Top 50 Platforms Angel Investors in May 2025
A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Platforms startups. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Platforms companies. This investor list updates every month.Top 50 Platforms Angel Investors in May 2025
Investor | Platforms investments |
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Dave Morin | 7 |
David Tisch | 7 |
Raymond Tonsing | 6 |
Naval Ravikant | 6 |
Max Levchin | 6 |
Scott Banister | 6 |
Jaan Tallinn | 5 |
Don Dodge | 5 |
Alexis Ohanian | 5 |
Shervin Pishevar | 5 |
Paul Buchheit | 5 |
Brian McClendon | 5 |
Xavier Niel | 5 |
Patrick Lütjens | 4 |
Maneesh Arora | 4 |
Paul Bricault | 4 |
Ashton Kutcher | 4 |
Reid Hoffman | 4 |
Dharmesh Shah | 4 |
Larry Marcus | 4 |
Mitchell Kapor | 4 |
Kevin Mahaffey | 4 |
Ronald Conway | 4 |
Lee Fixel | 4 |
Tim Draper | 4 |
Bashar Hamood | 4 |
Paige Craig | 4 |
Bill Lee | 3 |
Jean-David Blanc | 3 |
Aaron Iba | 3 |
Sam Altman | 3 |
David O. Sacks | 3 |
Mark Pincus | 3 |
Daniel Tomov | 3 |
Hesham Zreik | 3 |
Jarl Mohn | 3 |
Renato Profico | 3 |
Jack Dorsey | 3 |
Calvin Ayre | 3 |
David Helgason | 3 |
Richard Wolpert | 3 |
Riccardo Braglia | 3 |
Greg Waldorf | 3 |
Hany Nada | 3 |
Paul Sethi | 3 |
Erik Moore | 3 |
Russell Siegelman | 3 |
Howard Lindzon | 3 |
Paul Maritz | 3 |
Geoff Entress | 3 |
Dave is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Offline Ventures.He was Founder & Partner Emeritus of Slow Ventures. A leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm that champions long term thinking and innovation. Slow serves a community of over 200 of the most innovative entrepreneurs and companies in the world. Including Slack, Pinterest,Evernote, NextDoor, Postmates, Blue Bottle and more.He was the Co-Founder and CEO of Path which was acquired by Kakao in 2015. He co-founded Path with the mission of being a source of happiness, meaning, and connection through simplicity, quality, and privacy in technology and design. Path continues to serves tens of millions of people each month to this day.Dave has had a lifelong passion for technology, entrepreneurship, culture, design, photography, nature, skiing, and improving society. He served both Apple and Facebook for several years during periods of rapid innovation and growth. Today, he serves on the Board of Directors of Eventbrite, Dwell, and Hinge. And, on the Boards of three Non-Profit Organizations, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and Montana ExplorationWorks. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He grew up under the big sky of Montana where he was ranked as one of the top downhill ski racers in America. Today, he lives and works in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Brit, son Ansel, and dog Pixel.
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Investment focus
- Mobile, Internet, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, France, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Dance — Dance is an electric mobility subscription company that makes it easy to explore your city with an electric bike or moped.
- Oura — Oura Ring: the most accurate sleep and activity tracker is all about you: it measures the physiological signals of your body, understands your lifestyle, and guides you to make your own optimal daily choices. The ring features scientifically validated sleep tracking and personalized guidance.
- Dash Radio — 100% Free Music. More Variety. Zero Commercials. The Best DJ's & Stations. No BS
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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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, France, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Vengo — Vengo is a software and media company that engages consumers and collects data by combining interactive digital media with point-of-purchase. Selected from 270 companies as "NYC Next Idea 2012," Vengo's next-generation vending machines enable brands such as Trident, Snapple, Dentyne, and Sour Patch Kids to re-engage consumers whilegenerating attractive unit economics (expect six-month payback on new units). Vengo already has established partnerships with Mondelez (one of the largest snack food companies), Snapple, Verizon, CC Vending (second-largest NYC vending machine provider), and Creative Mobile Technologies (NYC taxis). Vengo was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Long Island City, New York.
- Keychain — Keychain is a rapidly growing platform dedicated to connecting brands and retailers with the best manufacturing partners worldwide. At Keychain, we utilize AI to streamline the process of finding and vetting manufacturers, making the supply chain more transparent and efficient.
- 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.
Raymond Tonsing is a San Francisco based venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He founded Caffeinated Capital, an early stage venture capital firm, and now serves as its managing director.
Raymond holds a bachelor's degree in Arts from University of Colorado Boulder.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, Japan
Portfolio highlights
- Friend — Meet somebody new. Find a new companion to move through life with
- Blowfish — Blowfish makes it easy to identify & stop fraud before it happens. Join the leading wallets protecting their users funds with the blowfish security engine
- Merkle Manufactory — Merkle Manufactory is a software company contributing to the Farcaster protocol and working on clients.
Max Levchin is the Founder and CEO of Affirm. He previously worked at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as an Advisory Board Member. Max Levchin attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Internet
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, India
Portfolio highlights
- Bland AI — Transform your enterprise communication with Bland AI. Automate inbound and outbound phone calls using AI that sounds human. Perfect for sales, customer support, and operations with customizable voices and seamless integrations.
- CoPilot — CoPilot is pioneering Assisted Commerce for big-ticket purchases – starting with cars. You are the one spending the money - shouldn't you have an expert on your side? We founded CoPilot to make that a reality. For the average car buyer, who is not a car expert or enthusiast, car shopping can be a time consuming, frustrating process that leavespeople feeling alone and disadvantaged. CoPilot is changing this dynamic. Like a trusted friend who is knowledgeable about cars, knows where to look and what to buy, CoPilot provides car shoppers with an expert partner who empowers them to discover the perfect car at the best possible price with ease and confidence.
- Black Ore Technologies — Black Ore's Tax Autopilot is the first AI tax platform for CPAs, offering complete 1040 tax preparation automation to tax professionals, so they can focus on growing their firm.
Scott is an American entrepreneur and angel investor. He is best known as a co-founder of IronPort and an early advisor and board member at PayPal.Scott Banister started his career as a pioneer in the email business. He was Founder and VP of Technology at ListBot, the largest ASP for business email list hosting. ListBot was acquired byMicrosoft. After ListBot, Scott spent his time working with other start-ups as a board member and investor. These start-ups include eVoice, creator of the first email-enabled home voicemail service, which was acquired by AOL in 2001. He served as VP of Ideas at idealab!, where he contributed numerous innovations, including the unique bid-for-placement search engine model that powers Overture. In December 2000, with Scott Weiss, Banister co-founded IronPort, an email appliance provider that was acquired in 2007 by Cisco for US$830 million.Scott Banister is co-founder and Chairman of Other private equity investments include Zappos.com, LiveOps, Facebook, Hi5.com, Tagged.com, iLike, and Causes.com.Banister attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, from which he dropped out in 1996 to move to Silicon Valley. He currently lives in Half Moon Bay, California with his wife Cyan.
