Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in San Francisco.
Design @angellist · @university-of-chicago '12
FinTech & Alt-Lending as COO @inventure. Previous: VP, @saymedia. Built, led & sold @dogster. Engineer turned entrepreneur. Seed investor and advisor
http://tedr.tumblr.com
2020 Ventures. 20+ years building & investing in consumer software & web companies in US & China.
Co-founder of @tripit, sold to CNQR for $120m. Previously on @launch team of @hotwire, sold to EXPE for $680m. Stanford MBA.
Partner @CrossCut Ventures. Early stage VC. SQUARE ENIX former COO, GC, head of business development, mobile, social, online. Advisor, Investor, Friend.
Founder of @angelpad, Ex-@Google Product Manager, Startup Advisor, Angel Investor http://angelpad.org/b/scoble-thomas-korte-2012/
http://www.thomaskorte.com/
Working hard at Caffeinated Capital. Passionate about ff, meaningful innovation, cycling and caffeine.
Internet Entrepreneur
Experienced operator and angel investor now investing through a fund, @subtraction-capital.
Patent Attorney. Professor at Stanford Law School. First investor in @twilio and @tactus-technology.
CEO and Cofounder of @mattermark
http://www.daniellemorrill.com
Founder of Etherpad, Partner in YCombinator, programming enthusiast.
Founder of Eleven Two Capital • Worked at @dfj, @Ecoplast, @microsoft, @nasa • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley, @university-of-missouri
Founder of Upside Partnership. Formerly a partner at First Round.
http://www.thecornice.com
Currently @ Greylock. Was 2nd in at @angellist (managed dealflow through 8K startups), @oxford-university MBA, Cambridge Eng.
http://www.quora.com/Brendan-Baker
Founder @heyzap, YC/Cantab Alum. Portfolio: @zenpayroll @transcriptic @indinero @bugsnag @angellist @videopixie @zesty-1 @benchling @Ginkgo @matterfab @bloc
http://www.judegomila.com
General Partner, Structure. investors in Uber, SurfAir, Boatbound, Pogoseat, Breather, +60 more. founded and sold companies. Under-utilized assets.
http://structurecapital.wordpress.com/
Angel/VC/PE,founder. Prev Soros Fund affil, @modulus-video. @yale-university CS, @harvard-business-school. Inv in @invite-media, iTriage, FTNT, SLTC. Acq by GOOG, GRPN, AET, CSCO, MOT, AMCC, SCMR
VP @pch-access , Previously Program Director @media-camp , Sr. Director @turner-broadcasting-system , @apple (17 years, Sr. Director), Pilot
http://www.mediacamp.com/blog
Co-founder @adespresso & before @pick1 + 4 more non-tech companies. Resilient mind, team leader, fast learner, execution focused. Also, former Radio Speaker.
https://medium.com/@armandobiondi/latest
Private Equity & Seed Investor • VP @TSCP • Worked at @bodley-group @goldman-sachs IBD • Studied at @stanford BA/MA/Football @Wharton MBA • Panel @fundersclub
living the dream
Partner at @googleventures, formerly co-founder of @milk, founder of LaidOffCamp, and BizDev at @simplegeo.
Founder, CEO at @equidate. @y-combinator alum. Formerly at @zynga, @hiptype, @google, @chartboost, @carnegie-mellon-university-2. Investor at @coin-2, @zenefits.
http://sohailprasad.com/
Entrepreneur and Seed Investor. Named Top 100 Angel Investors by CBInsights. 1st Internet Exit in 2000. As CEO guided Public Company growth and exit in 2008.
Currently working on a new consumer healthcare platform. Was founder @prescreen; Principal @lightbank; Founding Member & VP of BD @groupon; Founder @capally.
Chair/Found @tinker, CEO/Found @wize, Pres. @nextag, EIR Mayfield, SVP @markettools, P&G, PeopleSoft,HBS , Board Dale Carnegie, Angel/Advisor Kixeye,IDG....
http://tpatterson.typepad.com/tp/
AngelList-raised funds investing in AngelList Syndicates.
FAQ (investors-only): https://angel.co/help/syndicates-fund
Contact @af for more.
