Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Los Angeles.
Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of @slated . General Partner of @actarus-funds. Co-founder and Chairman of PalmStar Entertainment. Co-founder of @theglobe-com
Co-Founder/Partner at @science. Entrepreneur, Advisor. a few startups - @photobucket, @billshrink, Color.
Always the first on the dance floor.
Partner at MESA+, Managing Partner at MESA
@transmedia-capital, early stage in commerce and digital media. Avid cyclist, urban farmer, health & fitness junkie. Founder of The Last Mile
Managing Dir/Senior Portfolio Manager @wells Fargo Private Client Group; True Active American Angel for 13+ years; Hard Work + Sweat Equity = Sucess
Co-Founder, Mucker Capital; formerly Harrison Metal, TripAdvisor, eBay, etc.
AF Square is an angel fund and tech consultancy managed by Troy Carter.
Investor - GP at Susa Ventures, 9 years at the Richemont Group
Partner @CrossCut Ventures. Early stage VC. SQUARE ENIX former COO, GC, head of business development, mobile, social, online. Advisor, Investor, Friend.
Chris works directly with Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Ron Burkle to manage their venture capital fund, A-Grade Investments.
General Partner, @karlin-ventures. Worked at McKinsey & Co and founded online textbook retail company. @stanford-graduate-school-of-business MBA.
Over $1B in exits - Angel in GoodReads, HelloSociety, Klout, DogVacay, DollarShaveClub, MakerStudios, DocStoc, Userplane - Current CEO @science
Founder: Atom Factory Fund
Investor, agent and advisor. Now Broad Beach Ventures; co-founded @creative-artists-agency (CAA)
http://michaelovitz.blogspot.com/
Partner at @lowercase-capital
GP at Susa Ventures, previously founding exec @factual. Serial entrepreneur, worked at GOOG, Youtube, Applied Semantics. On the board of First Descents, Iridescent. Harvard, Cornell.
seed/series-a with @Karlin Ventures
Before this: helped launch @Built In Los Angeles and operations at @excelerate
CMO @partnered. Investor in edu startups (@learn-capital), writer (@change, @incmagazine + more), Live in the Mission, SF.
Managing Partner Reinmkr Inc.
Investor in Betterment, Vidyard, Curebit, Adstage, FOBO, TaptoLearn & Multiple YC Companies.
Co-Founder of StyleSaint and Co-Founder of seed fund CrossCut Ventures
Founder @dreamhost, Musician, Interested in talking to music startups, Investor @realitycap, @trov-3, @earbits-yc-w11
Investor @theorem-ventures, EVP and tech practice lead at Grayling. Formerly co-founder & CEO Atomic, acquired by Grayling.
http://www.theoremventures.blogspot.com
Chairman Taylor Asset Management, Inc.
Worked at @mckinsey-company, @sony-pictures-entertainment • Studied at @columbia-university
Investor and incubator of start-ups at CAA. Former VC in Tel Aviv.
See @branchout.com/Lee.Ann.Daly...Mommy, brand diva, Hoosier-Gothamite, foodie, fan of Frank Todaro, Chatelaine @ Self Inflicted Productions.
Accomplished media and technology Executive, Entrepreneur and Investor based in Los Angeles. @scopely @zynga @the-walt-disney-company @playdom
Entrepreneur at heart. Passionate Technologist. Founder @dandelion . Previously @mojiva and @mocean-mobile (acquired), raised over $45 million
Founder/Managing Partner @scout-ventures; early-stage VC focused on media, tech, and entertainment. Focused on great people; @massachusetts-institute-of-technology, @mit-sloan-school-of-management '01; USMA '94; Airborne Ranger
Entrepreneur. Advisor. Angel Investor.
