Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in New York.
President, Gramercy Fund, family office; active angel investor; active director; biz dev operating experience; PR expertise; 12-year Newsweek correspondent
Co-founder CAN Capital, Author, Angel Investor, Harvard MBA, stairclimber
http://showpassion.blogspot.com
Serial entrepreneur turned investor always looking for passionate entrepreneurs and amazing teams!
Frequent-flyer-mile-collector, sushi addict. Founding Partner and Chairman at @undercurrent, Publisher of @joshspear-com, Valet.com Young Global Leader
Entrepreneur. Product Strategist. Angel Investor. Partner at Mogility Capital. Fmr CEO, VP + GM @ venture-backed startups and Fortune 50. Yale, UChicago, IMSA.
CEO & Co-Founder at @classy. Board of @team-rubicon. Partner at @mixture-ventures
Board member -IVN, @localytics & NY Angels; Investor-SetJam (sold to MOT), @localytics, InStream, TruTouch, @akiban, @mobideo, @clippr, @altruik, 1KMuseums, @sociocast
Currently at the intersection of business strategy, product design and software development making things people love.
GM @ Uber NYC. Previously Lot18, Covestor, and CollegeHumor/BustedTees.
Director of Revenue Operations at @foursquare, previously at @union-square-ventures, Founded @eat-ly (sold to @foodspotting-part-of-opentable)
http://www.ericgfriedman.com
VP of Product Management and Revenue at Tilting Point, @electronic-arts and @popcap-games alumnus, angel investor with focus on B2C mobile and web companies
Hacker, investor & serial entrepreneur. Founder & CEO, @hifi. Venture Partner, @dev. Co-founder & CEO, @echospin (acquired '10). VP, Digital, MTV. 6 patents.
Co-founder & General Partner @sparklabs-global-ventures & @sparklabs Accelerator in Seoul. Former Executive at @facebook. Father of 4. Mountain Biker.
Co-Founder @rokkan exited to @Publicis $PUB.PA, 15yr UX Vet, architecting transaction/content platforms for VirginAmerica, JetBlue, AmexTravel and Dish.
Co-Founded @zip2-com, VP Business Development at @altavista, COO BMAC Finance, Advisor to internet startups and a distressed real estate fund.
Founded Mediabistro, created multiple profitable rev streams, sold to WebMediaBrands for $23MM. Focus: B2B and SaaS. Looking for my next big thing.
Technology Risk Management.
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-Audit-Security-2359303/about
Advisor to @educlipper • Founder @wimdu, @glossybox • Worked at @american-express, @accenture • Studied at @wharton-school, @princeton-university
http://Innoconda
Entrepreneur and seed investor. Founder of @onswipe @grooveshark @pulsosocial @socialatom-ventures
Partner at Liberty City Ventures
http://www.DigitalDrex.com
Founder CEO @copromote
Strong entrepreneurial/digital media background
Business development, management, entertainment marketing, and advertising.
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http://blog.copromote.com
COO CityScan, CEO Travelblox, CMO Boingo Wireless, COO XNet, worked @ AT&T, Motorola. Comp Engineering @ UPR, MS CS @ IIT, Stuart MBA.
Founder the HiVE™ • Worked at @yahoo, @glam-media
CEO, co-founder @tailwind + @bridesview. Past: GM-Video, AOL-HuffPost; Google/YouTube intrapraneur; BCG; 1st start-up in college. @danielpmaloney
Co-Founder @soundtap • Worked at @cisco @general-electric • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley, @san-jose-state-university
Diverse business background with entrepreneurial drive. a Networking Ninja - Web Enthusiast - a Connector
@tinychat Co-founder. Data and software wrangler. MS EE. Like to work on the full-stack. Prefer APIs over UIs
CFO / CSO @CircleLink Health & angel; former i-banker @lazard; Columbia MBA, Northwestern Engineering.
http://www.riskybitness.com
Founder @bloodhound • Worked at @practice-fusion, @palantir-technologies • Investor @bloodhound • Studied at @santa-clara-university
Founder @vengo, @aj-apps • Studied at @polytechnic-institute-of-new-york-university, @embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-2
Investor; Worked at ED&F Man Capital Markets, Houlihan Lokey, AIG, ACE Ltd; CPA; Studied at Cornell University
Operations @handy-1 , former CEO of Instinctiv (acquired by @soundcloud), @dartmouth-college-1, @cornell-university MBA 2010, @merrill-lynch alum
Management Sensei ◦ Infrastructure Samurai ◦ Analytics Otaku ◦ Architecture Ninja. 1st programming job at 14. Effective in teams of 4 to 10,000.
