Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in San Diego.
Former Hedge Fund Manager and CFO with Private/Public Cross-Over Financial Expertise
Internet Entrepreneur | Lifestyle Designer | Problem Solver
Founder @winning-email, @dosocial • Worked at @motorola • Studied at @university-of-victoria
http://im-fun.com
Angel Investor. Expertise in web site performance monitoring and load testing. COO of @webmetrics which sold to @neustar.
Helped 6 Companies Navigate hyper-growth and VC funding. TweetPhoto, @mojopages, @dayak. Played interim exec role in all.
Founder @equidate. @y-combinator alum. Previously Co-Founder @streem (Acquired by Box), Engineering @asana, @livemagic. Studied @berkeley EECS
Founder BUMP Network, Active Network, Thrower Ventures
http://www.ironmitch.com
Founder @rainforest-la; Vice President Tech Coast Angels @ Los Angeles
Partner at @science
http://science-inc.com/blog/
Angel investor| Consumer Internet
co-founded @urchin-software Corp., which is now @google Analytics. ex-COO @euclid Inc.
http://impunity.com
Investor, talker, etc.
http://www.kedrosky.com
Founder/CEO of @webmetrics (sold to @neustar). Now focused on investing and animal welfare @causes. Engineering background. Mentor @fi.co.
CEO & Co-Founder at @classy. Board of @team-rubicon. Partner at @mixture-ventures
Founder/CEO of @tvnnel. Partner/Brand Advisor @incase. Co-founder of @dc-shoes.
http://arkitipintel.com/reporters/damon/
CEO/Co-Founder of @stocktwits..GP of @social-leverage (Angel Investing)..@wallstrip creator (purchased by $CBS)..Momentum, Acceleration & LOL hunter..Love Popcorn
http://www.howardlindzon.com/
Worked at @facebook • Investor @stem-centrx
Co-Founder at Sightly, Appstack TrustEgg. GP of Foresight Ventures
MD at @romulus-capital • Previously at @zynga • Founder at @lifeguard
CTO/Founder of Piccee. Employee #88 at @qualcomm, product successes ( Eudora, OmniTRACS, WhisperNet, Vuforia), ex-CTO for Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong.
Investor in @la-jolla-brewing-company, @taco-del-mar, @bc-abalone, @neighborhood-bar-grills, @moses-graphite, @overland-data, @acucorp, @quintessential-solutions.
CEO of Collexion, Inc., Entrepreneur in Res. at @neustar. CSO of @webmetrics, sold to @neustar. Founder @servercast, Sold to CMGi/Navisite, CTO through IPO.
CPO eDriving. Advisor: Agile Credit and Rexter.
Head of Operations @uber
Board of Miami University Institute for Entrepreneurship
Biz Dev @foursquare
Venture partner at G2V accelerator and Angel investor in Tech & Software. Experienced exec investing in very early stage companies that will make a difference.
https://www.rebelmouse.com/harkawat/
7 years in Sales, Marketing, Corporate Development at @maxlinear from Pre-Series A to post-IPO on NYSE. Corp. VC at Philips Electronics & Hikari. Wharton MBA
Founder/Chairman - Connequity
SVP/Porfolio Management Director - Morgan Stanley
Angel investor - Tech Coast Angels
CEO of Raynforest, Strong sales and marketing background, influencer, Author of SOCIALIZED! Forbes Columnist
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markfidelman/
CTO & Co-founder of @viasat, Inc
Active in a variety of non-profits
Director of Product @intuit, Previously Co-Founder @goodapril. Former marketer @zecco, product guy @endurance-lending-network, and consultant (Bain, Monitor).
Worked at @cooley, @packetvideo • Investor @bizeebee, @balance • Studied at @duke-university, @saint-olaf-college
Founded @flud 1st social news reader, strong award winning product background, contract designed with Apple, Google, Dreamworks. Now a Director at Blue Shield.
http://www.bobbyonboard.com
Kimberly Davis King is angel investor and advisor. Lecturer at UCSD and SDSU.
