Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Los Angeles.
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/
Partner @CrossCut Ventures. Early stage VC. SQUARE ENIX former COO, GC, head of business development, mobile, social, online. Advisor, Investor, Friend.
Co-Founder @rokkan exited to @Publicis $PUB.PA, 15yr UX Vet, architecting transaction/content platforms for VirginAmerica, JetBlue, AmexTravel and Dish.
Successful, Silicon Beach entrepreneur, investor and mentor serves as managing director of Upside Ventures
Second time entrepreneur, Ex-Yelp, Engineer
http://plaice.org
Strategist, Advisor, Business Architect, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Devil's Advocate and Family man.
Serial entrepreneur turned investor always looking for passionate entrepreneurs and amazing teams!
CTO & Co-Founder at @wallaby-financial. Worked at @adobe-systems , @demdex, Panther Express. Big Data, advanced algorithms, and real-time architectures.
Founder @eqal • Investor @chromatik, @tradesy • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley
Co-founder & General Partner @sparklabs-global-ventures & @sparklabs Accelerator in Seoul. Former Executive at @facebook. Father of 4. Mountain Biker.
@uwaterloo Alum. CEO & Founder @flinja. General Partner @X-Fund, Engineer by trade, built largest insurance eApp and CRM, hired over 500 people, Grew ARR to 50M
Technology Risk Management.
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-Audit-Security-2359303/about
Managing Partner & Co-Founder of @siemer-ventures. Founder of Frontera Group, @sitestar & @interfoods.
http://vator.tv/news/contributors/EricManlunas
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
Over $1B in exits - Angel in GoodReads, HelloSociety, Klout, DogVacay, DollarShaveClub, MakerStudios, DocStoc, Userplane - Current CEO @science
CEO at @scorestream. CEO of @chumby-industries. President, COO & Founder @intercasting (sold to @good-technology). COO of @mp3-com (MPPP) sold to Vivendi.
General Partner, @karlin-ventures. Worked at McKinsey & Co and founded online textbook retail company. @stanford-graduate-school-of-business MBA.
Hacker, investor & serial entrepreneur. Founder & CEO, @hifi. Venture Partner, @dev. Co-founder & CEO, @echospin (acquired '10). VP, Digital, MTV. 6 patents.
Founder the HiVE™ • Worked at @yahoo, @glam-media
CTO @playsino, @subtextual,@thq-inc VP Games @mandalay-media, MD @minick-distefora-mobile. Adv/investor in @xfire, @skillfully, @fgl, @gocoin, @five-delta
Angel Investor, Entrepreneur, and Start-Up Advisor
Top Sales Producer at Yelp, successful first hire at RolePoint. Looking for the next exciting startup to help grow in a sales or account management capacity!
CPO eDriving. Advisor: Agile Credit and Rexter.
Managing Partner at @bayspring-ventures
Co-Founder, COO of @trackr-by-phone-halo. Manufacturing Engineer at @tyco-electronics, managed a production line. Bachelor in Mech. Engr. from @university-of-california-santa-barbara.
http://about.me/johansmith
Founder Stimulate Media & Intabank. Advisory Board Nearmap. Former CEO VIAP, SVP Telstra, VP Yahoo!, VP IMG, BSkyB.
http://intabank.com
Technical CEO. Expert Software Architect. ATG Dynamo Java Application Server vet. Ad Tech vet at Goto, Overture -> @yahoo. Patents on media monetization. @worcester-polytechnic-institute
Start-up Consultant
CEO and Co-Founder of @enplug. Founded @nanoly Bioscience, named Top Social Innovation by @intel-capital. Worked at @goldman-sachs, @cisco-systems , @citigroup
Successful COO/CFO/Entrepreneur that has worked on start-ups to turnarounds to major corporate reorganizations/recapitalizations.
founder @unvael-fm. founded @pict (@angelpad S12, acquired by @popsugar). founded @vael-project (manufacturing/footwear brand). engineer @broadcom
Host of Business Rockstars on CBS Radio. http://www.linkedin.com/in/kenradio
BusinessRockstars.com
COO Hero Network- (www.heronetwork.com)
Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Lee & Pierson Associates
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
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
Co-Founder of @enplug.com. Former professional poker player
Founded and sold 2 companies in the internet marketing and entertainment space. Focused on leadership, sales and marketing
LA based Tech veteran, mentor, advisor, angel & gadfly. Founder Institute Mentor, lecturer HBS, USC, UCLA.
http://thomkozik.tumblr.com
7 startups, with 2 failures. Getting the startup itch again... searching for EIR and Management opportunities. Part time Angel investor and Advisor.
