Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in San Francisco.
Serial entrepreneur turned investor always looking for passionate entrepreneurs and amazing teams!
Founder & CEO of @identified
1st startup out of high school. Strong business and ops background. founding member 2x startups.
Head APAC SMB Acquisition Mktg, @google
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Global Finance Lead b2b Mktg, @google
Head Finance & Operations, @svox (acquired by Nuance)
CEO @sprig. Co-Founder, @udemy. Co-founder Growth Hackers Conference. Ran demand marketing at @lyft, wrote Lyft's original "expansion playbook".
http://www.udemy.com/blog/
Founder, @luxr-co. Leader in the Lean Startup world. Entrepreneur. Co-founder and former CEO of @adaptive-path.
http://blog.luxr.co
Created 2 unicorns as Founder/CEO of @yammer and COO/head of product of @paypal.
Tech columnist @Slate. Content. Marketing. Growth. Led branded content @walmart, launched mobile @20th-century-fox, founded @mixblendr, made TV @nbc Universal
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_bet.html
Private Equity & Seed Investor • VP @TSCP • Worked at @bodley-group @goldman-sachs IBD • Studied at @stanford BA/MA/Football @Wharton MBA • Panel @fundersclub
Head of Digital Strategy @ericsson. Founder and former CTO at @joyent. I specialize in revenue generation, and all activities required to make it happen.
http://jason.wordpress.com/
I make things happen. Need to close partner deals? Need a COO or other CXO? Need to build a sales team for your startup? I've done it + much more. #Growth
http://www.DanielOdio.com
Co-Founder of Shift Payments, Investment Partner at Hard Yaka, Co-Founder of 3taps
Co-Founder of @keas
Investor: @zapprx, @rationalwave-analytics, @stackdriver, @docphin, @keas, @bit9, @kiodex
Board of Directors: @mendix
Explorer...
http://www.ugik.com
Investor and Executive. Founder @arnold-capital. Former @appdirect and @McKinsey
http://paularnold.me
Partner @CrossCut Ventures. Early stage VC. SQUARE ENIX former COO, GC, head of business development, mobile, social, online. Advisor, Investor, Friend.
Mafia Wars founder (Zynga), Investor
http://www.rogerdickey.com
FinTech & Alt-Lending as COO @inventure. Previous: VP, @saymedia. Built, led & sold @dogster. Engineer turned entrepreneur. Seed investor and advisor
http://tedr.tumblr.com
Founded Shopping Express @google • Founded @mercantila (sold to @google) • Labored @epinions • Rowed @harvard-university
https://medium.com/@kibera
General Partner, Structure. investors in Uber, SurfAir, Boatbound, Pogoseat, Breather, +60 more. founded and sold companies. Under-utilized assets.
http://structurecapital.wordpress.com/
Lead PM 4+ years @zynga (4th PM hired). CS @columbia, MBA Chicago Booth. Yes, I can still write code.
http://blog.timtt.com
Think 'Hand of the King' but with more operations/sales/hugs and less intrigue/violence. Head of Sales Operations & Strategy @sunrun.
Board Member/VP Operations @sencha, funded by @sequoia-capital . Senior Executive @bayview-asset-management. Founder @indigon. Studied at @duke-university, @vanderbilt-university-1
USF grad. Customer Success at Lever, Inc.
http://ciaratrinidad.com
investor @formation-8. Claremont McKenna graduate. Originally from Iowa City, IA
http://formation8.com/resources/the-conventionalization-of-big-data/
Founder @wrapp, @adprofit • Worked at @creandum, @bearingpoint • Investor @leap-transit, @onbeep • Studied at @uppsala-university, @university-of-melbourne
Current: @sparked-1. Past: President, LeaseStar and SMB Division at @realpage, Founder @propertyware to @realpage, CRM @Oracle and early team @salesforce.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
Hacker, investor & serial entrepreneur. Founder & CEO, @hifi. Venture Partner, @dev. Co-founder & CEO, @echospin (acquired '10). VP, Digital, MTV. 6 patents.
Founder/CEO of @stayclassy. Board of @team-rubicon. Partner at @mixture-ventures
Entrepreneur and seed investor. Founder of @onswipe @grooveshark @pulsosocial @socialatom-ventures
Founding Partner @lemnoslabs • Worked at @arizona-diamondbacks • Studied at @massachusetts-institute-of-technology
Founder @bleacher-report, entrepreneur, and advisor. Digital media, biz ops, biz dev, growth, and monetization.
