Top 50 Celebrity Startup Investors in United States in May 2026
Top 50 Celebrity Startup Investors in United States in May 2026
| Investor | Celebrity United States investments |
|---|---|
| Jim Moloshok | 2 |
| Adam Nash | 2 |
| General Catalyst | 2 |
| Harrison Metal | 2 |
| Vine St. Ventures | 2 |
| Larry Braitman | 2 |
| Jordan French | 1 |
| Lerer Hippeau | 1 |
| Alex Zubillaga | 1 |
| Sequoia Capital | 1 |
| Boxee | 1 |
| Joseph Tsai | 1 |
| Sam Guren | 1 |
| Reid Hoffman | 1 |
| Kal Vepuri | 1 |
| Darrell Cavens | 1 |
| Jay Rasulo | 1 |
| Desert Angels | 1 |
| Patrick Soon-Shiong | 1 |
| Sina Afra | 1 |
| Madrona | 1 |
| David Tisch | 1 |
| SV Aangel | 1 |
| Mirae Asset Venture Investment | 1 |
| Michael Mahan | 1 |
| Manatt Venture Fund | 1 |
| Bo Feng | 1 |
| Pasadena Angels | 1 |
| Rosecliff Ventures | 1 |
| BrandProject | 1 |
| Mark Attanasio | 1 |
| Raptor Group | 1 |
| SoftBank Group | 1 |
| Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| Edgar Bronfman Jr. | 1 |
| SOSV | 1 |
| Gregory Milken | 1 |
| Kai Huang | 1 |
| Fuse Capital | 1 |
| John Tan | 1 |
| Scrum Ventures | 1 |
| Sterling Equities | 1 |
| Marc Benioff | 1 |
| Chad Hurley | 1 |
| RRE Ventures | 1 |
| Brainchild Holdings | 1 |
| Mishaal Alireza | 1 |
| Tech Coast Angels | 1 |
| Blackpoynt Ventures | 1 |
| Kenny Dichter | 1 |
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Find investors — It's Free!Jim Moloshok serves on various digital media company boards, gives advice to venture capital firms in the evolution of media consumption and how consumers relate to content across multi-platforms, and has invested in companies that overlap his areas of expertise and passion.Before entering the investment and entrepreneurial world fulltime,Moloshok most recently was president, Digital Initiatives for Home Box Office.Before joining HBO, Moloshok was part of the turn-around team that went to Yahoo! in 2001 to help it recover from the dotcom collapse, building Yahoo! back to be the leading portal with all of its content areas ranking first or second in their categories.Prior to joining Yahoo!, Moloshok was one of the founders of Windsor Digital, a venture capital firm cofounded with Terry Semel, former Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Studios and then Chairman and CEO of Yahoo!Moloshok also spent eleven years at Warner Bros. as co-founder and president of Warner Bros. Online, and president and CEO of Entertaindom.com. Moloshok also served as SVP of Warner Bros. marketing and advertising.Moloshok started his professional career working in local television.
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- Apps, Film, Internet
- Seed
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- SnapUp — SnapUp is a smartphone app and e-commerce platform that enables its users to collect and track products through screenshots. It alerts its members when a product of their preference is sold for a lower price. It enables its users to share these items as dynamic lists on web or mobile.SnapUp uses a patent-pending technology to recognize andprocess only screenshots taken of product pages. It was founded in 2013 by Eric Goldberg, based in San Francisco, California.
- MovieLaLa — MovieLaLa is a social network for movie fans: discovering upcoming movies through friends and favorite stars. For marketers, MovieLaLa is a marketing platform to help movie marketers increase the buzz, awareness and engagement of upcoming movies to ensure strong first week sales.Marc Benioff's investment brings the startup to $750,000 infunding across its seed funding and angel rounds, and its other invetors include Machininma co-founder and CEO Allen DeBevoise, past HBO president of digital initiatives and Warner Bros Online co-founder Jim Moloshok, founding Flixster investor Larry Braitman and more investors from the entertainment industry. If the company succeeds, it could stengthen ties between Hollywood and Silicon Valley after an era of digital piracy tore them apart.
- ElderSense.com — ElderSense - Senior Homes, Assisted Living Communities, Eldercare Homes & Local Caregivers in Phoenix and Arizona. Free Eldercare Service. ALTCS and Medicare paid Homes.
Adam Nash is the Co-Founder and CEO at Daffy. He attended Stanford University and Harvard Business School.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, France
Portfolio highlights
- Equitybee — EquityBee helps startup employees get the money they need to exercise their stock options before they expire.
- Pylon — Pylon is the mortgage-lending-as-a-service platform. Build a fully digital mortgage experience using our APIs, pre-built UI components, and capital markets stack. Based in New York, NY.
- Pinwheel — Secure, reliable access to consumer income data for financial innovation at scale. Grow direct deposits, verify income and employment, unlock earned wages.
Investing in powerful, positive change that endures
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, India
Portfolio highlights
- Arrcus — Bringing transformative 5G & multi-cloud networking to CSPs to lower 5G infrastructure cost, expedite service delivery and monetize cloud infrastructure faster. Test drive the ACE platform for free.
- Tidelift — Tidelift is a managed open source subscription, offering commercial support and maintenance for the open source dependencies used to build applications, backed by maintainers.
- Standard Kernel — Standard Kernel builds AI technology that makes the core software running on GPUs and other accelerators faster and more efficient.
Harrison Metal invests in early stage technology companies led by exceptional founders.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Hone — Hone helps HR and L&D teams scale development that upskills managers, leaders, and teams through AI-powered and live experiences that deliver measurable impact
- Quilter — Physics-based automated circuit board design tools for professionals and the masses.
- Vital Interaction — Vital Interaction is a software provider specialized in automating complex communication workflows. Their premier product, the Automated Patient Interaction System, enables healthcare organizations to communicate more effectively with patients using text messaging, automated voice, and email.This automated system helps both patients and healthcare providers connect quickly through technology to remind patients of appointments, fill open slots and request patient feedback.
Vine Street Ventures is a venture capital investment firm dedicated to investing in internet and mobile businesses.
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- Software, SaaS, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Colombia
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- Habi — Habi is a technology-driven real estate company that helps middle-class customers buy and sell their homes more quickly and efficiently, without the uncertainty of traditional real estate transactions. Using its proprietary pricing algorithm and scalable processes. It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bogotá, Distrito Especial.
- Hunt Club — We're not like traditional recruiting firms. Hunt Club's recruiting network contains leaders, executives, founders, and entrepreneurs across all industries.
- ActionStreamer — ActionStreamer live streaming software delivers enterprise-grade solutions, combining wearable technology with the best live streaming platform and streaming software for real-time video at scale.
Larry Braitman - Angel Investor; Advisor @ Braitman & Company
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- Software, E-Commerce, Education
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Spacejoy — Building the future of home designs by weaving art and interactive 3D technology to enable the joy of designing homes
- RemoteTeam (acquired by Gusto) — Global Payroll, PEO and EOR Services, tax compliances, IC contracts, and HR apps. All designed for Remote First teams.
- LIT Videobooks — LIT is a new platform that allows you to view bestselling business books in a new video book format.
