner, itslearning, Epidemic Sound, Vigour.io. Previously he served as Managing Partner at Startupfactory. He also has extensive international management experience from McKinsey & Company, Procter & Gamble and IKEA, in Europe, USA and Asia. Staffan was previously founder and Managing Partner of Startupfactory and started Creandum in 2003. He serves as Advisor Board Member at SUP46.
New York, U.S.A.
Media • Education • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Online Social
Eric Hippeau serves as Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures. He serves as Special Partner at SoftBank Capital. He serves as a Board Member of BuzzFeed. He serves as Managing Director & Partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures. He is the chairman of RebelMouse and co-founder of NowThis Media. Previously, Eric was the Chief Executive Officer of The Huffington Post and a Special Partner at Softbank Capital, where he served as Managing Partner. Prior to Softbank Capital, Eric was Chairman and CEO of Ziff-Davis, which was the largest media company serving the technology sector. He serves on the Board of various private and public companies, including Starwood Hotels and Resorts. He served as a Board Member at PureVideo Networks, Media Startup X and Rivet Games.
Palo Alto - California, U.S.A. - Singapore - Russia
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Woman Focused
Love companies with network effects!
Most Interested In
Focused on companies with network effects. Marketplaces, networks, software and communication platforms, AR, VR, IoT, connected cars, AI, b2b, b2c
Not Interested In
Not investing in traditional e-commerce (with physical goods, logistics, inventory etc), payments, ad tech, cybersecurity, esports and games.
Founder @ivi-ru, @frontier-ventures • ex-Managing Partner at @ru-Net• Investor @chope.com, @expert360.com, @Profi.ru, @ivi-ru etc • @harvard-business-school
Oakland - California, U.S.A. - Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Woman Focused • Productivity
Dr. Brian Dixon serves as Venture Partner at Elm Street Ventures. He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of BioRelix, Inc. Prior to joining BioRelix in October 2007, Dr. Dixon served as Vice President with Bayer HealthCare in West Haven Connecticut. In that position, he led a multi-disciplinary organization of up to 130 employees that delivered state-of-the-art expertise in oncology biomarker discovery, new lead discovery, research drug formulation, pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism to Bayer's global R&D business. In addition, he held leadership roles in R&D licensing initiatives, strategic alliances and cross divisional collaborations in translational medicine. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. Dixon directed Bayer drug discovery efforts in both the Osteoporosis and Oncology therapeutic areas. He serves as a Director of BioRelix, Inc. Dr. Dixon was an undergraduate at the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed post-doctoral training at Harvard University.
Los Angeles - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Consumer
Dustin Rosen is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Wonder Ventures. He also serves as the Board Member at Shippabo. He also is an Angel Investor. Since he began his career, he's been on every side of the business, from running and selling his own technology start-up to investing in dozens of others, as well as using this expertise to advise numerous entrepreneurs. In 2010, Dustin co-founded Pose and served as its Board Member. In 2012, Apple named it one of the best apps of the year, and at the end of 2013, Dustin guided Pose through an acquisition before beginning Wonder Ventures. Prior to Pose, Dustin worked at the Mailroom Fund, an LA-based venture capital group comprised of the William Morris Agency, Accel Partners, Venrock, and AT&T. There, Dustin focused on discovering and funding high-impact and innovative companies in the internet consumer arena. Before this, he worked at the William Morris Agency, getting his start in the infamous Mail Room. He received a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - Canada
Retail (& E-Commerce) • Consumer
Kirsten Green is the Founder and serves as a Managing Director & General Partner at Forerunner Ventures. She also serves as the Board Member at Rockets of Awesome, Draper James, Glossier and Outdoor Voices. Kirsten Green is the Founder and serves as Managing Director at Forerunner Ventures. Previously, she was an adviser to TSG Consumer Partners. Before founding Forerunner Ventures, Kirsten was an analyst in the equity research department at Banc of America Securities (Montgomery Securities). Prior to that, she was an associate at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Kirsten graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Business Economics, and she holds a CPA license and a CFA certification. Kirsten serves on the board and executive committee of the Full Circle Fund.
Sunnyvale - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Mobility • Online Social
General Partner of Plug & Play Ventures
Alireza Masrour serves as General Partner at Plug and Play Ventures. Masrour is in charge of Investment and due diligence for Plug and Play's venture arm where he is responsible for supporting the firm's investment and venture capital partners. He has led the investment and management of 200+ Plug and Play Portfolio Companies. Over his tenure at Plug and Play, Masrour has reviewed more than 50,000 startups and has had more than 5,000 face to face meeting with them. Some of the investments led by Masrour are FiscalNote, Aarki, CreditSesame, HealthPocket which acquired by Health Insurance Innovations, Matcha which acquired by Apple, PasswordBox which acquired by McAfee/Intel, TrustGo which acquired by Baidu, GNS3 which was acquired by Solarwind, Netsil was acquired by Nutanix, Kepler, Shippo and BookingPal to name a few.
Boston - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Consumer
Co-Founder & Partner, NextView Ventures
NextView Ventures is a seed stage venture capital firm focused on internet enabled innovation. The founders' backgrounds combine both operating and entrepreneurial experience at leading internet properties and institutional investing experience at leading venture capital firms. Although the firm operated in stealth mode for several months, NextView has assembled a portfolio of seed stage investments in 'internet enabled innovation.' The investments span a range of rapidly growing sectors including consumer internet, SaaS, and technology-enabled services. NextView will typically invest $250K - $500K in seed financings with a total round size between a few hundred thousand dollars to a couple million. The firm will invest in the best opportunities regardless of geography, focuses mainly on the U.S. east coast. In July of 2014, NextView closed its second fund, NextView Ventures II at $40M.
