Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Los Angeles.
Managing Dir/Senior Portfolio Manager @wells Fargo Private Client Group; True Active American Angel for 13+ years; Hard Work + Sweat Equity = Sucess
Co-Founder/Partner at @science. Entrepreneur, Advisor. a few startups - @photobucket, @billshrink, Color.
Always the first on the dance floor.
Founder @swoop • Worked at @us-venture-partners
Internet Pioneer since 1993. A pioneering matchmaker between Silicon Valley & Hollywood- San Jose Mercury News. Early investor in Uber & Everlane -Fortune
Founder @rentfeeder • Adteractive
Co-Founder @standard-treasury • Worked at @facebook • Investor in @doordash, @instacart • Studied at @california-institute-of-technology
Founder: Atom Factory Fund
VP Growth @hubspot Growth & Customer Acquisition specialist. Former EIR @trinity Ventures, Co-Founder of @boundless, @viximo.
http://www.coelevate.com
Partner at MESA+
Co-Founder @rokkan exited to @Publicis $PUB.PA, 15yr UX Vet, architecting transaction/content platforms for VirginAmerica, JetBlue, AmexTravel and Dish.
Founder of LegalZoom and @shoedazzle
Euro+US experience: Mobile Gaming@Buffalo Studios (Caesars Interactive Entertainment) ; Founder@Wahanda; Search@Yahoo; MBA@Stanford Graduate School of Business
Investor + strategist. Spent last 10 years advising companies through various stages of growth or transformation. Strong advocate of "friendly capital" model.
CEO and founder of @causecast. Created the opt-in email marketing industry @netcreations . I leverage capitalism to create social progress. Started @the-huffington-post IMPACT and Education sections.
http://causecast.com/blog
Founder @dreamhost, Musician, Interested in talking to music startups, Investor @realitycap, @trov-3, @earbits-yc-w11
CEO of Digital Media at News Corp, and was the chairman and CEO of America Online from 2002 to 2006
Founder of Technology Incubator @idealab and 100 companies in last 30 years. Tweeting while on my quest for learning in life and at conferences.
Worked @goldman-sachs @amazon • Investor @transcriptic @spire-global @visually @giftly @sqwiggle @onbeep @lovely (accquired)
http://www.mihirbhanot.com/blog
Studied at @harvard-business-school, @princeton-university
Founder/CEO of Operator (Coming Soon). Angel in @twitter, @square, @xiaomi and @foursquare. Advisor to @flipboard.
Investor - GP at Susa Ventures, 9 years at the Richemont Group
President at @windsor-media
Co-founder and COO @caplinked. Former private equity partner and banker for $6 billion of investments. @stanford-university University years ago.
http://blog.caplinked.com/
4x founder, over 20 angel investments, 8 acquisition exits and an IPO. Prior teams: @paypal, @slide, @skype , @google , @taskrabbit
http://framethink.wordpress.com
Angel investor & advisor - social, mobile, local tech. Portfolio includes @summize & @tweetdeck, both acq by @twitter. CEO @collecta, Pres Reuters Tech & SVP AOL
Founder @cheezburger, @circa • Studied at @northwestern-university. Allergic to cats.
http://benhuh.org
Managing Director @techstars • Co-founder @slicehost (acq by @rackspace)
Currently CFO @pandora. Worked @adobe, @omniture, @ancestry-com • Investor @gobbler, @downstairs-lounge
Real estate developer @MillenniumPartners and angel investor in 65+ investments. Former technology VC and entrepreneur. Brown BA and Columbia MBA.
Co-Founder of Newhoo/ODP (Sold to Netscape/AOL), First Corporate Dev Exec at @google now partner at Lightbox Ventures
Investor, Entrepreneur, Advisor. @yale-university MB&B & MIT @mit-sloan-school-of-management MBA.
Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of @slated . General Partner of @actarus-funds. Co-founder and Chairman of PalmStar Entertainment. Co-founder of @theglobe-com
Director @galvanize-ventures-1 and Angel Investor. Ex - @foundry-group Special Projects, @techstars Associate & @BoulderBeta Producer.
Co-founder & Board member, @slated. Angel. Mgr, Jefferson Ventures. IC, @evermore. Actor & writer. @NotreDame
http://www.williammapother.com/blog
Founder @factual. Founder @applied-semantics (developed ASI AdSense, bought by @google).
http://blog.factual.com
Cofounded @picasa -> @google
Angel Investor
President @ @beachmint.com
Founder: @earthlink, Boingo; co-Founder: @ecompanies, Jamdat, @business-com; entrepreneur & investor
http://skydayton.blogspot.com
Goldman Sachs (1982-03). Former Partner. Founded GS Internet Research team in 1994. Investor/Entrepreneur. >30k Hours evaluating/helping Startups over 20 yrs.
http://mp.blogs.com/
Investor in @skype, @chegg, @square, @etacts, @dailybooth, @flipboard, @nowmov, @citizennet, @optimizely, @mobile-roadie, @brizzly.
Founder & CEO @flipagram, Founder @shopzilla ($562MM exit), Founder @bizrate.com (top 100 website)
http://herenowwow.org
Currently building The Idealists
Co-Founder and Former CEO of @seamlessweb (@grubhub-seamless), EIR @bessemer-venture-partners
http://jasonfinger.com
Angel: Oculus VR (to FB), Climate Corp (to Monsanto), Glide.
Founded Scopely, Chairman: Opposing Views
Founding: Applied Semantics -> GOOG, Head of Domain Ch
I founded two companies and have been full time angel investing for the past 5 years. More at tgm.com
http://tgm.com/
Entrepreneur, Investor, Operator and Deal Maker. Founder @io, @samba-tv @bittorrent • Worked at @yahoo
http://www.ashwinnavin.com
CEO and Co-founder @Pluto.TV • Board member @smule @threadless @trunk-club • Formerly @emusic @cductive @emi-music
http://thomasryan.org
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/
Co-founder and Executive Chairman of @shift-1 and Los Angeles-based angel investor
entrepreneur, investor and seeker of inspiration
Founder: @juvo Capital,@mezimedia (Acquired @valueclick-media), @vivo-holdings, @juvolicious
Employee: #12 @overture-services, @boston-consulting-group
Co-founder & General Partner @sparklabs-global-ventures & @sparklabs Accelerator in Seoul. Former Executive at @facebook. Father of 4. Mountain Biker.
