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