Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in New York.
Hacker, investor & serial entrepreneur. Founder & CEO, @hifi. Venture Partner, @dev. Co-founder & CEO, @echospin (acquired '10). VP, Digital, MTV. 6 patents.
GM @ Uber NYC. Previously Lot18, Covestor, and CollegeHumor/BustedTees.
CEO & Co-Founder at @classy. Board of @team-rubicon. Partner at @mixture-ventures
Advisor to @educlipper • Founder @wimdu, @glossybox • Worked at @american-express, @accenture • Studied at @wharton-school, @princeton-university
http://Innoconda
Co-founder CAN Capital, Author, Angel Investor, Harvard MBA, stairclimber
http://showpassion.blogspot.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
Frequent-flyer-mile-collector, sushi addict. Founding Partner and Chairman at @undercurrent, Publisher of @joshspear-com, Valet.com Young Global Leader
Currently at the intersection of business strategy, product design and software development making things people love.
Entrepreneur. Product Strategist. Angel Investor. Partner at Mogility Capital. Fmr CEO, VP + GM @ venture-backed startups and Fortune 50. Yale, UChicago, IMSA.
President, Gramercy Fund, family office; active angel investor; active director; biz dev operating experience; PR expertise; 12-year Newsweek correspondent
Director of Revenue Operations at @foursquare, previously at @union-square-ventures, Founded @eat-ly (sold to @foodspotting-part-of-opentable)
http://www.ericgfriedman.com
Serial entrepreneur turned investor always looking for passionate entrepreneurs and amazing teams!
Board member -IVN, @localytics & NY Angels; Investor-SetJam (sold to MOT), @localytics, InStream, TruTouch, @akiban, @mobideo, @clippr, @altruik, 1KMuseums, @sociocast
Entrepreneur and seed investor. Founder of @onswipe @grooveshark @pulsosocial @socialatom-ventures
Technology Risk Management.
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-Audit-Security-2359303/about
Partner at Liberty City Ventures
http://www.DigitalDrex.com
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.
Co-founder & General Partner @sparklabs-global-ventures & @sparklabs Accelerator in Seoul. Former Executive at @facebook. Father of 4. Mountain Biker.
Founded Mediabistro, created multiple profitable rev streams, sold to WebMediaBrands for $23MM. Focus: B2B and SaaS. Looking for my next big thing.
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
Founder @bloodhound • Worked at @practice-fusion, @palantir-technologies • Investor @bloodhound • Studied at @santa-clara-university
@tinychat Co-founder. Data and software wrangler. MS EE. Like to work on the full-stack. Prefer APIs over UIs
COO CityScan, CEO Travelblox, CMO Boingo Wireless, COO XNet, worked @ AT&T, Motorola. Comp Engineering @ UPR, MS CS @ IIT, Stuart MBA.
Founder & CEO at Bread (acquired by Yahoo) • Worked at @summit-partners • 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
Mentor, Advisor, and Angel. Currently @essence-digital. Formerly in leadership @acquia, @razorfish, @accenture. Built and sold multiple digital agencies.
Founder @vengo, @aj-apps • Studied at @polytechnic-institute-of-new-york-university, @embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-2
Investor • Advisor • Founder • Worked: @google @doubleclick @clear-channel-radio • 13 Ironmans (2x Kona World Champs) and Counting.
Principal at @flying-ventures
Operations @handy-1 , former CEO of Instinctiv (acquired by @soundcloud), @dartmouth-college-1, @cornell-university MBA 2010, @merrill-lynch alum
CEO, co-founder @tailwind + @bridesview. Past: GM-Video, AOL-HuffPost; Google/YouTube intrapraneur; BCG; 1st start-up in college. @danielpmaloney
Principal at @flying-ventures
Investor; Worked at ED&F Man Capital Markets, Houlihan Lokey, AIG, ACE Ltd; CPA; 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
@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
CEO & Co-Founder, Stylitics // NYC 2014 Fashion Fellow // Wharton MBA
http://rohandeuskar.tumblr.com
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 the HiVE™ • Worked at @yahoo, @glam-media
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 @sols-systems & @card-gnome / Biz @smart-vision-labs / Product & Finance @ GE / Info Sys @case-western-reserve-university-1
http://www.joelwish.com
Co-Founder @fitbark + @matchpuppy, Investor in Life & Dogs
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
Venture founding & advising -funding & traction strategies. Recipient- Entrepreneur Of The Year Award. Founded 1st MVNO in the U.S. & acquired by T-Mobile
Full stack engineer, Tech PM, founder experience. Electrical Engineering and Premed at @university-of-pennsylvania.
http://blog.benjaminshyong.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
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
Community / Social Media Strategist; Founder of @alleywatch @thecommunitymanager-com; Previously @mashable, @the-next-web, @500startups, @givingtuesday
http://medium.com/@brett
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
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.