Founder @prompt-ly @razorfish (LA), @schematic, Digital business unit leader @bbc & @DailyMail Pre-IPO investor: @facebook, @tesla-motors @razorfish Entrepreneur, coach, angel, Chairman, Board member, CEO, adventurer, documentary filmmaker, & raconteur.
http://www.rxdxt.com
COO of @nuzzel . Previous CEO of @friendster, and Founder/CEO of @placepop. Co-founder, President of @netread Software and Services
Founder & Partner at @e-merge a Brussels based investment company with 30+ early-stage investments up to date, mainly as lead investor
Co-founder @sosh • Worked at @the-climate-corporation, @slide, @google • Investor @redhotlabs
Former VC (Advent and @crosslink-capital) with extensive operational experience (CEO, President and COO).
healthcare start up executive, evangelist for patient-centric care, advisor, mentor, networker, angel investor, supporter of women who make a difference
VC at BV @e-ventures
Founder @eqal • Investor @chromatik, @tradesy • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley
Founder @fuel-2 • Investor @twenty20-1 • Studied at @columbia-university
Founder & Managing Partner of @outpoint-capital
Selective angel investor and advisor to startups
COO Cloud @sap, BizOps @successfactors, Head of West Coast Software Investment Banking @goldman-sachs, Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley
PM @nicira @vmware, Early Engg. @vmware, Founding Member @openstack-1 Quantum. Broad '1.0' Engg. & Biz exp. @stanford-university MS&E @university-of-texas-at-austin-1 CS
Founder & CEO at Bread (acquired by Yahoo) • Worked at @summit-partners • Studied at @cornell-university
Co-founder of @scripted.com. We do writing services for businesses. Also worked biz dev at @rapleaf.
MIT @mit-sloan-school-of-management, MBA 2009
Harvard Kennedy School, MPP 2009
http://blog.scripted.com
Leading Personalization Products @WalmartLabs via @ReclipIt. @500 Family. Mentor @Founding @20Under20 @lean. Love single malts.
http://www.cherylyeoh.com
Founder/COO at @madesolid (@y-combinator W14) Previously Founder/CEO at @tioki. B.A. Business/Entrepreneurship - UC Santa Barbara. Worked at @adroll and @cbiz
http://blog.madesolid.com
Physician Engagement @grand-rounds. Former Principal @dfj , helper bee @angellist. PhD in chemistry and computer modelling. Love building orgs for success.
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
Co-Founder at @everest, Founder & CEO at @fundrah, President at JB Christopher II, Entrepreneur, Doer, Dreamer.
Associate @ Foundation Capital
Advisor and Angel investor
Member of angel group - Inspovation
Five time C Level Executive
Director of Platform
Early stage investor at True Ventures. Previously, on board @learnsprout. Board Observer @agnitus @engrade. Founder @Penseev. Comp Sci MS @columbia MBA @ChicagoBooth. Phd in street smarts from Mumbai
Building startups since 1999. Advisor @homebrew-1, Former VP/GM @zynga (IPO), Ex @atom-entertainment (sold to @viacom), @viacom & other startups.
Founder @mixbook • Investor @dealflicks
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
Investor, Board Member, Advisor • VP @udemy • @rock-health-v5-fund • @estimote @skykick @faraday-bicycles @stowaway-cosmetics @tapulous @selfieclub
Versatile leader, immersed in consumer / Marketplace / e-commerce Internet sectors for +15 years; I thrive on connecting dots that others don't see and finding meaningful opportunity / challenge where others see little -- all in the name of growth.
http://oneblindsquirrel.blogspot.com/
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
Mentor, Advisor, and Angel. Currently @essence-digital. Formerly in leadership @acquia, @razorfish, @accenture. Built and sold multiple digital agencies.
Founder/CTO at Cozy
Former VP of Marketing & Partnerships for @altius-education. Strong digital marketing background. Worked at Affinity Labs and Monster.com
Founder @bloodhound • Worked at @practice-fusion, @palantir-technologies • Investor @bloodhound • Studied at @santa-clara-university
Second time entrepreneur, Ex-Yelp, Engineer
http://plaice.org
Blogging at http://blogalize.me
Learn more at http://1lucas.com
http://blogalize.me
Angel & Real Estate Investor. Worked @google @healthnet. Dad. SF Bay Area native. Can often be found on the court in my beat up Kobes.
Founder the HiVE™ • Worked at @yahoo, @glam-media
Founder @voodoo-ventures, @launchpad • Investor @disruption-corporation, @neighborland • Studied at @university-of-virginia, @university-of-southern-california
http://chrisschultz.net
Head of Operations @uber
Board of Miami University Institute for Entrepreneurship
Biz Dev @foursquare
VP of Biz Dev @buildingconnected, Founder of @vektr-io, Studied at @berkeley, started @rock-to-relief at 16 that generated $100K for non-profits.
Co-Founder @bloomthat • Former Advertising Executive for @apple at @media-arts-lab • Worked at @zurich-investment-company + @sony-pictures-entertainment
Co-Founder & Director of Product @womply; Formerly @mixpanel, @apple, and @massachusetts-institute-of-technology
Founder @caarbon • Founder @quilt, @nerd-swagger-inc • @koemei Fellow at @kauffman-foundation-1 • @harvard-university, @yale-university @columbia-university
@pick1 CEO "Know Your Customers" part of @startupchile @500startups - Polyhedric Human Network Router & Serendipity Innovator believing in Exponential Growth
http://paoloprivitera.com
Cofounder & Head of Customer @honeybook. Previous @activehours. Studied public leadership @harvard-university, @pomona-college.