Jordan French is the Founder and CEO of Grit Daily News. He previously worked at BNB Shield as a Co-founder. Jordan French attended Vanderbilt University.
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- Apps, Sensor, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- The Zebra — The Zebra operates as an online insurance comparison marketplace. It provides rates and educational resources to inform consumers and help them find the coverage, service level, and pricing to suit their unique needs, while simultaneously helping insurance companies connect with the consumers they best serve in today’s digital world.The companywas founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
- BNB Shield — BNB Shield finds, reports on and challenges illegal, contract-breaking and unlicensed short-term rentals.
- S'More Date — Dating 3.0 Relationships powered by content NOT headshots! Named a top dating app by: AskMen, Marie Claire, Self Magazine, Esquire, Refinery 29 ++ Featured in: Forbes, Elle, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Esquire, Bustle, and more
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital fund based in New York City. As founders and operators ourselves, we see returns in relationships
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- Software, E-Commerce, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- CultureIQ — CultureIQ provides culture management software and services to help organizations measure, understand, and strengthen their company culture. CultureIQ was developed with the goal of giving every employee a voice and providing organizations the tools to listen. With customizable surveys, actionable insights, reporting tools, and data-drivensolutions, the company enables companies to actively manage their culture to drive employee engagement and success.
- Expressable — Expressable is an online speech therapy practice for everyone with a communication disorder. It has pioneered a parent-focused care model that uses technology and education to integrate speech therapy techniques into children's daily lives, improving outcomes and experiences.The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Austin,Texas.
- Tetra — InHome makes it easier, faster, and cheaper to buy a new boiler, furnace, or air conditioner replacements for your home in MA. No need to call contractors, have sales visits, wait for quotes, or research products. InHome does it all for you online. Get a free instant quote today for a replacement as soon as the next.
Alex Zubillaga is the founder of 14W, a New York-based, venture capital firm focused on consumer Mobile, Web, E-commerce, CPG, and Media.Previously, Alex was Executive Vice President, Digital Strategy and Business Development at Warner Music Group (WMG). Prior to WMG, Alex founded Net Uno, a leading Venezuelan cable television and broadbandoperator where he served as CEO and Chairman.
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- E-Commerce, Apps, Music
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Israel
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- Reby — Reby is a European multinational company involved in the design, construction, financing, operation (DBFO) and maintenance of public sharing transport infrastructure. Today, Reby is the Southern Europe leader in the micromobility field, with over 15 agreements with public administrations. The company was founded by four entrepreneurs (Pep Gómez,Kiran Thomas, Cristina Castillo, and Guillem Pagès) in 2018 as a micromobility operator, winning the first public tender in Europe for kickscooters, in the city of Zaragoza (Spain). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company increased its R&D efforts, expanding into the MaaS (mobility-as-a-service) economy and the investment banking/franchising business for public administrations (through PPPs), public utility companies, as well as SMEs.
- Qapital — Qapital is an award-winning app designed to let you save, invest, and spend with any goal in mind.
- Opal — Protect your focus time. Schedule your days, block distracting apps and focus fully, on your iPhone, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari browser. Try Opal for Free!
We help the daring build We help the daring build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. companies.
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- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, China, India
Portfolio highlights
- Freed — Join thousands of happy clinicians saving 2+ hours a day. Use Freed's AI medical scribe for instant clinical documentation.
- Meter — Meter provides internet infrastructure for businesses. Its full-stack approach combines hardware, software, and operations so that any company can seamlessly run on a reliable and modern network. Its goal is to make secure enterprise-grade networks more accessible, and to help innovative organizations get and stay online seamlessly. Fullstacksambition is to turn Meter’s infrastructure into a turnkey utility––when a company moves into any commercial space, the internet and WiFi just works.
- Sierra — Sierra helps businesses build better, more human customer experiences with AI.
social networks like Twitter, Facebook, etc.Since it is partially open source, users can create their own apps, plug-ins, and skins for it.The framework for Boxee is based on source code from the
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- Retail, Fashion, Celebrity
- Seed
- United States
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- ED01 — ED01 (formerly Edition01) is a product development and distribution platform that's changing how brands, designers and retailers work together. ED01 develops limited edition collection and launches new product categories for a fast growing client-network of designers, brands, celebrity figures and retailers. ED01 then wholesales thecollection to a growing list of international retailers.ED01.com: As the E-Commerce Destination for Design Collaborations, ED01 offers powerful branding and distribution opportunities.
Joseph Tsai is the current Executive Vice Chairman of Alibaba Group. He previously worked at Investor AB as a Vice President and Senior Investment Manager. Joseph Tsai attended Yale Law School.
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- Sports, Fashion, E-Commerce
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- United States, China, Germany
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- TraceMe — TraceMe puts you on the inside track with your favorite artists, athletes, and entertainers.
- G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
- Premier Lacrosse League — Premier Lacrosse League is the biggest stars in the fastest growing sport pioneering a new future for lacrosse designed for the fans.
Sam Guren started in the venture capital/private equity business in 1975, with Continental Illinois Venture Corporation (CIVC), a subsidiary of Continental Bank (Chicago). During his tenure with CIVC, the firm’s investments ranged from Apple Computer to Yoplait to Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts. The KKR investment took the firm into the buyoutinvestment business.In 1981, Sam Guren was recruited by William Blair to co-found and manage William Blair Venture Partners. He grew the business to six professionals during three funds. Investments ranged from the founding of The Sports Authority to the buyout of Sanford Corporation to investments in various technology, healthcare and cable television companies.Robert Baird recruited Sam Guren in 1996 to manage the Baird Capital funds. While there, BCP grew from two to five professionals with a focus on outsourcing and temporary staffing.Sam Guren joined Allied Capital in 1999, and stayed through 2002. He managed the Chicago office, and was on their Investment and Operating Committees.From 2007 to 2011, he was the Managing Director of Hyde Park Angels, an angel network affiliated with the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Sam is an advisor to OCA Ventures and a member of the Boards of Directors of The Debt Exchange (Debtx), SpotHero, and the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center. He is also on the Board of Advisors of the Knapp Entrepreneurship Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology.Sam Guren is a recipient of the Stanley C. Golder Medal, which “acknowledges individuals who have made profound and lasting contributions to the private equity industry in Illinois”.Prior to his involvement in the venture capital and private equity business, Sam taught junior high math and was a junior varsity high school wrestling coach in the Cleveland Public Schools System.Sam Guren is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and received an MBA from the Wharton Graduate School.
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- Software, FinTech, Finance
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States
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- Jiobit — Jiobit is the world's smallest and longest lasting tracking solution. With a Jiobit device and smartphone app, parents (and pet parents) can find their loved ones anywhere: Indoors, outdoors, in over 120 countries and even in multi-level buildings.With weeks of battery life and a durable and discreet design, Jiobit is the world'ssmallest real-time location tracking product. The mobile app (run through a wireless subscription service) offers the most comprehensive set of monitoring and notification features available on the market. Overall, Jiobit gives parents peace of mind while allowing kids to be kids. The Jiobit team is comprised of seasoned engineers, designers, and marketers with a history of building innovative and disruptive consumer products and businesses. The team has logged a combined 150 patents from previous endeavors and developed and shipped products selling in the millions worldwide. We are proudly headquartered in Chicago, with a development center in Silicon Valley.