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, India, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Justpoint — Justpoint is a venture-backed AI-first company redesigning the medical malpractice industry. Our first product allows for a faster and better understanding of the legal merits of a claim as well as an instant understanding of its likely settlement amount.We have previously created companies that effectively changed their industries, fromhealthcare insurance to clinical trial recruitment. To advance the medical malpractice industry, we have put together a team with extensive achievements in healthcare technology, medical malpractice litigation, and artificial intelligence.
- Together AI — Together will enable researchers, developers & companies to leverage and improve artificial intelligence with an intuitive data, models & computation platform.
- Validated — Validated tests product ideas against real users before you launch. We measure the feasibility of your product idea rank value propositions and test messaging.
Jaan Tallinn is the Co-Founder of the Centre for Study of Existential Risk and Future of Life Institute.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Estonia, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Aerones — Robotic wind turbine service company offering maintenance, inspection and repairs worldwide. Reduce downtime and improve the efficiency of your wind park
- Anthropic — An AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
- TENYX — Discover innovative solutions for digital transformation at Tenyx. Explore our cutting-edge technology services designed to drive business growth and elevate your digital presence.
Don Dodge
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Investment focus
- Mobile, Software, Apps
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Nimble CRM — A G2 Crowd Market Leader, Nimble helps you build relationships everywhere you engage -- from your inbox to across the web. Try it free - no credit card required.
- Propensity — The ABM library of tools and workflows designed to maximize your ABM strategy. Easy to set up, easy to use, easy to scale.
- Hubble Network — a Satellite network connecting billions of bluetooth devices. GLOBALLY.
Alexis Ohanian is the President and Founder of 776 Foundation. He previously worked at reddit as an Executive Chair and Board Member. Alexis Ohanian attended the University of Virginia.
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Investment focus
- Software, Blockchain, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Shef — Enter code FIRST10 at checkout and save $10 on your first order
- TMRW Sports — TMRW Sports is harnessing technology to build modern approaches to sports, media, and entertainment.
- Pulp Culture — Pulp Culture is hard pressed juice, enhanced by superfoods and adaptogens, that supports active, healthy lifestyles.
Shervin Pishevar is the Co-Founder at Virgin Hyperloop.
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Investment focus
- Software, Mobile, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Limit Break — Limit Break is a blockchain game company.
- TELEPORT — Meet your most compatible connections. Attend members only curated experiences. Receive proposed matches from your AI Matchmaker.
- NUE Life Health — NUE Life aims to improve mental wellness by enhancing brain function, performance, and longevity through evidence based and scientifically proven mental health treatments and products.
Paul Buchheit co-founded social network aggregator FriendFeed, along with three other former Google employees. He is also an investor in FriendFeed and participated in a $5 million Series A round in February 2008.He was the 23rd employee at Google, where he created Gmail and implemented many of its innovative features. He developed the originalprototype of Google AdSense, and was responsible for Google's famous "Don't be evil" motto in a meeting.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Canada, India
Portfolio highlights
- SiPhox Health — SiPhox Health brings comprehensive, at-home blood testing to your door! Take control of your disease risk and increase your healthspan today with affordable, convenient at-home blood testing. No lab visits, no appointments, no waiting in line.
- Character.ai — Chat with millions of AI Characters anytime, anywhere. Super-intelligent chat bots that hear you, understand you, and remember you.
- Perplexity — Perplexity is a search engine platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide large language models and search engines. The company's platform enables the development of beneficial artificial general intelligence, as well as an open-source environment that is accessible to the public, allowing clients to develop skills and knowledge inartificial intelligence.
Brian McClendon is the Senior Vice President Of Engineering at Niantic and previously founder and VP engineering Keyhole Inc. He attended in The University of Kansas.
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Investment focus
- Software, iOS, Analytics
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Teleo — Teleo is revolutionizing material moving industries by turning heavy equipment into supervised autonomous machines.
- Array Labs — Array Labs is working to provide high-quality 3D imagery on a global scale.
- beans.ai — Core offerings include: - Beans Maps+: Hyper-accurate location information for apartments, condos, hospitals, and universities, along with access codes, parking locations, and other important information to access a destination. - Beans Route: Logistics app and platform to simplify dispatch, improve operations, and manage driver schedules. BeansRoute comes with preexisting integrations for safety, fleet, telematics, and insurance management. - Beans Optimize: A fast, dynamic route planning engine that provides unlimited customization in route sequencing, route planning, and assisted dispatch.
Xavier Niel is the Co-Founder and CEO of NJJ Capital. He previously worked at Worldnet as a Founder. Xavier Niel attended Saint Michel de Picpus Catholic private high school.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- France, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Cube — Cube AI boosts back-office logistics efficiency, allowing teams to handle more loads and focus on human relationships.
- Pixmania — Pixmania is an e-commerce website that provides buying and selling of speakers, cameras, headphones, and mobile devices.
- H Company — Runner H is a state-of-the-art AI agent that will allow anyone to automate complex, cumbersome, multi-step tasks without repetitive and manual input.
Patrick Lütjens is an investor, an Experienced Senior Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the venture capital and private equity industry.
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Investment focus
- iOS, SaaS, Mobile
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- Uepaa® — Uepaa AG is the Lone Worker Safety and Peer2Peer (P2P) communication pioneer for mobile devices. After 10+ years of research, Uepaa AG has developed a revolutionary wireless P2P communication technology. Its first product - the Uepaa! Safety app - launched in 2013, successfully showcased this technology’s leadership position. This award-winningproduct evolved into today's industry standard for mobile-based lone worker safety protection. The daily companion for thousands of employees and field forces - working at risk or alone. Uepaa AG, founded in January 2012 by Mathias Haussmann and Dr Franck Legendre, is a Swiss ETH spin-off, headquartered in Zürich.
Maneesh Arora is CEO & co-founder of MightyText. He is a product builder who previously worked at Google and Zynga.
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Investment focus
- Mobile, Internet, Mobile Apps
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United States, Japan, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- HOOKED — HOOKED (formerly Telepathic) is redefining entertainment for the Snapchat generation. We’ve pioneered a new media format called chat fiction, which has become a phenomenon among teens and millennials in the past year. Hooked has reached 50MM readers and has hit the #1 spot in the App Store in 25 countries, including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany,Italy, Japan, and S. Korea. We’re building the media company of the future - the next Netflix, the next Disney. Hooked has raised venture funding from top investors in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, including Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Foxx, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, William Morris Endeavor, SV Angel, Founders Fund, Cowboy Ventures, Greylock and many more.
- CloudPeeps — CloudPeeps is a community, marketplace and platform that empowers freelancers and businesses to do their best work. Hire a team of quality professional freelancers to get the job done. Work the way you want, wherever you are!