London NY; investor @fundersclub @yourmechanic @life360 @jawbone @beep @spatch @equityzen @airhelp @vastrm , mentor@Techstars BarclaysAccel @fundersclub panel
Entrepreneur/Investor/Advisor @sierramaya360 @full-color-games @igenapps @paradine @ecampus-ventures @kydaemos @matchpoint-2 @skycatch @fnd
http://www.theamishshah.com
Hacker, investor & serial entrepreneur. Founder & CEO, @hifi. Venture Partner, @dev. Co-founder & CEO, @echospin (acquired '10). VP, Digital, MTV. 6 patents.
Partner @havoc VC (@silicon-valley + @earth ). Founder & fmr. CEO @colingo. Advisor @angellist Mentor @500startups. Before BD @comcast / @plaxo. Grad @upenn.
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
Founder and CEO of be2 and C-Date, a profitable $60M+ business. Investor in @airhelp @auditfile @famebit @tradeshift @ubiome @mayvenn @terravion @tripping-com
Managing Member @rearden-capital-management-llc • Co-Founder @voltage
VC at TMT Investments, convicted serial entrepreneur, investor, teacher (@university-of-california-berkeley, @new-york-university, @stanford-university, @university-of-california-san-francisco), chairman at HappyFarm incubator
Investor/Lead Partner behind Vformation -- Series A investor. Focus on Healthcare IT and Financial Services. B2B focus with interest in select B2C platforms.
World explorer and founding partner @golden-gate-ventures. My motivation is Southeast Asia's startup scene.
Works with Unilazer Ventures (PE/VC);
Past: Telegraph Hill Capital (VC firm); Deloitte; KPMG;
MBA (IESE) and B.Sc. in Computer Science (U of Arizona);
Partner at Greylock. Former Entrepreneur.
http://www.ansanelli.com
Founder @brainient • Investor @stylitics, @blend-1, @digital-catalyst-fund, @kahla-1
http://emigal.com
startup veteran at @facebook, @livingsocial, and many more. @northwestern-university engineer, @stanford-graduate-school-of-business mba.
President & CEO @timeline, VC @newbury-ventures-1 , Mentor @wearable-world-labs and @techwadi-org. Global nomad with endless appreciation and respect for people and technologies that change the world. Entrepreneur, investor, & loyal human.
Investor @maveron
Consumer-tech obsessed. Believer that brand makes all the difference. Adventurer.
General Partner Rubicon Venture Capital (formerly Georgetown Angels) Author (McGraw Hill July 2013) The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital @romansventures
http://rubicon.vc/blog/
Executive - Business development/Project Management/Sales. Successful Early Stage Investor(avg 3.6x ROI) - Experienced Fund raiser, plugged into SV ecosystem
Helping hardware startups at PCH Intl & making rockstars at Ignite
Focussed on early stage companies in social, video, mobile and all cutting edge tech.
Co-founder & CEO @hint-health | Investor in @relateiq-2 @aptible @amour-vert @aloha @wellnessfx @zesty-1 | Stanford MBA
http://zakholdsworth.com
Founder @equidate. @y-combinator alum. Previously Co-Founder @streem (Acquired by Box), Engineering @asana, @livemagic. Studied @berkeley EECS
Work @issuu Worked @google, @admob, @criteo • Studied at @iu @cal • Investor
Founder @ando-media • SVP @draftkings • problem solver, thinker, gamer, angel, terrible chef.
Investor, Entrepreneur, Developer, @StartupChile Judge, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology CS Econ Math, @wharton-school MBA, @harvard MPA
Ops and finance at @livefyre; Venture Associate at @greycroftvc; former strategy consultant and engineer; @dukeu alum; lover of the interwebs
Digital Initiatives Lead at @golden-state-warriors. Former VC at @highland-capital-partners. Previously ran BD at @ribbon. Founded @teens-in-tech-labs.
http://www.danielbru.com/blog
@pick1 CEO "Know Your Customers" part of @startupchile @500startups - Polyhedric Human Network Router & Serendipity Innovator believing in Exponential Growth
http://paoloprivitera.com
CMO @heroku • Worked at @apple, @salesforce, @sencha • Investor @socialpandas, @catapulse
GM/VP Product at @godaddy, previously Founder/CEO of @locu (acquired by @godaddy), formerly Goodplates, @morgan-stanley, @mckinsey-company. MIT alum.
http://rsquaredblog.com
CEO / Founder @springleap;
CoFounder evly (acquired);
Designed 16 mobile phones (acquired);
M&G Top 200 South Africans;
Old Mutual top 36 Entrepreneurs
http://www.startuphat.com
Co-founder of Meraki (acquired by Cisco). On-leave from Ph.D. program at MIT, Stanford undergrad.
