Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Los Angeles.
Bitcoin Syndicate - 20x entrepreneur - angel investor - pioneered the market for digital currency in games.
http://www.quora.com/brock-pierce
Co-Founder and CEO at Benny; former Partner at MESA+
http://www.jacobbrody.me
Founder & CEO of Tinder. Previously Founder of @adly (largest celebrity endorsement platform for social media).
Co-founder & CEO of @ad-hoc-labs. Board member of @fitorbit. Advisor to @chromatik. Investor at @tonx-coffee & others. Worked at Yahoo!, Waterfront Media, Away.com.
http://gregcohn.tumblr.com
Co-Founder @rokkan exited to @Publicis $PUB.PA, 15yr UX Vet, architecting transaction/content platforms for VirginAmerica, JetBlue, AmexTravel and Dish.
President @ @beachmint.com
AF Square is an angel fund and tech consultancy managed by Troy Carter.
Founder and CEO of be2 and C-Date, a profitable $60M+ business. Investor in @airhelp @auditfile @famebit @tradeshift @ubiome @mayvenn @terravion @tripping-com
Co-Founder/CEO: @targetclose
Invest/Advise: @lettrs @klout @id-me @scopely @social-rewards @linkedin @pandora @ustream @apx-labs @en*theos @ridescout @bitium @nimble
http://www.kellyperdew.com/
Co-founder and Executive Chairman of @shift-1 and Los Angeles-based angel investor
I am an angel investor in over 60 startups, including Uber.com (first round). I have a $10m angel fund and host the largest startup conference in the world.
http://www.calacanis.com/
Founder/CEO of @techstars. Investor in Amazing Startups. Geeky to the bone.
http://www.davidgcohen.com
http://www.davidgcohen.com/
Co-Founder and Former CEO of @seamlessweb (@grubhub-seamless), EIR @bessemer-venture-partners
http://jasonfinger.com
Over $1B in exits - Angel in GoodReads, HelloSociety, Klout, DogVacay, DollarShaveClub, MakerStudios, DocStoc, Userplane - Current CEO @science
Worked @goldman-sachs @amazon • Investor @transcriptic @spire-global @visually @giftly @sqwiggle @onbeep @lovely (accquired)
http://www.mihirbhanot.com/blog
VP Growth @hubspot Growth & Customer Acquisition specialist. Former EIR @trinity Ventures, Co-Founder of @boundless, @viximo.
http://www.coelevate.com
Co-founder & General Partner @sparklabs-global-ventures & @sparklabs Accelerator in Seoul. Former Executive at @facebook. Father of 4. Mountain Biker.
Investor, Entrepreneur, Advisor. @yale-university MB&B & MIT @mit-sloan-school-of-management MBA.
Angel investor & advisor - social, mobile, local tech. Portfolio includes @summize & @tweetdeck, both acq by @twitter. CEO @collecta, Pres Reuters Tech & SVP AOL
4x founder, over 20 angel investments, 8 acquisition exits and an IPO. Prior teams: @paypal, @slide, @skype , @google , @taskrabbit
http://framethink.wordpress.com
Founder and Executive Chairman @lookout
Successful, Silicon Beach entrepreneur, investor and mentor serves as managing director of Upside Ventures
Founder @gummicube, GP @Infinite Channel, founding team [bus dev+mkt] @playphone, CEO @chasma, BOD @draft-zone, Advisor @republic-project @venture51 @cellufun
http://@daveabell
Co-Founder/CTO at @prevoty • Former Director of Technology at @bbc-worldwide • Featured by Wired Magazine & Fast Company
http://whatspop.com
co-founder @quietly @hootsuite @invoke @brightkit. I'm sparkly, very sparkly.