- Flex Finance — Flex Finance is a simple, accessible mobile platform that allows SMEs manage and track their expenses, with little-to-no financial knowledge required. Using our inbuilt AI, business owners also receive insights that help them stop waste, save money and make smarter spending decisions. Flex is committed to enabling more SMEs make it past their thirdbirthday, so they can continue to provide the income and jobs that sustain the vast majority of Nigerians.
Paul Bricault is the Co-Founder and Managing Director at Amplify.LA. and a Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners. He was a Board of Directors at Livefyre. He attended the University of Southern California and Western University.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Obsesh — Obsesh is a high-skilled athlete marketplace connecting consumers to their sports obsessions. Our mission is to provide top athletes equitable access to thrive on their own terms by helping them monetize their skills & talent and grow careers by removing the barriers and burdens with an all-in-one solution built for sports. An early-stage,women-founded company funded & accelerated by the global sports accelerator, Stadia Ventures, Nations Ventures, HBS Angels, Chad Hurley Founder & Former CEO of Youtube, Dan Mannix of CSM, Brian Garret of Crosscut, Paul Briccault of Greycroft/ Amplify.LA, and more.
- Revere VC — Venture capital for the modern asset allocator.
- Embrace — Stay informed with Embrace's mobile monitoring solutions. Optimize app performance & user experience with our comprehensive platform. Learn more now.
Ashton Kutcher is an actor, investor, entrepreneur, producer and philanthropist.Kutcher has been named one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World,” as well as being honored by Vanity Fair ‘s “New Establishment List,” which identifies the top 50 of an innovative new breed of buccaneering visionaries, engineering prodigiesand entrepreneurs. Twice, Kutcher was named one of Forbes magazine’s “World’s Most Powerful Celebrities,” as well as one of Fast Company magazine’s “Most Creative People.”Kutcher has been investing in technology for over a decade, both as an angel investor and a founding partner of A-Grade Investments and Sound Ventures. His fund portfolio includes Airbnb, Uber, Flexport, Brex, Robinhood, Bird, Airtable and Affirm among others.Kutcher is also the co-founder of Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children (www.thorn.org). Thorn drives technology innovation to fight the sexual exploitation of children.Kutcher currently stars in the Netflix original series, The Ranch. He also serves as Executive Producer. Until 2015, Kutcher starred in the CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men. The show ranked as the second most-watched comedy on all of network television. Kutcher first gained recognition as Michael Kelso on the Fox series That 70’s Show, and went on to star in a variety of box office hits on the big screen – including What Happens In Vegas with Cameron Diaz, The Guardian with Kevin Costner, No Strings Attached with Natalie Portman and the cult hit Dude, Where’s My Car.Kutcher served as co-creator and producer of MTV's hit series, “Punk'd,” and The CW's reality series “Beauty and the Geek” and “True Beauty.” He has also produced films such as No Strings Attached, Killers and The Butterfly Effect. Additionally, Kutcher co-founded APlus, a digital media company devoted to spreading the message of positive journalism, a kind of storytelling that focuses on our shared humanity. In 2016, APlus was purchased by Chicken Soup for the Soul.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Apps
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Germany, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- QD-SOL — QD-SOL uses nanoparticles to produce green hydrogen in half the time.
- Spicewell — Spicewell develops and creates food seasoning products that includes various kinds of micronutrients. It uses modern science to infuse healthy and organic additions to food meals. Spicewell is based in California, USA.
- HempNFibers — Growing hemp. Making a bio fuel to start. Than also an insulation out of it as well. Will look at doing more as company grows. I also know a way to power a whole warehouse by just the plants it’s self but I need funding to get this started. I’m building the transportation side just so I can gain an income to try and get this started.
Reid Hoffman is based out of United States and is the Co-Founder of Manas AI. Reid previously worked at Coda as a Board Member. Reid Hoffman attended the
University of Perugia. Reid Hoffman has been awarded Marshall Medal.
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Investment focus
- Software, Social Media, Internet
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Workhelix — Workhelix is a developer of workforce management platform to assist with business management.
- Manas AI — Manas AI uses proprietary AI, generative computational chemistry, and best-in-class biology to reduce the time and expense of traditional medicinal development while also revolutionizing cancer and rare illness treatments.
- Reflection.Ai — Reflection.Ai is a start-up that develops artificial intelligence solutions, with a focus on computer vision.
Dharmesh Shah is the Founder and CTO at HubSpot. Dharmesh Shah attended University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Owner — Owner gives you the same tools that major national brands use to drive sales. Online ordering proven to grow sales. Mobile app with rewards. And more.
- Persana AI — Hyperpersonalized AI enables businesses to easily identify qualified leads, surface customer insights and send personalized outreach at scale.
- Twenty — Packed with advanced features, customizable workflows, supported by a large community. Transform customer relationship management seamlessly and efficiently.
Actively making new investments in consumer and culture with Marcy Venture Partners, a VC firm co-founded with JAY-Z and Jay Brown.
Managing Director at Walden Venture CapitalInvestments include: Savage X Fenty, Pela, Hungry, Wheels, Hipcamp, Partake Foods, Pandora (founding investor - IPO, exit to Sirius XM) , SoundHound, Aarki, goTenna, HatchBaby, TouchBistro (exit), Robust Wealth (acquired by Principal Financial Group), Terayon (acquired by Motorola). Angel investments: include Netflix (IPO), BandPage (acquired by Google), Maestro, Jukely, LyricFind. Prior to Walden, Larry was a digital media sell-side Equity Research Analyst at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown. Led IPOs of Terayon, CBS MarketWatch, Netflix (initial S-1 IPO filing), Maxis (acquired by Electronic Arts), Edmark (acquired by IBM) and among other equity and debt financings (Broderbund, Sierra On-line, Excite@Home, Spectrum Holobyte, CBS Sportsline). Prior experience includes Robertson Stephens & Company, Education: Larry received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley.
See the music he loves at www.pandora.com/people/larry. He was named to the Billboard Power 100 in music and the Twitter 140 to follow.
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Investment focus
- Mobile, E-Commerce, Music
- Series B, Seed, Series A
- United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Pela — World's First 100% Compostable, Eco-Friendly iPhone and Android phone cases working towards plastic free oceans!
- Maestro Interactive Inc — Explore Maestro, a leading interactive video platform. Learn how our interactive video tools can help you create more powerful experiences for your audience.
- Fetch Delivery — With Fetch, you can get free gift cards simply for shopping, snapping all your receipts and playing games on your phone! Try our rewards app today.
Mitchell Kapor is the Partner of Kapor Capital. He previously worked at Generation Investment Management as an Advisory Board Member. Mitchell Kapor attended MIT Sloan School of Management.
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Investment focus
- Software, Mobile, Education
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Japan, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Toybox Labs — Toybox is the ultimate 3d printing experience for kids. It enables children to print thousands of toys at the push of a button right at home.