Investor @styleseat, @rescale • Studied at @ucla-anderson-school-of-management-1
Superpreneur. Multi-Lingual. Personal investor in numerous startups. Strong Asian network.
http://www.scrapsentral.com
Founder @cross-campus • Worked at @jpmorgan-chase, @maxim-commercial-capital-llc
Founder @rainforest-la; Vice President Tech Coast Angels @ Los Angeles
Angel Investor, real estate develop/design/build firm, art collector/curator/consultant
Managing Partner & Co-Founder of @siemer-ventures. Founder of Frontera Group, @sitestar & @interfoods.
http://vator.tv/news/contributors/EricManlunas
Worked at @crosscut-ventures
Founder @tentpole-ventures • Worked at @overbrook-entertainment • Studied at @georgia-institute-of-technology, @harvard-business-school
Recovering entrepreneur. Founder of @peoplepc, @spotrunner, @firefly-networks. Founding partner @TenOneTen Ventures.
CEO at @charlie
Technology Risk Management.
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-Audit-Security-2359303/about
New Ventures at Idealab. Worked at @esolar, World Bank, and Inv Banking. Stanford MBA.
http://www.idealab.com
First Angel Investor and Co-founder in Tuenti (sold to Telefonica), @border-stylo, and @youzee
Started @expensecloud (Sold to @trinet ) Worked at Aperture (Acq. by EMR), Systinet (Acq. by HP), webMethods (Acq. by SoftwareAG) & Forte (Acq. by Sun)
Worked at @ascend-ventures • Studied at @stanford-graduate-school-of-business, @university-of-california-berkeley
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, Crescent Ridge Partners. Med Device VC & Startup experience.
Principal of Reinmkr + Reinmkr Satsang
Managing Partner at @bayspring-ventures
Co-Founder of VanceInfo (now Pactera after merger of equal with hiSoft)
Big Data Monetization, SocialMedia, Analytics, Digital, Adv, Marketing, Advisor, Speaker, Alum of HBS, Nielsen, IPG, Co-founder of 2 start ups & 2 amazing kids
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.
Founder at Hone - www.gohone.com. Partner at Workhouse Capital. Founder of Brightfield Energy. Angel Investor. Start up Advisor. South American Focus.
CEO of Raynforest, Strong sales and marketing background, influencer, Author of SOCIALIZED! Forbes Columnist
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markfidelman/
Managing Director, Lambert Media Group
Founded 3 internet companies. All successful. Last company @leadclick-media took no investment and sold for $200mm. Currently, running a Hedge Fund & Angel Fund.
Vice President of Sales at Localytics
Founder & CEO of JOBTRAK, acquired by Monster.com. Founder of GoodSearch.com. Los Angeles-based angel investor.
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
Results driven, strategic, General Manager and C-level officer with consumer and technology product expertise
Angel, attorney, inventor, writer, @apple fanboy, comic book lover.
Seed stage investor $50-250k. Managing Director at Darling Ventures, focused on young entrepreneurs taking a mobile native approach.
VP of Talent @originate, Founder at LassenGroup
Gabriele Gresta is a world-renowned speaker and considered an expert in digital media and associated technologies, Participative Tv and Finance
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
Principal at Mesa West Capital
& Investor
Life is a video game with no respawn.
Investor, entrepreneur
Founder Royal Poinciana Holdings
Co-Founder and Partner at Lotus Service Business Co.ltd
Previous partner at Asiana Fd
Founder Stimulate Media & Intabank. Advisory Board Nearmap. Former CEO VIAP, SVP Telstra, VP Yahoo!, VP IMG, BSkyB.
http://intabank.com
Investor @doctorbase, @gablit
Co-founded @downey-ventures with Robert Downey Jr. to invest in digital media start-ups and incubate consumer entertainment technology companies.
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/
Director of Ad-Ventures @carrot-creative . Before: Corporate Development @ @kit-digital. 4 years: ~100-1500 people, NASDAQ IPO, 12 acquisitions, 4 Secondaries.
http://garysheynkman.com
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
Co-Founder @youbetme (Social Bet, Inc.), Advisor @keen-home, Advisor @kinvolved, Entrepreneur In Residence @nyupoly-incubators
Co-Founder @independence-brewing-co; Angel Investor & Board Member @pogoseat & @chaldal-com ; Angel & Advisor @swarm-mobile; Principal @christina-development
PhD @university-of-washington, Postdoc @university-of-pennsylvania /CHOP, Professor @university-of-southern-california, Founded Tute
Vice President, @warner-bros Entertainment; @harvard-business-school ; @massachusetts-institute-of-technology
co-founder Activision ATVI $14B cap, founder @acclaim-games (sold to @playdom). Founder and managing partner @startenginela LA's largest accelerator.