Co-Founder / CEO @social-rewards • Worked @travelzoo • Advisor @klout Studied at @california-state-polytechnic-university-pomona
http://josephmorin.com
President of Structure: venture capital and advisory firm. Worked at Fox and the NFL. Founded Digital Artists and Spotrunner
Startup Advisor (@signpost, @slated, @three-day-rule, @pogoseat), ex-Google / @amazon, Documentary Film Director, and Actor
http://nelsoncheng.com/blog
Worked at @ascend-ventures • Studied at @stanford-graduate-school-of-business, @university-of-california-berkeley
Co-founder/CEO, Docstoc (acquired by Intuit) -- Creator/Host, Startups Uncensored -- Writer, Forbes & WSJ -- Angel Investor, Advisor -- JD/MBA
http://www.JasonNazar.com
Entrepreneur/Investor/Advisor @sierramaya360 @full-color-games @igenapps @paradine @ecampus-ventures @kydaemos @matchpoint-2 @skycatch @fnd
http://www.theamishshah.com
Entrepreneur at heart. Passionate Technologist. Founder @dandelion . Previously @mojiva and @mocean-mobile (acquired), raised over $45 million
CEO at @scorestream. CEO of @chumby-industries. President, COO & Founder @intercasting (sold to @good-technology). COO of @mp3-com (MPPP) sold to Vivendi.
Online organizer and social movement strategist. Citizen journalism @the-huffington-post and strategy @purpose while incubating unPAC and Peers.org.
CRO @republic-project, acquired by Sizmek. Traveler, sports enthusiast & startup junkie. Passionate Advisor & Investor. CAL Alumnus!
Founding CEO @switchfly.Lead Mentor @BlueStartups. Adviser @SKAI Ventures. Startups in Asia, brand building and asset turnarounds in early career.
Founder @opprtunity • Athlete. Latvian-American. Entrepreneur. Investor: @memsql @plangrid @human @airhelp @whale-path
http://www.janiskrums.com
Founder & President at @text
Partner at @science Studio. Specialize in User Experience, Design, Brand and Identity. Product and UX Advisor, Co-Founder @urbandig, Founder @twiistup
Designer @angellist · UX/Design @adobe-1 Lightroom mobile · Previously @google · Founder @cheers · Owner @hingeheads
Focus on technology investments and exceptional management teams that are driven to build valuable companies around big ideas.
Founder, CEO at @twenty20-1. Previously founded BoomStreet (Tippr). @insead-1 MBA.
http://mattmunson.me
If you have passion, you have my attention.
Founder @payvia, • Investor @m-qube, @uxpin, @stockr, @wanderu, @filmbreak, @dealflicks, @mogreet, @able, @changecoin
Co-founder of @swim • Formerly General Manager, US for @myheritage • CEO of @geni • Worked at @yammer
@okcupid-labs Co-Founder, @freedompop Vice President, @zoosk Marketing Jedi
LA based Tech veteran, mentor, advisor, angel & gadfly. Founder Institute Mentor, lecturer HBS, USC, UCLA.
http://thomkozik.tumblr.com
Co-Founder of @recovery-brands. Angel, CEO of an SEO/SEM agency. 1st startup while at @columbia-university; MBA from @university-of-california-los-angeles Anderson.
I work in education/media/tech. Global manager with track record in strategy, product, marketing and biz dev. SVP, Age of Learning. Past digital exec @ Disney.
http://www.gunderia.com
Head of Enterprise Sales @factual • Founding member @jetblue • Worked at @yodlee, @apple, @redpoint-ventures @originate • Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles Anderson School of Management, @boston College
CEO @chirply
CEO @the-first-time-records
CEO @peekok
VP Bus Dev @zattoo
Director Product Management @sennari
Engineer @vontu
Infrastructure @loudcloud
CEO @brighter.com; former Founder and CEO @business-com
Board of Directors at @rhapsody International
Investor in mobile. Fmr Founder/CEO MoVoxx (sold to MOTR); Free411 (sold to AT&T). Serial mobile entrepreneur excited re micro-content sharing around voice
Founder/CEO - AdRev, AudioMicro, & ImageCollect - Entrepreneur, Dad, CPA, Blogger, Photog, Investor - @wireimage, @newcondosonline, & @internetmarketinginc
http://ryanborn.net
Investor in over 20 tech companies. Founder of @dealtaker-com (sold to Media General 2008, bought back 2012), Dude.
