Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in New York.
4x founder, over 20 angel investments, 8 acquisition exits and an IPO. Prior teams: @paypal, @slide, @skype , @google , @taskrabbit
http://framethink.wordpress.com
Investor, Entrepreneur, Advisor. @yale-university MB&B & MIT @mit-sloan-school-of-management MBA.
Cofounder of @artify-it, @startout and @powerset (acquired by @microsoft ) Investor in @crowdflower @lucid-software-inc @famo-us - Studied at @university-of-texas-austin - Technical Bkg
CEO & Partner at @red-antler
Co-Founder and CEO at Benny; former Partner at MESA+
http://www.jacobbrody.me
Worked at @amazon, @etsy • Investor @twice, @sidetour
Worked at @credit-suisse, @jp-morgan • Studied at @emory-university
Co-Founder @rokkan exited to @Publicis $PUB.PA, 15yr UX Vet, architecting transaction/content platforms for VirginAmerica, JetBlue, AmexTravel and Dish.
Serial entrepreneur (@feedburner sold to @google, @spyonit sold to 724 Solutions), designer, pilot. My head is full of zero-billion dollar business ideas.
Venture Partner at @sigma-prime-ventures , Entrepreneur, Mobile Enthusiast, Light-Weight Hacker & Gamer.
CEO and co-founder of @stack-exchange. Co-founder of Fog Creek Software and Trello. Worked at Juno and @microsoft. Not actively investing.
http://joelonsoftware.com/
Co-founder @meetup.com and @barkbox.com • Venture Partner at Resolute.vc • Former EIR at Polaris Ventures • Organizer, @dogpatch-labs
http://post.barkbox.com/
Co-founder CAN Capital, Author, Angel Investor, Harvard MBA, stairclimber
http://showpassion.blogspot.com
Co-founder & General Partner @sparklabs-global-ventures & @sparklabs Accelerator in Seoul. Former Executive at @facebook. Father of 4. Mountain Biker.
Investing in what matters, not in what's predictable.
Over 70 investments on @angellist.
Executive Manager @elite-derma-care.
• Business advisor
• works @rifiniti
• worked @cisco
• Member Angel Investor Forum
https://fundersclub.com/blog/authors/Jmoconnor1_charter_n_hnXtN1gLQ/
Advisor, entrepreneur, storyteller.
http://oznog.com
Product @facebook (Groups, Location & Events, Photos Composer, Video/Brand Advertising) • CEO/Founder @hot-potato • SVP, New Media @mlb-advanced-media (MLB.tv, Gameday, PitchF/X, Infrastructure) Interests: Building Teams & Products, Social Science, Aerona
mParticle co-founder & ceo. former founder | CEO @interclick, investor & BOD @ Adaptly, active angel investor,
Technology Entrepreneur
Co-Founded @zip2-com, VP Business Development at @altavista, COO BMAC Finance, Advisor to internet startups and a distressed real estate fund.
Theory & practice of social media. Advisor to @flickr, del.icio.us, dodgeball, currently to @foursquare, @socialbomb, @cursor, Nerd Collider, GivKwik, Singly.
http://shirky.com/weblog/
Investor; Founder & CEO of @behance; Author of Making Ideas Happen; Adobe's VP Products/Community; Eternal Student.
http://99u.com
London NY; investor @fundersclub @yourmechanic @life360 @jawbone @beep @spatch @equityzen @airhelp @vastrm , mentor@Techstars BarclaysAccel @fundersclub panel
Sales & Marketing @onefinestay, formerly VC @canaan-partners, Angel & Advisor @new-york-ny-1
AL Syndicator; CoFounder @blissmo @richrelevance; helped launch @kiva; Investor @goodreads @counsyl; Advisor @indiegogo @change-org; BS in CS from Stanford.
http://sundeepahuja.com
Founder/CEO of @techstars. Investor in Amazing Startups. Geeky to the bone.
http://www.davidgcohen.com
http://www.davidgcohen.com/
The guy who unplugs nostalgia.
Founder & Chief Branding Officer
Complex.com
Artistsandinstigators.com
twitter
@marcecko
@softbank-capital, Brandery Advisor
http://joemedved.com/
Founder & Exec Chair @localresponse, GP @ @eniac-ventures, GP @india-internet-group. 14+ years experience investing and operating across the mobile ecosystem.
Founder Enteka Ventures • Worked at @google, @doubleclick Connector. Creator. Entrepreneur. Investor.