Founder and Managing Director, @lowercase-capital
Over $1B in exits - Angel in GoodReads, HelloSociety, Klout, DogVacay, DollarShaveClub, MakerStudios, DocStoc, Userplane - Current CEO @science
Tech columnist @Slate. Content. Marketing. Growth. Led branded content @walmart, launched mobile @20th-century-fox, founded @mixblendr, made TV @nbc Universal
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_bet.html
Angel investor 80+ deals, 21 exits. Backing great people w huge ideas. Early angel and advisor to AngelList. Drove into Iraq alone in 2003 to start first company. US Marine & Intelligence dude.
http://instagram.com/paigecraig0231
Serial entrepreneur turned investor always looking for passionate entrepreneurs and amazing teams!
Founder/CEO of @techstars. Investor in Amazing Startups. Geeky to the bone.
http://www.davidgcohen.com
http://www.davidgcohen.com/
Founder and former CEO, PriceGrabber.com
Managing Director/Co-Founder of @launchpadla, Co-Founder of @charlie, Co-Founder of @fabfitfun, Partner at Charlie Ventures. Harvard BA. LA born and raised.
http://samteller.com
CEO Family Office Sayn-Wittgenstein
CEO, cofounder of @profounder. Cofounder of @kiva. @stanford-university MBA. Educator (@university-of-southern-california, @stanford-university). Social enterprise expertise. Extensive int'l experience.
Investor/Advisor in Twitter, Square, Jawbone, LIFX, others. Currently @stripe. Previously, Founding Partner Obvious/Medium, CMO Apache Software Foundation.
consultant, tech enthusiast and angel investor
Worked at @mckinsey-company, @sony-pictures-entertainment • Studied at @columbia-university
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/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/
CEO @stradella-road named by Fast Company as one of the World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Hollywood. Gordon works with entrepreneurs at @umbel, @rockify, @openbucks, @epoxy-tv, @dbg , @CakeHealth, @bufferapp and @appssavvy. As an advis
Founder @winklevosscap
Co-Founder @charlie
http://www.michaelbroukhim.com
Founder & CEO of Tinder. Previously Founder of @adly (largest celebrity endorsement platform for social media).
Founder @affinity-networks, @amplifyla, @Leads360• Studied at @arizona-state-university
http://www.cmplx.ly
Founder, Investor or Advisor in companies including @lifecrowd, @shift-3, RetentionScience, @muckerlab, GradientX, Eventup, TheReceivablesExchange & @zynga (via Prism)
Invested in many startups and I keep investing....
COO @500px | Formerly at @extremestartups @relay-ventures @chegg. @netflix. @thomas-weisel-partners. @goldman-sachs. @accenture. | @ChicagoBooth @university-of-california-berkeley.
Co-Founder @ Affinity Networks
Former Chairman @william-morris-agency, Former Board Member AOL
Technology Risk Management.
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-Audit-Security-2359303/about
Founder @gradient-x
Founder of MySpace/Former President. Started two small Internet companies before MS, both profitable exits.
Founder @eqal • Investor @chromatik, @tradesy • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley
Founder and CEO of be2 and C-Date, a profitable $60M+ business. Investor in @airhelp @auditfile @famebit @tradeshift @ubiome @mayvenn @terravion @tripping-com
4x Startup guy and Angel. E! Online's Commerce Biz, AlexBlake.com (COO), DailyCandy.com (CEO), LinkSmart.com (Founder and CEO). Dozen or so invests.
Founded four agencies (sold 3 to IPG and 1 to MDC) and current consultancy - The DuMont Project. Direct Response Expert - Traditional and Digital Media.
Online organizer and social movement strategist. Citizen journalism @the-huffington-post and strategy @purpose while incubating unPAC and Peers.org.
CEO at @charlie
Founder of @division-films, @w4, Hydra, Investor in Path, Playsino, Titan Gaming, @evertune, @mp3-com, @net2phone
Founded two tech start-ups. One was sold to a large competitor.
Energy. Financial Services.
@university-of-california-berkeley. @MIT.
CRO @republic-project, acquired by Sizmek. Traveler, sports enthusiast & startup junkie. Passionate Advisor & Investor. CAL Alumnus!
Founder and Managing Director of Plus Capital. Co-Founder of LaunchpadLA, Start-up Entrepreneur before that (1994-2009)
Angel Investor
Founder @rainforest-la; Vice President Tech Coast Angels @ Los Angeles
Investor @theorem-ventures, EVP and tech practice lead at Grayling. Formerly co-founder & CEO Atomic, acquired by Grayling.
http://www.theoremventures.blogspot.com
Bitcoin Syndicate - 20x entrepreneur - angel investor - pioneered the market for digital currency in games.
http://www.quora.com/brock-pierce
Founder of Strategic Law Partners ( los angeles based venture lawyers) and SLP Ventures (angel investor)
Open-minded. At least I like to think so.
http://djoe.posterous.com
Managing Director
Executive - Business development/Project Management/Sales. Successful Early Stage Investor(avg 3.6x ROI) - Experienced Fund raiser, plugged into SV ecosystem
Founder of SOA, Desktone, @servicemesh
Investor @styleseat, @rescale • Studied at @ucla-anderson-school-of-management-1
VC at @PritzkerVC, Founder/CEO of VentureUP.info
Entrepreneur at heart. Passionate Technologist. Founder @dandelion . Previously @mojiva and @mocean-mobile (acquired), raised over $45 million
Founder @amplifyla • Works at @accel-partners
Successful, Silicon Beach entrepreneur, investor and mentor serves as managing director of Upside Ventures
Investor in @burstly, @shift-1, @traffic-marketplace, @elephantdrive.