http://www.bikeneal.com
co-founder @ogmento; mobile media pioneer; augmented reality evangelist; geo-social specialist; gamification guru; speaker; futurist; entrepreneur...
http://www.stayinthelightco.tumblr.com
eCom & Omnichannel Retail Executive @guess, 1st startup @18, Former Exec @SteveMadden, Melissa&Doug, FreshDirect, Geoff&Drew's; Invest/Mentor/Advise/Operate
President, Quesnay. Former VP @american-express mcommerce; Exec @verizon led innovation, BD, & applications ecosystem. Investor: @vouchr, @lettuce, & CareatHand
CEO/CTO, successful entrepreneur in Financial, Technology, Logistics, Optics sectors. Founded and sold @equod.
http://arnaudsaintpaul.com
Global Ambassador & founding executive director of @singularityU, entrepreneur (last company sold to @google), angel investor, former VP @yahoo, etc.
Founder @republic-project, @rey-interactive • Worked at @doubleclick, @digital-broadcasting-group-dbg • Studied at @san-francisco-state-university
http://www.mediabizbloggers.com/aj-vernet
Digital strategist and live experiential, participatory media content + event marketer with 15+ years experience and a Master's in Online Journalism.
http://andysternberg.com/blog
VP Marketing @abodo. Founder + advisor @crowdstreet @cinephiled @founderspad @aquo @rent.com. Aspiring polymath. Ciderist. Hiker. Skier. Diver. Husband + dad.
President and Co-Founder of @deco-lighting
Tech Investment banking at @broadview-international-jefferies Product Dev @cymer
UCSD Electrical Engineering
Serial entrepreneur. Advisor to startups. Public speaker. Digital Marketing SME. Community builder.
Owner, @redyns-medical
Co-founder @upside • @airbnb @expedia @experian @shopzilla • marketing, product, growth, analytics, operations, engineering • @university-of-pennsylvania computer science
http://medium.com/@juney
Founder CEO at A. R. Communications. Web Industry and Optimization Expert. Visionary Entrepreneur and Investor.
http://asif.im
Founded @bloom-studio. Named & helped conceive of @flickr. Design Fellow at @samsung-electronics, Advisor to @arup, @snibbe-studio, @scoot-networks, and @funomena
Founder: Ballistix. Author: Reengineering the Sales Process and The Machine (pending). Expert in the design and management of sales environments and on the Theory of Constraints.
http://www.salesprocessengineering.net
Tech and Media entrepreneur. Advisor to startups and media companies. Sunday yoga teaching keeps me sane.
Pasadena Angels Board member, entrepreneur / executive / advisor with Internet Advertising background
Distinguished Engineer, @cisco Collaboration • Investor
Entrepreneur at Skout and The Taploid as well as former Vice President of Innovation at Alcatel-Lucent. I've acquired companies & launched successful products.
http://www.venturebeat.com
CEO of @recordsetter. TEDx speaker, advisor, wrote two Super Bowl ads, won an Emmy. Queen's University 1996.
CTO at @openx
CEO @superawesome-1 | Chairman @potato-2 | VC @hoxton-ventures | Board @BrownBagFilms | Founder Jolt (acq GameStop) + DemonWare (acq Activision Blizzard)
http://founderware.co
CTO of @conference-hound; Founded Mixture; Ex-Yahoo.