Founder, eSecLending and BuysideFX. Invest directly in startups, in AngelList Syndicates, and a few funds. Massive AngelList groupie. Love mobile, fintech.
http://tydanco.com
Co-Founder and Former CEO of @seamlessweb (@grubhub-seamless), EIR @bessemer-venture-partners
http://jasonfinger.com
General Partner @raptor-ventures Reformed Wall Streeter Media Specialist Father of 2 (not including my French Bulldog and tank full of fish) Avid NY Ranger fan
http://hdemott.com
Worked at Apple, Activision, SGI, Microsoft. Have been helping seed stage companies since 1998
Partner of ARC Fund and MD at Digital Entertainment Ventures. VC at Divine and Sandbox. JD/MBA at Northwestern; MS in Computer Science (Depaul) and BS at UofC.
Family 1st! but after that, Businessman, @winelibrary, @vaynermedia, Author of @TYEbook and a dude that Loves the hustle (hard work), people and the @nyjets
http://garyvaynerchuk.com
Prolific Investor. @medstory, @evernote, @flickr, @meetup, EDventure, Release 1.0, del.icio.us
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edyson
CEO and Founder, Grow.co - customer acquisition think tank and advisory services. Prev founded LeadsCon, sold to AccessIntelligence in 2012.
http://www.jayweintraub.com
Managing partner at @k5vp.and Bayspring Group.
Board Member and Emeritus President at @tech-coast-angels. Passionate product and go-to-market strategist
Founder of Tengah. Cofounder, author, and chief architect of the @weblogic Application Server. 10+ years angel investor & advisor, former CTO-in-Residence at Accel and Azure.
http://blog.pasker.net/
GM @ Uber NYC. Previously Lot18, Covestor, and CollegeHumor/BustedTees.
Entrepreneur
http://ozzie.net
Entrepreneur, problem solver, & investor.
Explorer, experience & sports enthusiast.
VC @ @fairhaven-capital; Previously global product manager of @microsoft Dynamics CRM; Also worked at @google, Morgan Stanley, NYSE
http://hacktrend.com
General Partner Rubicon VC, Co-Chairman @gtownangels, Worked at @citigroup, @overseas-private-investment-corporation-opic, Studied at @georgetown-university, @boston-university
http://www.rubicon.vc/blog
Visionary Punk, Founder of @haxlr8r ; Partner @sosventures-1. Most prolific investor in hardware (70+). Sometimes cowork w/ coconuts.
Founded Mediabistro, created multiple profitable rev streams, sold to WebMediaBrands for $23MM. Focus: B2B and SaaS. Looking for my next big thing.
CRO @republic-project, acquired by Sizmek. Traveler, sports enthusiast & startup junkie. Passionate Advisor & Investor. CAL Alumnus!
COO of Prolific Interactive. President DMV Capital. Start-up & small business mentor. Running a mobile accelerator in DUMBO/Brooklyn.
http://entrepreneursfriend.com/
Founder @opprtunity • Athlete. Latvian-American. Entrepreneur. Investor: @memsql @plangrid @human @airhelp @whale-path
http://www.janiskrums.com
Sigma Partners & JEGI Capital (Partner), @webline-communications (Cisco), Stream International, IBM / DNB, Harvard MBA
Partner at Laconia Ventures and Operating Venture Capital, Board Member of Wymsee and Advisor to C3 Metrics.
co-founder @quietly @hootsuite @invoke @brightkit. I'm sparkly, very sparkly.
Hudson's Bay/Lord & Taylor executive fascinated by the intersection of retail and technology. Snapchat: ryanmcraver
CEO/Founder @oneqube. Founder @mediatrust 9th fastest growing US Co 2010 • Board @greater-media • Investor @visually @buffer @perkhub @spinnakr
http://internetmedialabs.com/blog
Writer, designer. Previously product designer for @flipboard. Advisor for @medium, @955dreams. Mentor at @500startups & @designer-fund. Investor in @oyster, @editorially, @tokyo-otaku-mode, @timbuktu-labs. 2011 TechFellow. 2012 MacDowell fellow.
http://craigmod.com/journal/
Co-founder and CEO of @andela-institute . Previously Co-founder of @2u
Founder: Lupton Media Group, Parabolic Ventures, The Greatest Pitch, Cauzly.com, Strivved.com, The Lupton Group, InterCapital Group, and StriveAuto.com
http://jonahlupton.com/blog
Entrepreneur/Investor/Advisor @sierramaya360 @full-color-games @youbetme @paradine @ecampus-ventures @kydaemos @skycatch @mattermark
http://www.theamishshah.com
technological solutions for social problems. CTO, @etsy. @flickr, Architect. Engineer, @odeo. Hacker, @indymedia. Founder, @metaevents.
CMO at agency MRY, co-founded social marketing practice at 360i, launched StartupOutlook.com, global speaker at 200+ events, advisor to startups
http://www.marketersstudio.com
Co-Founder, SVP Strategic Alliances at @mojiva (acquired by @pubmatic); Advisor @wakefield-media.