Founder @nowpublic-com, @webpool • Worked at @register-com, @growlabs, @afternic-com • Studied at @queen-s-university
http://Www.Tippett.org
Founded and sold a couple startups, helping others with big dreams make it happen while still pursuing mine. Also, a Partner at CrunchFund.
Managing Director, DreamIt Ventures. Successful entrepreneur (COO @bunk1), ex-consultant (Booz&Co), occasional angel investor & time-starved parent.
http://AsAngelsSeeIt.com
Founder @yourtrove-acquired-by-live-nation. Former CEO @dbix, COO @simpli-hosting. Helped scale @gdgt, @songkick, @justin-tv. Advisor @pubnub and @indinero.
Founder @fit-club . University of Michigan alum. Investor in @active-mind-technology
COO @goCitia, Co-founder @grizzly Bags. Former COO @marketsharing, @960-media, President @paltalk and Director @aol. U of Michigan MBA & BSE.
VC Investor. Venture Developer. Startup Helper. Resource efficiency + distributed systems – energy + enterprise tech. Ever-curious, always learning.
Award-winning consumer app @ 18. 10 years cyber security. Security research featured in Forbes. MS MIS @george-washington-university Exec. Ed. @yale-university-1.
COO Hero Network- (www.heronetwork.com)
Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Lee & Pierson Associates
Founder @veep-of-sales, @rdutosfo • Worked at @sugarcrm, @trustedid • Studied at @university-of-maryland-college-park
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)
Build and grow AM teams and create processes and operational workflows.
CEO with over 30 years’ experiences both in seed-stage and growth companies. Skilled in creating economies of scale and cultivating strategic relationships.
Patrick Ambron is Co-founder & CEO of @brandyourself.com. I tweet about entrepreneurship & anything I find funny/interesting
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 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
Founder Stimulate Media & Intabank. Advisory Board Nearmap. Former CEO VIAP, SVP Telstra, VP Yahoo!, VP IMG, BSkyB.
http://intabank.com
Creator @bench-fitness , Tech Lead at @the-huffington-post , CTO/Co-Founder @localocracy (sold to Aol in 2011).
http://asoul.es
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
CMO @indicative; Formerly Head of BD @commonbond; co-founder of @plenishable; also @powerinbox @ericsson @borland
CSO @mediamath 3 successful exists - 15 yrs global exp, expert in adtech and proven start-up consultant. (@doubleclick and @channeladvisor)
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
Head of Business Relations at @alphaworks-capital • Creator of @happy-inbox & @startup-ery • Worked at @techstars, @moveline, @the-white-house OSTP
http://GeoffreyWeg.com
2nd employee at @bonobos, now 1st employee at @trumaker.
Founder @socure • Worked at @ibm, @eiabroad • Studied at @boston-college
Focused on automation, IP networking & systems scaling - architect for @tumblr & @square private cloud environments
Strategic Partnerships | Business Development | Bow Ties
Product Management; Product Marketing; Program Management: UX, Web, Mobile, Emerging Technologies.
http://No time.
Business & Operations @secondmarket
Seasoned entrepreneur with a successful exit; Passionate about scaling great ideas and growing high-performing teams; Inc 30 Under 30 2010
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
Builds the business. Enterprise Sales @unified Managed BD @awe-sm Former entrepreneur. Interned @intel marketing strategy. UNC MBA 2012.
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
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
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
Principal at First Money. Founding employee at Thrillist Media Group responsible for revenue + business development. Monetization expert for start-ups.
Founder and CEO of @plainlegal • Fellow @startup-leadership • Former @kirkland-ellis-llp Lawyer • Studied at @university-of-pennsylvania Law, @northwestern-university.
Operations Mgmt & Business Continuity focused with a passion for operationalizing structure in new and growing companies.
Professional scaler of people, process, and operations. Currently Director of Program Management at @aviary, alum of @zocdoc, @theladders, and @vassar-college.
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.
Digital executive working at the intersection of media and technology. Scripps Networks, New York Times, Collective Media, Clear Channel
Engineering Intern at @twitter. @middlebury-college Student. Co-founder @strabo.
Founder @tippt-media • Worked at @collegehumor-media • Investor @open-air-publishing, @elepath • Studied at @emory-university
@ann-taylor • @coutorture-media • Worked at @sugar-inc,Studied at @university-of-chicago
https://juliefredrickson.tumblr.com
10+ yrs working with/advising, investing in early stage ventures. Diversified, international business/investment interests. Founder & CEO @ The Upside Club.
Worked at @kiva-systems, @amazon
CEO of Officengine.