- Spreadsheet.com — The spreadsheet you know with the power of a database and project management system. Gantt, Kanban, Forms, and Automations. Get started free.
- DuckDuckGo — The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.
Kevin Patrick Mahaffey is the Founder of Lookout and SNR. He is also the Executive Chairman of Stork Club and an Investor.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Karman+ — Mining near Earth asteroids
- Knostic — Knostic provides need-to-know access controls for Large Language Models (LLMs). Its knowledge-centric capabilities enable enterprises to expedite the deployment of LLMs and drive AI-powered innovation while maintaining value, security, and safety.
- Resquared — Resquared has everything you need and more to reach local businesses. Contact data on every local business, optimized email and social outreach tools, and step-by-step built-in playbooks.
Ronald Conway has been an active angel investor for over 15 years. He was the Founder and Managing Partner of the Angel Investors LP funds (1998-2005) whose investments included: Google, Ask Jeeves, Paypal, Good Technology, Opsware, and Brightmail.Ronald was previously with National Semiconductor Corporation in marketing positions from1973-1979, and Altos Computer Systems as a co-founder, President and CEO from 1979-1990. He eventually took Altos public in 1982 and served as CEO of Personal Training Systems (PTS) from 1991-1995. PTS went on to be acquired by SmartForce/SkillSoft.Ronald has served/serves on Boards/Advisory Boards including: Twitter, Digg, Brightmail, Ask Jeeves, Rupture (acquired by EA), Associated Content (acquired by Yahoo!), Facebook, RockYou, ScanScout, Zappos, Trulia, StumbleUpon, Plaxo (acquired by Comcast), Photobucket (acquired by Fox), and Anchor Intelligence (co-founder).Ronald was recently named #6 in Forbes Magazine Midas list of top deal-makers in 2008 and is actively involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors. Ronald is Vice Chairman of the UCSF Medical Foundation in SF, Board Member of The Tiger Woods Foundation, and SF Homeless Connect, and on the Benefit Committee of Ronald McDonald House, College Track, and the Blacked Eyed Peas-PeaPod Academy Foundation.Ronald is also featured in Gary Rivlin's book _The Godfather of Silicon Valley: Ronald Conway and the Fall of the Dot-coms, described as 'the man who has placed more bets on Internet start-ups than anyone else in Silicon Valley.
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Investment focus
- Software, Social Media, Advertising
- Series A, Seed, Angel
- United States, Canada, Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Kumo.AI — Kumo is a platform that uses artificial intelligence to help businesses make predictions from their data, like customer churn or product purchases.
- World Labs — World Labs is an AI startup that can analyze visual data with comprehension akin to a person's, a substantial advancement above existing capacities.
- Tomorrow Farms — Tomorrow Farms is a food technology company on a mission to fuel the sustainable food revolution with irresistible food and beverage brands.
Lee Fixel is the Founder and Managing Partner of Addition. He attended Washington University in St. Louis.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Series A, Series C, Series B
- United States, India, Brazil
Portfolio highlights
- Mendel — Optimiza tus gastos con Mendel: control eficiente, flujos automatizados, seguridad antifraude, integraciones y datos impulsados por IA.
- Mendel — Optimiza tus gastos con Mendel: control eficiente, flujos automatizados, seguridad antifraude, integraciones y datos impulsados por IA.
- Holey Grail Donuts — Discover fresh, taro-based donuts cooked in organic coconut oil. Weekly new flavors from local Hawaiian farms.
Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- QurieGen — QurieGen is a biotechnology company that accelerates drug discovery and development.
- Eywa — Founded in 2021, EYWA helps Web3 projects scale up by enabling them to operate, get listed, and traded on all connected blockchain networks with a single liquidity pool. Additionally, EYWA provides a truly decentralized data protocol for secure messaging.In partnership with Curve Finance, one of the largest decentralized exchanges, EYWA isintroducing a new paradigm of non-algorithmic cross-chain assets aimed at solving the problem of liquidity fragmentation. Their cross-chain protocol stands out as the most decentralized solution in the market.- Received 6 grants from biggest L1/L2 blockchain networks including NEAR Foundation, Aurora, Harmony One, Algorand, Boba Network, and others - Winning hackathons: Ethglobal Marketmake, Polygon’s BUIDL IT hackathon, Metis hackathon
- Aetherflux — Abundant and renewable energy, delivered virtually anywhere
Bashar Hamood is a Venture Partner at FasterCapital. He previously worked as an Associate Director at Logica. He attended Heriot-Watt University.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, India
Portfolio highlights
- EcoBites — EcoBites is a subscription service that delivers sustainably sourced and eco-friendly packaged snacks and meals to consumers doorsteps.
- TravelTales — TravelTales is a platform that connects travelers with local guides who offer personalized.
- Mancano And Associates — Explore our domain marketplace to buy, lease, or secure your ideal domain name with flexible payment plans and lease-to-own options. Find premium domains and start your online journey effortlessly with options tailored to fit your budget and needs! - Synergy_Technologies_LLC
Paige Craig Is The Partner at Outlander.He attend to the United States Military Academy at West PointUnited States Military Academy at West Point 1992.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- StackStr — Real time monitoring of machine learning systems.
- Qualified — Qualified is the most effective platform for evaluating and training world-class engineers. Utilizing real-world assessment methodology we enable companies to identify high-performing hires.
- Spaceship — A platform for Continuous Delivery. Turn your code into containers automatically. Get it running on Kubernetes instantly.
Bill Lee was CEO and co-founder of Remarq, a Benchmark Capital-backed collaboration company. At Remarq, Bill guided the company in its development of a complete end-to-end Internet messaging and collaboration platform. Before its acquisition by Critical Path in March 2000, the company developed high-volume messaging platforms for sites such aseBay, Sun, Novell, and Amazon. The company raised over $43 million in venture and debt financing.Bill has been appointed by the Mayor of San Jose to the Redevelopment Committee of San Jose. Bill also graduated Beta Gamma Sigma from UC Berkeley with a B.S. in accounting/finance and received a JD/MBA from UCLA.
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- Mobile, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, France, Singapore
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- OpenSea — OpenSea is a peer-to-peer marketplace for crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens. It includes collectibles, gaming items, and other virtual goods backed by a blockchain. On OpenSea, anyone can buy or sell these items through a smart contract.
- Lightning Labs — Building faster, cheaper, global layer-two bitcoin
- Goldin Auctions — Goldin Auctions is the leading marketplace for trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other collectibles. Founder Ken Goldin has sold more than $1 billion in memorabilia from many of the biggest names in sports, history, and pop culture. The company routinely sets records for the most expensive trading cards and other memorabilia ever sold.Lifelong collectors and new hobbyists alike trust Goldin Auctions because the company professionally authenticates everything it sells.
