Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in San Diego.
Veteran TMT investor. Focus on TMT and Education.
High-Growth C-Level Executive, Board Member, Advisor: CleanTech, Software Analytics, Virtual Reality Applications
Seeking New Roles (BizDev, Sales, Fundraising, CFO/COO)
Tech Analyst, Biz Developer, Startup Advisor, Cleantech Disruptor (Wind+Solar)
Former Co-Founder @xvolve... Advisor @pixelle-3 + @curiocity
CPA + MBA @kelley-school-of-business-indiana-university
Former Co-Founder of @dynasty-league-gaming. Currently @ PIMCO. Versatile business/finance background. Previously @ State Street Bank & Trust. Pepperdine 2007
CFO @invitedhome
Worked at @mogl • Studied at @university-of-san-diego
Finance @betable .Strong well rounded business background with experience in all areas of company operations. @pwc, @myspace, and @zynga alumni.
Chief Revenue Officer @alumnify • Worked at @ernst-and-young, @velocity-indiana • Studied at @university-of-san-diego
Founder Ellie • Worked at @photobucket, @deloitte-touche
Co-Founder & CEO, @duniya-trade-1; Worked in various capacities @ Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America. Strong biz dev/banking/finance experience.
More than a decade of technology leadership and startup experience; interested in high tech startups, particularly those that are mobile or financially focused
Building team & ops at my second startup, MBA from BU, BA from UC Berkeley, always learning
Worked at @slidegenius, @nulu • Studied at University of California, Santa Barbara
High-integrity, energetic leader known for ability to envision and create successful outcomes for complex problems.
Startup CFO/COO/CEO, public company CFO, venture capitalist - view my LinkedIn bio for more info: http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisadunn
Co-Founder @cursive-labs
Product Strategist @active-network-1
Product and Business Development @intel
Entrepreneurship and Finance @university-of-arizona
Founder @iVentLABS Business Accelerator, @ArdreyGroup LLC • Partner at @K5 Launch Alliance @maverick Angels
Cofounder of OnMyBlock. Graduated in 2014 from USD. Strong background in entrepreneurship and tech companies.
Co-Founder, BioInnovation; CFO at @gnubio; Sr Mgmt Team at @cequent-pharmaceuticals and @boston-heart-diagnostics-1, Alum at @leerink-swann
Founder of Measurabl. Former Associate Director of Sustainability at CBRE, Inc. - world's largest commercial real estate company. Aspen Institute Fellow.
14 yrs exp in high-tech arena; pre-IPO; process improvements; project mgmt; software integration; international accounting; full-cycle; financials; systems
Venture Catalyst & Capital Markets Expert
Private Equity Investor (Platinum Equity; Silver Canyon); Wharton MBA 2012
Director of Finance @back-to-the-roots • Studied at @university-of-pennsylvania
Founder of @textbuch; Studying Finance, Psychology, and Computer Science at the University of San Diego
Individual investor.
Raise capital for private companies. Extensive investor relationships, biz dev expertise, and transaction execution experience. 5yrs @morgan-stanley
VP Execution, Enfinity America. Loves small teams doing big things. UC San Diego MBA 2007
Experienced Operations and Finance Exec focused on growth and risk management. Multi-lingual with degrees from Yale (BA) and HEC Paris/Columbia (MBA).
Co-founder and CEO of LeadDynamo; @mcgill-university dropout; TEDx speaker
Senior Operating Executive. Wireless Professional. Proximity Marketing Subject Matter Expert. Launched numerous startups. Successfully raised over $300MM.
Georgetown Accounting/Finance, Stanford Energy Certificate; Entrepreneurially minded, highly-motivated generalist; Worked at Booz Allen Hamilton
>20 yrs in ops, investment mngmt, & cap markets. Strong turnaround experience in multi-million $ businesses. Techy. Interested in c-level role. Wharton MBA.
Associate Director of Sales & Trading; $5MM in Personal Sales; 150+ Transactions; Capital Markets; Private Equity; M&A Advisory Background
Salem Partners Investment Banker, UCLA Class of 2012, Ex-PwC, founder of Aptologist
•Marketer @walmart •Tech Advisor •Worked at @dell •Marriott School MBA @brigham-young-university-1
Start-up focused professional. Capable one-man start-up. Successfully launched two multi-million dollar companies
Recent Pepperdine grad with experience in finance and tech startup environment
Duke MA economics 2012; Looking to use more than analytical skills at a start-up. Previously public policy, litigation, and, economics researcher.
Successful Entrepreneur with previous work experience in private equity, early stage investments, finance, marketing and sales.