CEO of Directly. CEO of Visible Path (funded by Kleiner, acquired by Hoovers). VP @emusic (IPO). CEO of IUMA (acquired by EMusic). BOD at ShopWell (IDEO). Yale.
http://blog.directly.com
> One of first shareholders in Lending Club, @virtuoz, Totsy, @producteev
> Based in New York and Paris (France)
Co-founder & CTO of: @resy-network , @crowdtwist , @fotolog , @BlackPlanet. Invested in @getbarkbox, @yearonelabs .
http://mcmontero.com/
Venture Partner at @polaris-partners-1. Formerly Co-Founder & CEO at @spindle (acquired by @twitter) & @microsoft
Co-Founder AppStori, Board Director at @seatgeek, Board Member at @adapt-ly, Board Member, BiznessApps
Founder @knotable, @peek, @virgin-mobile-usa • McKinsey • Studied at @stanford-university, @columbia-college • Builder of buildings
http://a.sarva.co
Co-founder & former CTO @get-satisfaction. NYTimes best selling author of Get Lucky. Serial tech entrepreneur since 1995. Above all, dad to Quinn & Tesla.
Currently at the intersection of business strategy, product design and software development making things people love.
Founder/CEO @speechworks, IPO 2000, sold to Nuance 2003, Founder/CEO CoSA (maker of After Effects), sold to Adobe,Founder/CEO @openair, sold to Netsuite
Venture Capitalist, Angel, Advisor, Mentor, New Yorker • Founder @pixel-machines, @at-t-ventures @vedanta-capital • Studied at @columbia-university, @harvard-business-school School
@crunchyroll Product Exec, Co-Founder of @bread-acquired-by-yahoo ; @google Alumni; Worked in Consulting, Eng, PM; NYU Stern MBA + UC Berkeley Engineering
http://terry-li.tumblr.com
Wants you to be Superhuman. Previously founded @aviary-part-of-the-adobe-family
http://michaelgalpert.com/
Entrepreneur at heart. Passionate Technologist. Founder @dandelion . Previously @mojiva and @mocean-mobile (acquired), raised over $45 million
Investor in @seatgeek, @magnetic, @ticketfly, @thumbplay, @txvia, @imagespan. Advisor to @loreal
http://www.thebarefootvc.com
Managing Director, NYU Innovation Venture Fund. @rimalovski
http://nyue.org
Currently CEO @ DataSift. Also advisor to Urban Airship, Softtech VC, Akkadian Ventures. Previously SimpleGeo, Yahoo! & USWeb CKS.
Founder of @Laughing-Squid and @laughing-squid-web-hosting
http://laughingsquid.com
Startups and Investing
Founder @gummicube, GP @Infinite Channel, founding team [bus dev+mkt] @playphone, CEO @chasma, BOD @draft-zone, Advisor @republic-project @venture51 @cellufun
http://@daveabell
Investor @upmo, @health-diagnostics
Entrepreneur • Investor • Advisor
• @booz-company and @accenture
• Mentor at Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center, Columbia Business School
Built (and sold) HARO. Founder of ShankMinds Business Masterminds. Best selling author, marketing and customer service futurist. Skydiver, Ironman, NYC bred.
http://www.shankman.com/blog
Co-founder and CEO at Written. Co-founder of @zosh, sold to @hightail-2. Partner at @capital-factory and mentor at @techstars
http://joshkerr.com
Investor; Worked at ED&F Man Capital Markets, Houlihan Lokey, AIG, ACE Ltd; CPA; Studied at Cornell University
CEO at @umbel. Founder at @flightlock (acquired by Control Risks), Finetooth (now Mumboe), & most recently founding CTO of @the-texas-tribune.
Member of the NY Angels. Investor and Advisor to Early-Stage Tech Companies.
Founder @hullabalu and @weardrobe (now part of @google) • Worked at @goldman-sachs and @like-com • Studied at @university-of-chicago
Former Executive Director of Shop.org for 10 yrs, co-inventor of Cyber Monday, founder of cybermonday.com, co-founder of Ifeelgoods.
http://silverblog.tumblr.com/
CIO@Chasella Capital Partners. We strive to invest our time and capital into exciting and disruptive companies w/ dedicated, brilliant management teams.
VP of Corporate Strategy & Development @cornerstone-ondemand. Lead global marketing, platform strategy, M&A, incubator and innovation fund.
President, Quesnay. Former VP @american-express mcommerce; Exec @verizon led innovation, BD, & applications ecosystem. Investor: @vouchr, @lettuce, & CareatHand
Investor/Advisor in many companies, including Addepar, OpenGov, Wish.com, VentureBeat, AltVR, Liveli, Parklet, Inside Vault, Pyze, Armortext, Mobile Action...
Worked at @500startups, @twilio-fund, Long-Term Capital Management, GlobeOp Financial Services • Studied at @stern-school-of-business
http://blog.pjain.me
Founder @www-postgradapartments-com • Worked at @burch-creative-capital • Studied at @syracuse-university
https://newsle.com/widrick#!