Founder LivnGiv • Investor @nimble @abri-industries, @filter-platforms • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
Founder at @p4rc / Founder at @eye-interactive / Worked for Disney, MGM, and Electronic Arts / Wharton Undergrad / UCLA MBA
Founder/CEO @plug-dj • Worked at @lifebooker-com, @worklight, @lehman-brothers • Studied Comp Sci at @university-of-michigan , MBA @stern-school-of-business
http://blog.plug.dj
Serial entrepreneur/co-founder. Specialize in de-risking startups with lean methods. Worked at IBM, Disney, UCLA. Sold first digital startup in 1995.
http://www.strikingly.com/garybaker
Leader CEO COO President, making 2 companies successful in fundraising & transformation. VC, Backed over 30 startups and growth companies in last 20 years.
http://rachid-sefrioui-venture-capital.blogspot.com
Business Engineer. Intuitive risk taker.
Future first Jewish President of the U.S
Worked at @green-dot, @quarterly • Investor @wallaby-financial-1 • Studied at @arizona-state-university
Worked at @redpoint-ventures • Studied at @stanford-university
MBA student at Oxford Saïd Business School; Mobile Marketing and UX expert; Looking for a great opportunity to build a brand into a globally renowned powerhouse
CEO @neongrid. 12+ years @amazon as principal of @imdb team (Prod Dev, initiated/drove int'l rollout, & drove business profitability). 2 years VP Global AdTech.
Seasoned marketing, operations and strategy-focused biz dev exec @publicis-groupe, Previously @switchcam & @mopix - @500-startups-2012
Making Tech Solutions That Work.
Mobile & web advertising and product marketing expert with 14+ years of global experience. Lead teams at Yahoo! , MySpace and have startup experience.
Worked in operations @fab.com and @RenttheRunway.com. Studied @UPenn MFA 2009.
http://onmywaytowork.tumblr.com
Digital Media and Technology Executive; Business Development, Marketing, Revenue
USC recent grad. Lean and project management experience. Engineering background, business skills.
Looking for new opportunities - Experiences include bizdev @quarterly, bizdev @12society, consultant @nbcuniversal, consultant @joneslanglasalle
Product, Venture, Analytics. COO @hellosociety. @science. Past @ustream, @lek-consulting. Studied @university-of-chicago, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology
6th generation Californian, SaaS strategist, seeker of new experiences, great stories, & better gadgets. I want to make technology easy for everyone.
Founder/CEO @tappy, formerly @greengar • @500startups Batch 6 • @university-of-southern-california
http://www.thuymuoi.com
Founder @virtual-chapter-1 • Worked at @sparkcentral, @h-bloom • Studied at @miami-university, @ohio-wesleyan-university
Strategic Partnerships | Business Development | Bow Ties
Directory of Security & Compliance. Conference speaker & freelance writer. Experience in Advertising, Healthcare, Education, Defense and Non-Profit
http://mikhaelfelker.com
UChicago Econ Grad. Lead Gen, Biz Dev & Operations. Hustler. Founded Dominican SocEnt Network. Worked at Impact Engine ,Relief 2.0 and United Nations.
UCLA Business Economics with a specialization in computing, worked in 2 startups with one just acquired, passionate about encouraging entrepreneurship among undergrads
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.
Head Counselor at educational consulting co. with top college admissions. Educator by training & relationship-builder by nature. M.Ed. & Teaching Cred., @ucla
http://blog.classdojo.com/post/82651863855/encouraging-students-the-right-way-building-the
Biz Dev for @lovely, Ops for @citrusbyte, RE Development for startup hotel in Buenos Aires, proud alum @university-of-california-los-angeles
http://startops.tumblr.com/
JRZ is experienced as CxO, GC, and Secretary to global companies. Established track record of producing strategic, practical, revenue-focused solutions.
http://jrzarco2001.wordpress.com
Product + marketing leader. Growth Hacker. Startup operations and management expert. All about execution.
Senior executive and advisor leading strategic, operational, financial, and product development decisions in the digital space.
Founder and CEO at @12twenty.com
CPO @timefly , Formerly PM at @zynga and @scopely , Co-Founder @myhealth, BA from @harvard-university-1
Cofounder @GetSwaggerApp / @CoEdSupply. Dorm Room Fund. Wharton MBA Candidate. Prev: Goldman Sachs and Disney.
Expansion Manager @ Eat Club.