- SpotHero — Find, book, and save on parking with convenient garages, lots, and valets near you. Find parking near work, home, airports, and events with the help of SpotHero.
- CrowdHall — Boost your social media presence, buy YouTube views, Instagram followers, TikTok views, and more to gain visibility and organic growth.
Reid Hoffman is the Co-Founder of Manas AI and a member of the Sanmai Board of Directors. Reid previously worked at Coda as a Board Member. Reid Hoffman attended the University of Oxford, where he earned his M.St. in Philosophy.
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- Software, Social Media, Internet
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
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- Sanmai — Sanmai is a neurotechnology company developing non-invasive ultrasound neurotherapeutics for mental health and neurological disorders
- Pacific Fusion — Pacific Fusion was founded in 2023 with the mission to power the world with abundant, affordable, clean energy.
- Boom Supersonic — Making the World Dramatically More Accessible
Kal Vepuri is Founder and Chairman of Brainchild. Brainchild Holdings is Kal's personal direct investment vehicle. Brainchild & Company is a collective of engineers, operators, and designers that build physical products and digital services. Prior to forming Brainchild, Kal was a technology entrepreneur, a consultant at Bain & Companyand an institutional private equity investor. Kal earned a BSE in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Economics with High Distinction from Duke University and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in Economics.
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- Software, Internet, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Germany
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- Beams — Beams is a platform for people who like to listen and contribute to great conversations in their own time.
- Loveseat.com — Loveseat online furniture auction is the best way to get great deals on overstock, returned, vintage and used home furniture in Texas & California. Bid on our weekly online auctions for customer returns, retail overstock, shabby chic, danish modern, mid century modern and much more.
- Fruitful — Book a free session with an expert Fruitful Guide, take control of your money, and stop stressing.
Before founding zulily, Darrell spent almost a decade at Blue Nile, where he was CTO and SVP of Marketing. In 2009, he spent a year at Microsoft leading the BizTalk Server business. Previously, he was at Starwave, a Seattle-based internet company, working on large web properties including ESPN.com and ABCNews.com. He attended the University ofVictoria. When he's not at zulily, Darrell's favorite thing to do is spend time with his young son and daughter, especially on trips to visit family in Canada and Ireland.
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- Internet, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States
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- Armoire — Rent an infinite closet, styled just for you. Armoire is a women's rental clothing membership that continuously styles you with curated, contemporary designs.
- Shipium — Shipium is the supply chain platform for ecommerce.
- Vouched — Discover Vouched's industry-leading digital identity verification solutions. Streamline your customer experience, integrate seamlessly, and unlock access to critical services. Get started for free.
Jay Rasulo has the Happiest Job on Earth. As chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, he presides over a family vacation business that spans three continents and includes five world-class vacation destinations, a top rated cruise line and the most popular resort locations in North America, Europe and Asia. During the past 50 years, more than 2billion guests have passed through the gates of Disney theme parks around the world.Jay is the architect of the long-term global growth strategy for Disney Parks and Resorts' business, including Hong Kong Disneyland, which opened on September 12, 2005 – bringing the enchantment of a Disney theme park to a whole new region of the world.Jay oversees a broad range of businesses that help make Disney the leader in the vacation destination industry. The theme parks and resorts include the Disneyland Resort in California, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Resort Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland. In addition, Jay is responsible for the Disney Cruise Line; Walt Disney Imagineering -- the designers and builders of theme parks, attractions and other facilities and Disney Regional Entertainment, comprising the ESPN Zone sports-themed restaurants.Jay, who has been with The Walt Disney Company for 20 years, was appointed president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in 2002. In the fall of 2005, he became chairman of the segment. He spent two of the five years with the company in France as chairman and CEO of Euro Disney, S.C.A. where he was instrumental in turning Disneyland Resort Paris into Europe's top tourist destination. Cementing his reputation as a dedicated business leader and strategist, the Los Angeles Times in 2002 called Jay "… a provocative and passionate leader who understands the cultural nuances of foreign markets." The article went on to credit Jay for "…helping to transform Disneyland Paris.In addition to his duties at Disney, Jay has emerged as a recognized leader within the travel and tourism industry, working to broaden awareness of the industry's role in creating jobs, economic growth, and cultural exchange. In 2006, Jay serves as Chairman of the Travel Industry Association of America, the industry's preeminent trade association in the United States. Additionally, Jay serves as Chairman of the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, which is charged with advising the U.S. Department of Commerce on the creation of a national tourism strategy. He also serves on the board of directors for the French American Chamber of Commerce and Euro Disney S.C.A.Jay first joined The Walt Disney Company in 1986 as director and later rose to senior vice president of Corporate Strategic Planning. In this role, he led strategic development for all real estate-based businesses in The Walt Disney Company portfolio.After two years as a senior vice president of Corporate Alliances and three years with Disney Regional Entertainment, Jay moved to Paris as executive vice president, Euro Disney, S.C.A. He served as president and C.O.O. before taking over as chairman and CEO in 2000.A native New Yorker, Jay has a degree in economics from Columbia, and both an MA in economics and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Before joining Disney, he held positions with Chase Manhattan Bank and the Marriott Corporation.Jay and his family reside in Los Angeles, California.
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- Film, Video, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- United States
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- Bubbl — Bubbl Adds Fan Interaction Tech to Online and Live-Streaming Video.Our interaction suite includes single-click clip-and-share, video meme creation, selfie/reaction capture, and real-time filters. We partner with media companies, video players, and publishers to boost fan engagement, extend content reach, and establish new ad-based revenuestreams.
- MovieLaLa — MovieLaLa is a social network for movie fans: discovering upcoming movies through friends and favorite stars. For marketers, MovieLaLa is a marketing platform to help movie marketers increase the buzz, awareness and engagement of upcoming movies to ensure strong first week sales.Marc Benioff's investment brings the startup to $750,000 infunding across its seed funding and angel rounds, and its other invetors include Machininma co-founder and CEO Allen DeBevoise, past HBO president of digital initiatives and Warner Bros Online co-founder Jim Moloshok, founding Flixster investor Larry Braitman and more investors from the entertainment industry. If the company succeeds, it could stengthen ties between Hollywood and Silicon Valley after an era of digital piracy tore them apart.
- Stella — Stella is an industry consortium of large frontline and hourly employers who share non-hired and laid-off applicants with one another through the Stella marketplace. Using Stella's iOS, Android mobile apps and our map-based interface, job seekers can easily explore nearby network job openings. Applying is a snap thanks to our common jobapplication and tight employer ATS integrations. Applicants do not have to fill out the same information over and over again. This streamlined process improves the candidate experience by saving time and effort.Stella has raised $25M+ from world class investors. Dozens of America’s largest employers are already using Stella to hire talent and to help their laid-off employees find new work more quickly. More companies and jobs are being added every day. Our growing team is based in New York City and Sydney, Australia.Stella. Finding work has never been easier. Discover more at https://stella.jobs
Founded in 2000 and based in Tucson, AZ, the Desert Angels is a non-profit organization of accredited investors looking for opportunities to invest in early-stage companies. We focus on companies with new innovations in science, tech and SAAS, and our portfolio spans a broad range of industries. Our members will invest $4million-$6million per yearinto roughly 20 deals, about half of which are follow-on rounds. We offer a Sidecar fund which automatically co-invests when specific criteria are met. We are nationally recognized, and in the most recent ARI HALO report listed #7 in the country and #1 in the southwest region as one of the most active angel groups. The Desert Angels is a charter member of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), the trade association of angel investment groups; and an active member in the Angel Syndication Network (ASN), a network of angel groups that syndicate deals.