Verizon Ventures. Partner, Day2 Ventures. Over a decade in advanced technology R&D. Co-Founder GoodCompany Ventures
http://famolari.tumblr.com
Partner at @real-ventures Entrepreneur angel investor husband father of 5 hockey player
http://jscournoyer.com
http://www.jscournoyer.com
Co-founder, CTO of @jirafe (ecommerce marketing analytics and automation). Founder, CTO of @openx (advertising platform). CTO of @unanimis (ad sales co).
Co-Founder of early stage VC, @real-ventures (Montreal, Canada) and an investor in the FounderFuel Accelerator.
Co-founder in stealth w/ @ninafaulhaber . Advisor @better-3 • Previously, @poshmark, @cowboy-ventures, @cloudflare • @stanford-university & @oxford-university
VC at @deep-fork-capital | Previously @wanelo, @lowercase-capital, @gumroad | @harvard-business-school + @duke-university University alum
http://ventureminded.me
founder and CEO at @zemanta ltd.
http://igzebedze.com
@jkhoey is CMO of Cuurio / Strategist / Speaker/ Accelerator Mentor/ Startup Advisor. Investor: Levo, Hullabalu, Glimpse, Cloud Peeps, SQL Vison, Flow, Loudly +
http://jkhoeyposts.tumblr.com/
Partner at Loeb & Loeb LLP
CEO of Fresh From The Farm 365. Formerly Co-Founder/CEO at @doodledeals (acquired by Plum District) and Co-Founder/CEO of Red Jam Media (acquired by Third Age)
Serial startup CFO, husband, daddy, armchair cyclist.
Building @stockup. Thinking End Game. Formerly @bond, @waze, @gowalla, & @marquis-jet. Trustee @exosphere .
http://blogs.forbes.com/andyellwood/
Founder @mobile-nations, notifyer • Worked at @hapilabs • Investor @rockhealth, @anyperk
Management Sensei ◦ Infrastructure Samurai ◦ Analytics Otaku ◦ Architecture Ninja. 1st programming job at 14. Effective in teams of 4 to 10,000.
CEO of @plympton. Launch team at @upworthy. Reporter at The @New York Times. Bestselling author. Survived Colbert. Applied math at @harvard-university.
http://j8.ly
eCom & Omnichannel Retail Executive @guess, 1st startup @18, Former Exec @SteveMadden, Melissa&Doug, FreshDirect, Geoff&Drew's; Invest/Mentor/Advise/Operate
Investor in mobile. Fmr Founder/CEO MoVoxx (sold to MOTR); Free411 (sold to AT&T). Serial mobile entrepreneur excited re micro-content sharing around voice
Co-founder, CTO & COO @appsfire, pioneer in app reco and app promotion services. Startup angel, mentor. Paris based. Basketball player. @insead-mba
http://ylechelle.tumblr.com
Inventor, Futurist, Innovation Catalyst
http://www.evilrobot.com
Nearly a quarter century of working with institutional investors to discover outstanding investment opportunities. Private investor, wine collector, UCLA sports fanatic, traveler, husband, and father to 2 amazing kids.
Co-founder: @weekdone communications tool for leaders and managers & @garage48 startup foundation. Product guy.
http://kaljundi.com/
SVP in Product Development at Salesforce.com
Ex Chief Architect and CTO of JPMorgan Chase, former developer, and occasional investor.
CEO / Founder of @dave-partners, LLC
NYC tech investor & entrepreneur; CRO of @enhatch; author Strong Opinions blog; heavy metal acoustic guitarist; dumpling aficionado
http://birch.co
Founder @PALcapital, @palgenesis, @nxtp-labs • Worked at @bear-stearns-co-inc • Studied at @emory-university, @vassar-college
http://www.palgenesis.com/blog/
Founder & CEO of @photodrop. Previously, founded @thumb - 3 billion opinions & a Top 100 interactive agency that built products for Nike, etc.
Founder at @ownlocal, Y Combinator Founder (Summer 2008)
http://www.ownlocal.com/newspaper-support-group
Founder @plyfe • Worked at @the-hyperfactory
Financial products lawyer@Cleary Gottlieb. Strong background in econ, stats, data and finance (ABD for Econ PhD@MIT; AB in Applied Math@Harvard; IBD at Lehman).
Terminal.com. Facebook. Turntable.FM. Princeton University. Bridgewater Associates.
http://www.jperla.com/blog
Co-founder of @aviary-2 (acquired) and @worth1000 (acquired).
