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