Serguei Netessine
Senior Vice Dean for Innovation and Global Initiatives @ The Wharton School
Philadelphia, United States
Serguei Netessine is a seed investor at The Wharton School in Philadelphia focused on Software and E-Commerce. Serguei Netessine is Vice-Dean for Global Initiatives and Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Operations, Information and Decisions Department at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He lived and worked in Russia, USA, France and Singapore., author and speaker on innovation.Prof. Netessine receivedBS/MS degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology and, after working for Motorola and Lucent Technologies, he also received MS/Ph.D. degrees in Operations Management from the University of Rochester. His current research focuses on business model innovation and operational excellence and he worked on these topics with numerous organizations including Federal Aviation Administration (USA), Lockheed Martin, Procter & Gamble, McDonald’s, Rolls Royce, Comcast, Expedia, ABB and US Air Force. He serves on advisory boards of multiple startup companies and regularly speaks on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.Professor Netessine has been the recipient of several teaching awards for delivering classes to MBA and Executive MBA students at the Wharton School and INSEAD, and he frequently teaches in Executive Education Programs. Prolific academic writer, professor Netessine holds senior editorial positions at several leading academic journals and he co-authored dozens of publications in prominent management journals, including Management Science, Operations Research, Harvard Business Review and other. His work has received extensive media coverage in CIO Magazine, the Economist, Forbes, Multichannel Merchant, New York Times, US News and Strategy & Business and other press. He regularly blogs about innovation on http://www.renaissanceinnovator.com and HBR Network. His latest book on Business Model Innovation is forthcoming with Harvard Business Press in 2014.
- Total investments:
- 15
- Last investment:
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Industries Serguei Netessine invests in
Stages Serguei Netessine invests in
Countries Serguei Netessine invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $50k–$800k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (27%)
- E-Commerce 3 (20%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (20%)
- Fashion 2 (13%)
- Big Data 2 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 9 (60%)
- Funding Round 2 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (7%)
- Series A 1 (7%)
- Convertible Note 1 (7%)
Country
- United States 6 (40%)
- Singapore 4 (27%)
- Malaysia 1 (7%)
- United Kingdom 1 (7%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Alltius
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Alltius's platform KNO allows product owners to harness the power of Generative AI in a secure, accurate, and reliable manner to add conversational capabilities to their products. KNO is currently being used as a no-code Help SaaS tool that is trained on product knowledge bases, support tickets, and video tutorials. It reduces the time peoplespend looking for answers by 100x, increasing customer NPS and reducing support costs by 40–70%. The "Humans of Alltius" include professors from CMU and the University. of California, consultants from BCG and McKinsey, and engineers from Facebook, Google, Rippling, and D.E. Shaw are driven by the obsession of augmenting human intelligence through AI. | $2.4M / Pre-Seed / May 30, 2023 | |
LifeGuides, PBC
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LifeGuides® is modernizing human support and human connection, which is foundational to wellbeing. The enterprise created the first Marketplace for Life Experience. LifeGuides offers a community of trained and Certified Guides, who provide life guidance in 400+ topics of Personal Growth, Lifelong Learning, or Life Challenges. The services are an HRbenefit offered by leading employers across all industries. By providing employees with experienced and empathetic support, across the broadest range of “ everyday” life events, employees lead happier and more productive lives. A key dimension of the Guides Community is the amazing diversity in culture, thought, beliefs, and life experiences. LifeGuides® instantly allows a Member to select a Guide, who has successfully navigated the same life event s/he faces today. As one Member stated: “More casual than therapy, more qualified than a friend.” | $1.5M / Dec 01, 2020 | |
Rapid Flow Technologies
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Rapid Flow Technologies spun out of Carnegie Mellon University with the goal of introducing new Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies into the marketplace. Rapid Flow was created to commercialize the Surtrac adaptive traffic signal control technology developed in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon as part of the Traffic21research initiative. The company’s founders include the original inventors of Surtrac, who have successfully expanded the initial pilot deployment of Surtrac in Pittsburgh to a network of 50 intersections over the past three years. Rapid Flow holds an exclusive license to the patented Surtrac technology from Carnegie Mellon University, and the University has a stake in the company. In addition to Surtrac, Rapid Flow is also engaged in the development of ubiquitous Bluetooth AVI sensor network technology for ITS performance modeling and other applications through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. | $50K / Seed / Nov 09, 2020 | |
Comedywire