Jean-David has always been a tremendous entrepreneur since he started his first company at the age of 16. At that time, he created an interactive service company (Concerto Telematique) for brands such as Coca Cola, Marlboro or Renault. In 1993, he created AlloCine, an internet multimedia movie guide service which rapidly became France #1destination for movies, cinema and entertainment and one of France’s most famous internet success stories. AlloCine was sold to Vivendi in 2001. Prior co-founding Molotov with Pierre Lescure in 2015, he invested in several successful companies such as Meetic, Amalto technologies, Restopolitan, Veoprint, Square Inc. or The Cools.
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- Mobile Apps, Internet, Android
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- France, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Zengo — Zengo is the most secure crypto wallet: The only self-custodial wallet with no private key vulnerability. Powered by MPC, always recoverable, never hacked.
- Purchasely — In-App Subscription tool from subscription management to interface. Our Paywall builder gives Mobile Marketers full control to grow & retain subscribers.
- Aula Education — Aula's created by educators to make every learning experience truly engaging. See how our simple, social platform can transform your digital learning environment.
Aaron Iba is the Co-Founder of PayGarden. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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- Software, iOS, SaaS
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United States
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- Kamcord — Your Lifestyle Blog!
- Boosted USA — We provide you with the latest from Boosted. Boosted Revs Scooters, Boosted Plus, Boosted Stealth, Boosted Mini's are all available and on sale.
- Red Planet Labs — Pioneering a programming tool that radically changes the economics of software development
Sam Altman is the CEO and co-founder of OpenAI. He is a Partner of Apollo Projects. Altman was the president of Y Combinator from 2016 through 2019.
Sam Altman attended Stanford University.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, Ghana
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- Exowatt — Modular full-stack renewable energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers.
- Rescale — Rescale is a high performance computing cloud simulation platform that helps engineers and scientists build, compute, analyze, and scale simulations with high performance computing and automations.
- Campus — Live courses with top professors.
David O. Sacks is the Co-Founder and Partner of Craft Ventures. He previously worked at Zenefits as an Investor, COO, and Interim CEO. David Sacks attended the University of Chicago Law School and Stanford University.
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- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, Israel, Germany
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- Waitroom — Rumi.ai redefines meetings with AI-synced notes and tasks, streamlining your workflow and ensuring productive action tracking
- Index — Index wants companies to use its no-code dashboard builder to help visualize their KPIs and track performance. The tool boasts integration with a variety of data providers so that users aren’t forced to manually enter data into another tool. The startup hopes that building embeddable dashboards will help their solution catch fire and that startupswill turn to their tool when they want to track progress on goals.
- Created by Humans — Created by Humans enables creators to sell licensing rights for AI training and be reimbursed by AI firms.
Mark Pincus is the founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Zynga. He has served as our Chairman from April 2007 to March 2016 and the company's Executive Chairman since March 2016. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer from April 2007 to July 2013 and from April 2015 to March 2016, and as Chief Product Officer from April2007 to April 2014. In 2014, he founded superlabs, a San Francisco-based product lab focused on developing products that connect and empower people, which was acquired by Zynga in 2015. Pincus also founded Zynga.org in 2009, a non-profit organization dedicated to using social games for social good.From 2003 to 2007, Pincus served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Tribe.net, a company he launched and one of the first social networks in the industry. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Chairman of Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT), a help desk automation software company he founded, and he served as Chief Executive Officer and President from December 1997 to July 1999. From 1996 to 1997, he served as Chief Executive Officer of FreeLoader, Inc., a web-based news company he founded.Pincus also made founding investments in Napster, Twitter, and Facebook.Pincus graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is an angel investor in multiple Silicon Valley startups and regularly gives lectures to aspiring entrepreneurs.
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- Internet, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
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- Substack — Substack makes it simple for a writer to start an email newsletter that makes money from subscriptions.
- Troveo AI — AI companies are scouring the internet for high-quality video. Troveo helps you capture the value and turn your video into revenue.
- Echo Chunk AI — We build epic strategy games that generate themselves. Starting with Echo Chess: the daily chess puzzler where you are what you eat.
Daniel is founding partner at Eleven Accelerator Venture Fund and investing in some of the most promising and exciting tech startups in CEE. Daniel has been involved in startups since 2000 as early stage investor and funded (in some cases bootstrapping) entrepreneur in diverse domains ranging from software to mobile to consumer goods torenewable energy. He has been lucky to meet and befriend with some of the greatest tech entrepreneurs in our region.
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- Software, FinTech, Small and Medium Businesses
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Malta
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- Edgar — Edgar believes that a good story can beat even the biggest of marketing budgets. This is especially true for SMBs and all the crafters and makers out there. Instead of spending big on traditional advertising, brands should engage their peers with great content. To fix the industry, they created Edgar. Edgar gives brands the tools and access to thebest creatives (brand storytellers, writers, illustrators), so that they can delight their customers with awesome stories. StoryMarket is the place where Edgar hosts a hand-picked selection of storytellers from around the world. From copywriters, journalists, editors, illustrators, photographers to animators, outreach experts and community managers, they have the talent needed to craft awesome brand stories. Edgar handles strategy, management, creation and distribution of content. The scope of the campaign depends on each customer. Creating the brief and defining the scope is as easy as ordering a frozen yogurt. From a single piece of content, to a set of Instagram/Vine videos, or dedicated storytelling expert that sticks with the brand forever and ever. Edgar makes sure the content is nothing less than perfect and is delivered to you in record time (first piece no later than 10 working days). The creatives and freelancers working with Edgar benefit from their lightweight yet powerful storytelling tools. StoryCrafter is a tool for short, visual stories. Stories take the form of visualized storylines with interactive elements that boost engagement. You create the story by drag and dropping your photos, Instagrams, Vine or YouTube videos and spicing it up with short captions. Brands equip the stories with their contact, brief information and a call to action at the end of the story. Etsy artists for example sell their products straight from the story, while wineries invite people for a wine tasting. Sharing and embedding is done in seconds, while they make sure the story looks and feels exactly the same wherever. Be it web, mobile or tablets. With each story, the Edgar community is growing. A community of freelance storytellers that Edgar empowers with tools and opportunity to be rewarded for their skills. And a community of active visitors who return to be inspired by great content every single day. Brands and individuals benefit greatly from Edgar as it helps them engage their potential customers. And helps them convert existing customers into fans. At the end, there’s no more powerful instrument than people telling stories about your brand.
- Native Teams — With the Native Teams platform, you can easily hire anyone, anywhere as an employer or get an employed status if you're working as a freelancer. Explore our international EOR and PEO services and start working remotely with full compliance.
- Join The Players — Join The Players is a tech company that brings the sports experience to the next level by providing automatic video, highlights, and statistics of mini-football games.
