Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in New York.
Co-founder & General Partner @sparklabs-global-ventures & @sparklabs Accelerator in Seoul. Former Executive at @facebook. Father of 4. Mountain Biker.
Currently at the intersection of business strategy, product design and software development making things people love.
Technology Risk Management.
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-Audit-Security-2359303/about
President, Gramercy Fund, family office; active angel investor; active director; biz dev operating experience; PR expertise; 12-year Newsweek correspondent
Board member -IVN, @localytics & NY Angels; Investor-SetJam (sold to MOT), @localytics, InStream, TruTouch, @akiban, @mobideo, @clippr, @altruik, 1KMuseums, @sociocast
Frequent-flyer-mile-collector, sushi addict. Founding Partner and Chairman at @undercurrent, Publisher of @joshspear-com, Valet.com Young Global Leader
Entrepreneur and seed investor. Founder of @onswipe @grooveshark @pulsosocial @socialatom-ventures
CEO & Co-Founder at @classy. Board of @team-rubicon. Partner at @mixture-ventures
Partner at Liberty City Ventures
http://www.DigitalDrex.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
GM @ Uber NYC. Previously Lot18, Covestor, and CollegeHumor/BustedTees.
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.
Co-founder CAN Capital, Author, Angel Investor, Harvard MBA, stairclimber
http://showpassion.blogspot.com
Director of Revenue Operations at @foursquare, previously at @union-square-ventures, Founded @eat-ly (sold to @foodspotting-part-of-opentable)
http://www.ericgfriedman.com
Advisor to @educlipper • Founder @wimdu, @glossybox • Worked at @american-express, @accenture • Studied at @wharton-school, @princeton-university
http://Innoconda
Hacker, investor & serial entrepreneur. Founder & CEO, @hifi. Venture Partner, @dev. Co-founder & CEO, @echospin (acquired '10). VP, Digital, MTV. 6 patents.
Entrepreneur. Product Strategist. Angel Investor. Partner at Mogility Capital. Fmr CEO, VP + GM @ venture-backed startups and Fortune 50. Yale, UChicago, IMSA.
Serial entrepreneur turned investor always looking for passionate entrepreneurs and amazing teams!
Investor • Advisor • Founder • Worked: @google @doubleclick @clear-channel-radio • 13 Ironmans (2x Kona World Champs) and Counting.
Investor; Worked at ED&F Man Capital Markets, Houlihan Lokey, AIG, ACE Ltd; CPA; Studied at Cornell University
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
Operations @handy-1 , former CEO of Instinctiv (acquired by @soundcloud), @dartmouth-college-1, @cornell-university MBA 2010, @merrill-lynch alum
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
Principal at @flying-ventures
Principal at @flying-ventures
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
Mentor, Advisor, and Angel. Currently @essence-digital. Formerly in leadership @acquia, @razorfish, @accenture. Built and sold multiple digital agencies.
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
Founder & CEO at Bread (acquired by Yahoo) • Worked at @summit-partners • Studied at @cornell-university
Management Sensei ◦ Infrastructure Samurai ◦ Analytics Otaku ◦ Architecture Ninja. 1st programming job at 14. Effective in teams of 4 to 10,000.
@pick1 CEO "Know Your Customers" part of @startupchile @500startups @singularity-university-labs ~ Serendipity Innovator believing in Exponential Growth
http://paoloprivitera.com
CEO, co-founder @tailwind + @bridesview. Past: GM-Video, AOL-HuffPost; Google/YouTube intrapraneur; BCG; 1st start-up in college. @danielpmaloney
CEO & Co-Founder, Stylitics // NYC 2014 Fashion Fellow // Wharton MBA
http://rohandeuskar.tumblr.com
@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
CFO / CSO @CircleLink Health & angel; former i-banker @lazard; Columbia MBA, Northwestern Engineering.
http://www.riskybitness.com
COO Hero Network- (www.heronetwork.com)
Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Lee & Pierson Associates
VC Investor. Venture Developer. Startup Helper. Resource efficiency + distributed systems – energy + enterprise tech. Ever-curious, always learning.
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
Founder @sols-systems & @card-gnome / Biz @smart-vision-labs / Product & Finance @ GE / Info Sys @case-western-reserve-university-1
http://www.joelwish.com
COO @goCitia, Co-founder @grizzly Bags. Former COO @marketsharing, @960-media, President @paltalk and Director @aol. U of Michigan MBA & BSE.
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
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
Founder @fit-club . University of Michigan alum. Investor in @active-mind-technology
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
EIR @two Sigma Ventures and CEO @bowery-financial
former @opera Solutions, @stocktwits, @Social Leverage, @greylock-partners; @insead-1, @cornell-university
http://www.weissben.com
Community / Social Media Strategist; Founder of @alleywatch @thecommunitymanager-com; Previously @mashable, @the-next-web, @500startups, @givingtuesday
http://medium.com/@brett
Venture founding & advising -funding & traction strategies. Recipient- Entrepreneur Of The Year Award. Founded 1st MVNO in the U.S. & acquired by T-Mobile
Co-Founder @fitbark + @matchpuppy, Investor in Life & Dogs
Founded and sold a couple startups, helping others with big dreams make it happen while still pursuing mine. Also, a Partner at CrunchFund.