Founder, investor and managing partner @innovation-nest
http://pw.innovationnest.co
$1.5 Billion in exits, 20 startups: @tubemogul @rafter @cafepress @bookrenter @rxmatch @intellisync : Ex-CEO @rafter , Ex @cafepress : UC Berkeley, Stanford
Co-founder of Premise Data Corporation. Founding CEO of Metamarkets. Agoniste.
Founder @edeo-minomonsters • Investor @dailybooth, @beyond-games
Founder @mod-n-labs-2 MD@First Step Fund • Studied at @university-of-pune
http://www.thebusinessofvc.com/
CEO @waterfall-3, angel/advisor @ startups, ex-VC, conservationist/advisor @global_wildlife
Investor @lux-capital
Stanford Philosophy & CS, Adjunct Lecturer
Cofounder, Fountainhop
Data Scientist, Discovery Engine
Data Driven Nihilist
http://beardedbrownman.com
Investor @ Techstars / BTV in Boulder, CO. Formerly founder/CEO of Filtrbox (sold to Jive) + 15 years of experience as startup exec/founder.
http://arinewman.com
Investor at Atomico. Angel.
Investor, Board Member, Advisor • VP @udemy • @rock-health-v5-fund • @estimote @skykick @faraday-bicycles @stowaway-cosmetics @tapulous @selfieclub
co-founder OpenMail, former President/COO of @demand-media (NYSE: DMD), founder Hotkeys, Investor in @rssgraffiti, @scopely, @jawbone, State.com
worked at Airtime and several investment funds
VC Director @samsung-electronics MD at @hattery. Prev head of @google.org investments; BoozAllen consultant. @wharton-school MBA; Fulbright and Kauffman fellow. Food (mostly cheese) and tech geek
AL Syndicator; Angel Investor • Managing Director at @trg-holdings • Studied at @massachusetts-institute-of-technology, @mit-sloan-school-of-management
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
Co-Founded SpeedDate and grew to 20M users. Now running new startup and advising companies. Previously at Stanford, Columbia, and IBM
Partner @bootstraplabs, Coach, Startups, Strategic Biz Dev, Funding, M&A expert, software eats the world, windsurfer, snowboarder, husband, father of 2.
Chairman of the Board of @bts Corporation, @betamore, Digital Harbor Foundation, Lane Capital, @crosschx, and @ostp-ventures.
Founder @ngmoco, CEO of ngmoco 2008-2012, working on Next. Investing with best friend & ngmoco founding partner Bob Stevenson, through LLL Capital
Managing Partner, Matter. Accelerating media entrepreneurs. Kauffman Fellow. Built Runway at Innovation Endeavors. Stanford d.school & MBA. FRONTLINE. UNC.
Founding Partner at @nxtp-labs
http://gonzalo-costa.tumblr.com/
Founder/CEO @highline ( @extremestartups + @growlab merged Accelerator ). Seed Investor. Digital Product Entrepreneur. Innovation Platform Architect
@DMACMullin Modern Gentleman, Investor, Troublemaker, & thrives on continuous innovation.
http://www.darrellmacmullin.com
http://darrellmacmullin.tumblr.com
CTO @fountain @onekingslane @twelvefold-media @blogrovr • VP Engineering @mint • Worked at @oracle-corporation • Investor @boxbee, @canva, @treasure-data
http://www.sini.net
Founder of @relevad, @wheelhouse, @imsecure. Investor in @fotolog, @mixbook, @pixoart, @wheelhouse, @qpod, @acrodea, @infinity-venture-partners, @ultris.
@DMACMullin Modern Gentleman, Investor, Troublemaker, & thrives on continuous innovation.
http://www.darrellmacmullin.com
http://darrellmacmullin.tumblr.com
FOUNDER.org is an investor and company building program for student entrepreneurs who are solving big problems.
VC @ Innovation Works: US/China
5 yrs Software Engineer @ Google Ads: US
3 yrs in Publishing
MS/BS in CS @ UCSB: Graduated at 21
MBA @ INSEAD: France/Singapore
http://blog.rickykinwong.com
Founder @playdom • Investor @kitchit • Studied at @stanford-university, @university-of-california-berkeley
CEO @printmo-by-keen // CEO @europe Venture Summit // Mentor @500startups @happy-farm @innovation-nest // Award-winning designer // Speaker