Hesham Zreik is the Founder and CEO of FasterCapital, an online accelerator and incubator. He has co-founded over 100 startups as a technical co-founder and invested in them as an angel investor. Under his leadership, FasterCapital has expanded its network to include over 1,000 regional partners, 1,000 mentors, and 200 partnerships with incubators,accelerators, and venture funds. The organization has helped over 300 startups raise more than $1 billion.Zreik began programming in 1989 with Basic, transitioning to QBasic in 1992. He ranked 7th in the Baccalaureate exams and earned an engineering degree at HIAST, followed by a DBA at Edinburgh Business School and a Master’s in Computer Information Science from AABFS.In 2018, Forbes ranked him #39 among the top 50 investors based on his investment activity and successful exits. He has invested in over 100 startups, co-founded more than 40, and has served as a mentor and board member for various companies. Zreik's investment interests include AI, fintech, blockchain, e-commerce, IoT, HR, and B2B startups.His portfolio includes companies such as Twitter, Zomato, and SpaceX. In 2002, he founded ZGroup Mobile, growing it to a valuation of $2.5–$3.25 million by 2005. The company was a candidate for acquisition by Incagold plc.
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- Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, India, Nigeria
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- Tikkno — Tikkno is a dynamic and innovative company offering an extensive portfolio of 100 high-quality services across key sectors such as technology, marketing, education, training, management, and design. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals by providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to their unique needs.In technology, Tikknodelivers comprehensive IT services that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and enhance digital transformation. From software development to cybersecurity, our solutions are built to keep businesses ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In marketing, we craft data-driven strategies designed to maximize brand visibility, engagement, and growth. Our team excels in digital marketing, SEO, social media management, and advertising, helping businesses connect with their target audiences effectively.Our education and training services focus on upskilling teams and individuals through tailored programs that combine industry-leading knowledge with practical application. We offer specialized training to ensure that clients stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment.Management and design services from Tikkno ensure that businesses operate efficiently while presenting a strong visual identity. Our management consulting aids in optimizing workflows and strategic planning, while our design services deliver creative, visually compelling solutions that resonate with audiences.Investing in Tikkno means investing in a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to delivering measurable value, innovative solutions, and long-term growth. With a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, Tikkno is positioned to become a key player in driving business success across various industries.
- Accel Growth — Accel Growth has created an amazing super oxygenation machine that uses a radical technique to supersaturate water with oxygen by forming new chemical interactions with the minerals in the water.
- Intech Research Group — Welcome to the world of TROT FTRs. Empowering the world like never before. Opens up many new business opportunities. And opportunities for the businesses. The opportunities you can’t afford to miss. An ideal for investors. TROT FTRs enjoy huge potential to become a trillion-dollar business. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robust, sustained revenuestreams. Saves on future inflation for the global households. Year after year, Plan your budget without worrying. Hedge your costs or sell the rights for a good profit. Save big on your vacation, buying a home, children's education, healthcare. And many more. Why not earn while hedging? Good returns. Anytime liquidity, High Safety. Buy, sell, redeem, gift – all from your home comfort. No brokers. FTRs sold by vetted, reputed businesses. Blockchain registered. Legally compliant. Many Govt. corporations may soon offer their FTRs. Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, real estate, education, lifestyle, and many others. Freely tradable on TROT Exchange. ideal investment for households and businesses alike. FTRs for HNIs as the Market Makers. Multiply your returns. Minimal risk. One platform to weave the world's largest and the best network of all the participants – from businesses to households to the service providers An ideal solution for businesses. Meet all your finance needs. No ownership sharing. Think big. Plus, a huge marketing boost. Market Maker support as the up-front buyers.
Jarl Mohn is the President and Chief Executive Officer at NPR, one of the country's most iconic news and cultural content organizations. In this capacity, Jarl oversees NPR's strategy to continue NPR's mission to create a more informed public by working in partnership with Member stations across the country. Today NPR contentreaches: 32 million people who visit npr.org every month, 26 million people who listen to NPR programming every week, and listeners who download NPR podcasts 72 million times each month. Jarl's deep media experience has spanned all media platforms as well as rapid changes in audience trends. Jarl spent almost 20 years in radio, many as a disc jockey at stations including WNBC in New York. In addition to his on-air work in radio, Jarl served as a programmer, general manager, and owner of a group of radio stations. Jarl created E! Entertainment Television and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer for almost a decade. Jarl is the former Executive Vice President and General Manager of MTV and VH1 where he architected the strategy of long-form programming at the heart of the network today and diversified the networks' audiences by developing innovative programming around alternative music formats. Jarl was also founding President and Chief Executive Officer at Liberty Digital, a public company that invested in cable networks, the Internet and online businesses. Prior to joining NPR in July of 2014, Jarl served the as a Member of the Board of Trustees at Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) for more than a decade, including two years as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Jarl also spent over 12 years on the board of The Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, including six years as its Chairman of the Board of Directors. Jarl has also been a Corporate Director and Advisor to a number of media companies, making direct early stage angel and seed investments in digital media/technology ventures. Since 2008 he has served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Scripps Networks Interactive. Jarl and his wife Pamela created The Mohn Family Foundation in 2000. Jarl attended Temple University, where he studied Mathematics and Philosophy.
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- Software, Internet, SaaS
- Seed, Series B, Series A
- United States, Canada
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- Dack — DACK is the smartest and most complete software solution for optimizing guest experience.
- Lantern — Lantern is a public benefit corporation that provides a single source of guidance for navigating life before and after a death. It offers free, custom roadmaps to make sure you or a loved one have everything in order. Whether you're pre-planning or have recently lost someone, Lantern has all of the tools, resources, and services you need toconfidently manage the process while coping with the loss of a loved one.
- Abstract — Abstract is a software-as-a-service company that is developing a next-generation tool for experts to influence politics and policy.
Renato Profico
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- Software, iOS, SaaS
- Seed, Angel, Convertible Note
- Austria, Switzerland
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- Uepaa® — Uepaa AG is the Lone Worker Safety and Peer2Peer (P2P) communication pioneer for mobile devices. After 10+ years of research, Uepaa AG has developed a revolutionary wireless P2P communication technology. Its first product - the Uepaa! Safety app - launched in 2013, successfully showcased this technology’s leadership position. This award-winningproduct evolved into today's industry standard for mobile-based lone worker safety protection. The daily companion for thousands of employees and field forces - working at risk or alone. Uepaa AG, founded in January 2012 by Mathias Haussmann and Dr Franck Legendre, is a Swiss ETH spin-off, headquartered in Zürich.
- Firstbird — Firstbird, the digital employee referral program, connects people with jobs and companies worldwide with suitable candidates. With Firstbird, employees become brand ambassadors, and referrals become a company’s most successful recruiting channel. Firstbird integrates easily with your ATS to make your life easier.
Jack Dorsey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Block, Inc. He previously worked at Elliott Investment Management as a CEO.
