Invests in
Sectors:
Min Investment:
$50,000.00Max Investment:
$100,000.00Target Investment:
$75,000.00
Skills
Education
- SU
- MS
- CS
Lists including Elizabeth
Investments
BitBrand
Total Funding: $500K
HardwareAI
Total Funding: $500K
Afterwork
Total Funding: $500K
Deft
Total Funding: $3.5M
Pulzaid
Total Funding: $1M
CoverRight
Total Funding: $2M
Fintor
Total Funding: $9M
Afropolitan
Total Funding: $2M
Waivr
Total Funding: $1M
WorkWeek
Total Funding: $15M
Work Experience
2017
Co-founder and General Partner
2017
Hustle Fund invests in startups at the pre-revenue stage. We help our founders with capital, knowledge, and networks. Across our newsletters, social media channels, etc, we reach 500k+ people, where we promote our startups and share our content on tactical startup building tips. We run 20+ founder events per year and 2 large investor events called Camp Hustle and Camp Hustle Asia. Lastly, we work with our angel club called Angel Squad which has 2000+ executives and leaders globally who co-invest with us and also help our startups.
2014 - 2017
Partner
2014 - 2017
Ran the 500 Startups accelerator program in Mountain View. Invested in seed stage startups and managed a group of investors / coaches.
2011 - 2014
CEO and co-founder
2011 - 2014
LaunchBit is an adtech platform that enables marketers to get their ads in front of professional audiences in email newsletters and on niche blogs on a cost-per-click basis. Grew LaunchBit from zero to hundreds of SaaS advertisers and thousands of publishers. Acquired by BuySellAds, Inc. in Sept 2014.
2008 - 2011
CEO and co-founder
2008 - 2011
Lots of side projects that went nowhere. Lots of learnings.
2007 - 2008
Product Marketing Manager: developer products
2007 - 2008
-Led marketing for social APIs including OpenSocial and the Social Graph API -Led Google Developer Days: 15 locations worldwide. (smaller int'l versions of Google IO) -Managed six figure sponsorship budget for developer events.
2006 - 2006
InStep Global Intern: Business Development
2006 - 2006
Developed business development strategy to grow their client base of internet companies in the US.
2004 - 2005
Marketing Engineer
2004 - 2005
Worked with senior level management in the US and Japan to develop go-to-market strategy for the Modular Instruments product line. Generated new leads through surveys, events, demos, and presentations for large electronics companies in Tokyo.
2004 - 2004
Summer Intern: electrical engineering
2004 - 2004
Designed electronics system to withstand surges in high current for particle physics experiments.