Principal at @flying-ventures
Principal at @flying-ventures
MP of Anicca Ventures, BofD of Snibbe Interactive, xEIR of Inspirit Ventures, xCEO of Weatherista, xCEO of AdLocal (acquired by Yahoo JP), xVP Bizz Dev, Marcom
Founder & CEO at Bread (acquired by Yahoo) • Worked at @summit-partners • Studied at @cornell-university
Mentor, Advisor, and Angel. Currently @essence-digital. Formerly in leadership @acquia, @razorfish, @accenture. Built and sold multiple digital agencies.
Investor • Advisor • Founder • Worked: @google @doubleclick @clear-channel-radio • 13 Ironmans (2x Kona World Champs) and Counting.
@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
CEO & Co-Founder, Stylitics // NYC 2014 Fashion Fellow // Wharton MBA
http://rohandeuskar.tumblr.com
@pick1 CEO "Know Your Customers" part of @startupchile @500startups @singularity-university-labs ~ Serendipity Innovator believing in Exponential Growth
http://paoloprivitera.com
Founder @nowpublic-com, @webpool • Worked at @register-com, @growlabs, @afternic-com • Studied at @queen-s-university
http://Www.Tippett.org
Co-Founder @fitbark + @matchpuppy, Investor in Life & Dogs
Founder @fit-club . University of Michigan alum. Investor in @active-mind-technology
Award-winning consumer app @ 18. 10 years cyber security. Security research featured in Forbes. MS MIS @george-washington-university Exec. Ed. @yale-university-1.
Managing Director, DreamIt Ventures. Successful entrepreneur (COO @bunk1), ex-consultant (Booz&Co), occasional angel investor & time-starved parent.
http://AsAngelsSeeIt.com
Founder @sols-systems & @card-gnome / Biz @smart-vision-labs / Product & Finance @ GE / Info Sys @case-western-reserve-university-1
http://www.joelwish.com
Founder & Chief Community Builder of Silicon Prairie News and Big Omaha. Working to build, highlight and connect the startup community in the Midwest.
http://www.slobotski.com
Full stack engineer, Tech PM, founder experience. Electrical Engineering and Premed at @university-of-pennsylvania.
http://blog.benjaminshyong.com/
Tech Industry Analyst @cb-insights-1 . Former investor @ Crane Partners. Diverse experiences in finance, data, & corp strat.Obsessed with tech and inefficiencies.
http://www.michaeldempsey.me
Community / Social Media Strategist; Founder of @alleywatch @thecommunitymanager-com; Previously @mashable, @the-next-web, @500startups, @givingtuesday
http://medium.com/@brett
COO Hero Network- (www.heronetwork.com)
Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Lee & Pierson Associates
Founder @yourtrove-acquired-by-live-nation. Former CEO @dbix, COO @simpli-hosting. Helped scale @gdgt, @songkick, @justin-tv. Advisor @pubnub and @indinero.
Founded and sold a couple startups, helping others with big dreams make it happen while still pursuing mine. Also, a Partner at CrunchFund.
COO @goCitia, Co-founder @grizzly Bags. Former COO @marketsharing, @960-media, President @paltalk and Director @aol. U of Michigan MBA & BSE.
EVP Ad Sales & Pubs, COO @mediaspike; SVP Ad Sales/BusDev, co-founder @community-connect-inc sold to Radio One, • EVP Sales, Ops & Product; COO @appssavvy
Founder & CEO of @assured-labor, Wireless and Media Analyst turned Entrepreneur, Innovation, Strategy, Mobile and Emerging Market Specialist. MIT Sloan MBA.
http://www.davidreich.com
EIR @two Sigma Ventures and CEO @bowery-financial
former @opera Solutions, @stocktwits, @Social Leverage, @greylock-partners; @insead-1, @cornell-university
http://www.weissben.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
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
VC Investor. Venture Developer. Startup Helper. Resource efficiency + distributed systems – energy + enterprise tech. Ever-curious, always learning.