MIT's Technology Review Top 35 Innovators Under 35 (2010)
http://avimuchnick.com
Founder @slated • Worked @pervazive, @fashion GPS, @deutsche-bank • Studied at @new-york-university-school-of-law
Investor in over 20 tech companies. Founder of @dealtaker-com (sold to Media General 2008, bought back 2012), Dude.
http://www.bikeneal.com
Co-Founder @cantora , Co-Founder @mainframe-group , Graduated @new-york-university
Co-founder at @human. Previously Co-founder at @cardcloud (acquired 2012). MA Interaction Design. Runner. Ex-fat kid.
http://renatovaldes.com
Focus on technology investments and exceptional management teams that are driven to build valuable companies around big ideas.
Founder, Change The Ratio & TheLi.st; founding ed, Mediaite & HuffPo; advisor, @loverly, @the-muse-1, VoxMedia, Gui.de, She's The First. Also: lawyer, showtunes.
http://www.changetheratio.com
Co-Founded SpeedDate and grew to 20M users. Now running new startup and advising companies. Previously at Stanford, Columbia, and IBM
SVP @appnexus • Founder @fantuition • Former VP at @yahoo, @right-media • Studied at University of Oregon
http://conversionrater.com/
Founded Organovo (NYSE: ONVO) and then Modern Meadow. Strong business background (McKinsey, Citigroup, venture capital). Kauffman Fellow, Wharton MBA, Harvard.
Seed investor @scout-ventures. Studied @wharton-school
Founder/CEO Lucas Point Ventures
Former #1 ranked sell side analyst
Adjunct Prof @ColumbiaSIPA.
Cass MBA, Univ of Cambridge MA NatSci
http://adamquinton.blogspot.com/
Dir of Marketing: American Apparel, Advisor: Tim Ferriss, Robert Greene, Tucker Max, creativeLIVE My books: Trust Me I'm Lying. Growth Hacker Marketing
http://brasscheck.net
Founder @fresh-4 • Worked at China's #1 VC firm @SCGC • Investor @fiscalnote, @vessel @eaze • 1100 lbs Club at @princeton
Entrepreneur in residence at Ernst & Young. Founding team of Gerson Lehrman Group. Ran financial services practice at Recorded Future. Active investor/advisor.
Advisor and Board Member @virgin-group. Mentor at @techstars
Entrepreneur at Skout and The Taploid as well as former Vice President of Innovation at Alcatel-Lucent. I've acquired companies & launched successful products.
http://www.venturebeat.com
Head of Enterprise Sales @factual • Founding member @jetblue • Worked at @yodlee, @apple, @redpoint-ventures @originate • Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles Anderson School of Management, @boston College
3x tech entrepreneur, hacker, geek. founder of hakkalabs.co & 500 startups mentor. living the bi-coastal dream.
http://petesoder.com
Co-Founder & President @ Pear, Co-Founder @ Brand Accelerator, Board Member @ Worthee, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center Advisory Board, former ibanker.
Work with CEOs or as own principal to pursue investment strategies in realty, consumer , entertainment and other related selected sectors. www.CardinalFund.com
Partner at Lumia Capital, later stage investing with an international bridge mantra & focus on wireless / Internet infrastructure and cloud / platform services.
http://itsonlyjustbegun.com
Co-Founder & Chairman @ SEAL Future Fund, Kapture | Investor @ Getaround, Qwiki, The Hunt, Viridis | The Brotherhood | Deutsche Bank | Pro Soccer
Director at Techstars. Creating unfair advantages for early stage founders. Prior USArmy Enlisted, LondonBSchool, UChicago. I care about audacious challenges.
http://taklo.co
Founder and CEO of @drawn-to-scale, a distributed database company. Deep enterprise tech and open source love. Did SQL Server @microsoft, OSCON @o-reilly-media.
http://www,roadtofailure.com
I run Biz Ops @ordrin. Advsr @pannacooking. Fmr @stellaservice @americanexpress @waggeneredstrom. Went to U of Oregon (Go Ducks!) & NYU Stern.
Venture founding & advising -funding & traction strategies. Recipient- Entrepreneur Of The Year Award. Founded 1st MVNO in the U.S. & acquired by T-Mobile
CEO of @cuenotes, Managing Director ConstellationCK, Director: @secretbuilders, Asset Performance Technologies, 5 time founder of tech companies.
Worked at @real-capital-analytics, @toll-brothers • Investor @genius, @compstak • Studied at @cornell-university
Product @myfitnesspal . Founder @sessions-2 (Acq. '13) & @we-are-hunted (acq. Twitter '11). @rock_health '12. Team @ @boxee & @startmate-exploration-fund .
http://nickcroocker.tumblr.com
Founder @yourtrove-acquired-by-live-nation. Former CEO @dbix, COO @simpli-hosting. Helped scale @gdgt, @songkick, @justin-tv. Advisor @pubnub and @indinero.
