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Investor || Advisor
Dec 2022
AutoTrainer is the flagship product from Anomaly Labs, focusing advanced AI technology to support Auto Finance and Insurance (F&I) departments. AutoTrainer’s conversational AI offers real-time objection handling, post-sale instant replay, deal scoring and benchmarking.
Investor || Syndicate Lead
Nov 2021
Dastgyr is a B2B e-commerce marketplace connecting buyers to sellers across the world. We are re-engineering the conventional retail business with empowering technologies and innovative supply-chain solutions to help businesses grow faster.
Dastgyrs Buyer app allows business owners to purchase a wide assortment of products from various local and international sellers at competitive prices with reliable, doorstep delivery, all with a few clicks from their smartphones.
Dastgyrs Seller app enables suppliers of all sizes to upload their inventory, manage their orders, and ultimately, increase their overall throughput.
Our business thrives in the FMCG, Construction, Chemicals, and Agricultural Goods verticals.
We are on a mission to build the biggest B2B e-commerce solution for emerging markets worldwide.
Investor || Syndicate Lead
Oct 2021
At LAAM, were at the intersection of fashion and technology.
Our mission is to democratize fashion by harnessing cutting-edge technology, connecting fashion enthusiasts with local artisans from around the world. We believe in the power of innovation to make the finest craftsmanship accessible to all. With a commitment to quality and a vision for a global fashion community, were not just redefining style; were shaping the future of fashion.
Join us in this exciting journey where technology meets creativity and where fashion knows no boundaries.
Investor || Syndicate Lead
Oct 2021
Do you know what your bank funds with your deposits? There’s a very good chance you may be funding fossil fuel extraction, private prisons, industrial animal production, or other activities that you may not agree with. What would you rather have your money support?
Atmos was created to give everyone the opportunity to take real, measurable action on climate change. Atmos is building a next-generation digital banking solution to rapidly shift capital towards a clean economy for all. Atmos will use 100% of its deposits to fund entities & projects that are lessening our collective reliance on fossil fuels and increase our health and climate resilience for generations to come. Transparency and honesty are at our core, because sustainability without the data to back it up is just a trendy word.
Everybody has the power to be a part of the climate solution, and only with everybody will we create the catalytic change needed to meet this challenge.
Investor
Aug 2021
Insured Nomads is the preeminent insurtech and traveltech platform empowering the modern company, distributed team, remote worker, expat/nomad, location independent and adventure traveler to safely & intelligently live, work and play anywhere around the world. An unprecedented combination of insurance and technology providing protection beyond benefits for those beyond borders.
Building custom solutions for companies and organizations around the world utilizing technology balanced with a commitment to humanizing an efficient digital experience.
Represented by leading brokerage firms and intermediaries on all continents. Ask your broker or contact us directly.
It is not about how you work, but about how and where you live, work & play. The future of living.
Investor || Syndicate Lead
Jul 2021
Cart.com is the leading provider of unified commerce and logistics solutions that enable B2C and B2B companies to master omnichannel commerce, from product discovery to order delivery.
The company’s enterprise-grade software, services and logistics infrastructure, including its own network of fulfillment and distribution centers, are used by some of the world’s most beloved brands and most complex companies to streamline operations across channels and drive more efficient growth.
With over 6,000 customers, 1,600 employees and a nationwide network of 18 fulfillment and distribution centers spanning over 10 million square feet, Cart.com is transforming how commerce works in the omnichannel world.
Investor || Syndicate Lead
May 2021
Photon Commerce delivers the industrys most accurate, detailed, and intelligent document AI/OCR with 99%+ accuracy. Photon is backed by the Nasdaq Center and Village Global, a venture firm funded by Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and other successful industry leaders.
Photons team is from Visa, SAP, AvidXchange, and acquired startups, where they built digital products processing billions of invoices and payments.
Reach out at info @ photoncommerce.com.
Investor
Apr 2021
NachoNacho is a B2B SaaS + Services marketplace platform powered by Fintech and AI.
With NachoNacho, businesses can:
1) Manage all SaaS spend in one place by creating a separate virtual card for each vendor with tight limits.
2) Discover helpful new SaaS tools using AI-powered recommendation tools.
3) Get discounts on hundreds of SaaS products (up to 30% off lifetime).