Founded Victoria Real (UK business, bought by Endemol Group); President, Virgin Media TV Digital group; CEO Telescope US, MBO backed by HIG Growth Partners
@white-house, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Founder Global Philanthropy www.globalphilanthropy.com, President at G2 Investment www.g2investmentgroup.com
Investor in @youbetme -- Interested in all things tech.
Founder @gelt, Inc., @domuso-inc • Investor @loverly, @gelt • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
Member of Board of Directors at Vigilistics, Inc.
Co-Founder of SF MusicTech Fund. Director of @xiph-org Foundation 501(c)(3). Formerly @collecta Real-Time, @whobet, @chesspark, Green Witch Internet Radio.
VP of Strategy at Originate. CEO of Lottay.
Founder @DSE Consulting • B2B BD Manager @t-mobile, @At&t • Studied at @california State University, Fullerton,@Chapman,MBA Student @ GSB
Co-founder/CEO at @selvz. Co-Founder/CEO @iPing/MrWakeup (acquired by eCal); Investor/Advisor @Conatus Energia (Brazil)
http://mrwakeup.tumblr.com/
Data @mattermark | formerly @GoldenGateVC
Worked at @green-dot, @quarterly • Investor @wallaby-financial-1 • Studied at @arizona-state-university
Investor, Intellectual Property Guru, Smithsonian Laureate CTO at @Majestyk -- founder @instantservice (now Oracle), VirtualOR (now Swedish Medical) -- ingk.com/d
Products lead at LiveNation Labs
Former SVP of Technology, @warner-music-group. Advisor to many, friend to some, admire all.
Founder of Appetites and Echograph.
Echograph acquired by Vimeo in 2013
http://nickalt.com
Principal at @Lux-Capital, @General Motors • Investor @sibeam, @Silicon Clocks • Studied at @berkeley, @ucla
http://shahinfarshchi.wordpress.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
Entrepreneur. Advisor. Angel Investor. Computer/Data Scientist. MS @new-york-university, @HBOGO, Comcast, @fullscreen @datasimple
Former top music exec (signed Katy Perry, B. Raitt, Train...) @ Sony, Capitol & Warners. Now in tech/media. Founder Webcastr, Inc. Board/SVP @ Scayl. Investor.
Love software, technology and startups. CEO of @axosoft. Founder of @az-disruptors incubator.
Founder Accelerated Companies Fund • Studied at @harvard-university
Angel Investor. President, Dynamic Investments. President, Dynamic Construction Services. Director, Entrepreneurship Village. Tech Coast Angels Investor.
Investor, Co-founder and CEO of PlusYoou, Co-founder and CTO of CloudApply (acquired). Big data expert.
Founder @6th Street Investments, LLC @6th Street Fitness, LLC @Westside Trading Company • Investor @Event Farm @OnFarm Systems @balqon @unvael.fm
Founder @lucky-ventures-lucky-vc •
Partner at @synergy-innovations-venture-fund • Investor and Entrepreneur.
http://www.lucky.vc
Partner, Ingk Labs
VC at @upfront-ventures • Previously in strategy & biz dev at Fox • Former tech & media investment banker at GCA Savvian
Founder @integrien • Studied at @pepperdine-university, @oklahoma-state-university
VC @china-growth-capital , Co-Founder @sinoway-international-education • Worked at @idg-capital-partners • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
http://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/yueyu
Started 1st company in high school. Stong Business/ Web Background, Founder @filmmo-acquired & @sprungg @Pacific LMG, worked @promontory-financial .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwK_8c-ryog&feature=youtu.be
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
CMO at mOcean, helped take company form 6 to 200 employees, partner/investor in Need Brands.
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
Mentor-driven accelerator & seed-stage investment fund for technology startups.
Founder of i2X.
I invest in a strong management team.
Founder and CEO of HotOffice, MotionPoint and Nutrio.
Former COO/CFO at @william-morris-agency; Retired Partner at @deloitte-touche • Investor @mtime