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- SaaS, Software, Biotechnology
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States
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- MessageDesk — Unify text conversations, connect teams, reach more people, and send text message broadcasts from your phone number with a shared SMS inbox.
- Lemon Perfect — Lemon Perfect is a zero-sugar cold-pressed lemon water that’s full of flavor and packed with antioxidant vitamin C. We squeeze half a California-grown organic lemon into every bottle and can—and add no artificial ingredients—making healthy hydration more convenient, refreshing, and delicious than ever.The Lemon Perfect Company is headquartered inAtlanta, GA.
- Delta Development — Delta Development Team stands as a pioneering force in Transportable Blood Storage Solutions, transforming cold chain logistics with advanced thermal system technology and real-time monitoring capability through a highly intuitive blood program management system.Our team is dedicated to maintaining and exceeding quality standards through rigorous testing and validation, FDA listing, AABB approval, and comprehensive regulatory and safety certifications.Our
Patrick Soon-Shiong is the Executive Chairman of ImmunityBio. He previously worked at Wibbitz as a Board member. Patrick Soon-Shiong attended the University of the Witwatersrand.
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- Health Care, Software, Energy
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, United Kingdom
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- Heliogen — Heliogen is a renewable energy technology company unlocking the power of sunlight to replace fossil fuels.
- Sienza Energy — Sienza Energy is developing a radical new approach to design and manufacture batteries. The company’s revolutionary strategy is based on a 3D nanotechnology electrode structure that takes advantage of advances in multiple fields over the last decade, providing an approach to battery design that is unique in the industry. By combining these advancesin an innovative way, Sienza can drastically improve the batteries’ energy and power densities — all with the goal of simultaneously reducing the overall battery costs. With this new approach, Sienza Energy can provide even more capability in a range of products, from smart devices to electric vehicles.
- Alyssum Therapeutics — Alyssum Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on developing next-generation immunotherapies to modulate B cells.
Sina Afra is the CEO and Founder of Tiko. He previously worked at Markafoni as a CEO and Founder. Sina Afra attended the University of Münster.
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- E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- Turkey, United States, Germany
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- Vagon — Vagon is your personal high-performance computer on the cloud. Start Vagon instantly and run all challenging software from any device, anywhere.
- MARS — MARS provides digital financial services with unique card options and rewards programs.
- Firefly — Firefly is the next-gen car advertising solution, featuring taxi and rideshare top advertising, in-car advertising, holograms, car wraps and more.
A venture capital firm that teams with technology entrepreneurs to nurture ideas from startup to market success.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, Canada, Spain
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- Paro — A Paro fractional CFO/COO shares his strategies for aligning finance and operations in order to connect performance goals with financial impact.
- Shaped — Shaped helps software companies increase engagement for feeds, recommendations and notifications using machine-learning.
- Archon Biosciences — Archon is a biotechnology firm that creates computationally engineered proteins to unleash potent therapeutic targets beyond the grasp of current methods and improve disease management.
David Tisch is the Managing Partner of BoxGroup, a New York City-based early stage investment fund. BoxGroup is an investor in over 200 seed-stage companies, including Vine, Blue Apron, Sunrise, Warby Parker, Harry’s, Oscar, Behance, Handy and more. David is also the co-founder and Chairman of Spring, a mobile marketplace where customers shopdirectly within the app from a curated community of brands. Spring was named by Apple as one of the Best Apps of 2014.In 2014, David was named Head of Startup Studio at Cornell Tech, the University’s New York City-based graduate campus focused on digital technologies and the information economy. He is also Entrepreneur in Residence for Wharton’s Entrepreneurship Program.David is the co-founder of TechStars NYC and has served on numerous boards, including Mayor Bloomberg’s Advisory Council on Technology, the Investor Board of Venture for America, and the Entrepreneurship board at NYU. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University School of Law, and currently lives in New York City
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- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, France, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- PillPack — PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that sorts medication by dose and offers door-to-door delivery. They fill, sort, and deliver all medications in personalized packets based on when you need to take them. Their service helps you take the right meds at the right time, every time.
- Vengo — Massive national network of digital screens accessible through every major SSP. Buy retail and point-of-purchase screens on your preferred platform.
- Even.com — Even offers an affordable on-demand pay product that allows employees to access their paychecks when they need it most—without confusing, hidden, or predatory fees. With a proven track record of reducing employee turnover and increasing retention and productivity, Even is the highest-rated on-demand pay app and has helped employees save more than$82 million to date.
SV Angel is a service organization, investing in founders who share these values. They support entrepreneurs in building lasting companies by assisting at key inflection points and leveraging networks to help them propel their businesses forward.
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- Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- 14.ai — 14.ai is a pioneering AI-native customer support for business-to-consumer brands that replaces human agents with autonomous AI.
- depthfirst — An AI-native security platform that understands your code, business logic, and infrastructure to find more vulnerabilities, slash false positives, and give developers actionable fixes in their workflow.
- Black Forest Labs — Black Forest Labs creates advanced generative deep learning models for images and videos. They focus on making these technologies widely accessible and transparent, ensuring that their innovations are easy to use and understand. This approach aims to democratize access to cutting-edge technology and foster greater trust and utility.
Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.
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- Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, India
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- Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
- EPD Biotherapeutics — EPDBio is a platform technology-based biotech company that provides research and product development services.
- Jupiter — Getting access to Jupiter before others. 100% digital banking with no pain. Zero balance accounts, no hidden fees. Master your money, reap rewards on Jupiter app - partnered with an RBI licensed bank for max trust.
Michael Mahan is the President of dick clark productions and a Partner of Mosaic Media Investment Partners. Mr. Mahan brings a wealth of experience to this position from his previous post as President of the TV Guide Network and tvguide.com. Mahan led the transformation of the TV Guide Network from a guidance-focused utility network to afull-screen entertainment destination available in 81 million homes. Prior to TV Guide, Mahan was a board member and head of corporate strategy for dick clark productions.
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- Apps, Sports, Internet
- Series A
- United States
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- TraceMe — TraceMe puts you on the inside track with your favorite artists, athletes, and entertainers.
The Manatt Venture Fund is the investment arm of Manatt, Phelps & Philips, LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm.
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- Mobile, Software, Internet
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, Canada, Ireland
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- Percent — Unlock private credit investments with Percent. Access alternative investments on the platform powering the future of private markets.
- Motion — Motion is a visual analysis hub that helps marketers and creative teams identify what works to make high-performing creatives that convert.
- Genome Medical — The leading provider of telehealth genetic services. Access expert guidance, accelerate diagnoses and improve rare disease care.
Bo Feng is the Managing Partner at Dragonfly Capital Partners.