15+ years finance experience. First Controller at Yammer & Palantir
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
9+ years experience in digital sales and marketing with demonstrated success in revenue generation, strategic partnerships and business development
Founder, Minimum Viable Fitness. Previously: 3x Founder, EIR Aol Ventures, Morgan Stanley, and Author.
http://blog.michaelgruen.com/
Experienced tech entrepreneur, operator, investment banker & financier. Last 2 firms co-founded were both acquired Nov 2011. Just acquired mSpot for Samsung.
Worked @ Vision Critical, SecondMarket, Morgan Stanley, DTCC, NYY. Growing NYC tech startup professional actively seeking a new role. Alum @ SUNY-Bing & NottU.
Independent design / technical consultant. Previously @groupon, @gympact, @tapforge, @oneforty. Globe-trotter, author, proud college stop-out.
Running Flurry India • Co-Founded @groupon-india • Worked at @sagence-group-llc, @diamond-cluster • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university, @iowa-state-university University
Founding Team of YPlan U.S.
http://www.ouraugust.com
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
Product Manager @general-assembly. Past: @ashoka-changemakers & @donorschoose-org . Research mode for @DateNightPost. Boxer @sandbox-network & @startingbloc.
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
Versatile, Tremendous IT and Management experience. Specialty in scaling start-ups.
• Advisor @ TheEchoSytem,@thirdlove-1 • Worked at @walmart-com,@comcast Interactive Media, @GSI Commerce, @toysrus.com • Studied at @united-states-naval-academy
experienced business development and partnerships manager, with strong track record of generating new revenue streams via strategic alliances
Head of SMB Growth and Customer Success @workmarket
http://www.theonlykaiser.co
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.
ecommerce guru in operations, supply chain and buying.
Founder/CEO of SeniorReports. Corp Dev / Strategy at GE, Sopogy, ALEX. Veteran Officer @USAirForce. Cornell Computer Science + MBA.
http://talziv.me
CEO of Advisers
Managing Partner of TorrenegraLabs.
Co-Founder of HubBOG
Product @appnexus, @wharton-school MBA, ex-banking and private equity
http://adotpan.wordpress.com
Passionate leader looking for a mission driven company. 7 years experience in analytics, operations, leadership and bootstrapping.
Investor @delectable, @campus-bubble, @thefuture-fm, @LoveBack, @ SIMPLENIGHT, Applied Stat @university-of-rochester, DOI @booz-allen-hamilton
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
Revenue @kixeye • Previously Investment Banker @needham-company , @j-p-morgan-1 , @merrill-lynch • Studied Economics @berkeley • Love to rock climb and ride bikes
West Point, Tuck MBA, investment banking
@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.
Creative director and manager of design teams (UX, UI, motion, interaction, product, and marketing). Worked for Animoto, Food Network, CBS, and Obama (2008).
Geek. Open-source enthusiast. CCO @nodejitsu. Founder @thenodefirm & curator @lxjs
http://writings.nunojob.com
Worked at Yahoo!, Scient, S1, Motorola. CEO (SPI Dynamics, Sold to HP).
Professional Hustler. Revenue Generation. Marketing Strategy. Customer Happiness. BizDev. Operations. Former (6th hire) @mashable. Former writer @lifehacker.
http://www.techipedia.com
Operations at Breather
Works at @carecloud • Studied at @temple-university, @new-york-medical-college
Vanderbilt MBA, Successful Start-Up exp in New York City. Proven track record of handling explosive company growth in fast paced, ever changing environments.
Audit/accounting professional (and former TechStars program associate) seeking change - looking for engaging & creative career opportunities w/NYC startups!
Product Manager with variety of experiences building products from scratching, optimizing existing products, leading cross-functional teams, and managing PMs.
Founder of the NYC Startup List. Ecommerce Professional. Launched Bonobos first new brand, Maide Golf.
http://nycstartuplist.com
Founder @casper, @waterwalla. Brown + Brown med.
http://www.neilparikh.com
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
Product Manager, WDI at @general-assembly • Worked with @deloitte-consulting
http://www.mares.co
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
An experienced leader who understands customer experience and how to use technology to enable it.
http://evanamaridou.tumblr.com
Expansion @instacart; Founder @footprint-free-1 & @BiketotheBeach; Studied at @university-of-notre-dame & @darden-graduate-school-of-business-administration
Information security specialist
Biz Dev @seedinvest. Enjoys building human connections
Digital media fanatic and dynamic critical thinker fascinated by ad- and ed-tech | Unique cross-cultural expertise and eagerness to bridge connections
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
Sales Operations / Sales Enablement / Sales Management / Growth Hacker.
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.
Dynamic account executive, proven track record of managing clients and projects. Strong expertise in copywriting, production, strengthening client relationships
Mark specializes in sales enablement and process optimization that fuel growth and improve overall competitiveness for VC-backed start–ups in emerging markets.
New York Based, classically trained Actor and passionate IT geek. Freelance WordPress and Desktop Support to support my acting career until stardom.