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Investor
Mar 2022
Get it fast. Get it done. Get it right.
5,000 products in as fast as 15 minutes.
Gopuff, the leader in instant commerce, offers a relevant and affordable assortment of household essentials, groceries, OTC medication, drinks, snacks and more, all brought to customers’ doors in as fast as 15 minutes from local micro-fulfillment centers. Founded in 2013 by co-CEOs Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola, Gopuff leverages proprietary technology, national infrastructure and a hyper-local logistics network to offer unrivaled speed, reliability and affordability to customers across the U.S. and U.K.
Interested in joining our team? Learn more and see open roles here: https://gopuff.com/go/careers
Investor / Board Observer
Nov 2021
Fever is the leading global live-entertainment discovery tech platform with a clear mission: to democratize access to culture and entertainment.
Fever has developed a proprietary technology that inspires its global community of over 125M people through personalized and curated experiences in their local city whilst empowering entertainment and event creators to reach new audiences and enhance their experiences.
Some successful examples include the “Candlelight Concert Series” attended by over 3 million guests last year, the Los Angeles-based “Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience” co-produced with Netflix, or the “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” winner of USA Todays 10 Best Readers Choice award.
The company, present in over 100 major cities across the globe, is backed by leading investors such as Goldman Sachs, Alignment Growth (growth equity investor in global entertainment and consumer tech, led by former Warner Bros and Time Warner), Goodwater Capital (the largest dedicated consumer technology platform globally), Smash Capital (a late-stage venture capital firm led by former Disney and growth equity investors, backer of Epic Games), Eurazeo, Vitruvian Partners and Atresmedia among others.
To pursue our objective, we are looking for bar-raisers who want to work hard, have fun, and make history with us.
Investor
Aug 2021
NTWRK is a curated retail platform that celebrates culture and those who create it.
In collaboration with a vibrant community of the world’s most influential artists, brands, and sellers, our livestream marketplace delivers exclusive products and experiences that span across sneakers, apparel, and collectibles.
Shop live auctions, exclusive drops, and curated collections from the world’s best sellers.
Investor
Mar 2021
AlphaSense is the technology behind the business world’s most important decisions – from Wall Street to boardrooms across every major industry. Trusted by over 6,500 leading companies – including 88% of the S&P 100, 80% of top global banks, and all 20 of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms – our AI search and market intelligence platform empowers business leaders to move faster and with greater confidence by delivering the right insights at the right moment. Whether investing, acquiring, advising, or launching, AlphaSense fuels the decisions where clarity creates competitive edge.
Headquartered in New York City, AlphaSense employs over 2,500 people across offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.alpha-sense.com.
Board Observer
Mar 2021
GumGum is the contextual-first technology leader transforming digital advertising with AI-powered, non-invasive data and media solutions. We champion effective advertising that uplifts and respects consumers. Our proprietary Contextual, Attention, and Creative solutions create the perfect match between a brand and a consumer in the right moment and mindset. Founded in 2008, GumGum is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and operates in 19+ markets.
Board Observer
Aug 2020
Kate Farms was founded when a little girl named Kate was failing to thrive because she couldnt tolerate any of the available tube feeding formulas. Her determined parents, Richard and Michelle, had the transformative idea to develop a formula using high-quality, organic, and plant-based ingredients without the common allergens and ingredients often found in traditional formulas. Today, Kate is thriving, and Kate Farms is now the #1 recommended plant-based brand.*
Kate Farms offers medical formulas for children and adults to be used as sole-source or supplemental nutrition for oral and tube feeding. They are available nationally and eligible for insurance coverage with Medicare, Medicaid, 30 states for WIC and private insurance. Kate Farms formulas are made with organic pea protein, fiber, and phytonutrients, and made without the top nine common allergens or artificial colors or flavors. Kate Farms can be accessed in more than 1,000 US hospitals. For more information on our full product portfolio, visit www.katefarms.com.
*Independent plant-based formula survey.
Board Observer
May 2020
BURST has one simple aim: to make sonic oral care affordable and available to everyone. With the help of the dental community, weve crafted an incredible sonic toothbrush that boasts charcoal nano-particle embedded bristles, 33,000 sonic vibrations and an industry leading lithium ion battery that lasts for 4 weeks on just one charge.
In just two years weve amassed hundreds of thousands of subscribers, and more than 35,000 dental professionals in our ambassador community who recommend our products daily. Join the community, recommend affordable yet extraordinary oral care products at a discount to your patients (available exclusively through you!) and earn a little something on the side for your support. Learn more by visiting www.burstambassadors.com
Investor at GS Growth
Aug 2019
We aspire to be the world’s most exceptional financial institution, united by our shared values of partnership, client service, integrity, and excellence.