Founding Partner at @nxtp-labs
http://gonzalo-costa.tumblr.com/
Managing Director, DreamIt Ventures. Successful entrepreneur (COO @bunk1), ex-consultant (Booz&Co), occasional angel investor & time-starved parent.
http://AsAngelsSeeIt.com
Network technologist at top information/media company. Background in management consulting at PWC (Stern MBA).
Founder of @wehostels (acquired by @studentuniverse). Investor and advisor to some startups.
http://dsaezgil.com
MD @magnetik-partners and Venture Partner @boldstart-ventures . Former CEO @attributor, President at @digimarc Guardian and VP @yahoo.
Founder and Chief Code Therapist at @foundertherapy • Built @axial, @onforce, @farechase • Studied at @massachusetts-institute-of-technology, @mit-media-lab
Product Management; Product Marketing; Program Management: UX, Web, Mobile, Emerging Technologies.
http://No time.
Entrepreneur, consultant, and investor. In that order.
http://systep.blogspot.com/
Founder @haystack-media, @everplans • Worked at @tipping-point-partners • Studied at @university-of-pennsylvania
CTO of @conference-hound; Founded Mixture; Ex-Yahoo.
Working at @google • Studied at @insead-1, @amherst-college (Phi Beta Kappa) • Founder @homedirectory-ltd-uk
Founder @nowpublic-com, @webpool • Worked at @register-com, @growlabs, @afternic-com • Studied at @queen-s-university
http://Www.Tippett.org
@NovoPartners - MD. @bevvy - COO/Partner. @neurosmith (sold to Small World Toys), @texyard (sold to KarsdadtQuelle) and @beautyaddicts (sold to DSS).
Founder of @cuurio, strategy alum of @vaynermedia @360i & @ketchum // loves brands, poetry, fresh air, ideas, & startups
http://hinternetz.com
Founder @veep-of-sales, @rdutosfo • Worked at @sugarcrm, @trustedid • Studied at @university-of-maryland-college-park
Co-Founder @fastspring (CEO 2005-2013). Mentor @techstars. Handled customer acquisition @google, @picasa, @gotomeeting, @expertcity-gotomypc. EIR @idealab. Board Member @fastspring, @allergease. Investor @sticky-1, @apeel-technology, @TheAmericanHome, @a
Advisor/mentor @ health/tech accelerator Blueprint Health. Ex VC @ Spark Capital. Entrepreneur at Generation Health, sold to CVS. Payor corp finance & strategy.
http://thesignaltonoise.com
Founder @DailyMuse. YCombinator W12. Former McKinsey, @yale-university. Inc 15 Women to Watch in Tech. Advisor @Hackbright. Avid cyclist and Parisian.
http://www.thedailymuse.com
Founder @republic-project, @rey-interactive • Worked at @doubleclick, @digital-broadcasting-group-dbg • Studied at @san-francisco-state-university
http://www.mediabizbloggers.com/aj-vernet
Co-founder and COO of Hire an Esquire; Worked at salesforce.com, Ernst & Young, and Tiffany & Co.; Founded Carbonado Group. Studied at UCLA and LSE.
Co-founder of Curious (big personal data) and @23andme (personal genetics). Sunfire member. Advisor to @rockhealth. Health nut.
http://lillymendel.blogspot.com/
Founder @couponstar-ltd • Sold to @coupons-com • VP Business Development at @coupons-com. Adviser and Investor. Studied at @university-of-new-south-wales
Entrepreneur
I enjoy building things. Some of these things are @birdback, @founderboys @iconfinder and @cphventures
http://watzenig.com
Broad cross asset-class investment experience in both fiduciary and principal roles.
http://asbcllc.com/blog
Advisor @bidstalk Worked at @ibm, @deloitte • Investor @underground-cellar @paintzen @boostable, @lumoid @verdict @vouch-financial
CEO/Founder @alleynyc
http://www.jasonsaltzman.com
Founder @roomi. Building a marketplace for shared rental.
http://yadavajay.tumblr.com
COO of Dream Industries - And a tech junkie/founder/advisor/mentor
i want to spend the rest of my life everywhere, with everyone, one to one, always, forever, now
http://blog.postarchitectural.com
Revenue Acquisition Mercenary - Global Alliances, Global Sales, Global Marketing. Board Adviser. Former US Navy. Innovative Technology, Social, Mobile.
Entrepreneur, Angel, Early-Stage VC, Pervasive Group and L&M Media Founder, INE Ventures, Gaingels Syndicate, Blue Jay Syndicate, Jumpstart, Golden Seeds
Partner @AlphaVP, Advises @pritzker-group-venture-capital. Founder @preclick @actioneer • Investor @liveintent @copromote • @swarthmore-college @booz-company
http://www.tedxnavesink.com
CEO of @ixtens, former CEO of Wimba
Spends his time advising startups and matching talented folks with companies that need (and reward) them.
http://www.everyonehateshr.com
CTO @refinery29, Previously @appssavvy, @buddy-media, ECE & CS @carnegie-mellon-university-2
Founder & CEO, @brickhouse-security listed on the Inc 500 & IR 500. A product guy with a love for cool new tech.
