Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Los Angeles.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, @muckerlab - Entrepreneur, Executive, Product Guy.
http://Muckerlab.com/blog
President at @windsor-media
Founder @swoop • Worked at @us-venture-partners
Director @galvanize-ventures-1 and Angel Investor. Ex - @foundry-group Special Projects, @techstars Associate & @BoulderBeta Producer.
Co-Founder and CEO at Benny; former Partner at MESA+
http://www.jacobbrody.me
Managing Partner @P1 Capital, Formerly @nasdaq-private-market-1 and @sharespost , Investment Banker @deutsche-bank , MBA @university-of-southern-california-1
Partner at @javelin-venture-partners. @stanford-university MBA, @stanford-university MS/BS/BA. Worked at DFJ. First employee at @ooma (VoIP start-up). Founder of @sayheyhey.
Chris works directly with Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Ron Burkle to manage their venture capital fund, A-Grade Investments.
Co Founder at Basepoint Ventures
Partner at Rustic Canyon
General Partner, @karlin-ventures. Worked at McKinsey & Co and founded online textbook retail company. @stanford-graduate-school-of-business MBA.
Early stage investor @ @advancit-capital
Partner at @lowercase-capital
Investor in @docstoc, @kin-5, @gaikai, @untangle, @playfirst, @perfect-market, @savings-com, @trion-worlds, @fulcrum-bioenergy.
Co-founder @venture51. Co-founded @republic-project (acq. '13). Founding team @ Flypaper (acq. '11). Interact alum (ACT! & SalesLogix). Advisor @ Tony Hawk Fndn
http://www.venture51.com/blog
Investor @ @bluerun-ventures. also: developer, product designer, founder and investor in mobile & consumer web start-ups.
Partner at MESA+
Partner at MESA+, Managing Partner at MESA
Co-founder @venture51, Co-Founded @republic-project (which was acquired in 2013 by DGIT on Nasdaq), Father, Skier, Golfer, Surfer and Canadian.
http://www.ryanswagar.com
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
Partner @CrossCut Ventures. Early stage VC. SQUARE ENIX former COO, GC, head of business development, mobile, social, online. Advisor, Investor, Friend.
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
seed/series-a with @Karlin Ventures
Before this: helped launch @Built In Los Angeles and operations at @excelerate
Veteran Entrepreneur & Investor: @signiavc @plyfe @haulerdeals @4info etc | Philanthropist: @palindromeadv climateX @asasafterschool @unfoundation @sfspca
General partner, @upfront-ventures & 2x entrepreneur. Sold Koral to @salesforce
http://bothsidesofthetable.com/
Co-founder of @rincon-venture-partners. Investor in @burstly, @shift-1, @steelhouse, @the-resumator, @datapop, etc.
Venture Partner at MESA+, Managing Director at MESA. Fmr. @launchpadla + @myspace + worked globally across 20+ countries. Consumer, social, global expertise
Investor @silverton-partners. Looking for killer software deals. Personally into gardening, soccer, SUP and good books.
General Partner at @spark-capital
http://thegongshow.tumblr.com/
Founder and Managing Director of Plus Capital. Co-Founder of LaunchpadLA, Start-up Entrepreneur before that (1994-2009)
Worked at @mckinsey-company, @sony-pictures-entertainment • Studied at @columbia-university
Founder and Managing Director, @lowercase-capital
Worked at @crosscut-ventures
Managing Partner at N of 1 Partners
Partner at Baroda Ventures
http://seeingeyetoeye.wordpress.com/
Founder @double-m-partners @Mull Capital • Worked at @rbc-capital-markets, @City of LA • Studied at @university-of-michigan, @Thunderbird @Univ of Denver
Founder & Partner, @coyote-ridge-ventures & @the-hatchery-1. Former 3x Entrepreneur with 3 successful exits.
VC at @atlas-venture. Co-founded @grandbanks-capital. Believe in service-based approach for entrepreneurs.
@princeton-university graduate.
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
Managing Director
Managing Member Park One Capital, Single Family Office.
Founding Partner of k5 Venture Accelerator
TedX Orange Coast Advisor
Anthem Venture Partners
Chairman Taylor Asset Management, Inc.
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
President of Structure: venture capital and advisory firm. Worked at Fox and the NFL. Founded Digital Artists and Spotrunner
VC at @PritzkerVC, Founder/CEO of VentureUP.info
Founding Partner of Rustic Canyon
Co-founder Relevance Capital & 4Ignition Enterprises. Board member SIGNiX, Agilum, Cortac, Consensus Point, Opti-Logic.
Founder @amplifyla • Works at @accel-partners
Founder, @music-impacts. General Partner, @merrickhanna-ventures. Chairman, @tangible-worldwide. Worked w/ Mosaic, Flash, Urchin, and top ad agencies.
http://medium.com/@MayorRock
Associate at @rustic-canyon-partners
Worked at @ascend-ventures • Studied at @stanford-graduate-school-of-business, @university-of-california-berkeley
Currently: Partner @queensbridge-venture-partners
Previously: @500startups founding team at @sharespost, revenue generation and biz dev at @evite
See @branchout.com/Lee.Ann.Daly...Mommy, brand diva, Hoosier-Gothamite, foodie, fan of Frank Todaro, Chatelaine @ Self Inflicted Productions.
stage agnostic investor
Senior Associate at @polaris-partners-1
Partner, MK Capital
Investor and incubator of start-ups at CAA. Former VC in Tel Aviv.