Worked at @caxton-associates, @reservoir-capital, @oakhill-equity, @carnegie-mellon-university • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university, @boston-university
Contributing to the performance of people, companies and nonprofit's through effective strategic planning,& stakeholder relationship development.
Savvy, diverse JD/MBA with experience in entrepreneurial real estate companies and law firms.
I want to change communities by finding creative and exciting ways to engage people to participate.
http://Award.im
Seasoned executive adept at building and operating new businesses in technology industries in both small startup environments and large companies. Utilizes broad experience across organizational functions to assess the trade-offs necessary to run a busine
UC Berkeley, Activist Fund, TMT Equity Associate Analyst
Strategy consultant, writer, content editor, generally a good guy.
Independant Venture Capital Consultant. Recent MBA grad trying to carve a place in the VC industry
30+ years experience including CFO/treasurer/sales head/derivatives trader/banker and entrepreneur in multiple industries and 6 countries. U of Chicago MBA '79.
http://www.yacutinga.com
BA and MA in History. Experienced with social media. Superb writing, editing and research skills. Wonderful sense of humor.
Business & Product Operations. Previously Fundamental Investing.
Experienced General Counsel & VP Finance/Development; JD/MBA- University of San Diego 2012. Looking for new opportunities.
Keen, Mean, Learning Machine
Admin generalist with deep technical competency (Controller at Grant Funded EV Startup). Interested in high level strategic thinking and problem solving.
Finance professional with extensive experience working with growing and mid-sized technology and life sciences companies, incl. complex debt / equity financing.
Graduating from @university-of-san-diego-1 , worked @northrop-grumman, @serengetee, @usd IT Services, and other small businesses.
Talent management, team assembly, employee selection, organizational development, business strategy, training facilitation, assessments, and coaching.
Occidental College BA Economics 2014, Associate at Shoreline Partners LLC, Advanced Proficiency Spanish, Basic Proficiency French, San Diego CA
3 years of experience in private equity, MBA from IIM Bangalore, Strong analytical & modeling skills, Eager to resume career after a break
PE/VC Analyst
http://www.futuristvc.com/
Founder Invincible Creative • Worked at @20th-century-fox • Studied at @university-of-san-diego, @california-state-university-northridge
Worked at @goldman-sachs, @credit-suisse • Studied at @university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill
Point Loma Nazarene University BS, Student of Entrepreneurship, E-Commerce Director of Operations, Brand Manager and Customer Service Manager
Business Operations & Project Management
Business & Management geek. Looking for startups to make them even more awesome. Interested in mobile tech. Young entrepreneur. Here's to the crazy ones.
Corporate FP&A / Wall St and M&A experience / MBA with honors. Worked in both large corporate environment and lean startup. Designs advanced financial models.
Experienced operations and finance leader in technology and services. MBA. Prior military service.
Economics at UC Santa Barbara. Extremely hardworking, willing to hustle, will do whatever it takes to help build and grow a company!
Washingtion IS, Acctg, Biz Admin, Front end, Systems Generalist
http://karlderdmann.blogspot.com/
Experienced Program Manager a proven asset to tackle difficult and complicated tasks in an Tech-Enterprise or Government environment.
Co-Founder & CEO (Chief Everything Officer) @brandsignited. Co-Founder @YogaDisco. Creative Strategist. Financial Modeling to Product Development & Marketing.
Operations Manager at San Diego Pride; UC San Diego grad
Experienced Finance/Analytics Professional with over 10 years of experience in companies ranging in size from start-ups to fortune 500 companies.
Soon to graduate Summa Cum Laude from USD | 5 years of trading experience | Passionate about Start-ups and Finance | Fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese
Staff Accountant at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Group. Strong accounting background. UCSD Economics 2010.
Providing companies w/ resources of highly experienced accounting team (CFO through staff accountant) that can benefit from high level expertise at low cost
http://www.signatureanalytics.com/blog/
Strong quantitative, analytical and forecasting skills. Experience in e-commerce and financial services. Creative problem solver. Effective communicator.
BA Economics 2013 at UCSD. Technology + Startup enthusiast. Strong business background in software dev industry - Worked at Sony Network Entertainment.
Operating CFO | CFO & COO | Outside Director | Strategy Advisor
Account Management, Operations, & Client Aquisition Specialist; Proven success with ultra-high net worth clients & C-level executives; B2B & B2C Sales Leader
CEO and Founder Legionem. • MBA from at @michigan-state-university, Studied at @university-of-central-arkansas. Strong business background especially with Technology and Corporate Finance. CFA charterholder.
KPMG, Entrepreneur & Independent Consultant Selling work and leading teams globally. Extensive energy industry experience.
USD Finance. Held positions in Finance, Retail, and Legal aid.
Have extensive experience at staring a program and working in a new organization.
