Found 1,162 investors
James Sietstra
United States
Mr. Jeffrey Ryan serves as Chief People Officer at Zynga. He is responsible for global Human Resources and Workplace Services (Facilities and Real Estate) for the company. Mr. Ryan brings to Zynga more than 25 years of global Human Resources experience, including over 15 years in the digital media and gaming industries. Prior to joining Zynga, Mr. Ryan served as Senior Vice President of People at GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO), where he was responsible for global HR, facilities, and real estate at the action camera and content company. Before joining GoPro, Mr. Ryan spent three years at CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), as Senior Vice President of HR for the company's Digital Media Business. In that role, Mr. Ryan oversaw HR and recruiting for CBS Interactive, one of the largest publishers of premium content on the internet. Mr. Ryan also spent nearly 7 years at Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), where he served as Head of HR for EA Canada, Vice President of HR for EA Sports, and Vice President of HR for EA's largest business unit, Publishing, and Interactive. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ryan held leadership positions at multinationals Shell Oil Products, an energy company, and Nestle, the world's largest food and beverage company, and also spent 7 years living and working in Japan and Singapore. Additionally, Mr. Ryan also serves on the board of directors for Lake Pharma. Lake Pharma is the leading biologics service provider specializing in antibody and protein engineering, cell line development, protein production, and analysis. Mr. Ryan holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an M.B.A. from The Anderson School of Management at UCLA
Individual/Angel
Past Investments
Bright Cellars, Spatial Transcriptomics, Trumaker
Jason Stoffer
The Netherlands
Founded in 2015, Limburg Business Development Fund is a venture capital firm based in Maastricht, Netherlands. The firm seeks to invest in agri-food, logistics, high-tech systems, chemicals, materials, smart services, and life sciences sectors.
Venture Capital
Seed
Series A
Past Investments
Markkit, Flywire, Everlane, General Assembly, TRED, Course Hero, Moment, Dolly, Zulily, Vhoto, DollsKill, Naja, Altius Education, Engageli, HopSkipDrive, Lively, Julep, Dwellable, Boon Gable, TrueFacet, Bold
Jason Wang
Oakland, California, United States
Jason Wang is co-founder and CEO of Munch On Me, a company that connects people with great food at great prices in local communities. His re...
Investment Partner
Individual/Angel
Past Investments
Arpeggi
Jay Sethuram
United States
Mr. Rick Kash is the Founder of The Cambridge Group. Earlier, he owned the company. He also serves as Vice Chairman at The Nielsen Company and as Board Member at Information Resources, Woodstream and Simply Good Foods. He is the author of the book, "THE NEW LAW OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY: The Revolutionary New Demand Strategy for Faster Growth and Higher Profits". In addition to The Cambridge Group, he co-founded Spectra Marketing Systems, a micro-marketing supermarket and mass merchandiser information system used by more than 90% of packaged goods and beverage marketers. Rick serves on several communities and business boards and speaks frequently to business groups on the subject of business growth. He is a member of the United States Senate Business Forum, a group of 36 businesspeople selected by U.S. Senators. The group meets with senators and cabinet members on a quarterly basis to provide independent views on national matters affecting the economy and U.S. business performance. He received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from DePaul University in 2017.
Individual/Angel
Seed
Past Investments
Entreda, Moon Express, Skillenza
Jeremy Fiance
United States
Mr. Dinyar Devitre is an Angel Investor. He serves as Director at IHS Markit. He previously served as Non-Executive Director at SABMiller. He also serves as Partner & Advisor at Connect Digital Partners. Devitre is an international business executive who has held leadership positions over a 40 year period in the consumer products industry and banking in Asia, Australia, Japan, Europe, and the U.S. He is currently a Special Advisor to General Atlantic, a Private Equity Group In New York and is a member of the Board of Directors of Altria Group, Inc., SABMiller, plc, IHS Markit Ltd., where he is the Chairman of the Audit Committee. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and is Chairman Pratham USA. He was a Director of Kraft Foods Inc. from 2002-2007, Western Union Inc. from 2006-2015, and Director of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts from 2002-2010. Mr. Devitre has held a number of senior executive positions with Philip Morris and then with Altria. Most recently he was Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Altria Group Inc., a role he held from 2002 to 2008 before retiring from the Company. Between 1998 and 2001, Mr. Devitre was Executive Vice President and Group Head of Citibank's Global Consumer Bank for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.
Individual/Angel
Past Investments
Superhuman, Jitsu, Gradescope, Blitz Esports, Ayar Labs, Nefeli Networks, Rooster, DeepScale, Peerwell, Eko
Jerry Jacobs Jr.