Co-Founder and CEO of @studymode
Larner is an entrepreneur w/ a television & consumer brands focus, best known as MTV star Rob Dyrdek's long time business partner.. Now a NY-based art dealer :)
Founder/CEO of @tvnnel. Partner/Brand Advisor @incase. Co-founder of @dc-shoes.
http://arkitipintel.com/reporters/damon/
Co-founder/CEO, Docstoc (acquired by Intuit) -- Creator/Host, Startups Uncensored -- Writer, Forbes & WSJ -- Angel Investor, Advisor -- JD/MBA
http://www.JasonNazar.com
Angel investor in early stage tech startups around the world, based in London. CEO of @1seed - investing, mentoring, building bridges.
CTO @playsino, @subtextual,@thq-inc VP Games @mandalay-media, MD @minick-distefora-mobile. Adv/investor in @xfire, @skillfully, @fgl, @gocoin, @five-delta
Co-founder (along with Paris Latsis) of 1821 Media, owner of 1821 pictures, 1821 comics, Stan Lee's Kids Universe, 1821 Nightmares.
Invested in Natalie Portmans Hadsomecharlie Films.
Produce and finance films, tv, games, comics, music, apps.
Recovering entrepreneur. Founder of @peoplepc, @spotrunner, @firefly-networks. Founding partner @TenOneTen Ventures.
co-founder @quietly @hootsuite @invoke @brightkit. I'm sparkly, very sparkly.
Founder @shipito, @fazole-cz • Worked at @eastbiz-corporation
Angel Investor, real estate develop/design/build firm, art collector/curator/consultant
Venture partner at G2V accelerator and Angel investor in Tech & Software. Experienced exec investing in very early stage companies that will make a difference.
https://www.rebelmouse.com/harkawat/
See @branchout.com/Lee.Ann.Daly...Mommy, brand diva, Hoosier-Gothamite, foodie, fan of Frank Todaro, Chatelaine @ Self Inflicted Productions.
Managing Member Park One Capital, Single Family Office.
Founding Partner of k5 Venture Accelerator
TedX Orange Coast Advisor
Founder of 8 startups, all succesfull. 6 exits (10-100MM each).
Founder @globix, @armour-residential-reit (NYSE:ARR) @javelin-mortgage-investment-corp (NYSE: JMI) • Investor @friendfinder-networks, @vault-com • Studied at @babson-college, @new-york-university
Investor in @sharesquare-beastmode-fm, @laughstub.
Founder, @music-impacts. General Partner, @merrickhanna-ventures. Chairman, @tangible-worldwide. Worked w/ Mosaic, Flash, Urchin, and top ad agencies.
http://medium.com/@MayorRock
Managing Director @Coalescence Capital (family office), Worked @iberdrola. xFounder @weatherista. USC Executive MBA candidate 2015.
President of Structure: venture capital and advisory firm. Worked at Fox and the NFL. Founded Digital Artists and Spotrunner
Investor in @ecomom, @social-rewards, @roozt-1, @network-optix, Rbb.
Chairman Taylor Asset Management, Inc.
stage agnostic investor
1981 Started ASC Video Corp.
1989 Developed the first PC based video server for broadcast TV.
1997 Sold ASC
1997 to Present I invest in Start Ups
Startup Advisor (@signpost, @slated, @three-day-rule, @pogoseat), ex-Google / @amazon, Documentary Film Director, and Actor
http://nelsoncheng.com/blog
cook, code, invest, play, read | all for fun
Senior Vice President of Advertising at @hulu
Co-Founder of Plink (acquired by @google); Engineer on @google Goggles; PhD in Robotics at Oxford.
http://www.educatingsilicon.com/
Accomplished media and technology Executive, Entrepreneur and Investor based in Los Angeles. @scopely @zynga @the-walt-disney-company @playdom
Angel Investor, Entrepreneur, and Start-Up Advisor
Serial entrepreneur / angel; 20 ventures, 2 IPOs. 1st investor in @klout. Founder: @bottlenose, @live-matrix, Daily Dot, @streamglider, Twine, @earthweb & Dice.
http://novaspivack.com/
Founder Maximize Social Media • Worked at @treetop-software • Investor @treetop-software • Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles
https://medium.com/@WesleyBarnett/
Entrepreneur, Technology Executive, Angel Investor
Angel Investor and entrepreneur. Co-founded @digital-ventures & @inzearch (both acquired by FOX/News Corp). Also @emergingcast (acquired by @demand-media).
http://www.damianvoltes.com
Active investor -
Experienced troubleshooter.
Founder @cross-campus • Worked at @jpmorgan-chase, @maxim-commercial-capital-llc
Founder & CEO of JOBTRAK, acquired by Monster.com. Founder of GoodSearch.com. Los Angeles-based angel investor.
Started @expensecloud (Sold to @trinet ) Worked at Aperture (Acq. by EMR), Systinet (Acq. by HP), webMethods (Acq. by SoftwareAG) & Forte (Acq. by Sun)
Senior BD Manager at NantMobile • Studied at @purdue-university
First Angel Investor and Co-founder in Tuenti (sold to Telefonica), @border-stylo, and @youzee
Founder of Silfur Capital. Engineer, entrepreneur, trader, technologist, and angel investor.
CEO & Co-Founder @revenue-com . Founder & Former CEO Titan Gaming (now @playsino and @xfire). Forbes 30 under 30 in Media. Graduated from McGill
http://blog.virurl.com
Principal of Reinmkr + Reinmkr Satsang
Entrepreneur. Advisor. Angel Investor.
Superpreneur. Multi-Lingual. Personal investor in numerous startups. Strong Asian network.
http://www.scrapsentral.com
Worked at @ascend-ventures • Studied at @stanford-graduate-school-of-business, @university-of-california-berkeley
Founder @payvia, • Investor @m-qube, @uxpin, @stockr, @wanderu, @filmbreak, @dealflicks, @mogreet, @able, @changecoin
CEO @chirply
CEO @the-first-time-records
CEO @peekok
VP Bus Dev @zattoo
Director Product Management @sennari
Engineer @vontu
Infrastructure @loudcloud
Co-founder, CEO at @big-frame
Vice President of Sales at Localytics
Co-founder Relevance Capital & 4Ignition Enterprises. Board member SIGNiX, Agilum, Cortac, Consensus Point, Opti-Logic.