2nd employee at @bonobos, now 1st employee at @trumaker.
Founder @veep-of-sales, @rdutosfo • Worked at @sugarcrm, @trustedid • Studied at @university-of-maryland-college-park
CEO with over 30 years’ experiences both in seed-stage and growth companies. Skilled in creating economies of scale and cultivating strategic relationships.
Strategic Partnerships | Business Development | Bow Ties
Creator @bench-fitness , Tech Lead at @the-huffington-post , CTO/Co-Founder @localocracy (sold to Aol in 2011).
http://asoul.es
Head of Business Relations at @alphaworks-capital • Creator of @happy-inbox & @startup-ery • Worked at @techstars, @moveline, @the-white-house OSTP
http://GeoffreyWeg.com
CSO @mediamath 3 successful exists - 15 yrs global exp, expert in adtech and proven start-up consultant. (@doubleclick and @channeladvisor)
Patrick Ambron is Co-founder & CEO of @brandyourself.com. I tweet about entrepreneurship & anything I find funny/interesting
CMO @indicative; Formerly Head of BD @commonbond; co-founder of @plenishable; also @powerinbox @ericsson @borland
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
Currently: Founding Partner @tigerlabs. Previously: Business Development @banyan-water, Honorary Fellow @university-of-melbourne.
founder @unvael-fm. founded @pict (@angelpad S12, acquired by @popsugar). founded @vael-project (manufacturing/footwear brand). engineer @broadcom
Founder @socure • Worked at @ibm, @eiabroad • Studied at @boston-college
Founder Stimulate Media & Intabank. Advisory Board Nearmap. Former CEO VIAP, SVP Telstra, VP Yahoo!, VP IMG, BSkyB.
http://intabank.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
Product Management; Product Marketing; Program Management: UX, Web, Mobile, Emerging Technologies.
http://No time.
Build and grow AM teams and create processes and operational workflows.
Focused on automation, IP networking & systems scaling - architect for @tumblr & @square private cloud environments
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.
Head of Product at Evisors & Instructor at Orbital Bootcamp. Previously ran startup consulting firm, co-founded Flywheel, and led Bon Jovi's web team.
http://talflanchraych.tumblr.com
CRO of CMPLY. Strong startup experience building and scaling revenue for emerging media platforms (most recently at XM Satellite Radio)
Business & Operations @secondmarket
CEO of Officengine.
15+ years finance experience. First Controller at Yammer & Palantir
Seasoned entrepreneur with a successful exit; Passionate about scaling great ideas and growing high-performing teams; Inc 30 Under 30 2010
Builds the business. Enterprise Sales @unified Managed BD @awe-sm Former entrepreneur. Interned @intel marketing strategy. UNC MBA 2012.
Operations Mgmt & Business Continuity focused with a passion for operationalizing structure in new and growing companies.
CEO of @insparq, a Social Merchandising Suite for retailers. Cofounder of Women in Wireless. Led BD & strategy at @jumptap & AOL. Wharton MBA 2005.
http://12monthstolaunch.com
Principal at First Money. Founding employee at Thrillist Media Group responsible for revenue + business development. Monetization expert for start-ups.
Engineering Intern at @twitter. @middlebury-college Student. Co-founder @strabo.
Worked at @kiva-systems, @amazon
Founder @tippt-media • Worked at @collegehumor-media • Investor @open-air-publishing, @elepath • Studied at @emory-university
CEO and co-founder of education tech/marketing, experience as COO, GM and CFO (online and offline). Worked in small-start up and large corporate environment.
http://services.intead.com/blog
VP Client Optimization at Sailthru. Former GLG intrapreneur/early employee at Savored and TheLadders.com. Passionate teacher and mentor. Analytics die-hard.
http://cassyoung.wordpress.com
Professional scaler of people, process, and operations. Currently Director of Program Management at @aviary, alum of @zocdoc, @theladders, and @vassar-college.