Connecting front line school district executives with best in class emerging technologies.
Founder of @parke-2, a new online, premium denim brand. Previously at @clickable, @hotjobs, @elife, @Goldman Sachs, @Wharton MBA, @harvard-university BA.
VP of Product for @Honest-Buildings. Experience creating publishing systems, mobile apps, social games, consumer sites, semantic tools, and media platforms.
http://www.8bitkid.com
Chief Revenue Officer @dealsheet, Principal @www.jebrickman.com, Founder @roadbrake • EVP Sales and Service at @ipreo, Chief Sales Officer @rainking-solutions • BS Engineering at @Carnegie-Mellon, MBA @northeastern-university
Serial enterpreneur, angel investor and mentor passionate about "what's next" and new technologies disrupting the world
TeachersPayTeachers, Formerly Kickstarter. Always Learning, Sometimes Coding. 495west.com, @jaredcohe
http://495west.com
Dreamer with powerful, global network. Angel investor, advisor, CFO, author, social entrepreneur, philanthropist,(@billmaw ,GE, PwC my own biz)
Head of Pub Dev @disqus x-33Across, x-Tynt, x-Zemanta, x-MongoDB, x-PledgeBay, x-Wired, x-WhoWhere, x-Lycos, x-Reuters, Silicon Valley DNA in NYC
http://www.thegratefullife.com
Formerly Eng manager @twitter; Founder @twitoaster
Founder @bond, @exclusively-in, @sher-singh @tavalon-tea • Studied at @duke-university, @oxford-university, @Georgetown Law.
founder @salido. BS @new-york-university /MSEE @university-of-pennsylvania
Entrepreneur, Advisor, Investor, & Philanthropist
CEO @styloko • Writer • Started @fashionrocks-com • Worked @popsugar @ebay @netflix • Non-Exec & FRSA • Studied @cornell-university @northwestern-university-1
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/shannon-edwards/
CEO of Advisers
Managing Partner of TorrenegraLabs.
Co-Founder of HubBOG
Travel Industry Consultant/Advisor, for start-ups & big cos. Formerly co-founder of FlightCaster & Bain consultant. Write for tnooz & TheBeat
Worked at @redwood-capital-management • Investor @versa, @embrace • Studied at @stanford-university, @wharton-school
Partner @penchina, Prev @liquidnet @reachlocal-nasdaq-rloc @gca-savvian • Edu: @university-of-california-berkeley , @university-of-california-los-angeles MBA
Chairman of Global Change Associates, an energy & environmental advisory in NYC. I advise on renewable energy, cleantech and energy efficiency project finance.
Advisor established & start-up social and digital media companies. Board member CoPromote, Co-founder Dotomi, CEO/Co-Owner, London Records, VP Atlantic Records
Media chops @new-york-times @bloomberg @wall-street-journal @associated-press @cnbc • Social @mckinsey • Alum @columbia @ Bryn Mawr • Advisor @rawporter @joios
Founder @blogher • Worked at @aol-time-warner, @new-york-times • Studied at University of Illinois, Urbana, Champaign
http://www.jorydesjardins.com
Early stage investor @ Advancit Capital
Founder of @spock. Investor in Hive (stealth). Advisor to @gift-side-story, @brownrock. Team member of @microsoft.
http://jaybhatti.com
SVP IR, raised >$20 billion for major IPOs. Former journalist; federal policy analyst. Now help startups succeed. Financial and communications expertise.
Founder @atelier-advisors • Worked at @heller-ehrman-venture-law-group • Studied at @california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo
http://www.atelieradvisors.com/think
Sensei. Angel Investor/Advisor/Entrepreneur/Mentor with Cap Markets / Finance COO/CTO background. MIT Engineer. Founder @StamfordiCenter MediaCrossing
Investment banking at Victory Park - alum of Streetwise Media (acq by ACBJ), GrandBanks Capital (VC) & Revolution Partners (acq by Morgan Keegan)
Manager@Techstars, MBA@Georgetown, Specializes in K-20 education, early-stage edtech, & emerging market ecosystems. Passionate about growing learning companies.
Co-Founder @42floors
Director, Business Development @ Bill.com
Key member of the About Group senior leadership team, with responsibilities for revenue, strategy, & site functionality. Lead multiple teams and multiple P&L’s.
Worked at @boston-consulting-group, @news-corporation, @scansafe • Studied at @oxford-university, @university-of-cambridge, @london-school-of-economics
Worked at @stack-exchange
Entrepreneur. Advisor. Angel Investor. Computer/Data Scientist. MS @new-york-university, @HBOGO, Comcast, @fullscreen @datasimple
Investor in @vizibility, @iotum.