Created print/UPC-to-web scanning w/ CueCat. Won an Emmy w/ Slingbox, #1 startup at CEA iStage w/ @boxee & Best Technology at @launch w/ @newaer Proximity Platform
http://telepixels.com
President, Quesnay. Former VP @american-express mcommerce; Exec @verizon led innovation, BD, & applications ecosystem. Investor: @vouchr, @lettuce, & CareatHand
Co-Founder of VanceInfo (now Pactera after merger of equal with hiSoft)
Member of Maverick Angels, HBS Angels, CEO of two life science start ups.
Results driven, strategic, General Manager and C-level officer with consumer and technology product expertise
Managing Partner Navitas Capital
Tech-optimist, wireless solutions hunter, cultural translator, PE investor. Long-time member of the Investment Team at Sasson Capital.
Entrepreneur, Investor
CEO of Rivalry Games • Consumer tech expert; founding team @booz-digital • Previously @mckinsey-company, @yahoo • Studied @stanford-graduate-school-of-business, @carleton-college
SVP Investment Outcomes @crowdfunder-1
Entrepreneur
Angel Investor
WSOP Champion
Husband
Father
Co-founder at Bit Kitchen, previously founded SocialEngine, Techstars Boulder 2011 alum
Worked at @bridgewater-associates • Investor @bonobos, @trunk-club • Studied at @stanford-graduate-school-of-business, @yale-university
CEO/co-founder at @caplinked. Early @paypal. Author of "The PayPal Wars."
eCom & Omnichannel Retail Executive @guess, 1st startup @18, Former Exec @SteveMadden, Melissa&Doug, FreshDirect, Geoff&Drew's; Invest/Mentor/Advise/Operate
Investor in over 20 tech companies. Founder of @dealtaker-com (sold to Media General 2008, bought back 2012), Dude.
http://www.bikeneal.com
20+ year lawyer, tech company investor, managing director of Idealab, founding CEO of New.net
Strategist, Advisor, Business Architect, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Devil's Advocate and Family man.
Trustee @singularity University I like building infrastructures: mobile, media, wireless, broadband, internet, health, synthetic biology; silicon valley veteran
http://www.google.com/profiles/reesejones1
VP, Digital Business Development at Universal Music
Partner at @upfront-ventures. Passionate about mobile, financial services and consumer internet. I'm an active angel investor looking for great entrepreneurs.
LA based Tech veteran, mentor, advisor, angel & gadfly. Founder Institute Mentor, lecturer HBS, USC, UCLA.
http://thomkozik.tumblr.com
Managing Partner at @bayspring-ventures
Serial Entrepreneur & Investor
Brad Hively is the Senior Vice President, Operations, at Heritage Provider Network. Prior to HPN, Brad was a private equity investor at TA Associates.
Serial Entrepreneur. CEO + Founder @paedae. Bootstrapped 2 companies to exit, scaled 1 nonprofit to $70M in distribution. Travel, Entrepreneurship, Happiness.
http://www.robemrich.com
Entrepreneur, investor with background in VC/PE (The Chernin Group; Mumbai Angels, Naspers/MIH/DST), Corp Dev/Strategy (Hulu, BBC iPlayer, etc.) across the US, UK/EU and India.
at Sky Rider International Ltd.
Investor @visually, @giftly
Venture Partner at High Peaks. Previously, ran Product at Quidsi (acquired by @amazon).Founder @Brickfactor.
Active Angel, Entrepreneur & Advisor
Top VP @ $110mm Company
Brand, Marketing, Biz & Partner Dev Strategy
Star Mountain Capital, Alliance for Veteran Support
Creator of web shows, producer of video in general. Proud investor in Tubemogul and Willagirl.
http://lindsaycampbell.com
CEO, Stealth @Samsungaccel; Founder @shoptouch. GM at @HatchLabs ; Alum of @apple, @sony; Serial entrepreneur - eShop -> @microsoft; PowerMarket -> @Oracle
Investor in @krossover, @livelook, @oculis-labs, @straighterline.
CEO ShopGeniusapp.com, CEO Aquea, CEO at OIO, EVP TradingMarkets.com, Creative Consult TheStreet.com
CEO & cloud-storage expert. Founder/CEO @infrascale.
http://blog.infrascale.com
CEO of Raynforest, Strong sales and marketing background, influencer, Author of SOCIALIZED! Forbes Columnist
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markfidelman/
CPO eDriving. Advisor: Agile Credit and Rexter.
President Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles, Director of @sports-media-ventures, Founder of Dakota Financial, Founder of Liquidgreen, B.S. from Wharton
Co-Founder @solidx-partners-inc Ex @millennium-partners @ubs
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
Internet Technology Guy, Husband, Snowboarder, Tennis Hack, Laker Fan, Trojan Fan, Shopaholic with Bounty Hunter tendencies- Good thing I work at @shopzilla :)
http://jodymulkey.com
Sales Chemist
@ the Fastest Growing Internet Service in the US:
1) Manage 32 with $21m goal
2) Hired 20+ Sales Hunters since inception of @edgecast-acquired-by-verizon
3) Built the Client Services Team (Account Managers) and Sales Ops Team
3) Run product
CEO/co-founder of Zappli, mobile shopping/payment, acquired by Shopzilla. Previously, CEO/co-founder of Kefta, dynamic targeting solutions, bought by Acxiom.
Founder/CEO - AdRev, AudioMicro, & ImageCollect - Entrepreneur, Dad, CPA, Blogger, Photog, Investor - @wireimage, @newcondosonline, & @internetmarketinginc
http://ryanborn.net
Entrepreneur and Angel Investor. Vice Chairman of @tech-coast-angels. Currently with UCSB Technology Management Program, running a New Venture Competition.