Private Shares at @liquidnet. Worked at @reachlocal-nasdaq-rloc, @gca-savvian • Studied at University of California, @university-of-california-berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles
Founding Partner at Tahoe Technology & Capital Group
Co-Founder and CEO @graft-concepts (YC S13), Co-founded Gfan.com (@android app store in @china, acq by Aisidi), Sold Android home replacement app to @t-mobile
Evangelist @validic, previously Founder @infometers • Chair @sv-health • Advisor @doctorbase, @health-tech-hatch • Founded @vcel, Sold to @fotochatter
http://www.mobizoic.com
Media + Tech Lawyer / Venture Catalyst working with brands, influencers & startups. Law, strategy, and business development.
VP of BD and CFO/CIO at ONEHOPE, Inc
http://logancarpelife.blogspot.com/
Managing Director at Anser Capital Group - healthcare investor and advisor
Director @rivs, Advisor @chime-4, @archively @ginkgotree, Row One. MBA @kellogg-school-of-management, graduated Cum Laude @university-of-notre-dame 2001
Vice President of Operations @be-great-partners
Entrepreneur. Advisor. Angel Investor. Computer/Data Scientist. MS @new-york-university, @HBOGO, Comcast, @fullscreen @datasimple
I am preventive cardiologist who is also interesting in innovative startup companies in healthcare and also in other aspects of life. Also an advisor.
SVP Product & Partnerships at Factual Inc., former Sr. Director Product at Yahoo! Search & GM Yahoo! BOSS
Web, Mobile, UI / UX Design @ BBDO.com CSOD.com NURV.nu ( AAU Alumni )
https://www.facebook.com/JessicaLevaton
UTA Digital Media Agent. Focus on innovation around content and commerce.
http://milanalikesthis.tumblr.com
Founder, Advisor, CEO, Investor • Studied at UCLA & UCLA Anderson
Board member, Public Knowledge, media strategist, founder of digital media consultancy, NVPR, in Seattle, LA & Buenos Aires: marcom, biz dev, creative services
Founder of @dla-piper-s-venture-pipeline-group. Have been helping start-ups raise capital for 10+ years.
Customer Acquisition
ArmorText CEO, Former @accenture Security Exec, Board Member LadiesAmerica, Motorcycle Riding Nihari Cooking Travel Enthusiast
Professional poker player since '05 • 2012 WSOP Bracelet Winner • Advisor at @draftkings • Wentworth BCOS '05 • Luck is just noise, Success is in the signal
VP Engineering at @alphaboost-1
@angelvest, @apple, @citigroup, @Deutsche Bank. @berkeley grad, @Kellogg MBA
Mentor, Adviser, Strategist, Board Member, Advocate. Founder @startup-hive , CoFounder @crowdpad , CEO @sgb-media-group , ** Available for C-Level Position **
http://www.crowdfundingtimes.wordpress.com
Founder Giant Spoon • Worked at @digitas, @omd • Studied at @boston-university
Worked at @docstoc, @glossi-com • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
http://www.robynmward.com
Products lead at LiveNation Labs
Former SVP of Technology, @warner-music-group. Advisor to many, friend to some, admire all.
JRZ is experienced as CxO, GC, and Secretary to global companies. Established track record of producing strategic, practical, revenue-focused solutions.
http://jrzarco2001.wordpress.com
Founder/CEO @onescreen; Cofounder @optimal; Cofounder @leadid; Cofounder @leadroi. Media and Technology | Founder, CEO, Product Architect | atulpatelx.com.
http://atulpatelx.com/feed
Head Counselor at educational consulting co. with top college admissions. Educator by training & relationship-builder by nature. M.Ed. & Teaching Cred., @ucla
http://blog.classdojo.com/post/82651863855/encouraging-students-the-right-way-building-the
Global Serial Entrepreneur, CEO @unified-inbox, President @viva-lite, Consultant/Advisor to Startups/Corp./Govt. and Musician.
http://www.tobyruckert.com
Co-Founder @watchr-media, Online Media, E-Commerce & Technology Entrepreneur, Advisor & Investor
CEO of UXTalent. The Talent Agency for User Experience Professionals.