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- Blockchain, FinTech, Finance
- Series A, Seed, Angel
- United States, China, Hong Kong
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- Medlinker — Medical Alliance is a post of physician social service platform. Users are certified doctors working in the Medical Alliance, they can share knowledge, experience and insights with the other industry elite, to continue to provide high quality content for each other. Application provides a medical quiz, map that case, the anonymous social circlesand doctors and other functions, is committed to helping physicians groups, more convenient access to high-quality information from the industry
- Tabi — Tabi’s consumer chain will act as an incubator, helping dApps build their brand and culture while providing the support and liquidity they need. Our vision for L1 3.0 is that, like Google and Amazon today, our users won’t need to understand Tabi’s inner workings; they’ll simply enjoy using it.
- Forge — Accelerate your future with Forge's private market solutions. Get access to pre-IPO investment opportunities and liquidity for your private company shares.
Entrepreneurial small businesses are major engines of job growth and key players in the commercialization of new technologies. However, most entrepreneurial ventures fail to achieve their goals. Among the most common reasons for such business failures are the inability to execute sound business plans and to access capital funding, particularly atcritical early stages of a company's development.Affiliated as Pasadena Angels, Inc., a nonprofit entity, the organization offers early-stage companies the opportunity to benefit from the knowledge of more than 100 experienced entrepreneurs, senior corporate executives, and skilled professionals from a variety of industries and venture capital affiliates.Approximately 80 companies from a broad range of industries are screened each year by Pasadena Angels members and are provided with invaluable counsel, including insights into developing business and financing strategies that are achievable and fundable. Companies also benefit from the group's feedback and the opportunity to connect with individuals who may offer more specialized expertise and advice.The organization's members provide up to $1 million in early-stage financing and seed money to emerging technology-based ventures located in Southern California. The group cooperates with other venture capital firms and angel investment groups to support companies that are raising between $1 to $5 million. Pasadena Angels members invest individually and directly, without any legal pooling of financial resources. The corporate entity, Pasadena Angels, Inc. does not invest or act as an investment agent in any manner.Pasadena Angels charges no fees and provides its services to companies which it believes have a significant potential for success and the potential to benefit from an association with the organization.
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- Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada
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- Everyset — Everyset is the easiest platform for employers to on-board, pay, and insure project workforces. Workers instantly onboard and track payments with a profile portable between employers. To increase density between employers & workers, we are initially focused within entertainment.
- Autio — HearHere is a travel audio app that shares the depth and diversity of stories - cultural, geographical, historical, and mythological.
- Veriskin — Medical device company dedicated to developing new technologies for skin cancer diagnostics
We are a New York City based investment firm focused on venture capital and private equity opportunities. Our team invests in technology enabled companies in the financial, consumer, healthcare, and software industries. Our portfolio companies have strong management teams characterized by integrity, intelligence, experience, energy, and passion.
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- Internet, Software, E-Commerce
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Israel
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- Edera — Explore Edera's latest secure-by-design products and services, including Edera Protect Kubernetes, Edera Protect AI and Edera Services.
- Hike Medical — Transform foot health with Hike Medical. Our custom insoles and cutting-edge solutions are designed for on-feet workers, enhancing comfort, mobility, and overall well-being.
- Chariot Claims — We make it easy for you to file your claim and secure your compensation from corporations that violated your rights.
BrandProject is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in consumer products, services, and technology companies. Based in Toronto and New York City, we are typically the first venture money and are often the sole investor in a round.BrandProject has invested in and helped build innovative new brands including Daily Harvest, Freshly,Ritual, Persona, Chefs Plate, Clutch, Gainful, Atolla, Pet Plate, Awake Chocolate, Coveteur, Surf Easy, and Hello Products..Find out more at www.brandproject.com
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- Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Food Delivery
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- Porta — Restaurant-quality Italian food delivered to your door. Pizza, Pasta, Dessert subscription.
- Acid League — Experiments in acid? Acid League makes flavor-tripping vinegars, drinks, sauces, and condiments to energize your cooking.
- Guaranteed — Guaranteed reimagines hospice care with at-home treatment, cutting-edge technology, and a clinical team that puts the dying and grieving first.
Mark Attanasio is the Managing Partner at Crescent Capital Group.
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- Mobile, Sports, Charity
- Seed, Angel, Series B
- United States
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- Prizeo — At Prizeo, donate as little as $10 to a worthy cause to enter to win unforgettable experiences with the biggest names in music, sports, and entertainment.
- ON — Our ChatOS platform empowers brands and connects fans in new and interesting ways to what they like, what they’re passionate about, and what they’re craving to discover.
- Remedy — Remedy is a prescriptive chronic care analytics platform employing artificial intelligence to help value-based health systems determine who should get what care, when, how, and by whom to maximize patient health outcomes per dollar spent. We are a design-driven company with core medical AI technology capable of diagnosing disease, catching hiddenhigh-risk diagnoses, and projecting the development of patient’s health into the future. Built around our core AI engine, our first product Remedy Sentinel helps value-based providers identify hidden chronic, co-morbid conditions and intervene by engaging high-risk patients prior to onset. We envision a world where healthcare marries the science of “health” with the art of “care”: scientific, data-driven decision making drives the best outcomes for each individual patient, and frees providers to focus on applying their human touch.Remedy combines novel artificial intelligence algorithms for predictive medical analytics with a healthcare-optimized product development process to give leaders the tools they need to transform their delivery networks and thrive in a value-based care environment. With this approach, Remedy builds a scalable suite of products that, when deployed, learn from experience, and grow into a solution optimized to fit the needs of specific provider groups and the populations they serve.Remedy systematically maximizes the patient health outcome achieved with each dollar spent by using AI to help determine what care is delivered to whom, when it is delivered, where it is delivered, how it is delivered, followed, and supported, and who should deliver it. We not only surface insights, but also build the necessary tools and helps coordinate step-by-step implementation processes to affect real change.
Raptor Group Holdings is an alternative investment firm that provides investment management and advisory services. Raptor Group sources and invest in companies across various stages and asset classes, ranging from early-stage venture to both private and public equity. Raptor focuses on various industries including, but not limited to Sports,Consumer, Technology, Media, Entertainment, and Financial Services. It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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- FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, India
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- Pipe — Get up to the full annual value of your booked monthly and quarterly contracts. Scale your business without dilution or debt.
- Hentsu — Hentsū is the hedge fund and asset management technology specialist. They consult, design, implement and manage proven systems that simplify your technology challenges.They started in October 2015 as the unique provider of cloud-based solutions to this most demanding and discerning client base. To date they have grown rapidly and work with someof the largest and innovative hedge funds in the world. They have opened offices in both London and New York, and deploy infrastructure across the globe.
- Swiftline — Swiftline is a SaaS company providing data driven tools to e-Commerce businesses along with data science-backed products & services.
SoftBank Group provides venture funding and strategic support to exceptional entrepreneurs building disruptive enduring businesses. They are a small team of experienced entrepreneurs and investors who take an "active" approach to helping their companies reach their full potential. They manage $600 million across three funds and investacross a company’s lifecycle, from early to growth stages. Through their close ties to a number of Asia’s leading mobile, internet and technology companies – including strategic partners SoftBank Corp, Yahoo! Japan and Alibaba Group – SoftBank Capital offers unique expertise to businesses seeking to address the Asian market. Since 1995, SoftBank Capital has partnered with internet pioneers such as Criteo, Gilt Groupe, OMGPOP (Zynga), betaworks, BuzzFeed, Buddy Media (Salesforce.com), Huffington Post (AOL), Associated Content (Yahoo!), Danger (Microsoft), Geocities (Yahoo!), E*Trade and Yahoo!.