Board Member @slow-money Investor @hotlist, @mamma-chia • Studied at @bard-college-at-simon-s-rock
Bachelor Degree at NYU in Finance Economics; worked at StartEngine; angel investor in Enplug, Wavo.me and Camfind.
Worked at @idealab-4, @x1-technologies • Studied at University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles
Founder @bridg • Co-founder @savings-com – $150M exit • Worked at @google • @university-of-california-los-angeles MBA
Angel investor and advisor. Former VC for 15 years at BA Venture Partners (now Scale Venture Partners) and Mellon Ventures.
Chairman and CEO at Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc.
Big Data Monetization, SocialMedia, Analytics, Digital, Adv, Marketing, Advisor, Speaker, Alum of HBS, Nielsen, IPG, Co-founder of 2 start ups & 2 amazing kids
http://www.stayinthelightco.tumblr.com
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
Founder + CEO of @soothe
life is but a dream, live each day to the fullest.
Worked at @ticketmob • Investor @laughstub, @vendscreen • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
Engineer, Entrepreneur, Investor
Independent film producer and financier.
Worked at @robertson-stephens, @sofi-1 • Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business, @stern-school-of-business
Distinguished Engineer, @cisco Collaboration • Investor
• • Hustle in my DNA
• • CEO of @justgo
• • Worked at @us-senate @lehman-brothers , @dubai-international-capital , @gi-partners
Co-Founder @jaanuu & B4L Capital. Private Equity @the-yucaipa-companies. M&A/LevFin @cibc-world-markets. MBA @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business-1
Founder @the-design-accelerator • Worked at @green-dot, @goto-com • Studied at @harvard-business-school, @princeton-university
Founder and CEO @InsuranceAgents.com, @DebtSolutions.com • Studied at @Capital, @university of Dayton
Executive, Investor, Advisor and Board Member. Previously;
- CEO and Head of Global Media, Yahoo!
- EVP, Americas, Yahoo!
- President, FOX Interactive Media
Co-founder & CEO @Epoxy.tv | Designer & technologist innovating in entertainment | IDEO, BMW, Team Downey, Continuum | Stanford Design, Engineering & GSB
I create companies. Current: Pop-Up Pantry. Previous: Jossip Initiatives.
Host of Business Rockstars on CBS Radio. http://www.linkedin.com/in/kenradio
BusinessRockstars.com
Investor @doctorbase, @gablit
Founder @pccw • Worked at @groupon, @timeline-labs • Investor @playsino, @xfire • Studied at @massachusetts-institute-of-technology, @stanford-university
Board of Directors at @rhapsody International
Gabriele Gresta is a world-renowned speaker and considered an expert in digital media and associated technologies, Participative Tv and Finance
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.
Founder @rideapart-media, Hubris Factory • Worked at @yahoo, @driverside • Studied at @san-francisco-state-university, @california-institute-of-the-arts
Jesse Thomas is the Founder of @jess3 – a creative interactive agency specializing in Social Media Data Visualization.
http://blog.jess3.com
Co-Founder & CIO @ Newfound, where we use quantitatively-enabled solutions to promote behavior-driven investment strategies over chasing performance
http://www.coreyhoffstein.com
Founder @thought-convergence-inc, @aftermarket-1, @agreed, @trafficz • Investor @magnetic, @aboutus-org • Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles
http://afterthought.com
Vice President, @warner-bros Entertainment; @harvard-business-school ; @massachusetts-institute-of-technology
Director of Business Development at @dun-bradstreet-credibility-corp
Founder @invested-in. We power crowdfunding.
http://allidoispunk.com
Angel, attorney, inventor, writer, @apple fanboy, comic book lover.
I run Strong Ventures, a seed fund that finances, supports and mentors Korean/Asian/Global entrepreneurs, empowering them to kick some ass.
http://www.baenefit.com
Founder @republic-project, @rey-interactive • Worked at @doubleclick, @digital-broadcasting-group-dbg • Studied at @san-francisco-state-university
http://www.mediabizbloggers.com/aj-vernet
OrganicStartup (Internet & Mobile incubator). Tech Coast Angels LA (seed investor network). Founder HealthInReach (consumer-driven healthcare marketplace). MBA
Life is a video game with no respawn.
Founder @flare, @particle • Worked at @yahoo, @apple. Best drawer in class since kindergarten. Designer focused on product concept, strategy, development, and user experience.
http://ericsond.tumblr.com/
I am a cowboy, astronaut, hopefully someday millionaire
Internet & Digital Media Executive, Advisor, and Investor
Investor in @applied-semantics, @doubletwist, @admarvel.
CEO/Founder @dryad-communications-3 . Investor. MBA @ucla Anderson, MS @stanford, BS @MIT
http://www.tamrajohnson.com
CEO/President of Marley Holdings a commercial real estate owner
PhD @university-of-washington, Postdoc @university-of-pennsylvania /CHOP, Professor @university-of-southern-california, Founded Tute
Graduate Student at UC Berkeley School in Data Science
Founder Cardinal Point Capital (family fund). Angel Investor. @stanford-graduate-school-of-business grad.
Investor in @lefora, @adisn.
http://www.crowdgather.com/blog/
Media, content and tech. Director of Sales Planning & Analytics at Lionsgate. Previous experience at Warner Bros, NBCUniversal, Citigroup and StormHarbour.
https://profiles.google.com/108606554951783575740/about
Global Ambassador & founding executive director of @singularityU, entrepreneur (last company sold to @google), angel investor, former VP @yahoo, etc.
Works @grand-rounds • Worked at @reputation-com • Investor @instinct, @willa-skincare • Studied at @stanford-university, @yale-university
life hacker & growth advisor focused on physical, emotional, and spiritual fitness. ex-Facebook growth, PepsiCo Marketing, McKinsey, Harvard MBA, Hoffman grad.