Buffalo, New York, United States
Jeremy M. Jacobs Jr. is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Delaware North, a hospitality and food service company that is one of the most admired...
Individual/Angel
Seed
Pre-Seed
Past Investments
NeXtGen Biologics, Buffalo Automation
Joshua Langsam
United States
Mr. Thomas Arrix is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Joy Food Company. He serves as Chief Revenue and Partnership Officer at Acorns. He is the Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at betr Media. Mr. Thomas Arrix serves as a Board Member at the University of New Hampshire Foundation. He served as Chief Growth Officer, Advisor and Board Member at ZPPR. Tom Arrix was the Vice President, Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook, for seven years. He joined Facebook in 2006 and experienced the company's transformation from 10 million users to over a billion users today. Tom & team focused on the top 300 marketers in the US, developing the strategic game plans that are designed to solve key challenges, of their business. Under his leadership, Facebook was able to build a one-of-a-kind consultative selling organization: a team that leads with Thought Leadership, building deep client relationships and executing with operational excellence. The US Marketing Solutions team focused its efforts on helping companies transform how brands and people connect. Under Tom's leadership, Facebook US was responsible for business successes with key relationships such as Walmart, Samsung, American Express, JPMorgan Chase, The Coca-Cola Company, Pepsico, AT&T, Verizon, Ford, Amazon, Paramount, Sony Pictures, P&G, Unilever, Target, Capital One and the return of General Motors to the platform in 2013. The US team was critical in Facebook's transition to a world-class mobile ads business. Tom led the "Go to Market" strategy for Facebook's Video Ad product that is ready for launch in 2014. From Mobile to Product launches, from CRM solutions to targeted media execution, Facebook's US Marketing Solutions team plays a critical role in the evolution of how their clients connect with existing and future customers. Prior to Facebook, Tom was at Univision Digital as Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales and Marketing Solutions, where he was responsible for the sales strategy and sales support efforts, servicing the US Hispanic market. Univision Digital evolved into the premier cross-platform for marketers investing in the US Hispanic segment.
Individual/Angel
Past Investments
RiverMeadow Software, Rinse, CloudApp, Weather Analytics, Intarcia Therapeutics, Fancy, Luminoso Technologies, Social Capital Markets Conference SOCAP, Ping Things, Kashable, Mido Play, Fnatic, FIGS, Templum
Julia Collins
San Francisco, California, United States
In 2015, Julia co-founded Zume Pizza, Inc where she served President. Zume Pizza is a technology-enabled food company whose mission is to ma...
Individual/Angel
Past Investments
Kraftful
Justin Gold
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Justin Gold is the founder of JustinвАЩs, a natural foods company that produces organic and all-natural nut butters and peanut butter cups. Fr...
Individual/Angel
Past Investments
Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha, Weller
Kash Rehman
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Kash Rehman is a Founder & CEO at Foodem.
Individual/Angel
Seed
Past Investments
Foodem, RoomShare
Kay Luo
United States
Mr. Luca Giacometti serves as Senior Advisor Co-Investments at Capital Dynamics. Mr. Giacometti is a Co-Founder and serves as Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Glenalta (new SPAC). He also co-founded serves as Deputy Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Glenalta Food. He is a promoter of Glenalta Food in 2015 (merged with Orsero S.p.A. at the beginning of 2017), IPO Challenger in 2014 (merged with Italian Wine Brands S.p.A.), and Made in Italy 1 in 2011 (merged with Sesa S.p.A.), two successful Italian SPACs. Has been a Member of the Board of Directors at Digital Magic since April 2015, a venture incubator for innovative start-ups listed on the AIM market of the Italian Stock. He also serves as Senior Advisor at Capital Dynamics. 10 years of experience as M&A Advisor for private equity funds (Paladin, Bain small-cap fund, L Capital, LVMH fund, Palladio Finanziaria, and Quadrivio SGR). In 2003 co-founded and became Managing Director of Nutequity, a pan-European investment fund sponsored by the Ferrero family. From 1996 to 2002 he was Managing Director of GE Capital PE, managing the private equity activities of General Electric in Italy and investing ca. € 50 million. From 1991 for six years he was Deputy Director of Merchant Banking for Banca Commerciale Italiana (currently Banca Intesa Sanpaolo). From 1986 for six years he worked in syndicated loans for Citibank in Milan where he was responsible for financing many of the first MBOs in Italy. He serves as a Partner at European Co-investment Partners.
Individual/Angel
Seed
Past Investments
HighScore House
Kevin Cleary
San Francisco, California, United States
Kevin Cleary As chief executive officer of Clif Bar & Company, a leading maker of nutritious and organic foods and drinks for people on the ...