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- Software, Mobile, Advertising
- Series B, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, China, India
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- OneWeb — OneWeb is building a space-based global communications network that delivers high-speed, low latency internet access.By building a communications network with a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, OneWeb will provide connectivity to people around the world. The company's global service will deliver new solutions for broadband,government, and cellular backhaul. Its high-speed, low-latency, network will offer mobility solutions to industries that rely on global connectivity, such as aviation, maritime, automotive, trains, and more.OneWeb commenced launches of the OneWeb satellite constellation, a network of more than 650 low Earth orbit satellites, in February 2019, and by March 2020, had launched 74 of the planned 648 satellites in the initial constellation.The London, England-headquartered company was established in 2012 by Greg Wyler.
- GLAMSQUAD — Glamsquad is a next-generation, omni-channel beauty brand offering services as well as hair styling and makeup products. It delivers hair, makeup and nail services, in NYC, LA, Miami, DC, Boston and San Francisco/Bay Area. Glamsquad’s mission is to connect like-minded beauty enthusiasts through personalized, in-home beauty experiences betweenclients and beauty professionals, and to create a new retail channel leveraging these connections. Their talented and trusted beauty professionals are hand-selected and rigorously vetted to guarantee consistent, high-quality results. Using our intelligent, data-driven technology, they expertly match their professionals and clients to ensure an elevated and customized experience with every appointment.The recent introduction of Glamsquad’s eight high-powered hair products and collection of four makeup heroes were created after hearing from clients the need for a selection of intuitive and easy-to-use products. While all Glamsquad Pros carry the products for use during appointments, they are sold through the app or online at shop.glamsquad.com.Glamsquad services are also easily booked through the Glamsquad app or website. Simply select a service, choose a date and time, provide your location and enjoy the convenience, confidence and quality of Glamsquad hair, makeup and/or nail services. For more information about Glamsquad, please visit www.glamsquad.com.
- Hyperpublic — Hyperpublic is an open database of people, places, and things tied to a specific location. Anyone can add objects to the database and developers will be able to build applications on top of the data.
The Dingman Center Angels is a Maryland based angel investment group that provides funding to early-stage companies.
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- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- United States
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- Kaster — Communication between general contractors and trade partners on construction projects is complex and fragmented, yet it’s mostly handled through email, phone and text. Naturally, critical items get lost in the clutter. As a result, everyone suffers the financial impacts of project delays, disputes, claims, and issues. Kaster bridges the gap betweengeneral contractors and trade partners by connecting them through one communication workspace, so items never fall through the cracks and project teams avoid unnecessary risk.Learn more at www.kaster.app
- BetterU — An all-in-one app that's help you improve your productivity and well being.
- TargetDocs — TargetDocs is a communication workspace that collects and organizes all of your subcontractor's project files in one place so they never fall through the cracks
Edgar Bronfman Jr. is the co-founder, Chairman, and General Partner at Waverley Capital Acquisition Corp. 1.
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- Music, Video, Mobile
- Seed, Series B, Angel
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom
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- Shazura — Shazura is a unique Computer Vision with unsupervised patented Fingerprint AI. Edge to Cloud AI Platform. True Visual AI for images & videos.
- Rentlogic — Rentlogic is a tech-enabled standards organization that grades every apartment building in New York City (A, B, C, and F) for health and safety. The grades are based on physical inspections and public data from city agencies. Rentlogic’s methodology was developed in collaboration with stakeholders from all facets of the housing sector to be fair,credible and objective.
- Thread — Discover the service that only recommends clothes in your style, size and budget. All online and completely free.
SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.
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- Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, United Kingdom
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- MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
- unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
- Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.
Gregory Milken is Managing Director at March Capital Partners, where he focuses on investments in digital media, gaming and esports. Gregory has led March Capital’s investments in broadcasting solution Genvid Technologies, game mastery platform Dojo Madness, and game developers nWay and Wavedash. Gregory has over 15 years of entrepreneuriall and operational experience. He was the co-founder and COO of AltEgo, a cloud-based technology and gaming company. Prior to his work in technology, he worked in strategy and operations for Knowledge Universe Education, new business development at Warner Bros. in Hong Kong and London, and at Twentieth Century Fox.Gregory received his M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and a M.A. in international policy studies from Stanford University. He also received a B.A. in international relations and Asian studies from the University of Pennsylvania.
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- Video Games, eSports, Gaming
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Germany, India
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- MovieLaLa — MovieLaLa is a social network for movie fans: discovering upcoming movies through friends and favorite stars. For marketers, MovieLaLa is a marketing platform to help movie marketers increase the buzz, awareness and engagement of upcoming movies to ensure strong first week sales.Marc Benioff's investment brings the startup to $750,000 infunding across its seed funding and angel rounds, and its other invetors include Machininma co-founder and CEO Allen DeBevoise, past HBO president of digital initiatives and Warner Bros Online co-founder Jim Moloshok, founding Flixster investor Larry Braitman and more investors from the entertainment industry. If the company succeeds, it could stengthen ties between Hollywood and Silicon Valley after an era of digital piracy tore them apart.
- Knock Knock — WEB3.0 is not just the next generation of the Internet. It is an evolution that combines decentralization, cryptocurrencies, and smart contracts, bringing them into the world of game development.
- Gunslinger Studios — Gunslinger Studios is a game studio bent on bringing the thrill of multiplayer gaming to mobile players in a minute or less-- something that fits a schedule but scratches the itch for competing and moving forward in a game world. The studio is creating quick, one-hand-controlled experiences for a ge
Kai Huang is the Senior Advisor of Grishin Robotics. He attended the University of California Berkeley.Kai is a Venture Partner at Idea Bulb Ventures. He is the co-founder and ex-CEO of RedOctane and the co-creator of the Guitar Hero video game franchise, acquired by Activision in June 2006. Kai was also co-founder and CEO of Adux Software, asoftware company developing solutions for the server appliance market. Prior to Adux Software, he was a consultant with Accenture, where he worked with Fortune 500 clients in the area of supply chain management. He is an active, serial angel investor. Kai holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
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- Software, Gaming, Hardware
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Canada
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- Tresl — Segments by Tresl is a self-guided data analytics platform that helps you build long-lasting customer relationships.
- Eruptive Games — Eruptive Games is a fast growing game studio, winning accolades and impacting game design in the social gaming space. Eruptive produces action based multi-player games, pioneering social features and gameplay with every new title.
- Orange Chef — Orange Chef designs and manufactures hardware and software applications to answer some of the toughest questions around health and nutrition. Widely regarded as leaders of the connected kitchen category, all products are created with an emphasis on quality, simple design, and smart utilization of artificial intelligence technologies. Orange Chefdistributes its products in stores like Williams Sonoma, Apple, Target, and Amazon, among others. Established in 2011, Orange Chef is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco.