President Hay House, Inc - 25 years+ building companies - CPA
Managing Director @ Vandaele Capital
CTO at MojoPages. Previous CTO at StockTwits. I'm an adviser and investor of startups.
Allowance Manager
@inplace NetVisits
Ex-Apple
Ex-Adobe
UCB Economics
Entrepreneur: Founder/CEO NextAge (sold to Alcatel NYSE: ALU), Founder/CEO/Chairman Contactual (sold to 8x8 NASDAQ: EGHT). MS @stanford, BS @Northwerstern
Advancing Your Passion with Unique Ideas
CEO @mindgruve, Managing Partner @mindgruveVentures
http://mindgruve.com/blog
An early Yahoo! Alum, Marti has experience in the growth and management of online products including mobile, commerce, social, entertainment, community, etc...
CEO of arroWebs.com - Premier Web Solutions. ChE from University of Texas.
Co-Founder & CEO of Yapert. Angel Investor, Entrepreneur and Author in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Member Tech Coast Angels.
Distinguished Engineer, @cisco Collaboration • Investor
Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor. Founder, @gusanito • @intro marketing • Advisor at @grupo-manhattan • Investor @ohana
Co-Founder of @recovery-brands. Angel, CEO of an SEO/SEM agency. 1st startup while at @columbia-university; MBA from @university-of-california-los-angeles Anderson.
Worked at @ibm, @aol-time-warner • Investor @ardica-technologies, @citybot
Investment Manager for Qualcomm Ventures
Managing Director: Cursive Labs
CEO, COO: Active Network (ACTV)
Founder, Principal: Cedar Ridge Ventures
Co-founder: LeagueLink
BCG
Kellogg
Wharton
Advisor and Investor
COO @takelessons, formerly SVP @active
http://www.takelessons.com/blog
Founder @surf-explorer (currently in beta release). Proven ability to build teams and solve complex problems.
Cofounder of SDC, purchased by News Corp where launched the first Real Time Bidding platform in 2007. Now head of ad systems at Vindico/Specificmedia.
Co-founder @housecall. Advisor @IceHouseCorp. Managing Partner @light-mountain-partners. Ex-Product/BD for Gimbal @qualcomm Labs.
http://www.rolandligtenberg.com
Tech Advisor, Angel. Worked at @facebook, @ebay, @blizzard-entertainment. Working with Computer Science Dept. at @university-of-california-san-diego.
Founder & CEO of DrivAd, CIO/SVP of Encore Capital Group (Nasdaq: ECPG), Serial Entrepreneur.
Founder Efficient Market Advisors • Worked at @lpl-financial, @bny-mellon • Studied at @university-of-california-santa-cruz
President and Co-Founder of @deco-lighting
Tech Investment banking at @broadview-international-jefferies Product Dev @cymer
UCSD Electrical Engineering
Cofounder/CTO Embarke.com,
Shipped code in 100M+ devices,
MS + TechStars Graduate,
Founder Institute Graduate
Co-Founder & GM of @MyCaseInc(Acquired by AppFolio), practice management for lawyers. Lawyer, golfer, and angel investor.
Current: RVP, Sales - North America at @ringcentral. 12 years SMB Sales/Marketing experience - Loudcloud, WebEx, SuccessFactors, @ringcentral
James Hickey is a top leader in the Internet Marketing industry. He provides his clients with a @proven Internet Marketing Model for Businesses in San Diego.
http://www.sdccpro.blogspot.com
Co-founder, @gadzoox-networks. Tech Coast Angels. Storage industry, SaaS, IaaS, Consumer, New Media, and Semiconductor. 1 startup, 5 exits. Blackbelt in origami.
Ophthalmologist in San Diego
Partner at StepStone Group
Mobile web development. peer-to-peer lending, bitcoin, iOS, apple, golf and parcheesi,
I'm really quite good at parcheesi.
Spine Surgeon; DIrector of Fellowship Training, Scripps Clinic/San Diego Spine Foundation; Chief Medical Officer, Top Doctors Labs; Advisor, FootPrintsMD
CEO @vionic, Inc.
http://blog.vionic.com/
Corporate Development at @qualcomm; @life-technologies; @zynga; @emc
5-time technology startup CEO (4 as founder): 2 moderately successful exits, 2 died, and 1 is still rapidly growing. Great lessons learned from each.