10+ yrs working with/advising, investing in early stage ventures. Diversified, international business/investment interests. Founder & CEO @ The Upside Club.
I’m a serial entrepreneur, and advisor to fellow founders. I typically work in consumer products, e-commerce, digital media, and luxury goods and services. I particularly enjoy strategy, business development, marketing, and building teams and cultures.
Founder of @sourced-adventures. Formerly led Adventures operation in NYC @livingsocial.
Experienced operations, people, and sales manager
Digital executive working at the intersection of media and technology. Scripps Networks, New York Times, Collective Media, Clear Channel
Founder and CEO of @plainlegal • Fellow @startup-leadership • Former @kirkland-ellis-llp Lawyer • Studied at @university-of-pennsylvania Law, @northwestern-university.
Co-Founder @smart-host (Techstars Austin S14) • @startupbus NYC Alum • Previously VP of Ops at @krossover , Hustler at @close-io, sales at Sysco.
http://www.nickpersico.com
@ann-taylor • @coutorture-media • Worked at @sugar-inc,Studied at @university-of-chicago
https://juliefredrickson.tumblr.com
I help startups tell compelling brand stories, build real growth platforms, and make it all run smoothly.
Want some help? Let's talk: [email protected]
http://blog.seanwilkins.com
CEO of Advisers
Managing Partner of TorrenegraLabs.
Co-Founder of HubBOG
Worked @ Vision Critical, SecondMarket, Morgan Stanley, DTCC, NYY. Growing NYC tech startup professional actively seeking a new role. Alum @ SUNY-Bing & NottU.
• Advisor @ TheEchoSytem,@thirdlove-1 • Worked at @walmart-com,@comcast Interactive Media, @GSI Commerce, @toysrus.com • Studied at @united-states-naval-academy
Manager@Techstars, MBA@Georgetown, Specializes in K-20 education, early-stage edtech, & emerging market ecosystems. Passionate about growing learning companies.
Product Mngmt & Dvlpmnt for @digital-media, @advertising, & @analytics. Ad tech & marketing tech veteran, 2 coasts. Early @doubleclick @google-doubleclick.
http://gjb.tumblr.com
Founding Team of YPlan U.S.
http://www.ouraugust.com
Running Flurry India • Co-Founded @groupon-india • Worked at @sagence-group-llc, @diamond-cluster • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university, @iowa-state-university University
Founder/CEO of SeniorReports. Corp Dev / Strategy at GE, Sopogy, ALEX. Veteran Officer @USAirForce. Cornell Computer Science + MBA.
http://talziv.me
Head of SMB Growth and Customer Success @workmarket
http://www.theonlykaiser.co
Product Manager @general-assembly. Past: @ashoka-changemakers & @donorschoose-org . Research mode for @DateNightPost. Boxer @sandbox-network & @startingbloc.
USF Finance Grad, quota driven sales for Fortune 500 as well as start-up companies that have gone public. Real passion is account management. 2 Handicap golfer.
Versatile, Tremendous IT and Management experience. Specialty in scaling start-ups.
ecommerce guru in operations, supply chain and buying.
Independent design / technical consultant. Previously @groupon, @gympact, @tapforge, @oneforty. Globe-trotter, author, proud college stop-out.
experienced business development and partnerships manager, with strong track record of generating new revenue streams via strategic alliances
Founder, Minimum Viable Fitness. Previously: 3x Founder, EIR Aol Ventures, Morgan Stanley, and Author.
http://blog.michaelgruen.com/
Head of Product at Raise.com. Former Strategy consultant for fortune 50 then built a company of my own. Web and mobile background. University of Chicago grad.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/weclickd-social-network-things-wedding-110000224.html
Experienced tech entrepreneur, operator, investment banker & financier. Last 2 firms co-founded were both acquired Nov 2011. Just acquired mSpot for Samsung.
9+ years experience in digital sales and marketing with demonstrated success in revenue generation, strategic partnerships and business development
Biz dev @dramafever. Previously @reclip-it, founded 2 startups in consumer, ecommerce space. Marketing background @draftfcb. Economics @UChicago.