Senior Account at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf-NY.
Solution-focused project management and consulting professional @booz-allen-hamilton. Ability to analyze data to formulate innovative and impactful solutions.
Fresh, eager graduate
Recent USD grad. Looking for the right opportunity.
Launched 2 startups in high school. Currently working on another. Strong financial background (Lee&Associates, Ubiquity Records).
University of San Diego Grad, Finance/Accounting experience, looking to utilize interpersonal skills
Cal Poly MBA; Cal Poly Finance; Data Analyst
Founder Zefflin. Strong background in software/services. Started, built and ran companies/organizations from $5M to $80M in ann. revenue. 2 successful exits.
University of San Diego, Aspiring Entrepreneur, looking for startup experience
Strategy Consultant to Fortune 500, MS Biology, Startup Leadership Program Fellow
MBA Candidate (summer 2014). Experience managing business operations and small staffs
Business counselor at the IRC. International banking and finance background. Fulbright Scholar. MBA 2013 East Carolina University.
Vibrant curiosity with a passion for sales and pushing the envelope
CPA with over 13 years experience in auditing, accounting, controller positions.
MBA professional with over 14 years of experience. Business and Technology Advocate that uses analysis to justify strategies.
http://Nor blog
Accountant at Lavine, Lofgren, Morris, & Engelberg, LLP in San Diego http://t.co/UJa8DJYW
http://johnmarkwendler.wordpress.com
Entrepreneur, Successfully Start up right out of high school.
Insurance professional with advance knowledge in start-ups, captive insurance, reinsurance and risk mitigation and management.
Pursued dreams, pursuing more.
Business Manager, Cost Manager, and Project Masnager on a $230 Million project. 10 years of experience in business and customer service.
3rd year Finance student at San Diego State University. Crowd funded for a local startup in San Diego with strong interests in Venture Capital.
SDSU Business Management summa cum laude, Entrepreneur seeking next challenge
Substantial international business experience in 28 countries, having lived in the UK between 1991-1998 and 2007-2013; Switzerland 1998-2002; and five years of business experience in Japan from 2008-2013. A proven track record of success in growing compan
Aspiring accountant; dreaming of being an attorney. Accounting Attorney at your service
Senior Accountant at Citigroup Private Equity. CPA. Strong background in project management and complex portfolio finance. People person with competitive edge.
SDSU graduate; strong background in relationship management and business development for a financial institution. Worked at Wells Fargo, Union Bank
Ambitious Entrepreneur
Worked at a mid-size Power Utilities company under direction of the chairman and learned the business inside and out as well as developed my team building and fundraising skills.
Extremely hard worker, willing to learn anything, and hungry for a new opportunity.
Just an ordinary guy looking to do extraordinary things.
UCSD graduate, President of an organization, various experience in hospitality, marketing, and operation
Highly experienced analyst, former special operations intelligence, Economics student, foreign language and culture expert.
Varied experience in business with hands on technical skills and expertise
EDHEC student (ranked 3rd best finance master in the world by FT). Currently working in M&A (Société Générale). Seeking entrepreneurship opportunities in the US
CPG Professional, Product/Project Manager, Business Development and Strategy
CPA, Masters in Accountancy, Strong work ethic, excellent analytical & problem solving skills, high integrity, driven to excel, enjoy teamwork.
Trilingual graduate with a master's degree in Management looking for new challenges in Business development or Administration
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Senior Business Development for Financial Group, Great business Lab Start up Team
Senior Account Manager for a VC Backed Royalty Software System. Strong experience in project management and new customer implementation.
Business-minded and tech savvy.
http://www.acecodes.net
Temporary Headline
Graphic Design & Marketing specialist; artistic, creative thinker with a passion for helping startups grow
Motivated and confident sales professional with a strong office management background. Areas of experience include construction and healthcare.
Analytical roles at several financial firms, strong credit card and financial knowledge, founded a travel credit card and reward program advisory website.
http://www.flymiler.com
Not your typical "Accountant". Focused on business building & improvement. I LOVE a challenge & enjoy working from the ground up & all the variety that entails.
Finance Manager; Drive to implement and create lean and efficient financial structures to allow for reinvestment into company & profit. Startup environment pref
Founder REI Marketing, @inspired-capital-partners • Worked at @keller-williams-realty, @peterson-team-realty • Studied at @southern-utah-university
Founder Soirees of Exquisite Sophistication, Empowerment Especially for You - Event Planning Concierge. Studied at @regis-university,@Grambling State University
Living and Learning
Experienced finance professional
Co-founder @amerimerch-com Co-founder @Evolution Square, worked @Baja Designs Inc. - Manufacturing based, Lean Six Sigma