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Samantha Ghiotti
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Samantha brings an unusual mix of corporate, start up and academic experience and is a recognised thought leader in the payment space. Co-f...
Investment Partner
San Francisco Accelerator (aka Society3)
San Francisco, California, United States
Growth Stage Accelerator and Entrepreneurs Academy
Angel Investment
Crowdfunding
FinTech
Incubators
Marketplace
Accelerator
Sankesh Abbhi
United States
Mr. Bobby Schnabel serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at Association for Computing Machinery. Prior to beginning as CEO of ACM in November 2015, Bobby was Dean of the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University from 2007-2015 and a member of the computer science faculty of the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1977-2007. He served as Vice Provost for Academic and Campus Technology and Chief Information Officer at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1998-2007, as founding director of the Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society (ATLAS), a campus-wide information technology institute from 1997-2007, as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Applied Science from 1995-1997, and as chair of the Department of Computer Science from 1990-1995. Bobby is a co-founder and executive team member of the National Center for Women & Information Technology. He currently serves on the advisory committee for the NSF Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering and on the board of code.org. He is a fellow of ACM and of SIAM, received the Computing Research Association Nico Habermann Award in 2012, and was named a White House Champion of Change for Women in STEM in 2011. Bobby has served as chair of the ACM Education Policy Committee; as chair of the advisory committee for the Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions; on the advisory board of the Computing and Information Science and Engineering directorate of the National Science Foundation; and on the boards of the Kinsey Institute, TechPoint, and the Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation. He received a BA degree in mathematics from Dartmouth College in 1971, summa cum laude, and a MS and PhD in computer science from Cornell University in 1975 and 1977, respectively.
Individual/Angel
Science & Innovation Link Office
Colombia
Science & Innovation Link Office is an accelerator and incubator firm which equips the scientific and academic world with the appropriate tools in order to generate value from the interaction knowledge with the business community. The firm is based in Bogotá, Colombia with additional office in Madrid, Spain.
Accelerator
Incubator
Science Park Graz
Austria
Science Park Graz is an accelerator based in Graz, Austria. The firm provides professional counseling and coaching, infrastructure and financing to start-up companies operating in the technology-orientated businesses. The firm is a part of AplusB, the Austrian incubator network that bridges the gap between research areas (Academia) and the economic context (Business).
Accelerator
Incubator
SciGenom Labs
India
SciGenom Labs focuses on providing genomic sequencing and molecular testing services to life science and healthcare businesses as well as academic and government institutions. The firm also provides services such as Sanger sequencing, informatics and software solutions and molecular diagnostic testing.
Accelerator
Incubator
Scott Marlette
Santa Monica, California, United States
For two decades, Scott has been a pioneer in building tools and resources that help consumers live better lives. He was one of the first emp...
Investment Partner
Individual/Angel
Scott Plank
United States
Dr. Jay Simmons served as President at Simpson College. Dr. Jay Simmons earned his master's degree and doctorate in political science from the University of Alabama. Before becoming the 23rd president of Simpson College in 2013, he served as president, dean and professor of political science at numerous prestigious colleges. His warm, personal leadership style and decades-long commitment to the transformation of minds and communities through higher education guides every aspect of campus life.
Individual/Angel
Scott Roza
Israel
Mr. Omer Shai serves as Chief Marketing Officer at Wix. Mr. Shai is the co-founder of Hyperactive, a digital design company, which he led from June 2005 to February 2008. Prior to that, he worked as an online marketing consultant for several brands. From October 2000 to May 2003, Mr. Shai was the Marketing Director at Hackersoftware, a software company. Prior to that, he worked as an online marketing consultant for several brands. Mr. Shai holds a B.Sc. in Economics from The Academic College of Tel Aviv, Yaffo.