SaaS vendors + Service providers: A new low CAC acquisition channel. No integration is required. Pay on a rev-share basis.
Investor
Apr 2021
We help small businesses raise capital through everyday investors in their communities by issuing Small Business Bonds™ on the SMBX marketplace.
The SMBX is spearheading the evolution of a more equitable financial system. One that puts small business front and center for a change. One where people have power over their money to invest in what matters to them.
Investor
Feb 2021
Diversifying your portfolio with alternatives can help protect against market volatility. But not all alts are created equal. Uncorrelated alts are the key to true diversification. Equi aims to provide investors with absolute return investments that are uncorrelated to public markets so that wealth can compound even when markets go sideways.
As seen in the WSJ, Fortune, Business Insider, TechCrunch, and Nasdaq.
Fellow || Investor
Oct 2020
Our mission is to help more people start better startups.
ODF is a program we created over four years ago to help those at the exploration stage of starting a company. So far, weve helped over 1000 companies get started and raise over $2 billion.
Starting a company is really exciting, but there are so many things you need to figure out in order to actually build one.
- "Who might I start my company with?"
- “What might we build?”
- “Who might our initial customers be?”
- “Should we raise funding soon, or should we try to bootstrap in the beginning?"
These and many more questions are what we refer to as the "missing pieces"—the things you need to figure out to know if starting a company is right for you and what company you should ultimately build.
With ODF, we bring together 80 to 100 people who are at the very same stage as you. Theyre all exceptionally talented, and theyre all trying to figure it out together.
Investor
Oct 2020
TomoCredit is a fintech startup based in San Francisco. We issue the smartest consumer credit card which does not require a credit score for approval.
Investor
Aug 2018
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Founder: Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis co-founded and was the CEO of Weblogs, Inc., a network of popular weblogs that was sold to AOL in November 2005. Upon joining AOL, he was appointed senior vice president. In addition, he was named general manager of AOL’s Netscape and was responsible for the July 2006 relaunch of the iconic browser as a social bookmarking news site.
Investors include: Sequoia Capital, CBS, Elon Musk, Matt Coffin, Mark Cuban, Mark Pincus and Fred Wilson.
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Limited Partner || Ecosystem Whisperer
Apr 2025
Seeding some of the most ambitious and innovative managers.
2022
Investor || Advisor
Dec 2022
AutoTrainer is the flagship product from Anomaly Labs, focusing advanced AI technology to support Auto Finance and Insurance (F&I) departments. AutoTrainer’s conversational AI offers real-time objection handling, post-sale instant replay, deal scoring and benchmarking.
Limited Partner
Apr 2022
Blockchain Founders Fund (BFF) is a Singapore-based early-stage Venture Capital Fund that invests in top-tier Blockchain startups globally. Their industry-leading go-to-market focused Venture Program aids seasoned and first-time entrepreneurs across key business functions to fast track growth. BFF has scaled many of the leading Blockchain startups and is always looking to connect with exceptional founders across the industry, including tooling, DeFi, and infrastructure.
Limited Partner
Mar 2022
Red Beard Ventures is a Venture Capital Firm that invests in disruptive companies from seed to growth.
Our team has been working in and around the startup ecosystem for 15+ years. Building, investing and advising startups has helped us to gain a keen sense of what really matters when building a company. We develop empathy to the founder journey that only a startup founders can have.
We look to be early investors in non-consensus companies/industries, focusing on:
Web 3.0 infrastructure, including blockchain/crypto, NFT’s, AR/VR, fintech, and other areas that enable us to build the future of the internet.
Frontier technology, reflecting a 0 -> 1 shift or 10x improvement across industries. We believe being opportunistic and generalists in this area enables us to capitalize on fundamental shifts in industries and technologies.
Existing Portfolio:
SuperRare The premier marketplace for digital art.
Alto IRA Shifting the retirement landscape towards alternative assets.
Dapper Labs Building the future of NFT’s.
Holler.io: Enhancing digital communication.
Noah: Improving home equity investing.
Genies: Building identity through NFTs
Robotire: Automating car maintenance with robotics and AI.
Lendtable: Solving retirement for the masses.
Studio: The home gym for everyone.
Reactive Streaming: The future of live streaming.
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