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- Software, Apps, Mobile
- Series A, Seed, Series C
- United States, United Kingdom, Japan
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- Azteco — For every bit of life
- Ocean — Ocean empowers miners to reclaim control of the intelligent portions of mining and is designed to be non-custodial, transparent, and permissionless.
- SimpleX Chat — SimpleX Chat - a private and encrypted messenger without any user IDs (not even random ones)! Make a private connection via link / QR code to send messages and make calls.
Calvin Ayre (born May 25, 1961, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada) is the founder of the Bodog online gaming and entertainment brand, which he developed and launched in 1994.Ayre received a Bachelor of Sciences (BSc) in General Sciences from the University of Waterloo in 1984. In 1989, Ayre earned an MBA in Management Finance from CityUniversity of Seattle.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Information Technology, Bitcoin
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- Mijem — Mijem is the buy sell marketplace app to tap into your campus community. Save money. Earn cash. Connect with students. Download the free app.
- Centi — Unlocking Financial Potential with Blockchain Empowering businesses and individuals with innovative solutions that bridge traditional...
- Transmira — Augmented and Virtual Reality Solutions
David is a technologist, the founder of Unity Technologies, non-exec director to others, and a restless entrepreneur with a passion for creating feedback loops between innovation and teams and products, applying new and old business models to changing industries, and pushing people to do the very best they can do.David's background is inprogramming, an assortment of university dabbling, creating companies, and helping entrepreneurs. He served as CEO of Unity Technologies since co-founding it in 2003 and until October 2014, with an unflinching vision to democratize game development, and to develop technology and business models for the next phase of the games industry. David Helgason attended the University of Copenhagen.
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- Software, Gaming, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United States, Denmark, Finland
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- Isometric — Isometric is a carbon removal standard and registry.
- Slope — We handle the lending, underwriting, debt collection and fully pay out to you immediately once the product or service ships.
- Rocky Road — At Rocky Road, we are redefining social gaming with our social gaming network. We are hiring!
Richard Wolpert Founder and Executive Chairman at HelloTech, a pioneer in the fields of technology, consumer digital media and entertainment for more than 25 years, Richard Wolpert has extensive experience as an executive, entrepreneur and as an investor. He is also a Venture Partner at Acrew Capital and an Executive Chairman of Scener.Throughouthis career he has been responsible for many “firsts” including: Conceiving of and teaching CS 193C, the first Macintosh programming class at Stanford University; overseeing and managing the process for the creation of TouchBase, the first multi-user address book for the Macintosh; initiating Disney’s Daily Blast, the first kids Internet subscription service; developing and publishing BitBopTuner, the first Tivo-like product for Internet Radio; helping the launch of MusicNet, the first legitimate music subscription service for the Internet; and debuting Starz! On Demand, the first legitimate online movie subscription service. Wolpert successfully negotiated groundbreaking deals with several major media companies whose content became the basis for many of these products.As an investor, Wolpert is the co-founder and managing director of Amplify.LA; manages personal investment fund Chance Technologies; functions as an advisor to Accel Partners; served as a partner at the Yucaipa Companies; and worked as the managing director of the Mail Room Fund. He has invested in more than 30 companies, a large percentage of which have had successful exits or continue on as successful companies, including: AdECN, AMG, AndroMedia, AudioMill, Data Sage, GameFly, GameSpy, Kongregate, Mob.ly, Scour.net, People Support, Smilebox, Sometrics, Three Rings, Scopely, Playdek and Universal.Wolpert graduated from UCLA in 1985 with a bachelor of science degree in math and computer science. He is a founding board member of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s summer camps for children and sits on the Cedars Sinai Hospital board of governors.
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Investment focus
- Mobile, Gaming, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- LOST iN — LOST iN travel guides. Experience a new city from within. Curated travel guides - dive into what makes each city its own. In print and on mobile.
- Telgorithm — Telgorithm is a messaging platform that allows businesses (particularly SaaS providers) to build messaging services into their applications while ensuring compliance and message deliverability. We are also a hosted messaging provider, meaning that businesses who have numbers that share both voice & messaging services have the ability to(quickly & seamlessly) migrate the messaging services on those numbers to Telgorithm while retaining the voice services (on those very same numbers) with their current legacy provider (this lowers the cost to switchover).
- Looped — Looped is the ultimate virtual venue for interactive live streaming and virtual video call meet & greet experiences. Our platform connects creators and fans on a global level.
Riccardo Braglia - Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer @ 3B Future Health Fund
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- Biotechnology, B2B, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Switzerland, United States
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- BSAMPLY powered by Dedagroup Stealth — BRANDS, BUYERS & DESIGNERS Discover, sample and source everything you need
- iOnctura — Our mission is to develop high impact, low disruption therapies that extend healthspan. We do this by disrupting the dynamic interplay at the heart of the
- Amal Therapeutics — Amal Therapeutics SA is a privately held Swiss/German biotech start-up company and spin-off from the University of Geneva. Amal Therapeutics was incorporated in September 2012. Amal uses its proprietary cell penetrating peptide platform to develop and progress therapeutic vaccines in oncology.
Greg Waldorf is a Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and the former CEO of Invoice2go, the mobile app that helps small businesses manage their cash flow through easy-to-use invoicing, expense tracking and simple reporting tools. He has a long history of involvement with leading technology businesses. Prior to joining Invoice2go, Gregwas affiliated with Accel Partners as CEO-in-residence. Greg also served as CEO of eHarmony for five years from 2006-2010 where he drove significant global growth through an expansion to 15 countries worldwide.He holds a BA from University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from Stanford University.
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- Software, Real Estate, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Brazil, Nigeria
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- Plateaumed — Level up your medical practice with our world-class EHR
- Rubik — Rubik is a data platform for Real Estate investors. We leverage Machine Learning to provide financial data on all single family homes. Real Estate investors use Rubik to instantly find properties that match their investment criteria.
- Backflip — With fast analysis, tailored loans, and a smoother funding process, Backflip gives you the confidence and the cash to close your next great property deal.
Hany Nada is the Co-Founder and Partner of ACME Capital. He attended the University of Minnesota.
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Software, Mobile
- Series D, Series B, Series C
- United States, China
Portfolio highlights
- Plexchat — Plexchat is venture-backed company dedicated to being the heart of mobile conversation about interests. Chaos is a pretty common theme in almost all online social networks. Despite their proliferation, very few were designed to facilitate coordination and communication. Plexchat intends on changing this by bringing to market the premier toolfor social coordination in mobile games in an anonymous environment.
- Vestaboard — Vestaboard has totally re-imagined the design of a split-flap display you might see at a train station in Europe.
- Fetch Delivery — With Fetch, you can get free gift cards simply for shopping, snapping all your receipts and playing games on your phone! Try our rewards app today.