Co-Founder of PlayTiki. Former Director of Business Development @ Miso Media. Board Member of American Red Cross for 5 years.
CPO @giveforward , Formerly CTO @within3 , Executive Director @startupbus , Entreprise Product Architect @progressive-insurance
http://blog.anthonybroadcrawford.com
Founder @EvilGeniusDesigns • Worked at @modcloth, @taskrabbit, @the-walt-disney-company • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university • Open Source Contributor
http://blog.EvanTahler.com
Co-Founder of @babyjunk - Co-Founder of @backyard, acquired by PixelFish - Experienced business professional and all around problem solver.
MBA Intern @orchard-platform Worked @chownow @curbed-network @ubs Studied @brown-university @ucla-anderson-school-of-management-1
LA Startup/Tech Writer @PandoDaily, Lifelong Entrepreneur, Former VC, Competitive Golfer, CrossFit Athlete, and World Traveler.
http://pandodaily.com/author/mcarney7/
Founder @justlaunch Founder @geniusly @enfocado-capital @desksite, • Worked at @triple-canopy @founders-institute-mentor #500strong
http://geniusly.co/blog
CEO of @anybeat, a new social media platform. CTO of @myspace-music. Founder of @veoh, an online video service. Founder of @akonix, a network security company.
http://blog.anybeat.com
Technology geek with customer/client service skills. Always looking to the bigger picture with products, analytics, and support.
Systems Engineering Manager at DreamHost. Manage 5 Million Services. Infrastructure Development. Software Development. Run Projects and Teams.
"...The fact that a person in Africa can afford a piece of high-technology that a billionaire couldn’t have afforded 50 years ago is kind of astonishing.”
Founder Pepper Gaming, Advisor Gofer It! • Worked at @fidelity-investments, @healthpointcapital • Studied at @harvard @dartmouth
banker turned MBA entrepreneur turned vc investor
COO & Founding Partner @fameus-2 - Previously Founded @engageia & @speakman-entertainment
Strengths -Building Teams, Digital Strategy, Social Media & Leadership
http://www.kentspeakman.com
20+ years of delivering high quality software solutions. Out-sourcing expert who has built production centers from the ground up. Product and project manager.
Accomplished manager of a successful start-up with diverse experience in operations management, HR, finance, marketing, sales, and business development.
Co-Founder @Innov8tr Studios • Head of Platform Services @ouya • Worked at @the-walt-disney-company • Worked at @sony-pictures-entertainment
Former Co-Founder of @dynasty-league-gaming. Currently @ PIMCO. Versatile business/finance background. Previously @ State Street Bank & Trust. Pepperdine 2007
Studying @yale, looking to work in operations/corporate marketing
CEO @InstantAPI, Mentor @bitangels First book published on .NET in 2001, various others since.
http://blog.instantapi.co
SVP of Product @onestop-internet • Former VP, Product @us-auto-parts-network • Co-Founder @ework • Worked at @gifts-com, Studied at University of Virginia
Worked at @groupon, @tradesy, @glossybox-usa • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
Trust & Safety Specialist + Lead Analyst looking to help another startup move in the right directions.
http://cornerofthecabinet.com/
Engineer, Architect, Investor @campus-explorer, Worked @rent.com, @rentpath , @ebay , @stamps-com , @dreamworks-animation-skg
http://www.mijit.com
Director Product @clublocal. Co-founded @spire-io. Co-founded @border-stylo, (web, mobile, browser products). @harvard-university. @university-of-southern-california Engineering PhD.
Hands-on product management and operations leader with 10+ years experience in editorial and product design, engineering and operational management
Former Senior Product Manager at @vmware via @socialcast acquisition (May 2011). Previously, private equity associate at Hyperion Capital.
Chief Operating Officer at @republic-project; Worked at Disney; @university-of-southern-california MBA 2006
$ talent | twenty20
# Network Builder, People Connector
Founder @cliff-hanger, @lucky-puppy • Worked at @zynga, @metaplace, @electronic-arts
http://www.cliffhangerapp.com
President @womply | Previously co-founder of @verifi | BA in Economics and Accounting from @university-of-california-los-angeles
Entrepreneur and sales extraordinaire. Looking to help a young company grow. Spanish. Portuguese. Graduated UCSB, School of Hardknocks
TBA
Co-founder @periodical (@launchpadla Class 5). Former VP Biz Dev and Operations @Earwolf. Developer. Studied at @university-of-southern-california
CEO & Co-founder. Dir. Product at @docstoc, built sub. product (3x rev), Lead conversion/email/retention teams at @scorebig (2x core #'s) - http://linkd.in/GQJ8o8
Currently @caplinked • Funding with @independent-ventures • Advisor to assorted Startups • Stint in Private Equity • Studied @dartmouth-college
Worked at @morgan-stanley, @the-walt-disney-company • Studied at @cornell-university, @ucla-anderson-school-of-management-1
Partner Dev @truecar. BD @pogoseat and @parking-panda. Investment Banker @houlihan-lokey. Studied @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business (MBA 2011).