VP of Talent @originate, Founder at LassenGroup
Partner at @upfront-ventures. Passionate about mobile, financial services and consumer internet. I'm an active angel investor looking for great entrepreneurs.
Worked at @idealab-4, @x1-technologies • Studied at University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles
Focus on technology investments and exceptional management teams that are driven to build valuable companies around big ideas.
Founder of Confluence Venture Partners. UPenn Comp. Sci. UCLA MBA. 16 years in Tech. & Finance. 3 exits incl. Kleiner-backed Viant (IPO'd '99), Bessemer-backed CapitalThinking (acq.'04). Google, Redpoint Ventures, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse.
President, Crescent Ridge Partners. Med Device VC & Startup experience.
Gabriele Gresta is a world-renowned speaker and considered an expert in digital media and associated technologies, Participative Tv and Finance
Investor in @applied-semantics, @doubletwist, @admarvel.
Tech-optimist, wireless solutions hunter, cultural translator, PE investor. Long-time member of the Investment Team at Sasson Capital.
Managing Partner Navitas Capital
Partner at Rustic Canyon Partners
Results driven, strategic, General Manager and C-level officer with consumer and technology product expertise
Investor in @talenthouse.
http://www.IvanNikkhoo.com
Founded 3 internet companies. All successful. Last company @leadclick-media took no investment and sold for $200mm. Currently, running a Hedge Fund & Angel Fund.
Founder, Developer, Angel investor
http://www.rupertralston.com
• • Hustle in my DNA
• • CEO of @justgo
• • Worked at @us-senate @lehman-brothers , @dubai-international-capital , @gi-partners
Worked at @robertson-stephens, @sofi-1 • Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business, @stern-school-of-business
Trustee @singularity University I like building infrastructures: mobile, media, wireless, broadband, internet, health, synthetic biology; silicon valley veteran
http://www.google.com/profiles/reesejones1
Co-Founder @independence-brewing-co; Angel Investor & Board Member @pogoseat & @chaldal-com ; Angel & Advisor @swarm-mobile; Principal @christina-development
I like to found, advise and invest in disruptive technology companies.
Investor in @truecar, @zag, @eagle-crest-energy, @home-comfort-zones, @responselogix.
Co-Founder, Akamai Technologies; President and CEO, JUMP Investors; Chairman, mPath; Chairman, UrgentRx; Board Member, Tapiture.
Principal at @Lux-Capital, @General Motors • Investor @sibeam, @Silicon Clocks • Studied at @berkeley, @ucla
http://shahinfarshchi.wordpress.com/
Founder @DSE Consulting • B2B BD Manager @t-mobile, @At&t • Studied at @california State University, Fullerton,@Chapman,MBA Student @ GSB
Jesse Thomas is the Founder of @jess3 – a creative interactive agency specializing in Social Media Data Visualization.
http://blog.jess3.com
Partner at @steamboat-ventures
Co-founder at Glean; Former VC at Greycroft; Built and sold SchoolRack
http://artia.tumblr.com
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
Associate @invent-ventures , Strategic Pricing Manager @AT&T ~ @university-of-michigan Engineer @pepperdine-university-1 MBA
Strategic venture capital arm of Telefonica Digital based in London, Madrid and Silicon Valley focused on technology investing.
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
Partner at @clearstone-ventures
Strong startup background with an unmatched work eithic - Worked at @twitter, @expensify, started @tutormatching • Studied at @university-of-florida
http://www.omaral-agely.com
Managing partner of Optimal Investment Group
Managing Director -- Caerus Ventures LLC
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ritchie-tuazon/0/239/63b
Presently @forerunner-ventures. Past: Summer Associate @softbank-capital, Software Eng (Intern) @amazon, @one-kings-lane. Always @stanford University (BA, MS).
Senior Associate, @upfront-ventures in LA. Previously @trialpay BD and @bcg
Managing Director and Co Founder at The Women's Venture Capital Fund
Lawyer, Scientist and Entrepreneur
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
Analyst @crunchfund. Also @teach-for-america.
http://didacticventures.blogspot.com/
CMO at mOcean, helped take company form 6 to 200 employees, partner/investor in Need Brands.
Multi-stage VC at @travel-capitalist-ventures. Strong business and technical background. Exclusively travel focused. Exited 9 yr old travel company in 2008.
Founder @6th Street Investments, LLC @6th Street Fitness, LLC @Westside Trading Company • Investor @Event Farm @OnFarm Systems @balqon @unvael.fm
Managing Director, RCT Ventures, focused on medical device opportunities. Producer of MedTech Idol venture competition for medical device start-up's.
VC @ Pritzker. Investor @ Honest @ Dollar Shave @ Retention Science. Formerly @ SV Angel, McKinsey. You'll find me in LA/SF/NYC.
Platform at @upfront-ventures
http://kyletaylor.la
VC at @epic-ventures • Founding team @xydo
Portfolio Advisor: Advanced Technology Commercialization & Cloud-based Software Platforms at Relevance Capital
http://www.deannewton.com
VC at @upfront-ventures • Previously in strategy & biz dev at Fox • Former tech & media investment banker at GCA Savvian
Founder @lucky-ventures-lucky-vc •
Partner at @synergy-innovations-venture-fund • Investor and Entrepreneur.
http://www.lucky.vc
VC @upfront-ventures in LA. Formerly @boston-consulting-group and backend development @verisk-health