Investor @delectable, @campus-bubble, @thefuture-fm, @LoveBack, @ SIMPLENIGHT, Applied Stat @university-of-rochester, DOI @booz-allen-hamilton
Works at @carecloud • Studied at @temple-university, @new-york-medical-college
Geek. Open-source enthusiast. CCO @nodejitsu. Founder @thenodefirm & curator @lxjs
http://writings.nunojob.com
Audit/accounting professional (and former TechStars program associate) seeking change - looking for engaging & creative career opportunities w/NYC startups!
Worked at Yahoo!, Scient, S1, Motorola. CEO (SPI Dynamics, Sold to HP).
@warby-parker · Chair, Board of Engineers @theBlueEngine · @ucberkeley Economics · Imposter · NYC via Santa Monica
Vanderbilt MBA, Successful Start-Up exp in New York City. Proven track record of handling explosive company growth in fast paced, ever changing environments.
Founder of the NYC Startup List. Ecommerce Professional. Launched Bonobos first new brand, Maide Golf.
http://nycstartuplist.com
Creative director and manager of design teams (UX, UI, motion, interaction, product, and marketing). Worked for Animoto, Food Network, CBS, and Obama (2008).
Passionate leader looking for a mission driven company. 7 years experience in analytics, operations, leadership and bootstrapping.
West Point, Tuck MBA, investment banking
Revenue @kixeye • Previously Investment Banker @needham-company , @j-p-morgan-1 , @merrill-lynch • Studied Economics @berkeley • Love to rock climb and ride bikes
Data and analytics oriented strategist and operator with experience driving transformation at IBM and growth stage startups.
Founder @casper, @waterwalla. Brown + Brown med.
http://www.neilparikh.com
Product Manager with variety of experiences building products from scratching, optimizing existing products, leading cross-functional teams, and managing PMs.
Entrepreneur with three exits. Investor, mentor and #StartupDiversity advocate. Investing in Women lead, Hispanic lead and African American lead startups.
http://paper.li/laz/1310655607
Product @appnexus, @wharton-school MBA, ex-banking and private equity
http://adotpan.wordpress.com
Professional Hustler. Revenue Generation. Marketing Strategy. Customer Happiness. BizDev. Operations. Former (6th hire) @mashable. Former writer @lifehacker.
http://www.techipedia.com
Operations at Breather
Mark specializes in sales enablement and process optimization that fuel growth and improve overall competitiveness for VC-backed start–ups in emerging markets.
Expansion @instacart; Founder @footprint-free-1 & @BiketotheBeach; Studied at @university-of-notre-dame & @darden-graduate-school-of-business-administration
Information security specialist
Sales Engineer @localytics • Previously @taboola
An active leader, conscientious manager, and innovative individual contributor looking for a new challenge.
http://dearsportsfan.com
Sales Operations / Sales Enablement / Sales Management / Growth Hacker.
New York Based, classically trained Actor and passionate IT geek. Freelance WordPress and Desktop Support to support my acting career until stardom.
Product Manager @pivotal-labs. Co-Founder of Hack'n Jill. Previous product at @cafemom, @hoseanna , @yipit , and @urgent-career .
An entrepreneurial-minded leader with proven ability to deliver high profile growth initiatives built on strategic insight
Biz Dev @seedinvest. Enjoys building human connections
15 years in marketing analytics and optimization. Measured over $5B of marketing spend for Fortune 500 companies across industries
Data scientist, analytics and strategy lead with eight years experience building analytics platforms and data-driven strategies for Fortune 500 companies.
Founder and CEO Socialblood.org • Staples Ashoka Youth Entrepreneur 2011• Kairos Impact Fellow 2013.
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
Product Manager, WDI at @general-assembly • Worked with @deloitte-consulting
http://www.mares.co
Dynamic account executive, proven track record of managing clients and projects. Strong expertise in copywriting, production, strengthening client relationships
An experienced leader who understands customer experience and how to use technology to enable it.
http://evanamaridou.tumblr.com
Digital media fanatic and dynamic critical thinker fascinated by ad- and ed-tech | Unique cross-cultural expertise and eagerness to bridge connections