Product Designer, Startup Advisor, Brand Strategist, and Open Web Advocate
Presidential Innovation Fellow at The White House. EIR at Mayo Clinic. Mentor at Rock Health. Worked at NASA, Jump Associates and Method.
User experience expert. Over-the-top video, 10ft connected devices, iOS, Android, Win Mobile, responsive and adaptive web. Worked @sony-pictures-entertainment
Entrepreneur serving artists with a focus on new product development in media. @topspin-media CoFounder. Stanford MBA.
http://www.madrespect.com
Founder of Appetites and Echograph.
Echograph acquired by Vimeo in 2013
http://nickalt.com
Lawyer, Advisor and Author of "Dead on Arrival: How to Avoid the Legal Mistakes that Could Kill Your Startup"
http://www.rogerroyse.com
VP, Elsevier Labs at Elsevier, the world's leading scientific publisher. Serial entrepreneur who is two for three on successful start-up exits.
Advisor, Mentor, Entreprenuer, Superconnector.
Love disruptive businesses and only work with superb humans.
Actively seeking branded goods investments. Experienced in building consumer goods brands on and offline. Passionate about great, enduring brands.
Founder of TheStartupAngel.com • PhD, MBA • Developed the Reflux Classifier, acquired by Ludowici in 2001 • Founder of VietSight, acquired by HITES in 2005
Serial Entrepreneur, Mobile @admob and @google
Global location-based advertising, commerce, mapping, traffic @here, @nokia, @navteq, @traffic.com. Invested & launched several data centric start-ups as well.
Co-Founder, @ideal-bite - sold to @disney in 2008. Advise value-based businesses while uncovering the next big & green thing.
http://www.jenboulden.com/musings/blog/
Data @mattermark | formerly @GoldenGateVC
Co-founder of @believe-in & @brave-is, formerly Client Partner @akqa, Managing Partner @poke-istanbul
http://matthiasmetternich.com
2x Founder • Worked at @red-rover, @iris-tv-2 @columbia-university-1 • Studied at @pomona-college • JD/MBA 2016 @southwestern-law-school @claremont-graduate-university
Founder and CEO of YouBar. Lectures about customization at @university-of-southern-california and UCLA.
Founder of @thefuture-fm, creator of MixSCAN technology.
Serial bootstrapping entrepreneur. Co-founder of @menuism & @pickfu.
COO & Founding Partner @fameus-2 - Previously Founded @engageia & @speakman-entertainment
Strengths -Building Teams, Digital Strategy, Social Media & Leadership
http://www.kentspeakman.com
Founder @antiquiet • Worked at @republic-project, @rey-interactive
Co-founder of Savings.com (sold to Cox), Board Chair at KIPP LA Schools, Angel Investor. Passionate about building great teams.
Multi-stage VC at @travel-capitalist-ventures. Strong business and technical background. Exclusively travel focused. Exited 9 yr old travel company in 2008.
Entrepreneur and Strategic Advisor | Co-Creative Director at @storalab | Interactive product and brand developer: Club Penguin, Moshi Monsters, Habbo, Barbie...
CEO, Co-Founder @carvoyant. Startup and global company background leading development of identity, security and transaction systems. Advisor.
http://carvoyant.tumblr.com
Worked at @directv, @sirius-satellite-radio • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Manager, Human Certification of Dragon and Falcon 9
Founder of The Black List. Advisor to @boomgen-studios & Plympton. Worked at @universal-pictures, @mckinsey-company. @harvard-university, Class of 2000.
Founder & CEO, Sparcq Inc.
Previous co-founder, @advertasia
VP, Causora; Founder Tuesdaynights; Frmr Co-founder/CEO LovingEco sold to JP Selects backed by John Paul DeJoria. Advisor Luvly. BA Stanford
Serial entrepreneur, advisor and investor. Co-founder & COO at @urbita. Co-founder & Board Member at @Blink-2.