Fuse Capital (formerly Velocity Interactive Group and fused with ComVentures) is a leading investment and strategic equity management firm that focuses on digital media and communications. The firm brings a unique approach to investing by bringing not just financial capital, but also human capital to its investment companies. Fuse has a globalpresence with offices in Palo Alto, Los Angeles, India and China. For more information, please visit www.fusecapital.com.
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- Software, Web Hosting, Video
- Series B, Series C, Series A
- United States, China, Belgium
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- Quantia — The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert commentary, and medical review.
- MANTRA DAO — Launched in 2020, MANTRA (previously known as MANTRA DAO) is a first of its kind, vertically-integrated and regulatory compliant blockchain ecosystem.
- Credix — CREDIX is a decentralized credit marketplace connecting investors with FinTechs in emerging markets. Learn more about the future of debt financing now.
John Tan - Founder @ Controlled Commodity
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- Software, Internet, Travel
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Singapore, United States, Japan
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- Glints — Explore internships, graduate jobs & career development resources on Glints. Do what you love on our career discovery & development platform.
- Voyagin — Voyagin is the tours and activities marketplace in Asia with a mission to help travelers discover and book the best travel experiences across Asia. Its website features over 1,800 things to do including tickets to museums and shows, cultural activities, romantic dinners, adventure experiences, and private guides bookable in English, Japanese, andChinese in over 50 destinations in Asia, in advance or in destination via its mobile optimized website. The Voyagin team believes that "travel in Asia is broken." Guests end up sightseeing because unique experiences are hard to find and insecure to book; hosts end up spending time and money on websites which are hard to update and mostly out of date. They also believe that an "experience is more than just an activity; it's about meeting people, trying something new and seeing the world from a different perspective." In hopes to differentiate themselves, they traveled around Asia to find and curate the best experiences and hosts.Launched in 2012, Voyagin provides a trusted platform for tours and activities providers (hosts) in Asia to list their experiences; its team of community managers work with each host to curate their activities both online and during the experience, ensuring their quality. Backed by its 100% satisfaction guarantee, multilingual customer support, and verified reviews from actual guests, Voyagin is the best place for travelers visiting Asia to discover and book their next local experience.Voyagin was founded in 2011 as FindJPN, a marketplace for authentic activities in Japan. FindJPN changed its name to Voyagin in December 2012 when they expanded into Asia.
- Rocket Academy — Selective and comprehensive online software engineering bootcamp in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.
Scrum Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that has invested in over 80 startups across a range of industries in the U.S. and Japan. Based in San Francisco with extensive experience and networks in both Silicon Valley and Japan, Scrum Ventures accelerates portfolio companies with global opportunities. Scrum Studios is reinventing the traditional accelerator -- taking a stage-agnostic approach in connecting best-in-class startups with leading Japanese corporations.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Japan, China
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- Lob — Lob provides direct mail and address verification APIs that allow businesses to send timely, personalized, automated offline communications to their customers.
- Miles — Miles is a universal rewards app empowering anyone to earn miles automatically for all forms of travel and commute. You can then redeem your miles from retailers such as HP, Garmin, Shipt, Pandora, Chewy, Home Chef, and many more.Similar to a frequent flyer program, but for all forms of transportation, Miles delivers value for every miletraveled, across every mode of travel, anywhere in the world. Whether by car (as a driver, passenger or rideshare), plane, train, subway, bus, boat, bicycle, or on foot, the Miles app effortlessly awards users’ travel - regardless of where their journey takes them. Miles can be saved or redeemed at any time - with the value increasing every month as more merchants accept them as a form of payment. Download Miles today to start getting rewarded!
- SEQUENTIAL — 5,971 Followers, 1,054 Following, 268 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Sequential Skin (@sequential.skin)
Sterling Equities is a family-run group of companies that include The NY Mets, Brooklyn Cyclones, PE, VC and several Real Estate Ventures
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- Pet, Video, Retail
- Seed, Series B
- United States
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- Paintzen — Paintzen is a quality painting service with local professional interior & exterior house painters for your project. Hire a painter today!
- Electrolyte Boost — Electrolyte Boost is a healthcare products company that offers electrolytes without water for energy drinks.
- Rad — Monetize content with AI upscaling, multilingual subtitles, viral prediction tools. Stream content on PS5/PSVR2. Built for creators who want more revenue.
Marc Benioff is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder of Salesforce. Marc previously worked at Oracle as a Vice President. Marc Benioff attended the University of Southern California. Marc Benioff has been awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.
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- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
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- Whalar — Whalar is on a mission to Liberate the Creative Voice and make advertising more inclusive, diverse and effective.
- Parallel Bio — Using the immune system to cure disease. Parallel Bio uses a human immune system in a dish and AI to discover drugs more likely to work in patients.
- Jeeva AI — Jeeva AI provides a sales automation platform that delivers products and services centered on agentic-AI workflows for prospecting and engagement. The platform offers automated lead discovery that identifies decision-makers across numerous data sources and enriches records with missing contact and firmographic details. It includes tools forgenerating personalized outreach through email and LinkedIn, enabling consistent communication based on role, industry, and observed behavior. Jeeva AI also supplies inbox and calendar management services that draft replies, prepare meeting briefs, schedule calls, and record notes to reduce manual administrative tasks. These combined capabilities create a unified environment that supports sales teams and individual sellers throughout the prospecting and engagement cycle.
Chad Hurley is the Co-Founder and Chairman at Greenpark Sports and the Co-Founder of AVOS Systems. He earned his bachelor's degree in fine art at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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- Internet, Sports, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom
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- Polycam — Polycam is a 3D creation tool company that develops a sensor app to capture 3D scans of objects. Its tool for photorealistic 3D asset creation is used to capture, document, edit, and share digital 3D content. Its sensors use computer vision and artificial intelligence technology such as a colorization engine to create 3D objects and spaces.
- NocoDB — NocoDB is an open-source Airtable alternative that transforms existing databases into a smart spreadsheet. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
- Socket — Socket fights vulnerabilities and provides visibility, defense-in-depth, and proactive supply chain protection for JavaScript, Python, and Go dependencies.
RRE is a boutique venture capital firm with 30 years of experience, backing bold early-stage founders across diverse sectors. We provide deep expertise, AI-driven insights, and committed partnerships to help companies build and persevere for the long term.
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- Software, Financial Services, Internet
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, Canada, China
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- Mingyian — Mingyian is a China brand management company for western celebrities and influencers, and is developing the first micro-event platform for celebrities to host online events that engage, grow, and monetize their fan base in the Chinese market. Early investors include RRE Ventures, #DominateFund, Oscar-Nominated Hollywood Director M. NightShyamalan, Foley Ventures, and Eric Yao, a senior executive at one of China's largest energy companies.Our team is made up of industry giants in the China digital and US entertainment spaces, including the Co-founder of E! Entertainment, Former General Manager of the Television Network, Former SVP at William Morris and EVP at Universal Television, Former Director of Business Development at Live Nation, China's First Blogger, Co-Founder of largest site for engineers and designers in China, among many others.