Worked at @directv, @sirius-satellite-radio • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Seasoned pro in the tech/media sector seeking new opportunities. 20-year veteran in theatrical & technology industries with a wide range of responsibilities.
CEO & Co-founder Synkio. Writer & Journalist, Consultant, Ex-Editor NME.COM (Music) | Ex-Product, BSkyB (TV) Global (Radio), BBC, Founder at Gigulate.
http://benperreau.com
Effective Manager & Communicator
Serial entrepreneur, advisor and investor. Co-founder & COO at @urbita. Co-founder & Board Member at @Blink-2.
VP Sales & BD - Vungle
* Industry leading mobile video advertising platform funded by crosslink & google
Product oriented technology leader
Founder & Former Creative Director of @upfront-2; Founded & Sold @twitchange (Arenda Capital); 2010 Mashable Award Winner for Most Creative Social Good Campaign
Director of Operations @caplinked, Attorney, JD/MBA, Michigan Man
Formed Liquidnet Private Shares Group, Deep relationships with founders & investors, Operating experience, UCLA MBA, Duke BA: www.linkedin.com/in/msilverstein1/
Head of Talent @motek-technologies , formerly Recruiting Manager @riviera-partners. 14 years of talent acquisition experience.
Fmr. bigfirm Laywer turned entrepreneur-business expert passionate about the health & fitness space. Fndr @three-day-rule • Wrkd at @bryan-cave • Studied at @university-of-florida
Apar is an experienced business development executive in the tech-fashion world, with expertise in e-commerce, partnerships, product marketing, and strategy.
Innovative & Dynamic BD/Corporate Development CRO; 3 Startups; Entrepreneur; Big Picture Idea Guy; Worked with Nike, Microsoft, Apple, Disney & more.
Founder and CEO of HotOffice, MotionPoint and Nutrio.
Co-Founder & Product Lead at Hello Santa ~130k downloads, thousands of happy kids, 100 remote Santas, & a 4.5 star app store rating. Open to new opportunities.
Duke graduate. Film/TV content creator. "Hollywood" rolodex. Biz dev. Partner builder. Consulting for app developer. Worked at NBC Universal, 20th Century Fox.
Founder @iVentLABS Business Accelerator, @ArdreyGroup LLC • Partner at @K5 Launch Alliance @maverick Angels
Customer Insights @lendup @university-of-california-berkeley Grad 2012.
CEO of oncam. 8 year making hi-tech internet video. Strong business and product development background. Wharton 2005.
CEO / Founder of @instinctive
Previously built @automd (sold to US Auto Parts) and worked on the platforms for @nativo and @adsupply-inc
Editorial Director, Events - LAUNCH Media. Lover of DIY, startups, and community building
http://diyfo.tumblr.org
Manager, Human Certification of Dragon and Falcon 9
CFO at Arborbridge, Inc.
Prev, MD at Native Instruments North America, CEO at Knitting Factory Entertainment. Harvard A.B., Columbia Univ. Business School MBA
Digital Media Investment Banker
CEO @create-it. 15 years monetizing products and talent @facebook, NHL, Golf Channel, Fox Sports. Helping brands interpret the cause of influence.
Strategy and business development analyst for Disney. Previously worked for Morgan Stanley's Western Region M&A group after studying economics from Princeton.
Founder @6th Street Investments, LLC @6th Street Fitness, LLC @Westside Trading Company • Investor @Event Farm @OnFarm Systems @balqon @unvael.fm
Versed in social media and e-mail marketing, client relations, and creative writing. @university-of-southern-california alum, music nut.
Developer @chasm-io. Hacker @doglog. Fellow @Hackbright Academy. Founder/CEO @Best_Chuck. Project manager @wikia, @Smalltown. Studied @UCI B.A. Psychology & Social Behavior
http://anniechang.wordpress.com
Product Manager (Zynga, Brainscape). Strategy + Operations consultant (Booz Allen). CEO of E-commerce brokerage (Surplus Hubb). Clean-tech analyst (White House)