Founder @yourtrove-acquired-by-live-nation. Former CEO @dbix, COO @simpli-hosting. Helped scale @gdgt, @songkick, @justin-tv. Advisor @pubnub and @indinero.
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 @nowpublic-com, @webpool • Worked at @register-com, @growlabs, @afternic-com • Studied at @queen-s-university
http://Www.Tippett.org
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
Full stack engineer, Tech PM, founder experience. Electrical Engineering and Premed at @university-of-pennsylvania.
http://blog.benjaminshyong.com/
I run Biz Ops @ordrin. Advsr @pannacooking. Fmr @stellaservice @americanexpress @waggeneredstrom. Went to U of Oregon (Go Ducks!) & NYU Stern.
2nd employee at @bonobos, now 1st employee at @trumaker.
Build and grow AM teams and create processes and operational workflows.
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
Founder @veep-of-sales, @rdutosfo • Worked at @sugarcrm, @trustedid • Studied at @university-of-maryland-college-park
CRO of CMPLY. Strong startup experience building and scaling revenue for emerging media platforms (most recently at XM Satellite Radio)
Patrick Ambron is Co-founder & CEO of @brandyourself.com. I tweet about entrepreneurship & anything I find funny/interesting
Focused on automation, IP networking & systems scaling - architect for @tumblr & @square private cloud environments
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
CSO @mediamath 3 successful exists - 15 yrs global exp, expert in adtech and proven start-up consultant. (@doubleclick and @channeladvisor)
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
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.
CMO @indicative; Formerly Head of BD @commonbond; co-founder of @plenishable; also @powerinbox @ericsson @borland
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
Strategic Partnerships | Business Development | Bow Ties
Founder Stimulate Media & Intabank. Advisory Board Nearmap. Former CEO VIAP, SVP Telstra, VP Yahoo!, VP IMG, BSkyB.
http://intabank.com
CEO with over 30 years’ experiences both in seed-stage and growth companies. Skilled in creating economies of scale and cultivating strategic relationships.
Currently: Founding Partner @tigerlabs. Previously: Business Development @banyan-water, Honorary Fellow @university-of-melbourne.
Product Management; Product Marketing; Program Management: UX, Web, Mobile, Emerging Technologies.
http://No time.
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
Engineering Intern at @twitter. @middlebury-college Student. Co-founder @strabo.
10+ yrs working with/advising, investing in early stage ventures. Diversified, international business/investment interests. Founder & CEO @ The Upside Club.
Principal at First Money. Founding employee at Thrillist Media Group responsible for revenue + business development. Monetization expert for start-ups.
Digital executive working at the intersection of media and technology. Scripps Networks, New York Times, Collective Media, Clear Channel
Operations Mgmt & Business Continuity focused with a passion for operationalizing structure in new and growing companies.
CEO of Officengine.
15+ years finance experience. First Controller at Yammer & Palantir
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
Experienced operations, people, and sales manager
Founder @tippt-media • Worked at @collegehumor-media • Investor @open-air-publishing, @elepath • Studied at @emory-university
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.
Builds the business. Enterprise Sales @unified Managed BD @awe-sm Former entrepreneur. Interned @intel marketing strategy. UNC MBA 2012.
Business & Operations @secondmarket
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
Worked at @kiva-systems, @amazon
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
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
Founder of @sourced-adventures. Formerly led Adventures operation in NYC @livingsocial.
Seasoned entrepreneur with a successful exit; Passionate about scaling great ideas and growing high-performing teams; Inc 30 Under 30 2010
Professional scaler of people, process, and operations. Currently Director of Program Management at @aviary, alum of @zocdoc, @theladders, and @vassar-college.
Founder and CEO of @plainlegal • Fellow @startup-leadership • Former @kirkland-ellis-llp Lawyer • Studied at @university-of-pennsylvania Law, @northwestern-university.
@ann-taylor • @coutorture-media • Worked at @sugar-inc,Studied at @university-of-chicago
https://juliefredrickson.tumblr.com
Independent design / technical consultant. Previously @groupon, @gympact, @tapforge, @oneforty. Globe-trotter, author, proud college stop-out.
Worked @ Vision Critical, SecondMarket, Morgan Stanley, DTCC, NYY. Growing NYC tech startup professional actively seeking a new role. Alum @ SUNY-Bing & NottU.
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.
experienced business development and partnerships manager, with strong track record of generating new revenue streams via strategic alliances
Running Flurry India • Co-Founded @groupon-india • Worked at @sagence-group-llc, @diamond-cluster • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university, @iowa-state-university University
Manager@Techstars, MBA@Georgetown, Specializes in K-20 education, early-stage edtech, & emerging market ecosystems. Passionate about growing learning companies.
