Brian Model

Investor in growth stage technology companies

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 22 investments📅 24 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2022𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Operator-angel🌍 United States20+ investments
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Board Member
Jun 2021
Itopia makes learning and working from anywhere and on any device easy, secure, and accessible to everyone.
Board Member
May 2021
Ride Health partners with healthcare organizations and transportation providers to manage transportation benefits, strengthen enterprise transportation programs, and drive intelligent transitions of care. We blend technology and data with a human approach to break down access barriers and solve some of the biggest transportation challenges that care coordinators, providers, and payers face. Our platform maps out each patient’s unique needs and preferences for the best ride experience across clinical and social needs, ensuring greater access, improved efficiencies, lower costs, and better outcomes.
Board Member
Dec 2015
Omni-ID (Acquired by HID Global in 2021) is the Original Patent holder and leading provider of passive UHF RFID tags. We've solved the challenge of high-value asset identification and tracking across many industries. Omni-ID passive RFID tags with global performance and strong on-metal read range offer an affordable alternative to active RFID. RFID Tags for IT Asset Tracking and Management: RFID asset management makes it easy to track thousands of assets with speed, efficiency, and accuracy impossible to achieve with manual or barcode methods. RFID Tags for Manufacturing & Logistics: RFID applications enable a lean and efficient supply chain with bin-level inventory visibility and real-time movement accuracy. RFID Tags for Tool Tracking: RFID asset management enables tight control of work and tool movement without the inefficiency of manual or barcode job tracking. RFID Tags for Industrial Assets: RFID tracking of cargo and containers enables accurate, global visibility, status and security of cargo across all geographic regions, including movement of goods through warehouse, trucking, railway, shipyard, and ocean transport.
Board Observer
Jun 2015
Vault is the trusted authority in career intelligence resources for professionals and students. For more than 20 years, job seekers have turned to Vaults company rankings, in-depth employer profiles, and valuable, verified employee/intern reviews across a wide range of industries—including Law, Banking, Accounting, and Consulting—plus top Internship programs when making career decisions. Hundreds of campuses and universities rely on Vault as the premier resource to help students and alumni find the career paths that are best for them.
mid stageEducation
Board Member
Dec 2014
We help Physicians, Physician Groups & Health Systems add significant monthly revenue and improve patient outcomes without adding staff or chasing new patients. 7 years experience with 3,000+ clinics. Case Studies: CoreLife: $0 - $100,000 of monthly RPM revenue in 6 months with 500 patients The Hernried Center: $0 - $17,000 of monthly RPM revenue in 6 months with 100 patients Dr. Raman Verma, Internal Medicine: $0 - $20,000 of monthly RPM revenue in 4 months with 100 patients “We have been working with CoachCare to successfully bill RPM since 2019 shortly after the codes were first released. We are generating significant revenue with RPM while also helping better care for our patients across many different conditions. In the past year we have doubled our number of locations and CoachCare’s platform has been a key part of supporting that growth.” - RPM Program Lead UCSF - Digital Health Awards nominee SMARTHEALTH - Top 10 Company, Clinical and Patient Care Technology
Board Member
Dec 2014
Perfecting the Sense of Sight. Clerio Vision is developing a revolutionary product platform for the global ophthalmic market, based on technology licensed from the University of Rochester. The company is in the process of developing and commercializing a portfolio of next generation products in contact lenses, myopia control and cataract surgery. The team is composed of serial entrepreneurs with multiple exits as well as ophthalmic industry veterans who pioneered a number of new ophthalmic technology categories. The products are currently in clinical development.
Board Member
Jul 2014
Impel offers automotive dealers, wholesalers, OEMs and third-party marketplaces the industry’s most advanced digital engagement platform. The company’s end-to-end omnichannel solution leverages proprietary shopper behavioral data and AI technology to deliver hyper-personalized experiences at every touchpoint across the entire customer journey. Impel’s communication, merchandising, marketing and imaging applications work seamlessly with all major website, CRM and DMS platforms. To date, the company has delivered more than 2 billion shopper interactions across 51 countries.
Board Observer
Jan 2014
1000Museums is a leading retailer of museum-approved, archival-quality print reproductions of art from the world's greatest museums. As the world’s leading provider of high quality museum reproductions, 1000Museums supports the financial health of museums through complimentary on-demand art products sold both online and in museum stores.
Board Observer
Dec 2013
Since 2009, TicketIQ (formerly TiqIQ) has been getting you to your favorite events without breaking your bank. TicketIQ is also a full service marketing agency for over 100 teams, venues and other rights holders. We currently work with teams in every major league including the NFL, NBA, MLS, MLB and the NHL as well as over 50 Festivals. In total, we access direct supply from over 500 tickets owners, including teams and other sellers, all of which allows us to offer fans the cheapest tickets anywhere, with NO FEES. We also offer 100% buyer protection and a low price guarantee across 75% of our events. For more information, visit www.ticketiq.com and follow @Ticket_IQ.
Investor
Sep 2013
AdviceIQ delivers quality personal finance articles by both financial advisors and AdviceIQ editors. It ranks advisors in your area by specialty. For instance, the rankings this week measure the number of clients whose income is between $250,000 and $500,000 with that advisor. AdviceIQ also vets ranked advisors so only those with pristine regulatory histories can participate. AdviceIQ was launched Jan. 9, 2012, by veteran Wall Street executives, editors and technologists. Right now, investors may see many advisor rankings, although in some areas only a few are ranked. Check back often as thousands of advisors are undergoing AdviceIQ screening. New advisors appear in rankings daily. Our advisor-written articles appear on numerous prestigious finance websites including Morningstar, Minyanville, Forbes, Business Insider, The Motley Fool, The Street and others.
early stageMedia Production
Board Member
Feb 2010
eHealth Technologies, a leading health care technology and analytics company that advances the delivery of life-altering care, serves over 100 of the nation’s top hospitals, including 17 of the top 20 U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll Hospitals. Since opening its doors in 2006, eHealth Technologies has helped 2.2 million patients receive prompt treatment for critical health needs, like cancer and organ transplant, by retrieving, organizing, and aggregating medical information, pathology reports, and images from disparate systems into a searchable digital medical record. eHealth Technologies also enabled access to over 27 million images for providers in 2021 alone, through the company’s nationwide Health Information Exchange services.