- Model-Prime — Enterprise-grade Robotics Infra for any robotics company. We make all the data engineering you need for robotics an afterthought. reliable, scalable, turn-key robotics infrastructure. We aim to build the future foundations for industry 4.0. But we usually just say "Build the future"
- The Black Tux — Rent or buy premium suits and tuxedos from The Black Tux. Experience timeless American formalwear with exceptional quality and a guaranteed perfect fit. Visit a showroom or do it all online, with free shipping over $200.
120 companies, 250 founders, $4BB in follow-on capital. Introductions, talent, growth, product, financing and strategy.
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- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- Presto — Presto overlays next-gen digital solutions onto the physical world. Our enterprise-grade touch, vision, and voice technologies help hospitality businesses thrive while delighting guests.
- Shadow — Community led app
- Biorez — Biorez is a medical device company whose aim is to apply its patented and proprietary technology comprised of PLLA, a degradable polymer, in orthopedic implant devices for regeneration and augmentation of soft tissue. In addition to the L-C Ligament®, Biorez has also developed a suite of associated products, including the biorez GRAFT™, a FDA510(k)-cleared innovative device for soft tissue augmentation of the rotator cuff in the United States.
Mishaal Alireza - Board Member @ DokkanAfkar
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- iOS, Apps, Video
- Series A, Seed
- United Arab Emirates, United States
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- Hang w/ — We leverage our 13 years of experience and innovative design practices to help our top-tier clients achieve success.
- Clip the Deal — Save money on grocery brands in UAE with Clip the Deal. Find discount deals, reviews of grocery items of top brands. Download the free app and start saving.
- Stake — Thousands investors worldwide use Stake to access income-generating real estate deals in high-growth markets, starting from just USD 136
Tech Coast Angels is the largest angel investor group in the United States, possessing more than 300 members in five networks in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Central Coast, and the Inland Empire. Its members provide funding and guidance to more early-stage, high-growth companies in Southern California than any other investment group.Members invest in companies in a wide range of industries, including the life sciences, biotech, IT, services, retail, Internet, financial, software, media, consumer products, and tech startups. TCA as a whole gives companies more than just capital; they also provide counsel, mentoring, and access to an extensive network of potential investors, customers, strategic partners, and management talent. Tech Coast Angels has been ranked by CB Insights to be among the Top 20 Angel Groups in the US; TCA was also ranked as #1 for Network Centrality, meaning we have more connections than anyone! If you are in the game-changing business, we are here to help.
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- Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Seed, Convertible Note, Funding Round
- United States, Canada
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- Flyte — Flyte promotes cellular healing in pelvic floor muscles for lasting results. Flyte is fast, proven, safe, pelvic floor therapy for bladder control.
- Lincode — The #1 business challenge that manufacturers identify is quality management. As new manufactured products continue to enter the market and consumer expectations shift faster than ever, factories are looking to improve their quality systems while scaling operations and cutting costs. At Lincode, we enable manufacturers to improve the speed, accuracy, and data tracking capabilities of their quality inspection systems at scale.
- Nob Hill Therapeutics — Nob Hill Therapeutics is a Delaware Corporation, founded to develop and market DryNeb, a first-in-kind dry powder nebulizer to address large pulmonary drug delivery market opportunities. The company has exclusively licensed the technology from the University of New Mexico.DryNeb™ vs. Aerosol Mist Nebulizers Compact, handheld, portable DryNeb willreplace cumbersome aerosol mist nebulizers.The pulmonary route of drug delivery has been gaining much importance in the present day, as it enables targeted drug delivery directly to the lungs for both local and systemic treatment. Pulmonary drug delivery, as a noninvasive drug administration method, is characterized by its high bioavailability and fast action. It is increasingly used in modern clinical practice for improved treatment of local as well as systemic diseases.
Blackpoynt Ventures is a venture capital firm.
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- Beauty, Content, Fashion
- Angel
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- COVETEUR — Coveteur is a globally-renowned multimedia brand speaking to style-obsessed readers covering luxury fashion, beauty, and lifestyle.
Kenny Dichter is Founder and CEO of Wheels Up, a revolutionary membership-based private aviation company that eliminates fixed costs and provides unparalleled flexibility. Wheels Up will commence full-service flight operations October 2013, appealing to new entrants as well as to individuals and corporations currently flying privately.Previously, Dichter Founded Marquis Jet in 2001 and introduced the first-ever fractional jet card program, which revitalized and democratized the private aviation industry. Led by Dichter, Marquis Jet generated over $4 billion in revenue, culminating in its sale to Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway’s Net Jets in 2010. At that time, Dichter was named Vice Chairman of Net Jets. Dichter’s role enabled him to build lasting relationships with CEOs,entrepreneurs, celebrities, athletes and tastemakers around the globe.An entrepreneur at heart, with a sociology major from the University of Wisconsin, Dichter is a self-proclaimed “man of the people.” Since his youth, he has been known for being a trend spotter and trendsetter, and has always had an innate knack for branding, marketing, public relations and advertising. Dichter’s successes prove that he can apply these skills to a variety of industries.As always, Dichter has his eye on early-stage businesses where he sees potential for hyper growth. He has an active role and has invested in Juice Press, a Manhattan-based, multi-location, grab-and-go organic, raw food and juice company; SportYapper, a global communications platform for talking sports; CYC, the first indoor cycling studio aimed at college students and young professionals at universities across the country; and Cirrus, a fitnesscompany that customizes premium exercise equipment.In 2010, Dichter co-founded Tequila Avion, an ultra-premium brand that in 30 months has positioned itself, through branding and distribution, as an emerging leader in its category. Paris-based Pernod Ricard, the world’s second largest premium wine and spirits company, purchased a minority stake in Tequila Avion in 2011, and has the worldwide distribution rights.In 2004, Dichter Founded MGX Lab, an independent, full-service, digital media, brand strategy, and business development company that serves as a think tank for companies such as Disney, Bayer, Patch, cambio.com and Muhammad Ali Enterprises.Dichter is also Founder and Chairman of Tour GCX Partners, Inc., a golf membership program providing cliententertainment solutions to corporations and individuals, through access to private country clubs.In 1996, Dichter co-founded Alphabet City, a sports marketing and music company, which was acquired by Robert FX Sillerman’s SFX Entertainment in 1998.Dichter is a regular guest on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” and sought by media outlets for his perspectives on the aviation industry, consumer brands, and the luxury goods and services sector.Dichter co-founded Action America, along with AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong, to unite and activate Americans everywhere to turn the events of 9/11 into positive action. He also chairs the Council of Advocates at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital for Dr. Ken Davis, Mount Sinai’s Chairman and CEO, and sits on the Board of the Jack Martin Fund, which currently works with the hospital’s cutting-edge pediatric oncology department. Also,Dichter is a major supporter of his alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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- Apps, Sports, Internet
- Seed, Series A
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- TraceMe — TraceMe puts you on the inside track with your favorite artists, athletes, and entertainers.
- SpotTrot —
- Eleven James — Eleven James is a membership brand that is introducing a modern luxury experience. Through a subscription model, the company lets members select and wear the world’s most beautiful timepieces for a few months at a time, allowing them to discover, explore, and play in a world of luxury that has been restricted by the burdens of commitment andownership. The company has pioneered a first-of-its-kind consignment channel for this asset class, creating a unique supply that reflects a diversity and depth of luxury timepieces unmatched and untapped by traditional wholesalers and retailers.
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