Individual/Angel
Scott Young
United Kingdom
Mr. Michael Treskow serves as Partner at Eight Roads Ventures. He served as Principal at Accel Partners. He also served as Board Observer at Packlink. He joined Accel after close to a decade of finance and investment experience in the technology sector. He is responsible for the firm's investments in SpaceApe, a mobile games developer. Michael was also instrumental in Accel's investments and ongoing work with Funding Circle, Qubit, Semmle, Trufa and WorldRemit. He was also a Board Observer at packlink. Prior to Accel, Michael focused on early-stage and growth equity investments in technology companies at Warburg Pincus in San Francisco, invested in publicly traded technology companies at Highside Capital in Dallas, and helped advise technology companies on strategic alternatives as part of Morgan Stanley's investment banking team in New York. He holds a BA in Economics and Philosophy from Yale University and an MBA from Stanford University. He also serves as a Board Member at Neo4j and Decibel Insight. He also serves as Board Member at OTA Insight.
Individual/Angel
Selway Capital
New York, New York, United States
We launch, build and invest in businesses, which are enabled by technology. Our team has decades of operating experience in both emerging
Financial Services
FinTech
Venture Capital
Venture Capital
Seth Bindernagel
United States
Mr. Roberto Tagliabue serves as Chief Creative Officer at Hale Health. Roberto oversees all of Hale's product and experience design. Previously, Roberto was Executive Director of Software Design at Jawbone, where he led the product teams for UP and Jambox. Roberto also held prior roles at Razorfish, Motorola, and Nike where he was the Director of Digital Innovation and received multiple awards for the design of the Nike+ platform. Roberto studied architecture and design at Politecnico di Milano and interaction design at Domus Academy, Milan.
Individual/Angel
Seth Haberman
United States
Mr. Seth Haberman serves as Chief Executive Officer at Sense Education. Mr. Haberman Founded and served as the Board Member and Chief Executive Officer at Visible World. He is an Angel Investor. Seth Haberman Founded Visible World, a Customized Video Services Provider, in August 1999 and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Board Member. Mr. Haberman served as President of Visible World, from February 2000 until December 14, 2006. Prior to founding Visible World, Mr. Haberman Founded Montage Group and as President of Montage Group, Ltd., Mr. Haberman's expertise brought it into the age of digital video production, particularly in server-based broadcast-quality media. He licensed the seminal non-linear editing technologies developed at Montage to all of the leading manufacturers of non-linear Editing. Before joining Montage, Mr. Haberman Founded HLH Associates. At HLH, he provided consultation services, development tools and software components to Fortune 500 companies, including early on-line services from CBS, IBM (later Trintex and Prodigy) and Dow Jones. He has also developed fundamental patents for tactile feedback and response systems with Chet Schuler, which he later licensed to Immersion Corporation (IMMR). Additionally, Mr. Haberman worked with Roger Schank as a Research Scientist in Artificial Intelligence at Cognitive Systems. Mr. Haberman is the vision, dedication and technological expertise that place it at the forefront of customized video services and more than 16 years of experience developing and managing large-scale, media broadcast and distribution servers, production tools, and telecommunications initiatives. Mr. Haberman serves as Director of Visible World. For its technological achievements, Montage won an Academy Award in 1987 and an Emmy Award in 1993. Regarded as a leading strategist in the television industry, Mr. Haberman is the author of several papers and has sat on many industry committees. He has been featured as a speaker at The MIT Forum, the RVC Technology Conference, and at the ANA's Advertising Management committee meeting on "Innovations that Marketers Must Be Familiar With." He earned a BA in Physics and Computer Science in 1981 from Columbia College, Columbia University.
Individual/Angel
Seth Hamot
United States
Mr. Christophe Vandaele serves as Managing Director at HI7E. He also is an Angel Investor. He is a serial entrepreneur, previously founding several successful start-ups and guiding them to exit. He received dual masters degrees in Political Science as well as Military and Social Science from the Belgian Royal Military Academy.