Founder @citizen-spaces, @blue-monitor-systems • Worked at @universal-music-group, @destiny-media-technologies • Investor @citizen-space, @blue-monitor-systems • Studied at @trade-technical
http://citizenspace.us/blog
Co-founder @hipgeo, Co-founder iChange (sold to Herbalife), worked at @yahoo, GeoCities, and AOL.
CEO @predpol. Co-Founder @nextspace-co-working-innovation-inc Startup lawyer. @university-of-pennsylvania & @university-of-california-los-angeles grad.
http://www.predpol.com/blog
Co-founder/CEO @five, former founder @outline, @techstars Boston, @uc-berkeley
CIO @artivest
Previous: @paulson-co @harvard-business-school @harvard-law-school @washington-university-in-saint-louis
http://www.paranoidbull.com
Pasadena Angels Board member, entrepreneur / executive / advisor with Internet Advertising background
Co-founded @downey-ventures with Robert Downey Jr. to invest in digital media start-ups and incubate consumer entertainment technology companies.
Angel investor in women-led startups. Finance background (Goldman Sachs); MBA UCB.
Investor, entrepreneur
Founder Royal Poinciana Holdings
Co-Founder and Partner at Lotus Service Business Co.ltd
Previous partner at Asiana Fd
CEO @mindgruve, Managing Partner @mindgruveVentures
http://mindgruve.com/blog
CEO @socialspiel • Co-founder @tupalo • Team Member @rockstar-games • Editor at @startupdigest • Mentor @startupweekend
Investor in @kiva-systems, @kitchen-monki.
Co-Founder @independence-brewing-co; Angel Investor & Board Member @pogoseat & @chaldal-com ; Angel & Advisor @swarm-mobile; Principal @christina-development
Principal at Mesa West Capital
& Investor
President and Co-Founder of @deco-lighting
Tech Investment banking at @broadview-international-jefferies Product Dev @cymer
UCSD Electrical Engineering
Start-up Consultant
Co-Founder, Akamai Technologies; President and CEO, JUMP Investors; Chairman, mPath; Chairman, UrgentRx; Board Member, Tapiture.
Vice President at the Capital Group Companies
Member of Board of Directors at Vigilistics, Inc.
Investor, Intellectual Property Guru, Smithsonian Laureate CTO at @Majestyk -- founder @instantservice (now Oracle), VirtualOR (now Swedish Medical) -- ingk.com/d
Board member, Public Knowledge, media strategist, founder of digital media consultancy, NVPR, in Seattle, LA & Buenos Aires: marcom, biz dev, creative services
I am preventive cardiologist who is also interesting in innovative startup companies in healthcare and also in other aspects of life. Also an advisor.
I'm a London-based entrepreneur (owner of a bookstore, and a co-owner of a publishing company) with interests in big data and location based innovation.
Managing Director @ BrightStreet Ventures. CEO @ Me.com (@apple). Founder @ Rapid Logic (@intel). Investor @whistle (IBM), @private-bank-of-california (Banc of CA)
http://www.thenetworkgarden.com
Managing Director -- Caerus Ventures LLC
Corp dev & PE exec. Strong Biz backg (Chicago Booth, Booz Allen). francophile/orientalist; dad; music, travel & social enterprise ethusiast. RPI education.
VP of Strategy at Originate. CEO of Lottay.
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Investor in @youbetme -- Interested in all things tech.
founded Mandi.net , co founded Sagatiba.com , investor on @spinlister-com and @urbanremedy.com, strong business network in Brazil.
Catalyst at Large
Founder CEO at A. R. Communications. Web Industry and Optimization Expert. Visionary Entrepreneur and Investor.
http://asif.im
Was CEO and co-founder of ThinkNear, acquired by TNAV. Now GM of Scout Advertising.
@white-house, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Founder Global Philanthropy www.globalphilanthropy.com, President at G2 Investment www.g2investmentgroup.com
Founder @DSE Consulting • B2B BD Manager @t-mobile, @At&t • Studied at @california State University, Fullerton,@Chapman,MBA Student @ GSB
Founder & CEO, @magnify360. Advisor, Investor in Online-Driven Businesses
Director of Special Projects @scopely. Partner at @jacaranda-ventures.
Principal at @Lux-Capital, @General Motors • Investor @sibeam, @Silicon Clocks • Studied at @berkeley, @ucla
http://shahinfarshchi.wordpress.com/
Managing Director at Anser Capital Group - healthcare investor and advisor
Founded Victoria Real (UK business, bought by Endemol Group); President, Virgin Media TV Digital group; CEO Telescope US, MBO backed by HIG Growth Partners
Creator of Video Games and Comics. Founder and investor in multiple Startups. Sold @naughty-dog to Sony 2001, @flektor to Fox Interactive 2007. Angel in @elarm.
CEO of @kbc-securities-usa, Inc.
Entrepreneur. Advisor. Angel Investor. Computer/Data Scientist. MS @new-york-university, @HBOGO, Comcast, @fullscreen @datasimple
VP, Strategic Alliances at 23andMe. 15 years in consumer internet (eHarmony, AOL, ICQ, AIM) now doing genetics.
Head of Solutions Eng at @shift-3. Helped close multi-MM deals with F100 brands & top agencies. Tech/Product Builder. Entrepreneur. Tech Advisor. Get-it-done-er.
http://blog.mikekhristo.com
Founder CamFind, Studied @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign computer science and mathematics, Founded the search engine - JRank.org and StateUniversity.com Helicopter Pilot for a hobby
SVP Product & Partnerships at Factual Inc., former Sr. Director Product at Yahoo! Search & GM Yahoo! BOSS
Love software, technology and startups. CEO of @axosoft. Founder of @az-disruptors incubator.
Head of Digital Strategy & Social Media @rubin-postaer-and-associates. Former: VP, Marketing @machinima; Leadership positions @the-search-agency & @lendingtree
http://www.aarondodez.com
Partner at OneService (acquired by G4S), Vice President of G4S International, Angel investor in StayClassy.