Individual/Angel
Seed
Past Investments
Back to the Roots
Kevin Poon
Hong Kong, Asia
Kevin Poon is a Hong Kong entrepreneur with experience in the food and beverage industry.
Individual/Angel
Past Investments
Karana
Kurt Beecher Dammeier
Seattle, Washington, United States
A fourth generation Puget Sound native and nascent New Yorker, Kurt has always felt passionately about authentic, full-flavored foods, free ...
Individual/Angel
Seed
Past Investments
Human Inc
Kwan Yoon
United States
Mr. Paul Jaggi served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at Ethnic Gourmet Food. He currently serves as the President & CEO at Rass Corporation.
Individual/Angel
Series A
Past Investments
Hollywood Interactive Group, Upgrade, Talentory, Coursera, Wine in Black, Qnovo, LitRes, Petnet, Marqeta, Moe Delo, Earnest, nu3, Ayla Networks
Kyle Welborn
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Kyle is a Managing Director at the Yield Lab. He is also a co-founder and general partner at Cultivation Capital where he focuses on Food an...
Investment Partner
Seed
Laurent Plantier
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Laurent Plantier - Founder @ FrenchFood Capital
Individual/Angel
Seed
Past Investments
La Belle Assiette
Lawrence Richenstein
United States
Founded in 2020, Seed 2 Space is a venture capital firm. The firm prefers to invest in the natural and organic food and beverage sectors.
Venture Capital
Past Investments
Pond5, Localytics, Carnegie Speech, JUMP Bikes, Magnify Networks, BotFactory, Moven, LivingSocial, Runthrough, Sociocast Velos, FocusMotion, AllTheRooms, Bandwagon, PEX
Leo Spiegel
United States
Mr. Raul Vega is a Co-Founder and serves as President & Chief Executive Officer at Auxis. He is an Angel Investor. He also served on the Board of Humantelligence. Mr. Vega is an accomplished executive consultant with over 20 years of experience in Fortune 50 international organizations and professional services. Mr. Vega focuses on helping clients develop the strategies and operating platforms required to deliver consistent growth and profitability. He has the significant multi-national experience and a strong record of achievement in food and beverage, logistics and consumer products industries. Prior to co-founding Auxis, Mr. Vega worked with PepsiCo International and Price Waterhouse. He is a graduate of the University of Florida where he earned both a Bachelor and Master of Science degree in Accounting.
Individual/Angel
Past Investments
Alpine Data Labs, Alignent Software, Nirvanix, Enevate, Stellcom, Networks in Motion, Verimatrix, Psonar, Mochila, KidZui, MarginPoint, Logical Apps, Slacker, Vativ Technologies, Greenplum Software, VMIX Media, Bullrun Financial, Entropic, SodaHead, WIDCOMM, RotoHog, Entropia, Snapbridge Software, Andigilog, MaxLinear, AccessSportsMedia.com, Fastpoint, Akonix Systems, ID Analytics, ProQuo, Ortiva Wireless, TransChip, BizRate, Transaction Wireless, Eveo, LeisureLink, DevZuz, Active Storage, Big Stage, Shopzilla, DispenseSource, Netseer, Altium Limited, RockeTalk, TelASIC Communications, NowDocs, Kalon Semiconductor
Martin Diaz Plata
New Zealand
Ms. Theresa Gattung serves as Chairman at Tend. Ms. Theresa Gattung is a Co-Founder of My Food Bag and serves as its Board Member. Se is an Angel Investor. One of New Zealand's best-known businesswomen, Theresa founded My Food Bag alongside Cecilia and Nadia. As the first female CEO of a publicly listed company in New Zealand, Theresa is a trailblazer and knows a good thing when she sees it. Nowadays, Theresa is involved with a range of both commercial and charitable organizations including the SPCA. While Theresa has a keen love of baking - she doesn't rate her cooking ability and loves the convenience and inspiration that My Food Bag offers.
Individual/Angel
Past Investments
Epicentric, Acorns, Meituan, Domo, Picsel Technologies, Control Delivery Systems, TeamLease Services, Flashcom, Aduva, Flex Pharma, Event Source, diCarta, HowStuffWorks, Deutsche Bank, Didi, VxTel, IEX Group, Zeevo, Terabeam, PayPal, Stemcentrx, Magazine Luiza, Novatel Wireless, CoreExpress, Spot Runner, Luminex Trading & Analytics, Broadview Networks, Mankind Pharma, Miadora, Gojek, Commerx Corp., The Consumer Financial, Sigma Networks, GitLab, Intas Pharmaceuticals, Opsware
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