CFO @invitedhome
Entrepreneurial BD/sales exec in media advertising, mobile, and software
Veteran TMT investor. Focus on TMT and Education.
Serial Entrepreneur interested in investing in exciting new high tech companies.
Founder @ec-tech-group-llc • Worked at @study-net-corporation-mcgoodwin-james-co • Investor @ec-tech-group-llc, Run-A-Mutt
Worked at @nokia • Investor @betterdoctor • Studied at @london-business-school, @university-of-queensland
Co-founder & Head of Product @hedgy. 4th Startup. UX/UI Designer. @northwestern-university & @harvard-university. Former NCAA Div I Athlete. Early Bitcoiner.
http://blog.warpaul.com
Capserve Ventures LLC.
We serve entrepreneurs to build great companies.
http://www.capitalwindow.com/blog
Investor in Jambool, @rentjuice, PixelFish.
CTO @ @isosurf, Appstem Media
Founder @ Kiwi64, @genesis
BS in Computer Science from @university-of-california-santa-barbara / @cleveland-state-university CI
http://altdevblogaday.org/author/gavan-woolery/
Startup Entrepreneur and Venture Capital / Private Equity Advisor. CEO at myIDkey.
I thrive in startups environments having grown little companies into big ones. Management experience began with Cisco as Director, NSP Western Operations and have since been EVP Sales & Marketing for startups in the mobile, SaaS and Cloud infrastructure
15 Yrs Sales & Development in Wireless, Telecom, SMS, NFC, SDN • Aeronautical Engineer USAF /CCIE –VOIP, SMS, Networks • Mobile & Telephony Expert
Managing Partner Carib Ventures, founder of multiple successful technology exits. Deep advertising, brands and international tech market experience. Youngest recipient of Advertising Leadership Award. Philanthropist with my global non-profit: lovefutbol
12+ years working with early-stage companies, 5 years VC and 10 years Seed/Angel. 13 companies, 5 exits (so far).
Serial Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author, & Venture Catalyst...Co-Founder-Managing Partner at www.launchha.us, Hired-Gun and Angel/Founder at Parallel6,
http://www.chrisjsnook.com
Managing Partner at @ansir-innovation Center (A I Center)
Experienced start-up founder, Board member and financed several start ups.
Adviser to other startups and investment funds. Founder Sirenas Marine Discovery • Studied at @vanderbilt-university, @university-of-california-san-diego PhD 2010, BS 1998.
Active member of Tech Coast Angels, the largest angel investment network in the US.
http://lnkd.in/niksouris
CrowdFunding GuruIssimo
Founded Trade Ideas LLC. http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidaferiat
http://maisonmarcel.blogspot.com
Investor in @saymedia, @msnap, @vermont-com.
President & COO, Digitaria, A JWT Company
Founder CyberFlow Analytics, LonoCloud • Worked at @microsoft, @cisco-systems • Studied at @california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo
product manager and entrepreneur, web and mobile products. cofounder of TROS interactive; ran the TFL - tech accelerator for the Technion alumni (Israel).
Co-Founder, BioInnovation; CFO at @gnubio; Sr Mgmt Team at @cequent-pharmaceuticals and @boston-heart-diagnostics-1, Alum at @leerink-swann
Founder @zeeto-media
Co-Founder @ www.saambaa.com / Backend Architect / iOS Ninja / Algorithmic Trading Hacker / An Alright Guy
Entrepreneur, Advisor & Investor • Strong business background
Founder (and CEO) EarthRisk Technologies, Founder MRV Systems, SEAR Technologies, P Fleet (sold), Plavan Petroleum (sold), others.
President @brockway-media. Founder & CEO @a4d, Founded @pixlwise-1. Director of Franchise Development @blimpie-international.
