Alex Rainert
Head of Audio Product @ The New York Times
New York, United States
Alex Rainert is a founder of In 2009, he joined former Dodgeball co-founder Dennis Crowley's newstartup, Foursquare as head of product. In late 2013, he left Foursquare. In February 2014 he joined Project Florida as Head of Design.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Alex Rainert invests in
Stages Alex Rainert invests in
Countries Alex Rainert invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Mobile Advertising 2 (100%)
- Private Social Networking 2 (100%)
- Apps 1 (50%)
- Guides 1 (50%)
- Content 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Series A 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Timehop
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Timehop aggregates past content (photos, tweets, statuses, etc.) and presents it on a daily basis to users' mobile devices. It's an innovative way to recall your past in a way that ties it to the current calendar day. Timehop also offers Nimbus, a best-in-class mobile, in-app header bidding solution. | $1.1M / Seed / Jan 24, 2012 | |
Foursquare
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Foursquare is a location technology platform offering business solutions and consumer products through a deep understanding of location.As a location intelligence company, Foursquare is comprised of two well-known consumer apps, Foursquare and Swarm, as well as thriving media and enterprise products. The platform leverages a deep understanding oflocation intelligence to unlock valuable insights about customers, enabling brands to understand and connect to targeted audiences as well as to measure foot traffic and advertising success. Its toolkit includes Foursquare Analytics; Placed powered by Foursquare; Pinpoint audiences; and Pilgrim SDK and Places API. Together, these products empower brands to analyze trends; measure foot traffic lift via multi-touch attribution; optimize advertising campaigns across hundreds of audiences; and drive deeper engagement via Foursquare’s industry-leading developer tools.Co-founders Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai established the company in New York, New York in 2009. | $1.4M / Series A / Sep 04, 2009 |
Co-Investors
About The New York Times
The New York Times creates, collects, and distributes news, information, and entertainment through a daily newspaper and a website.The New York Times has more than 50 websites and publishes 18 newspapers, including the The company previously owned The New York Times newspaper has won 98 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper, and it is organized into sections: News, Opinions, Business, Arts, Science, Sports, Style, and Features. The New York Times website is rated as one of the most popular websites online, receiving over 14 million unique visitors in August 2008.The New York Times is headquartered in New York.
The New York Times Contacts
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Alex Rainert
Head of Audio Product
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Doreen Toben
Member of the Board of Directors
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Jim Motavalli
Auto Blogger
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Michael Young
Director of Machine Learning Engineering
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Nicole Perlroth
Cybersecurity Reporter
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What does Alex Rainert invest in?
Alex Rainert invests primarily in Mobile Advertising, Private Social Networking and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Alex Rainert last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Alex Rainert closed in Jan 2012. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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