Co-Founded MyValidus llc (Private Sale), 2013:Youngest collegiate division 1 football coach (24) in the world, Accredited Investor,Co-Founder OG Investments LLC
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
Director of Developer Relations @maxcdn
Open Source Contributor and Advocate
Angel Investor
http://blog.maxcdn.com/author/justin-dorfman/
Worked at @green-dot • Investor @fuze-network,
Products lead at LiveNation Labs
Former SVP of Technology, @warner-music-group. Advisor to many, friend to some, admire all.
Co-founder, @gadzoox-networks. Tech Coast Angels. Storage industry, SaaS, IaaS, Consumer, New Media, and Semiconductor. 1 startup, 5 exits. Blackbelt in origami.
VP, Ops (biz dev, finance, ops) @radpad. Former VP, Ops @wittlebee. @myspace for 4 years (int'l business, biz dev). Former i-banker. UofC Booth MBA. UCLA B.A.
Founder and CEO, Gether. NYU MBA. USC IR. Ops, Marketing, Recruiting. Excellent reputation in client-advocacy and market-driven product and service development.
Global Serial Entrepreneur, CEO @unified-inbox, President @viva-lite, Consultant/Advisor to Startups/Corp./Govt. and Musician.
http://www.tobyruckert.com
Travel technology pioneer & founder of several successful companies including: AdventureLink, LeisureLink, Tripeze & GetThere.
Former top music exec (signed Katy Perry, B. Raitt, Train...) @ Sony, Capitol & Warners. Now in tech/media. Founder Webcastr, Inc. Board/SVP @ Scayl. Investor.
Co-founder @swim. Previously: CTO @geni. Helped build @yammer.
Product Designer, Startup Advisor, Brand Strategist, and Open Web Advocate
Angel investor. Experience in private equity & mezzanine investing, and investment banking. UCLA Anderson MBA & MIT nuclear engineer.
I am an experienced senior executive, legal counsel, enterprise risk officer and corporate compliance officer with broad-based experience leading legal, business, compliance, enterprise risk management and internal audit functions. I have worked for a ran
Founder @yb-hotels, @ybintel-com • Investor @skycatch • Studied at @university-of-rochester
Director of West Coast Operations for @ivy-3. Formerly @forerunner-ventures
CEO of SynerMed. Largest medicaid MSO in the country. Think TPA for the affordable care act. Angel and Search Fund Investor and Operator.
I like connecting the dots...
investing most actively in start-ups since 2005; active on boards, mostly interested in LA-based companies
Founder/CEO @onescreen; Cofounder @optimal; Cofounder @leadid; Cofounder @leadroi. Media and Technology | Founder, CEO, Product Architect | atulpatelx.com.
http://atulpatelx.com/feed
Founder of Appetites and Echograph.
Echograph acquired by Vimeo in 2013
http://nickalt.com
Managing Partner, Southern California, McKinsey & Co
Angel Investor. President, Dynamic Investments. President, Dynamic Construction Services. Director, Entrepreneurship Village. Tech Coast Angels Investor.
Engineer, Architect, Investor @campus-explorer, Worked @rent.com, @rentpath , @ebay , @stamps-com , @dreamworks-animation-skg
http://www.mijit.com
Co-founder of Savings.com (sold to Cox), Board Chair at KIPP LA Schools, Angel Investor. Passionate about building great teams.
Founder & CEO of UniversalGiving (www.UniversalGiving.org) & UniversalGiving Corporate.
http://pamelahawley.wordpress.com/
Lawyer, Scientist and Entrepreneur
Actively seeking branded goods investments. Experienced in building consumer goods brands on and offline. Passionate about great, enduring brands.
Founder @cliff-hanger, @lucky-puppy • Worked at @zynga, @metaplace, @electronic-arts
http://www.cliffhangerapp.com
Founder @elephantdrive • Investor @traffic-marketplace, @zaadz
Invest into promising start-ups with exceptional leadership and appealing sector opportunities.
Co-founder of @build-com. Private money lender. Value oriented selective contrarian investor.
Current CEO of venture backed Startup in video space. Y Combinator brother.
Data @mattermark | formerly @GoldenGateVC
Co-founder & CEO of @sportsy. Sold CitizenLocal to MyLife.com. Former NFL. Serial entrepreneur and angel investor.
Startup junkie. 15+ years as web and game developer. Computer Science, @university-of-california-berkeley; MBA, @university-of-california-los-angeles.
Founder @tapru-gosave (Previous @extrabux). Love building teams of exceptionally talented & passionate engineers. Mobile Ad Tech. Los Angeles + Kyiv, Ukraine.
http://www.danemcleod.com
Serial bootstrapping entrepreneur. Co-founder of @menuism & @pickfu.
Serial Entrepreneur who has raised more than $800 million for over 70 startups, IPO'd, & sold to large companies. Pre IPO work with eBay, LinkedIn, Zynga, etc.
Current: RVP, Sales - North America at @ringcentral. 12 years SMB Sales/Marketing experience - Loudcloud, WebEx, SuccessFactors, @ringcentral
Entrepreneur and nerd looking to solve, and help others solve, interesting problems... and get a little dirty.
Tech Coast Angels Member • Worked @westpark-capital, @millennium-capital-partners, • Investor @geniusgiver, @tetatet • Studied @pepperdine-university & Harvard
best-selling author of "Predictable Revenue". SFDC refugee.
Adventuring in media, news & tech. Create: @catchpool, @2462miles, @3460miles & @2905miles. Forbes 30-U-30. Cheer: @sandbox_network NYC, @NPRGenListen.
I am the Managing Partner of Delshad Capital. We provide early stage capital and advisory services to people building disruptive technology companies.
Former COO/CFO at @william-morris-agency; Retired Partner at @deloitte-touche • Investor @mtime
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=11762783&trk=hb_tab_pro_top
Partner, Ingk Labs
Head of talent & organization at @hulu and former head of talent & organization at @ideo. A seasoned leader in high profile organizations.
Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Motorcycle enthusiast
Investor in @smart-play.
Co-founded Rocket Fuel (IPO 2013). Early employee at Salesforce.com (IPO 2004) and Epiphany (IPO 1999). PhD in CS / AI from Stanford.