Worked at @organic, @chromatin • Studied at @the-ohio-state-university-1
Internet/Digital Media Entrepreneur
CEO of @digitaria • Studied at @university-of-maryland-college-park
@starsvu Web Application streamlines the video production process by creating socially connected online communities that collaborate on producing wide varieties
Founder @luly-inc, @luly-inc • Studied at @columbia-university
http://www.mariandusan.ro/despre-mine/
Director of UX & Strategy @netconstructor, Inc.
http://talent.adweek.com/christian-hochfilzer
Wireless Tech Entrepreneur, at Nokia in 90's, raised $100M+ in funding, just exited Procon, in acquisition by Bertram Cap. Now in www.freelawyer.com & others
Worked at @ameritech, @nuera • Studied at @stanford-graduate-school-of-business, @williams-college
Serial corporate entrepreneur, advisor, investor. Co-founder Sidewalk.com (sold to Ticketmaster), eHome (merged with Windows Division), MS Online Stores.
Founder of Pantek Partners and Pandexa.com. Advising American companies on doing business in China as a management consultant and investment banker since 2004.
worked at @EnvisionSolar and @NobleEnvironmentalTechnologies ; past politico
Entrepreneur | Investor | Fitness/MMA junkie
CEO On-Ramp Wireless, Former CEO at DivX, Former Chairman EvoNexus
Founder @edrinkit-com, @sfinx • Studied at @university-of-california-san-diego
Executive
Founder @archinomist • Worked at @nbc-universal, @anheuser-busch • Studied at @cornell-university
Entrepreneur, Tech Investor, Advisory Board Member, Digital Marketer focusing on SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Software Platforms and Apps.
Principal GTD Acquisitions, Previously CEO Anonymizer, Board of Director/Advisor several companies, MBA Kellogg Graduate School Northwestern University
Managing director, Rady Venture Fund, student-assisted VC fund at the Rady School of Management at UCSD
Chief Financial Officer
Advisor at @loudie
Principal Interaction Designer @intuit, Mobile UX'er, Innovation Catalyst, Design Thinker, Gamification'er. Previously @independa, @wingcast, Ford, GM, HP.
http://mobilemojitos.com
Senior Marketing and General Manangement Executive with over 25 years of experience at HP and Kodak
Studied at @university-of-manitoba
Founder @fitcommerce, @momentix • Worked at @sapient, @motorola • Investor @fitcommerce, @momentix • Studied at @university-of-california-san-diego
Associate Director of Sales & Trading; $5MM in Personal Sales; 150+ Transactions; Capital Markets; Private Equity; M&A Advisory Background
Schooled in making it happen, specializing in investor relations
Digital marketing background turned software and online advertising entrepreneur. 3 for 3 growing companies to > 8 figures in revenue in <2 years.
Founded @cyva-research. Sr. Solutions Architect @cray. Investor @cyva-research, @cyva-com.
Career professional in technology businesses, including angel investing for prior decade. Successful exits, board, and executive leadrship experience. Currently a board member at Tech Coast Angels.
President at BlackCastle Strategies, P.C.
Deal maker & payments consultant @visa, previously built world's largest restricted access network at @tacobell.
Founded Direct EDI (sold to SPSC), Founded Kantora (Sold to IT@ONCE), Mentor, Technologist, Product Strategist
Coder+Biz. PPC/Ad expert ($100M's).
VP at Teradata. Serial entrepreneur, worked at MarkMonitor (acq. by Thomson Reuters), Responsys, Intuit, Sun Microsystems. Univ of Pitt, UCSB.
Studied at @san-francisco-state-university
Co-founder & CEO @ ZipCap • Studied @columbia-university, entrepreneur focus on finance, technology, small business, marketing & personal passions
Founded I DRIVE SAFELY, the largest provider of e-learning in the driver training/education industry. Over 20 years experience in tech, e-commerce, online marketing, government/legislative affairs.
CEO TICKETsage
Driven by Sustainable Solutions in Education, Environment & Health
Internet Marketing Co-Cofounder... Avid Data junkie
Founder of @trellisoft, @dimeric-development-corp Investor in @trellisoft.
CEO-Bubbakush International, CFO-Santo Reyno De La Noche, Marketing Director-Mr. eJuice, Certified Coach- Life Purpose Institute San Diego, All Around Bad-Ass