Founder @fundera • Lead Developer @gilt-groupe • Studied at @new-york-university
Co-Founder and CTO @ Wunder
VP Engineering at @alphaboost, Product Manager @knewton
Leading the #DigitalShift. Globe Trotter & Avid People Watcher. Always carry a Camera & Smartphone. Have you bought my book yet?
http://www.scottebales.com/blog
Product Mngmt & Dvlpmnt for @digital-media, @advertising, & @analytics. Ad tech & marketing tech veteran, 2 coasts. Early @doubleclick @google-doubleclick.
http://gjb.tumblr.com
Co-Founder of Brinc.io, part incubator, part accelerator, part hardware investment fund, part awesome. We want to make your product a reality, so reach out!
Associate @techstars; INSEAD MBA; Problem Solver for Fast Growing Companies
Interested in technology, mobile, health, wellness, and all things healthcare.
GM, @meetup • Serial Founder • Advisor • Worked at @deutsche-bank, @hsbc • Studied at @university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill, @george-washington-university
http://www.tnl.net/blog
Director @rivs, Advisor @chime-4, @archively @ginkgotree, Row One. MBA @kellogg-school-of-management, graduated Cum Laude @university-of-notre-dame 2001
Co-founder @roko-labs • Investor @novus-partners @bookalokal-2 • Mentor @entrepreneurs-roundtable-accelerator • Toiled away @HBS, @harvard-university
Business & Corporate Development @ Curemark, co-founder @ various startups, Graduate of Newhouse & Whitman Schools @ Syracuse University.
Past: Co-President, Stanford Alumni Angels East. Founded/Exited Cause TV, Inc. Stanford '04. NYU Stern MBA '11. Deloitte Consulting. Pfizer M&A Finance.
http://jonolsen.tumblr.com
Experienced tech entrepreneur, operator, investment banker & financier. Last 2 firms co-founded were both acquired Nov 2011. Just acquired mSpot for Samsung.
Founder
@hotelchatter, @jaunted, @vegaschatter
(acq @conde-nast-publications)
Ex-NASA Internet, ex-Princeton Review EVP. Co-founder and CEO of @NoodleEducation, and @contnu.com. Now running the Markets Initiative of the NYCDOE's iZone.
Global Wealth & Investment Management @bank-of-america-merrill-lynch | Marketing Director@music-for-tomorrow |
Managing Partner at Inventus Law
Chief Digital Officer at Rachael Ray, dog lover, foodie
UX consultant for startups. Instructor for @general-assembly, Coach @startupweekend. Worked at @appnexus, @joor @advomatic . BA @claremont-mckenna-college, Master IxD @domus-academy
http://uxblitz.com
Founder @ Jina Ventures, Contributor @ CNBC, PE Secondaries, VC Investor, Conqueror of Obstacles.
Managing Partner @dapps-fund-i
Board Member @mastercoin-foundation
ED @bitangels
Triple Major('10) & MS Engineering ('12) @johns-hopkins-university
VP new business at @dow-jones. Former head mobile music @amazon, luxury marketing @ahalife, ex @walt-disney-imagineering. @harvard-university.
Founder @insurancewide-com, @safeonline-com • CEO at @ontrade, Board member @conference-hound • Studied at @harvard-business-school, @university-of-bristol
Revenue @kixeye • Previously Investment Banker @needham-company , @j-p-morgan-1 , @merrill-lynch • Studied Economics @berkeley • Love to rock climb and ride bikes
Independent angel and advisor. Prior eng leader at Facebook, VMware, Trilogy, and multiple startups. Stanford CS. Interests in mobile, big data, cloud, edtech.
https://medium.com/@jocelyngoldfein
Venture Partner @ MESA+ / Media Executive / Entrepreneur / Digital / Mobile Expert
Product guy @google
Now: Capture & convey thought
Before: Bringing simplicity to computing
Jerry is my coach.
Web, Mobile, UI / UX Design @ BBDO.com CSOD.com NURV.nu ( AAU Alumni )
https://www.facebook.com/JessicaLevaton
Serial Entrepreneur / Efficiency Consultant / Speaker / Ironman / Author / Inventor / Wellness Coach / Achievement Architect
http://www.lessdoing.com
Digital Brand Strategist. I specialise in Lean Branding for technology startups that are defining new product categories.
http://www.peterjthomson.com
Head of Business Development for Goldbely. Founded Hudson Sutler + Streaker Sports. Former hedge fund analyst, head of biz dev at Lax.com, + pro lacrosse player
http://www.frankluciano.com
Secretary-General of the French National Digital Council, essayist and journalist, former CLO of the Wikimedia Foundation, Lawyer, Business Angel, Entrepreneur