Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Los Angeles.
Hacker, investor & serial entrepreneur. Founder & CEO, @hifi. Venture Partner, @dev. Co-founder & CEO, @echospin (acquired '10). VP, Digital, MTV. 6 patents.
Founder @opprtunity • Athlete. Latvian-American. Entrepreneur. Investor: @memsql @plangrid @human @airhelp @whale-path
http://www.janiskrums.com
Executive - Business development/Project Management/Sales. Successful Early Stage Investor(avg 3.6x ROI) - Experienced Fund raiser, plugged into SV ecosystem
Co-founder/CEO, Docstoc (acquired by Intuit) -- Creator/Host, Startups Uncensored -- Writer, Forbes & WSJ -- Angel Investor, Advisor -- JD/MBA
http://www.JasonNazar.com
Entrepreneur/Investor/Advisor @sierramaya360 @full-color-games @igenapps @paradine @ecampus-ventures @kydaemos @matchpoint-2 @skycatch @fnd
http://www.theamishshah.com
Partner @CrossCut Ventures. Early stage VC. SQUARE ENIX former COO, GC, head of business development, mobile, social, online. Advisor, Investor, Friend.
Founder and CEO of be2 and C-Date, a profitable $60M+ business. Investor in @airhelp @auditfile @famebit @tradeshift @ubiome @mayvenn @terravion @tripping-com
General Partner Rubicon Venture Capital (formerly Georgetown Angels) Author (McGraw Hill July 2013) The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital @romansventures
http://rubicon.vc/blog/
Partner @upfront-ventures. Advisor @freeman-spogli. Co-founder @mucker-lab. Former CMO @hautelook (now part of @nordstrom), @ebay, @stubhub + @livenation-1.
http://www.gregbettinelli.com
Worked at @mckinsey-company, @sony-pictures-entertainment • Studied at @columbia-university
Co-invested with FundersClub, 500 Startups
Investor, Mentor, 37coins, Coin Hako, Purse
1st investor & board member to Wikipedia cofounder's new startup
Founder @tubefilter (now on board). Founded + produce The Streamy Awards; Fmr. Head of Entertainment @chill. @university-of-michigan (CS + Econ)
co-founder OpenMail, former President/COO of @demand-media (NYSE: DMD), founder Hotkeys, Investor in @rssgraffiti, @scopely, @jawbone, State.com
Founder & CEO @bayrock-1 @limitx, Chairman @cognifit
http://www.nathanaeleisenberg.com
Founder @idm-venture-capital
Founder & CEO @flipagram, Founder @shopzilla ($562MM exit), Founder @bizrate.com (top 100 website)
http://herenowwow.org
If you have passion, you have my attention.
President/COO at @truecar.com, CEO BetweenMarkets, Founder & VP at @trilogy Software. @stanford-university alum, investor.
Founder CEO at A. R. Communications. Web Industry and Optimization Expert. Visionary Entrepreneur and Investor.
http://asif.im
Managing partner of Optimal Investment Group
Co-Founder @watchr-media, Online Media, E-Commerce & Technology Entrepreneur, Advisor & Investor
Associate @invent-ventures , Strategic Pricing Manager @AT&T ~ @university-of-michigan Engineer @pepperdine-university-1 MBA
Founder @getme, @wyldfire • Worked at @mogl • Studied at @university-of-san-diego
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 @invesd, investor, developer
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.
Co-Founder @independence-brewing-co; Angel Investor & Board Member @pogoseat & @chaldal-com ; Angel & Advisor @swarm-mobile; Principal @christina-development
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
CEO at EV Connect, Corp Dev Director at NanoH2O Mgr/Director Roles at AeroVironment, MBA from UCLA Anderson
Founder @ngmoco, CEO of ngmoco 2008-2012, working on Next. Investing with best friend & ngmoco founding partner Bob Stevenson, through LLL Capital
Clean Energy Entrepreneur and Investor; Passion for Purpose and Profits; Former CIO; Husband, Traveler, @Penn Alum