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