Coach CEO peer group
Cofounder at @unfold. Formerly CTO of Castlight Health & Architect at athenahealth. 12 years building successful tech teams & products. BA Physics, Harvard.
Dir. PR., Model N; Dir., Nimble; Corp. Off., Maximizer; Dir., GoldMine; Angel, StepCast. Completed Maximizer RTO & two funding rounds, $10 million, $15 million.
CMO at mOcean, helped take company form 6 to 200 employees, partner/investor in Need Brands.
I am currently the Chief Technology Officer at HauteLook, a leading online private sale site, acquired by Nordstrom. I also mentor and advise multiple startups.
PM @whisper and Venture Partner @launchpadla • Previously @notion, @myyearbook, @princeton-university-1
Founder of TheStartupAngel.com • PhD, MBA • Developed the Reflux Classifier, acquired by Ludowici in 2001 • Founder of VietSight, acquired by HITES in 2005
Founder @modnique, HostedPCI • Worked at @ibm, @bidz-com • Investor @hostedpci • Studied at @york-university-1
Entertainment industry professional. Former creative on the CBS lot.
Worked at @morgan-stanley, @the-walt-disney-company • Studied at @cornell-university, @ucla-anderson-school-of-management-1
Founder @celum (sold 2007), @popurls (sold 2010), @twidroyd (sold 2010), @Flipso (failed 2013), @postagon (launched 2013), @popist (launched 2014)
Int'l senior medtech executive. Lived/worked 20+ yrs in Asia & EU. Strong strategy, M&A, and market creation. Successful angel investor.
CEO and Founder at @ringdna
President/Founder @bloominous, Founder @tenantify, strategy and operations background (@united-airlines, @bcg, @AT&T), floral industry expert (@teleflora)
COO @ Bridg • Founding member of 3 internet startups • Internet executive with 10+ years of experience, including product dev, biz operations and strategy.
Angel, Mentor, Advisor, Board Member -- 20+ years as a Serial Entrepreneur, Founder, and Team Member with ventures in a variety of industries and technologies.
Investor in @luxim, @perfect-point-edm, @topanga-technologies, @stargreetz-inc.
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/
Global Director, Novartis Diagnostics, Strategy, Business Development and M&A
Entrepreneur/Producer
Founder @the-las-vegas-whaling-company
Founder of Blayze Inc. (acquired by Vobile Inc). Former early YouTube & Google Exec. First YouTube employee to be stationed in Los Angeles.
Founder of @checchi-capital-advisors, @little-consulting, @creative-conversion-technologies, @critical-section-systems.
Founder and CEO @moeo. Founder @teleo (Sold to @microsoft). Founder @adisn (Sold to Crowdgather).
co-Founder & CEO @tripdibs.
Founder & CEO @atomate (nanotech).
prior startups acquired by Sun, Cisco, Veeco.
rocket scientist (certified at NASA-JPL).
@massachusetts-institute-of-technology MS/BS
Head of Supply Chain Strategy
Investor in @raising-desi-productions, @epicwish-films, @snoblaze-corporation.
Manager, Human Certification of Dragon and Falcon 9
Investor in @tilera.
Founded LA Baby Fertility Agency
Founder Accelerated Companies Fund • Studied at @harvard-university
Founder @lucky-ventures-lucky-vc •
Partner at @synergy-innovations-venture-fund • Investor and Entrepreneur.
http://www.lucky.vc
CTO at Focus TRAINR
Worked at TopLine Game Labs, Ptch, DreamWorks, Apple, Eazel, Be.
Co-Founder OneReceipt. Investment associate (BHIC). I-banking (Moelis). Honors finance, U. Maryland. @university-of-maryland-college-park Business Plan Winner 2006, i-receipts (now OneReceipt)
CEO and co founder of @dedicated-media. An innovative online ad delivery and optimization platform.
Veteran TMT investor. Focus on TMT and Education.
Passion for the Internet and innovation by creating ways to help companies grow. Let's go get it!
Start-ups, ticketing, Internet stuff and Cor.kz. Original conceptualizer/founder of @ticketmaster-online and single digit employee of @tickets-com
I invest in a strong management team.
Mr. Smith is the Syndicate Lead for The Exchange Visionary Laboratories, Nonlinear Film Technology and Bitcoin India.
He invests in seed and early stage business ventures with preference towards disruptive technologies
Founder of i2X.
Founder/CEO at DOGMA STUDIOS
Founder @6th Street Investments, LLC @6th Street Fitness, LLC @Westside Trading Company • Investor @Event Farm @OnFarm Systems @balqon @unvael.fm
Founder @integrien • Studied at @pepperdine-university, @oklahoma-state-university
Founder and CEO of HotOffice, MotionPoint and Nutrio.
Corporate Attorney. Advisor to @tint.
Investor, Co-founder and CEO of PlusYoou, Co-founder and CTO of CloudApply (acquired). Big data expert.
EVP, Marketing for Sony Pictures. Background in advertising and digital marketing.
Founded HQ Giftcards and Toscanova, investor in Scopely and AdExchange.
Founder of WorldWinner.com, Grand Virtual (now Everest Gaming).
Angel Investor
Co-founder @hedgy. Customer-Driven Product Guy. UX/UI Designer. @northwestern-university & @harvard-university. Former NCAA Div I Athlete. Early Bitcoiner.
http://blog.warpaul.com
CFO at Arborbridge, Inc.
Prev, MD at Native Instruments North America, CEO at Knitting Factory Entertainment. Harvard A.B., Columbia Univ. Business School MBA
Founder/Counsel
Founder of Lidealist.com, Smartdate, Up&Buzz • 15 years as entrepreneur since 19 • 1 year as an actor, 1 as a writer • Studied at @harvard-business-school, @hec-paris • Member of 6 Boards
http://www.fabriceleparc.com
General Partner at V Aerospace Ventures
Entrepreneur / Angel.
Founder | CEO Panelfly
Executive at warner bros. records. Also worked in talent acquisition and development at interscope and dreamworks.