Operating at the center of capital markets, we act as one firm, mobilizing our people, capital, and ideas to deliver superior results across our clients’ most complex challenges.
For 157 years, Goldman Sachs has delivered world-class execution on a global scale across our leading Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management businesses.
Apprenticeship is central to our culture, with hands-on coaching and access to leaders who bring decades of experience and expertise. With office locations around the world, we offer a broad range of career opportunities to those who insist on excellence and thrive on performance.
Find our Social Media Disclosures here: gs.com/social-media-disclosures
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2025
Investment Lead - D. E. Shaw Ventures
Apr 2025
The D. E. Shaw group is trusted by investors across the world to seek an optimal balance of risk and reward. We launched in 1989 as a pioneer in systematic investing and have built on that foundation to develop formidable expertise in fundamental analysis and discretionary investing. We use a combination of quantitative tools and human-driven insights to uncover independent, hard-to-find sources of return across global public and private markets.
Founded in 1988 over a small bookstore in downtown New York City, the D. E. Shaw group began with six employees and $28 million in capital and quickly became a pioneer in computational finance. In the early days of exposed pipes and extension cords, tripping on a cable could take out our whole trading system. Today, the firm has more than 3,000 people around the globe and an institutional-grade (and trip-proof) infrastructure, but we still value creativity, entrepreneurship, and the spirit of discovery.
If you’re an intellectually adventurous person who loves to collaborate on challenging and rewarding projects, we encourage you to apply. Visit our Careers page at https://www.deshaw.com/careers to learn more.
This profile and any links posted through this profile (together, the “Content”) are provided for your information only and do not convey investment advice or an offer of any type with respect to any securities or other financial products. The D. E. Shaw group does not endorse any information or beliefs discussed in any links posted through this profile and makes no representation as to the accuracy or adequacy of the Content. The Content has not been updated for any information that may have changed since publication. No assurances can be given that any aims, assumptions, or expectations expressed or implied in the Content were or will be realized, or that the activities described have continued or will continue at all or in the same manner as described.
2024
Investor
Mar 2024
Were a global online visual communications platform on a mission to empower the world to design. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, documents, websites, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful on Canva on any device, from anywhere in the world.
Since our launch in 2013, we’ve had the crazy big goal of making design accessible to everyone. We were founded on the belief that people shouldnt need to understand complex software to unlock their creativity. We’re leveling the playing field and democratizing access to design and visual communication by empowering 100% of the world to communicate in a way that was once limited to the 1%.
Weve always had a deeper mission surrounding Canva — which we talk about as our simple two-step plan: to build one of the world’s most valuable companies, and to do the most good we possibly can. Were committed to our core value of Being a Force for Good, so as the value of our company grows, so too does our ability to have a positive impact on the world.
2022
Investor
Mar 2022
Get it fast. Get it done. Get it right.
5,000 products in as fast as 15 minutes.
Gopuff, the leader in instant commerce, offers a relevant and affordable assortment of household essentials, groceries, OTC medication, drinks, snacks and more, all brought to customers’ doors in as fast as 15 minutes from local micro-fulfillment centers. Founded in 2013 by co-CEOs Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola, Gopuff leverages proprietary technology, national infrastructure and a hyper-local logistics network to offer unrivaled speed, reliability and affordability to customers across the U.S. and U.K.
Interested in joining our team? Learn more and see open roles here: https://gopuff.com/go/careers
2021
Investor / Board Observer
Nov 2021
Fever is the leading global live-entertainment discovery tech platform with a clear mission: to democratize access to culture and entertainment.
Fever has developed a proprietary technology that inspires its global community of over 125M people through personalized and curated experiences in their local city whilst empowering entertainment and event creators to reach new audiences and enhance their experiences.
Some successful examples include the “Candlelight Concert Series” attended by over 3 million guests last year, the Los Angeles-based “Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience” co-produced with Netflix, or the “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” winner of USA Todays 10 Best Readers Choice award.
The company, present in over 100 major cities across the globe, is backed by leading investors such as Goldman Sachs, Alignment Growth (growth equity investor in global entertainment and consumer tech, led by former Warner Bros and Time Warner), Goodwater Capital (the largest dedicated consumer technology platform globally), Smash Capital (a late-stage venture capital firm led by former Disney and growth equity investors, backer of Epic Games), Eurazeo, Vitruvian Partners and Atresmedia among others.
To pursue our objective, we are looking for bar-raisers who want to work hard, have fun, and make history with us.
Investor
Aug 2021
NTWRK is a curated retail platform that celebrates culture and those who create it.
In collaboration with a vibrant community of the world’s most influential artists, brands, and sellers, our livestream marketplace delivers exclusive products and experiences that span across sneakers, apparel, and collectibles.
Shop live auctions, exclusive drops, and curated collections from the world’s best sellers.
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