Making technology friendly since 1998. Chief Creative Officer of @vast.com. 15+ years experience. Proven track record increasing revenue via analysis & design.
http://p.ortra.it
Created Transformational Gaming platform for Coke & Olympics. Winning team of game gets to carry the torch at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Co-Founder @cojoin
CTO at Focus TRAINR
Worked at TopLine Game Labs, Ptch, DreamWorks, Apple, Eazel, Be.
Business development at salesforce.com, startup enthusiast.
Currently: Founder + CEO @bubbl-3
Formerly: VC @YASCapitalPartners; Fellow/President @insite; Founder @collegecraig
Founder of Blayze Inc. (acquired by Vobile Inc). Former early YouTube & Google Exec. First YouTube employee to be stationed in Los Angeles.
Former entrepreneur and capitalist himself, currently advises enterprises and mentors startups worldwide. Also teaches at SBI Graduate School of Business.
http://nobuya-yoshida.sblo.jp/
Founder @mowdo • Worked at @tred • B.S. & M.S. Economics & Sport Management at @FSU • Former D1 Athlete at Florida State
Former C.E.O., MiniTime; VP, Emerging Businesses, @yahoo; EVP and Co-Founder of 5to1 (acquired by @yahoo); SVP & GM of Mobile for FOX Interactive Media.
CEO & Co-Founder of Moviepilot
Social media strategist & tech PR pro with proven startup success -- from pre-funding, attracting early adopters to post-IPO growth and relaunch/repositioning.
Entrepreneur & Founder, ION @gracenote @sceneplay @fanpulse @adbandit @socialoke ION, Start-ups, Inventor, Cinema 2.0, Data, MusicTech, Video, Micro-Metadata
Founder @integrien • Studied at @pepperdine-university, @oklahoma-state-university
Founder @sprokk • Worked at @summit-entertainment, @watertowergroup @houlihan-lokey • Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles, @stanford-university
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
Creative exec and advisor with 20 years of leadership experience in fundraising, product marketing, sales and management. I turn ideas into action and profit.
Legal counsel; advisor; angel/seed investor; former General Counsel Activision
CEO & Co-founder of @hunuku, COO & Co-founder of @styletech; Global VP Product & Marketing and MD APAC at Belkin; Anderson Executive Program, @lmu MBA
http://hunuku.posterous.com/
Founder @iVentLABS Business Accelerator, @ArdreyGroup LLC • Partner at @K5 Launch Alliance @maverick Angels
Yes, that is my real name. Digital video strategist. Founder of Kingmaker. Advisor to @vidyard. My goal in life is not to die.
Marketing and business development for 75 early-stage venture funded firms -- emusic to Primesense. 50 new product roll-outs. Bestselling author, speaker
http://www.hollywood2020.net
Business transactional lawyer with IBV Advisory Group Inc. law practice. Start-up adviser with Zarpamos in Spain.
http://www.twitter.com/evelynginossi
Co-Founder / CTO of @sidebar. Founding member at @citysearch, @jamdat-mobile. @idealab / @mucker-lab alumni. CTO in Residence at @ecompanies.
http://ericwilson.erics.ws
Founder of @silicon-beach-la Concordia University-Irvine '09 Alum. American and Australian citizenship. Eagle Scout. Car Guy. Pilot-In-Training. Christian.
Entrepreneur
Business Development Executive, Advisor, Entrepreneur to start ups and growth companies.. Managing Director at The Mackenzie Group, VP Business & Market Development at Cost Cooperative. Recent roles; Advisory Board Member at Cypress Partners, VP Market &
Investor in @raising-desi-productions, @epicwish-films, @snoblaze-corporation.
CEO of @FlowHealth, former CEO of Toyota Motorsports' Flagship NASCAR racing team, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly
http://www.alexmeshkin.com
Founder and CEO of HotOffice, MotionPoint and Nutrio.