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Partner, Investment Committee at TCG (The Chernin Group) | Kauffman Fellow
Series A VC (and beyond)
Marco DeMeireles serves as Principal & Head of Private Investments at Balyasny Asset Management. He is focused on public and private technology investments across Consumer Internet, Digital Media, Enterprise Software, HCIT and IT Infrastructure businesses globally. He attended Williams College where he graduated with a degree in Economics and Leadership studies. At BAM, Marco's investment experience spans Venture Capital, Growth Equity, Public Equities (equity long/short) and personal LP investments into leading fund managers. He has sourced and led the Firm's investments in Avant, Cuebiq, Orbital Insight, Outcome Health (fka ContextMedia), and Peloton where he serves as Balyasny's shareholder representative. Prior to joining BAM, Marco was with Technology Crossover Ventures, focused on growth stage investments, and began his career in Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking Division advising Technology clients based in Menlo Park. While at Morgan Stanley, Marco worked with companies in the storage, hardware, software, security, digital media and consumer internet sectors on a variety of transactions including public equity offerings (Palo Alto Networks), debt financings (Rovi, HP), leveraged buyouts (Dell/Quest) and strategic M&A assignments (Cisco/Meraki).
London, U.K. - Switzerland - Brazil
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Consumer
Entrepreneur / Investor
Entrepreneur / Investor
Passionate entrepreneur and investor with international background.
Palo Alto - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Consumer • Productivity
Most Interested In
Products that solve meaningful problems for consumers. Includes: Marketplaces, communication platforms, productivity tools, financial services, ed
Not Interested In
I love authentic founders and products that stand out and uniquely solve a problem. I tend not to be excited by many enterprise problems.
Palo Alto - California, U.S.A.
PropTech • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • AR/VR • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Impact • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Founder & Chief Firestarter, K9 Ventures
Chief Firestarter @k9-ventures
New York - San Francisco Bay Area - Boston - Atherton, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Future Of Work • Human Resources • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Most Interested In
I am passionate about b2b saas companies focused on the future of work and healthcare technology
Not Interested In
I typically do not do consumer deals
Gary Swart serves as Partner at Polaris Partners. He represents Polaris on the boards of Quantcast, CliQr and SimplyInsured. He is a mentor at Alchemist Accelerator. Until April 2014, Gary was the CEO of oDesk, the world's largest online workplace with more than 1B in work through the platform from over 1 million clients and 5 million freelancers. Gary guided the company to industry-leadership and through a merger with Elance, while serving as a leading voice for the future of work and the emerging online work industry. Gary is deeply passionate about helping entrepreneurs build their businesses, and regularly shares his insights with fellow businesspeople and anyone crafting their career. Prior to oDesk, Gary's career grew from early entrepreneurial ventures, to a top executive position at IBM. Throughout, he has excelled at building high-performance, innovative and exceptionally loyal tea
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Developer tools
Venture Investor at @pantera-capital ; Board Observer at @changecoin ; Mentor at @boost-bitcoin-fund ; Mentor at @golden-gate-ventures
Boston - Cambridge - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Robotics
Co-Founder and General Partner at Converge
@fiksu @apperian @wymsee @yieldbot @wespire @help-scout @blaze-software @promoboxx @coherent-path GP Converge Ventures, BancBoston Ventures, Shott Capital
Palo Alto - California, U.S.A.
BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness)
General Partner at GV
Dave Munichiello serves as General Partner at GV. His background is in building and leading fast-growing, highly technical organizations under pressure in ambiguous environments. Dave joins Google Ventures from the executive leadership team of Kiva Systems where he helped grow the eCommerce-enabling robotics company to ultimately sell to Amazon for $775 million. Dave's four years at Kiva were spent launching, leading, and growing several client-facing organizations. He established a reputation for consistently recruiting top talent and both building and leading high-performing tea Dave played a key role at Kiva through its first year of integration with Amazon as the two companies partnered to maximize Kiva's impact and shape Amazon's perspective on industrial automation. Dave's career prior to Kiva included management consulting for The Boston Consulting Group and leading teams as a Captain in the U.S. military's most elite units. His military leadership roles ranged from running a high-tech organization in Europe; to serving as an Aide de Camp to the Four Star General responsible for U.S. forces in Europe, Africa, and Afghanistan; to deploying with elite special operations teams worldwide, ensuring they were enabled by the world's most advanced technologies. Dave holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Emory University in math and computer science.
, Israel
FinTech (& Financials services)
Founding Managing Partner at Glilot Capital Partners
Arik Kleinstein is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Glilot Capital Partners. He serves as Board Member at Solebit, Intsights and Dojo-Labs. He also served as Board Member at Armeron. He served as the chief financial officer at InterCure. Kleinstein served as an assistant director and investment manager for the bank provident funds at Bank Tefachot. He served as the chief financial officer at VideoCodes and a Board Member at CyberX. Kleinstein headed finance and operations at ECtel North America. He served for five years in an elite technology unit of the Israeli army where he led planning, budgeting, MIS and logistical tea He also serves as a board member at Porticor and Insightera.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • Web Security (& Privacy)
Founding Partner, Hanaco Ventures
General Partner at Hanaco Ventures
Mr. Alon Lifshitz is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at Hanaco Venture Capital. He also serves as Board Member at EasySend, Reveal Security, and Namogoo. He is an Angel Investor. He is the founding partner of Hanaco Ventures, a $400M fund with offices in Tel Aviv and NY. He is based in the Tel Aviv office and is primarily focused on investing in companies disrupting the Cyber, Fintech, Marketing-tech, and Enterprise software sectors.
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
A.I. (& Big Data) • Robotics
Roboticist, Founder, CEO at Chef Robotics (We're hiring!)
Roboticist, Founder, CEO at Chef Robotics (We're hiring!)