Founding Team of YPlan U.S.
http://www.ouraugust.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
• Advisor @ TheEchoSytem,@thirdlove-1 • Worked at @walmart-com,@comcast Interactive Media, @GSI Commerce, @toysrus.com • Studied at @united-states-naval-academy
Founder/CEO of SeniorReports. Corp Dev / Strategy at GE, Sopogy, ALEX. Veteran Officer @USAirForce. Cornell Computer Science + MBA.
http://talziv.me
Experienced tech entrepreneur, operator, investment banker & financier. Last 2 firms co-founded were both acquired Nov 2011. Just acquired mSpot for Samsung.
Product Manager @general-assembly. Past: @ashoka-changemakers & @donorschoose-org . Research mode for @DateNightPost. Boxer @sandbox-network & @startingbloc.
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
Versatile, Tremendous IT and Management experience. Specialty in scaling start-ups.
ecommerce guru in operations, supply chain and buying.
9+ years experience in digital sales and marketing with demonstrated success in revenue generation, strategic partnerships and business development
CEO of Advisers
Managing Partner of TorrenegraLabs.
Co-Founder of HubBOG
Head of SMB Growth and Customer Success @workmarket
http://www.theonlykaiser.co
Product Mngmt & Dvlpmnt for @digital-media, @advertising, & @analytics. Ad tech & marketing tech veteran, 2 coasts. Early @doubleclick @google-doubleclick.
http://gjb.tumblr.com
Worked at Yahoo!, Scient, S1, Motorola. CEO (SPI Dynamics, Sold to HP).
Investor @delectable, @campus-bubble, @thefuture-fm, @LoveBack, @ SIMPLENIGHT, Applied Stat @university-of-rochester, DOI @booz-allen-hamilton
Product Manager with variety of experiences building products from scratching, optimizing existing products, leading cross-functional teams, and managing PMs.
Audit/accounting professional (and former TechStars program associate) seeking change - looking for engaging & creative career opportunities w/NYC startups!
Product @appnexus, @wharton-school MBA, ex-banking and private equity
http://adotpan.wordpress.com
Creative director and manager of design teams (UX, UI, motion, interaction, product, and marketing). Worked for Animoto, Food Network, CBS, and Obama (2008).
West Point, Tuck MBA, investment banking
Professional Hustler. Revenue Generation. Marketing Strategy. Customer Happiness. BizDev. Operations. Former (6th hire) @mashable. Former writer @lifehacker.
http://www.techipedia.com
Passionate leader looking for a mission driven company. 7 years experience in analytics, operations, leadership and bootstrapping.
Biz dev @dramafever. Previously @reclip-it, founded 2 startups in consumer, ecommerce space. Marketing background @draftfcb. Economics @UChicago.
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
Works at @carecloud • Studied at @temple-university, @new-york-medical-college
Revenue @kixeye • Previously Investment Banker @needham-company , @j-p-morgan-1 , @merrill-lynch • Studied Economics @berkeley • Love to rock climb and ride bikes
@warby-parker · Chair, Board of Engineers @theBlueEngine · @ucberkeley Economics · Imposter · NYC via Santa Monica
Data and analytics oriented strategist and operator with experience driving transformation at IBM and growth stage startups.
Vanderbilt MBA, Successful Start-Up exp in New York City. Proven track record of handling explosive company growth in fast paced, ever changing environments.
Operations at Breather
Founder of the NYC Startup List. Ecommerce Professional. Launched Bonobos first new brand, Maide Golf.
http://nycstartuplist.com
Geek. Open-source enthusiast. CCO @nodejitsu. Founder @thenodefirm & curator @lxjs
http://writings.nunojob.com
Founder @casper, @waterwalla. Brown + Brown med.
http://www.neilparikh.com
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 .
Sales Operations / Sales Enablement / Sales Management / Growth Hacker.
Information security specialist
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
Dynamic account executive, proven track record of managing clients and projects. Strong expertise in copywriting, production, strengthening client relationships
An active leader, conscientious manager, and innovative individual contributor looking for a new challenge.
http://dearsportsfan.com
15 years in marketing analytics and optimization. Measured over $5B of marketing spend for Fortune 500 companies across industries
Sales Engineer @localytics • Previously @taboola
Mark specializes in sales enablement and process optimization that fuel growth and improve overall competitiveness for VC-backed start–ups in emerging markets.
Biz Dev @seedinvest. Enjoys building human connections
An experienced leader who understands customer experience and how to use technology to enable it.
http://evanamaridou.tumblr.com
Founder and CEO Socialblood.org • Staples Ashoka Youth Entrepreneur 2011• Kairos Impact Fellow 2013.
Expansion @instacart; Founder @footprint-free-1 & @BiketotheBeach; Studied at @university-of-notre-dame & @darden-graduate-school-of-business-administration
Product Manager, WDI at @general-assembly • Worked with @deloitte-consulting
http://www.mares.co
Digital media fanatic and dynamic critical thinker fascinated by ad- and ed-tech | Unique cross-cultural expertise and eagerness to bridge connections
An entrepreneurial-minded leader with proven ability to deliver high profile growth initiatives built on strategic insight
Data scientist, analytics and strategy lead with eight years experience building analytics platforms and data-driven strategies for Fortune 500 companies.