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2009
Our mission is to increase access to capital for companies and deal flow for investors. Working with companies seeking funding, capital providers including seed, venture, private equity and lending institutions, we improve deal flow by connecting investors with companies seeking funding.
Board Member
Mar 2007
Converged network deployment and service.
Board Observer
Oct 2006
iCardiac Technologies was acquired by ERT in December, 2017. ERT is a global data and technology company that minimizes uncertainty and risk in clinical trials so that our customers can move ahead with confidence. With nearly 50 years of clinical and therapeutic experience, we balance knowledge of what works with a vision for what’s next, so we can adapt without compromising standards. Powered by the company’s EXPERT® technology platform, our solutions enhance trial oversight, enable site optimization, increase patient engagement, and measure the efficacy of new clinical treatments while ensuring patient safety. Over the past four years, more than half of all FDA drug approvals came from ERT-supported studies. Pharma companies, Biotechs, and CROs have relied on ERT solutions in over 10,000 studies spanning more than three million patients to date. By identifying trial risks before they become problems, ERT enables customers to bring clinical treatments to patients quickly – and with confidence. Follow ERT and learn how you can accelerate clinical development with confidence.
Board Member
Dec 2005
Lumetrics develops and manufactures non-contact thickness measurement and optical inspection systems for medical, glass, food packaging, ophthalmic, automotive, and film industries. Our breakthrough precision thickness measurement technology is fast, accurate, flexible, and scalable to most QA laboratories, R&D centers, or production lines. With our personalized service, every client benefits from direct collaboration with our engineers. Lumetrics provides off-the-shelf products as well as custom metrology solutions specifically built to meet your needs. Since 2003, Rochester, N.Y.-based Lumetrics has been developing and manufacturing high-precision thickness measurement and gauging systems for a growing cross-section of customers, including Fortune 500 companies in the medical, pharmaceutical, food packaging, eye-care products and coatings industries. Our original product line, OptiGauge, was launched through our licensing of thin film measurement technology from Eastman Kodak. We’ve since expanded the OptiGauge series and developed other product lines to meet a more diverse range of industry needs.
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2022
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Dec 2022
Tampa Bay Wave (Wave) is a purpose-driven nonprofit dedicated to accelerating Florida’s innovation economy. Our mission is to help entrepreneurs transform innovative ideas into real-world solutions & scalable businesses in Tampa Bay and communities everywhere. Since our accelerator first launched in 2013, we have supported 600 of the most innovative startups who collectively have raised over $1.1 Billion and created more than 7,000 jobs. As Florida’s #1 Accelerator, Wave has built a successful track record that combines best practices of nationally recognized accelerators and incubators with strategic connections to existing regional entrepreneurship resources, mentors, capital, and other expertise in order to foster a highly cohesive innovation ecosystem. WAVE fills an important gap in Tampa Bay’s and Florida’s ecosystem as Florida’s top tech accelerator in terms of startup volume, investment capital raised, and job creation. Wave’s programs provide tech entrepreneurs with the resources they need to scale their startups, including access to our 250+ mentors, 600+ investors, and exclusive events with key stakeholders in the tech community. Our expertise is in working with startups in cybersecurity, defense tech, AI, healthcare, fintech, and bluetech (or ocean economy).
2021
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Jun 2021
Itopia makes learning and working from anywhere and on any device easy, secure, and accessible to everyone.
Board Member
May 2021
Ride Health partners with healthcare organizations and transportation providers to manage transportation benefits, strengthen enterprise transportation programs, and drive intelligent transitions of care. We blend technology and data with a human approach to break down access barriers and solve some of the biggest transportation challenges that care coordinators, providers, and payers face. Our platform maps out each patient’s unique needs and preferences for the best ride experience across clinical and social needs, ensuring greater access, improved efficiencies, lower costs, and better outcomes.
2017
Board Observer
Oct 2017
YPrimes eClinical platform streamlines clinical trial data collection and management, creating a powerful, flexible, and scalable solution for patients, sites, and sponsors. YPrimes electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA), eConsent, and interactive response technology (IRT) platforms introduce greater speed, precision, and data quality to clinical trials. Our consulting services help clients simplify downstream processes, while moving faster and more efficiently to their next development milestone. Our data services and tools help sponsors bring together fragmented clinical research data into contextual information they can act on. YPrime’s technology and service offerings enable sponsors to move faster and more efficiently to their next development milestone. Our mission is simple: To support our clients in the timely and accurate completion of innovative research that gets them to the next stage in their drug development projects.
Board Member
Oct 2017
GTR™ is a leading event technology company that has assisted over 12,000 professionals worldwide in accomplishing their meeting management needs. GTR™ offers services for Hotel Site Selection, Event Registration Services, Custom Event Website Building, Trade Show Lead Retrieval, Attendance Tracking, Meeting Management, and Trade Show Management. With a dedication to quality, value, and innovation GTR™ is able to build strong personal relationships with each client and ensure custom solutions that will make each event a success.
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