Founder @biart-company, @cappasity-inc
Senior digital exec, entrepreneur, advisor, mentor. Over 15 years of industry experience; Strong business and strategy acumen - all about growing revenue.
http://www.bravenewmediaworld.com
Product Leader, Partner @spotpartners, formerly @branchout's Director of Product, HR/operations guru, operations & organizational development mentor
co-founder @gunbygun, formerly co-founder @blissmo, strategy consultant @pwc, political campaigns. Startup Ops/Biz Dev/Product. Passionate about tech for good
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
Analytical marketer and skilled storyteller; Currently run a consulting practice helping digital health companies grow, previously managed product at Qualcomm
http://neilthedopepedaler.tumblr.com
CEO and Co-Founder of @enplug. Founded @nanoly Bioscience, named Top Social Innovation by @intel-capital. Worked at @goldman-sachs, @cisco-systems , @citigroup
Strategy Consultant | @fundersclub | @mkii-ventures | Googler @ 19 years old, left as a YouTuber @ 26 | Ex-Head of Business Development @Firespotter Labs
http://www.falonfatemi.com
@care-at-hand Founder. Prev @twitter & @google's CFO award recipient for $8B WW data center asset tracking & valuation system design & implementation.
http://www.breadandgin.com
Entrepreneurial MBA from Wharton w/ strong background in Private Equity & Operations. Experience in Financial Services, Energy and Technology-Enabled Services.
Founder @honeybadgr • Bitcoin • Previously @google, @Coderwall, @appdynamics, @virool • Studied at @point-loma-nazarene-university
http://honeybadgr.com/blog
Entrepreneur, product manager, designer, front-end dev. Founder at @lawpal and @socialgo. 10 years experience in startups, SaaS, community, marketing.
Just a dude making it happen.
Founder @zillabyte • Former sales at @twilio, former @usmc • Studied at @harvard-business-school School
http://essays.zillabyte.com
Founded @PeeData (CEO) Co-Founded @squrl (CEO) and @industrynext (Managing Partner)
Founder @yourtrove-acquired-by-live-nation. Former CEO @dbix, COO @simpli-hosting. Helped scale @gdgt, @songkick, @justin-tv. Advisor @pubnub and @indinero.
Director at HireVue, ex-founder @codeeval (Acquired 2012), @textbo (Acquired 2011)
Director, Operations @boatbound • Previously @airbnb, @crowdflower & @university-of-california-berkeley
Managing partner @questvc, venture fund for internet startups in China. Co-founder @55tuan-com, social e-commerce in China.
http://www.crunchbase.com/person/james-tan
Founder & CEO @promoter-io, Advisor @remote-garage, Leader @appfog, launched @hp-cloud, helped build & launch cloud platforms @rackspace.
http://www.chadkeck.com
Co-founder of @storify, founder of @hacks-hackers, former AP foreign correspondent who traveled the world, @stanford-university grad and Knight journalism fellow
Founder @verdigris-technologies • COO @the-playforge • Worked @digital-chocolate • BSCS @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Product enthusiast & customer development advocate. Partner @dorm-room-fund. Former @yahoo. Learned @university-of-california-berkeley @nyu. No .5 Steppin'
Co-Founder of @vizify and alumni of @techstars & @PDXSeedFund. Software developer, entrepreneur, and amateur photographer.
Founder & COO @fleksy.
Operations guru, grew two businesses from startup to industry leaders.
MSc, Manchester Business School
VP, Partnerships at eHealth. Previously at Yahoo! and AOL/Huffington Post focused on international business development and operations.
Uptime
http://hannacabana.wordpress.com
IT Pro, specializing in Apple technologies, SaaS, AV/ VC, and more.
Director, Financials Product Management at Oracle. Formerly SAP, Google, Blueleaf, oneforty (acq. by HubSpot), and Dawdle (failed). Way back, VC and banker.
VP of Operations @hackreactor • Founder @Louder • Led Social Media for Jerry Brown Campaign • Led Operations @rally • Helped @twitter grow from 20 to 250
http://mutgoff.com/
Founder & Owner @socomo, @Borealis IT Ltd • Co-Owner & CTO @masterbranch
Co-founder
Hacker & Craftsman
Founder and CEO @countable - Direct Democracy
Sold @sidereel to Rovi Corp • Worked at @ibm • Angel Investor and startup Advisor
http://www.bartolah.com
Artist
https://medium.com/@DanMillerSF
Heart: @FractalSciences, @olyfe, @apex-hydroponics.
Mind: Strategy, self driven, creative thinking.
Soul: A hopeful man.
http://blog.fractalsciences.com
I am a customer and community support manager with experience in customer support, community evangelism and legal compliance. I believe that outstanding customer service is the best marketing. And I LOVE working for start-ups!
Founder @bayes-impact , Former VC @thomvest-ventures
Business Operations Leader and handy-woman who helps startups get their sh*t organized, who manages acquisitions and supports growing pains for scalability.
Co-founder @the-activity-exchange, Co-founded @channeladvisor /Channel IQ and @sense-networks. Worked at @microsoft XBOX, led product at VC-backed Returns Online, Inc.
Entrepreneur,seeker,I love metaphysics and music.My ultimate challenge is to provide free wireless broadband access to the internet and advocate Net Neutrality.
http://blog.opengarden.net