Individual/Angel
Shamik Mehta
Russian Federation
Mr. Alisher Usmanov is the Founder & Owner at USM Holding. He is an Angel Investor. He is the Founder of Metalloinvest, a Russian mining and metallurgy company specializing in the manufacture of steel. Alisher Usmanov is a successful entrepreneur and a renowned international investor. He is also one of the world's most generous philanthropists. Forbes and Bloomberg Markets have ranked him among the most influential people globally. Mr. Usmanov has also gained international acclaim as a visionary investor due to his highly profitable early-stage investments in some of the fastest-growing internet and high-tech companies, including Facebook and Alibaba. Separately, Mr. Usmanov owns Kommersant Publishing House, the leading business media organization in Russia, and Khimki Group, an innovative Russian real estate developer, and is a major shareholder in UTH Russia, one of the country's largest private media companies. He also holds a stake in Arsenal Football Club.Mr. Usmanov attaches great significance to philanthropic activities and has been recognised on several occasions for his initiatives in this area. He was named the most charitable giver in Russia in 2015 by Bloomberg, while The Sunday Times Giving List ranked Mr. Usmanov in the top ten most generous philanthropists in the UK by total donations made in 2015. He is the founder of the Art, Science and Sport Charity Foundation and a trustee for a range of social, educational and cultural organizations. Mr. Usmanov's charitable efforts extend to 64 countries. In 2015 alone, his contributions amounted to US$170 million. In the past ten years, donations and investments in social infrastructure by Mr. Usmanov and his companies exceeded US$1.5 billion. Mr. Usmanov is an active member of the executive bodies of a number of non-governmental organizations and companies that play key roles in the development of the Russian economy. Since 2006, he has been on the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Mr. Usmanov served as the general director of Gazprom Investholding from 2000 to 2014. Prior to that, he was an adviser to the chairman of Gazprom and the first deputy general director of Gazprom Investholding. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Usmanov headed Interfin Interbank Investment and Finance Company. Between 1995 and 1997, he was the first deputy chairman of MAPO-Bank. From 1994 to 1995, he was an adviser to the general director of Moscow Aviation Industrial Enterprise. From 1990 until 1994, Mr. Usmanov worked as the deputy general director of Intercross JSC. Mr. Usmanov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations with a degree in international law in 1976, and he received a degree in banking from the Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation in 1997.
Individual/Angel
Shantanu Talapatra
United States
Mr. Don Weil is an Angel Investor. Mr. Weil served as Executive at Sand Hill Angels. Mr. Don Weil is currently active in angel investing. After graduating from the US Naval Academy and serving on nuclear submarines, he went to Harvard Business School and received an MBA. After briefly working for Olin Corporation, Don began an entrepreneurial career that included owning and running four non-ferrous foundries, a metals distribution company, a plumbing supply company and a small engineering firm. One of the foundries, Harmony Castings, utilized a revolutionary molding technology that required extensive engineering development. After retiring, he invested in and then ran AutoReturn, a technology based platform company that does the towing for San Francisco. Baltimore and San Diego are now customers.
Individual/Angel
Shivendu Madhava
Delhi, Delhi, India
Shivendu Madhava has experience of over a decade in IT he currently heads leading national level consultancy organization AITCCL - All India...
Silicon Valley Innovation Center
United States
Founded in 2011 Silicon Valley Innovation Center helps traditional companies take full advantage of the new technological revolution to transform themselves into technology-powered businesses. The firm clients include hundreds of top executives and board directors of Fortune 2000 companies, who are successfully transforming their companies. The firm Transformation Programs, available online and in-person in Silicon Valley, connect executives with the latest emerging technologies and disruptive trends in their industry, teaching them how to turn those disruption threats into opportunities for growth and innovation. The firm Programs include online education, industry research, expert consulting, and corporate training from Silicon Valleys top companies and leading experts. They have over two decades of experience working in Silicon Valley.
Accelerator
Incubator
Simon Clausen
Switzerland, Europe
Simon is Founder and Director of Startive Ventures. With two decades of experience in high growth technology businesses in both Australia an...
Individual/Angel
Simon Street
United States
Mr. Jeremy Almond is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at PayStand. He is also an Angel Investor. He has also served as Advisor at Motiv (Financial Software). Prior to this, he co-founded and was a Board Member of SocialGuides and served as Chief Executive Officer. He has spent the last 15 years in the tech-industry as a serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, and occasional investor. Over the last decade Jeremy has helped dozens of startups and established companies drive adoption of digital commerce, and is still an active Board Member of eCommerce retailer, Trade as One. He started his career in technology as an engineer at nanotech startup Digital Instruments, which was acquired by Veeco (NASDAQ: VECO). At Veeco, he led architecture, helping the company shrink massive computers down to devices that now fit in our pockets. Mr. Almond holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of California and a Masters in Business from the University of Massachusetts.
Individual/Angel
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