Paul Sethi is a co-founder and Managing Partner at 2048 Ventures, the Founder and Managing Partner at Trajectory Capital Partners, and the Co-founding Partner of OpenFortune. For 7+ years prior to 2048 Ventures, Paul was CEO of, the leading sales data and intelligence platform for the marketing industry (acquired by List Partners). He alsoco-founded Robuzz, an advanced ML/NLP practice, with a real-time alerts and data extraction engine built for the enterprise. Paul has been a first-check angel for over a decade, including in Flexport, SeatGeek, Transfix, Knotel and LearnVest. He serves as Advisor to Transfix and OpenFortune and graduated with honors from Wharton (UPenn) and Columbia. Early in his career, he was a public company investor focused on the tech sector.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Internet, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Mantl — MANTL helps banks and credit unions open more accounts across more channels with the highest-performing origination software on the market.
- Slash Keyboard — GIPHY is the platform that animates your world. Find the GIFs, Clips, and Stickers that make your conversations more positive, more expressive, and more you.
- JOANY — I found a great domain name for sale on Dan.com. Check it out!
Erik Moore is the Founder and Managing Director of Base Ventures, an early-stage tech venture fund. He was one of the first investors in Zappos (sold for 1.2B to Amazon) and an early investor in Plangrid, sold to Autodesk for $875mm. Prior to Base Ventures, Erik spent 15 years in investment banking at Merrill Lynch. He recently joined the boardof the Common Ground Foundation, founded by Grammy, Oscar and Emmy award winning artist, Common, and he currently serves as a board member for P.A.C.E, a private philanthropic group. He was recognized as #10 on a list of the top 25 most influential blacks in tech by Business Insider (John Thompson, Chairman of Microsoft was ranked #1). He mentors and advises several known professional athletes. Erik earned his B.A. from Dartmouth College, an MA in French from the University of Pennsylvania, and his MBA from The Wharton School of Business.
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- Mobile, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Latvia
Portfolio highlights
- Swapbox — Swapbox is an easy and convenient delivery system that enables people to send and receive packages using a Swapbox kiosk. The kiosks, which are completely automated, are situated in convenient locations including grocery stores, petrol stations and coffee shops, meaning that customers do not need to rush to the post office by 3pm to send theirpackages. Customers simply place their item/s in the Swapbox kiosk and input their details using the touchscreen. The recipient then collects the package from a local Swapbox using the code they received through text or email. Swapbox sets itself apart by focusing on consumer satisfaction, experience and convenience.Swapbox is currently available in San Francisco and Santa Clara.
- Pigeonly — Pigeonly offers reliable inmate communication services, including phone calls, photos, and mail. Stay connected to your loved ones in prison easily and affordably.
- Share Practice — Share Practice helps doctors identify and understand the most effective clinical treatments based on the success of other doctors.
Russell Siegelman is a Lecturer at the Stanford University.
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Investment focus
- Enterprise Software, Software, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, Philippines
Portfolio highlights
- TeachFX — TeachFX automatically measures teacher talk vs. student talk, wait time, open-ended questions, academic language, and equitable participation using voice AI.
- Positron Networks — Positron Networks focuses on integrating AI into scientific computing. The company provides advanced AI-driven solutions designed to enhance and streamline complex scientific calculations and research processes.
- Reset Financial Technologies — Reset is an earned-wage access platform that offers employees financial wellness and increases employee retention across industries through mission-driven technology.
Howard Lindzon - Founder & General Partner @ Social Leverage
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- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, India, United Kingdom
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- Swag Golf — Premium milled golf putters designed and assembled in the USA, insane limited release golf club head covers, men's golf clothing & apparel, and the coolest golf accessories for all players who don't give a putt.
- Vestaboard — Vestaboard has totally re-imagined the design of a split-flap display you might see at a train station in Europe.
- Whoosh — Modern golf operations software for private golf clubs that streamlines your workflows to improve member experiences and reduce revenue loss.
Paul Maritz is Chief Strategist of EMC Corporation. With revenues of $21.7 billion in 2012 and 60,000 people worldwide, EMC is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMCaccelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information — in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way.As Chief Strategist, Maritz drives EMC's technology strategy with a particular focus on Big Data and the next generation of cloud-oriented applications. He is also responsible for M&A, strategic investments and emerging technologies.Maritz joined EMC in 2012 from VMware, where he was CEO. During his four year tenure as CEO, VMware transformed from a technology leader in virtualization to a category leader in cloud computing. Maritz remains a member of VMware’s board of directors.Prior to joining VMware, Maritz was President of the Cloud Infrastructure and Services Division at EMC after the company’s February 2008 acquisition of Pi, where he was the Founder and CEO. Before founding Pi, Maritz spent 14 years working at Microsoft, where he served as a member of the five-person Executive Committee that managed the overall company, with his responsibility being the product development and marketing of the Windows Client and Server product lines. Prior to Microsoft, he spent five years working at Intel.Born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and educated in South Africa.He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town. Maritz also serves on the Board of the Grameen Foundation, and has an interest in the use of technology in the developing world.
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- Software, Big Data, PaaS
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Tignis — Tignis is an information technology company that enables hardware and software vendors to continually monitor performance data while their products are in use. Using real-time edge computing, machine learning, and customer-specific controls, vendors can quickly identify and proactively remedy performance issues and predict problems before theyoccur.The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, United States.
- True — True is a social app designed for private group conversations. It is free, private and easier to share engaging content than messaging.
- QuEra Computing — QuEra Computing is the leading provider of quantum computers based on neutral-atoms. Our mission is to build the most scalable quantum computers to date to tackle useful but classically intractable problems.
Geoff Entress is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of PSL. He was formerly a venture partner with Voyager Capital and Madrona Venture Group. Prior to PSL, Geoff was the most active angel investor in the region and has invested in over 200 private Pacific Northwest companies during the last two decades.Geoff represents PSL on the Board ofDirectors for JetClosing. He is also a current investor in over eighty private companies in the region and is a board member of Hiya, Meritage Soups, Bonanza, Foodee and LiquidPlanner.Geoff is also a long-time member of the Executive and Screening committees of the Alliance of Angels, the largest angel investor organization in the Pacific Northwest, as well as serves on the advisory boards of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington, the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Notre Dame and the Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.A former securities lawyer and financial analyst, he has also held positions at Perkins Coie, Jones Day, UrbanEarth.com, Salomon Brothers, The Prudential Home Mortgage Company, Mellon Bank, Priority Investment Management and Duquesne Capital Management. Geoff is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Notre Dame.
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- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Canada, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
- Migo, Inc. — Founded in 2016, Migo is a free mobile search app for personal transportation, helping consumers choose the best way from Point A to Point B.
- Lockstep — Connected accounting starts at Lockstep. Eliminate cash traps with our AR automation software and discover our modern, easy-use accounting API platform.
- Trainiac — Trainiac by Gympass helps you get into an effective exercise routine by pairing you with a dedicated fitness coach for a personalized fitness plan and weekly workouts you can do anywhere. Available exclusively for Gympass members.
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