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Comedywire offers an online platform that enables its users to find, share, and create posts of comedic content. Comedywire enables its users to connect with each other and share ideas. Comedywire was founded by Preston Gitlin in December 2014. | Seed / Sep 01, 2016 | |
TabSquare
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TabSquare provides AI-Powered 'Smart' In-Restaurant solutions to the F&B industry that leverage rich consumer data and deep learning algorithms to provide an engaging dining experience for restaurants’ diners and helps to double restaurants’ profitability. TabSquare’s solutions currently collect over 30 million customer interactiondata points on a monthly basis. With a unique data-driven approach to restaurant management and customer engagement, TabSquare helps partner restaurants drive higher sales, streamline operations, and provide a better customer experience. A Market Leader in Singapore with customers in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. TabSquare currently has 6000 active terminals in the region, serving over 12 million diners annually. Clients include well-known F&B brands such as Minor Food Group, Sushi Tei, Paradise Food Group, Japan Foods Holding, Zingrill Holdings, Chili’s, Strike Bowling, Old Town White Coffee, and PappaRich. | $2.8M / Series A / May 23, 2016 | |
LookBooker
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Have you ever wished you could book your next haircut, massage, or wax from the comfort (and discretion!) of your mobile or computer? You probably already book your flights, accommodation and takeaway online, so why not your personal grooming needs? LookBooker is an online booking aggregator of hair and beauty services that connects salonslooking for customers with customers looking for salons. After launching in Singapore in 2014 , LookBooker is now the #1 brand in appointment aggregating for hair and beauty. LookBooker launched in New York City in late 2014 and currently has more appointments available than any other aggregator in the city with the city's top salons, spas and barbershops on board. LookBooker is looking forward to launching in more cities in the coming months. | $400K / Seed / Jul 01, 2014 | |
MobileAds
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(MobileAds previously known as RichmobileAds)Apps are embedded into the ad units, turning them into "mini websites".These apps include social media components, ecommerce, couponing system, maps, videos, etc.Advertising platforms, networks, etc can have a privately labelled ad creator using our solution.Website owners can nowsell better ads to their advertisers, thus getting higher advertising rates.Advertisers get instant results for their ad spent by making their ads social, engaging & actionable | Seed / Jun 10, 2014 | |
RedMart
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RedMart is an online supermarket in Singapore that delivers groceries and home essentials to your door. RedMart is not a traditional retailer. They are a platform that enables manufacturers to bypass retailers and engage shoppers directly. Their platform provides manufacturers with pioneering marketing capabilities and data analytics. | Seed / Mar 08, 2013 | |
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TabSquare
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TabSquare provides AI-Powered 'Smart' In-Restaurant solutions to the F&B industry that leverage rich consumer data and deep learning algorithms to provide an engaging dining experience for restaurants’ diners and helps to double restaurants’ profitability. TabSquare’s solutions currently collect over 30 million customer interactiondata points on a monthly basis. With a unique data-driven approach to restaurant management and customer engagement, TabSquare helps partner restaurants drive higher sales, streamline operations, and provide a better customer experience. A Market Leader in Singapore with customers in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. TabSquare currently has 6000 active terminals in the region, serving over 12 million diners annually. Clients include well-known F&B brands such as Minor Food Group, Sushi Tei, Paradise Food Group, Japan Foods Holding, Zingrill Holdings, Chili’s, Strike Bowling, Old Town White Coffee, and PappaRich. | $480K / Seed / Jan 01, 2013 | |
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RedMart
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RedMart is an online supermarket in Singapore that delivers groceries and home essentials to your door. RedMart is not a traditional retailer. They are a platform that enables manufacturers to bypass retailers and engage shoppers directly. Their platform provides manufacturers with pioneering marketing capabilities and data analytics. | Seed / Dec 01, 2011 | |
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The Wharton School Contacts
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Karl Ulrich
Professor
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Serguei Netessine
Senior Vice Dean for Innovation and Global Initiatives
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Sonia Parekh
MBA Candidate
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Carter Stephens
MBA Candidate
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Daniel Zilberman
Executive Board Member
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FAQ
What does Serguei Netessine invest in?
Serguei Netessine invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Serguei Netessine's check size?
Serguei Netessine typically joins rounds of $50k–$800k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Serguei Netessine participates in.
When did Serguei Netessine last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Serguei Netessine closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 15 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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