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Owner and Board Member
Dec 2022
Eagle Football Holdings Ltd. is a family of global football organizations with top-tier clubs based in London, Lyon, Brussels and Rio De Janeiro. Eagle Football fosters a collaborative eco-system of clubs with the main focus of maximizing competitive advantage through a global network of talent identification.
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Mar 2017
Bayes Holding (formerly Dojo Madness) is a non-operative holding company specialized in gaming and esports data, offering market-leading tools and services to business customers.
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Dec 2016
Pixvana is hard at work on a brand new and very exciting project outside of the XR space. Keep in touch to learn more - https://pixvana.typeform.com/to/xJIkE2
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Board Observer
Jul 2016
Vettery is changing the way people hire and get hired. We use machine learning and real-time data to match talented job-seekers with inspiring companies.
Our goal is to enrich and automate the recruiting process, make hiring more rewarding for everyone, and create a happier and more accountable working world.
Board Observer
Jul 2016
Kite & Lightning is a cinematic virtual reality company blending gaming, social, and story to create emotionally transformative experiences.
One of the first VR studios, K&L has quickly established itself as a leader known for immersive computer-generated worlds. Their work has received critical acclaim at festivals such as the Cannes Lions, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Proto Awards (the VR industry's highest recognition).
Recent projects include a VR experience for NBC’s “The Voice” featuring Pharrell Williams, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, & Gwen Stefani; and Lionsgate’s first VR narrative "Insurgent: Shatter Reality", starring Kate Winslet, Mekhi Phifer and Miles Teller. K&L is now developing a cinematic game world in VR.
K&L recently closed a $2,500,000 seed round from leading Venture Capital investors in the VR space — led by Raine Ventures, and including Courtside Ventures, Comcast Ventures Catalyst Fund, Greycroft Partners, Social Capital, Outpost Capital, Boost VC, & Jason Rosenthal, CEO of Lytro.
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Jul 2015
Since its relaunch in October 2018, Dubsmash has become the go-to music and dance platform for tomorrow’s entertainers. As ground zero for the biggest challenges, Dubsmash is both an essential part of creators’ toolkits and a secret weapon for artists looking to promote their music.
Millions of teens discover the latest songs and use them as soundtracks for ten second videos that they post on the platform to learn a dance, lipsync, hit a challenge, start their own, or just have fun. With billions of video views, Dubsmash continues to grow organically, adding thousands of users who create & watch millions of videos every day.
Dubsmash is a small team expanding both in NY and LA, and is funded by top-tier investors such as General Catalyst and Index Ventures.
See more on our Instagram: @dubsmash
Investor
May 2015
We Are All Makers
Make: is a global platform that allows Makers come together to learn, share, make, and collaborate. The launch of Make: magazine in 2005, followed by Maker Faire in 2006, jumpstarted a worldwide Maker Movement which is transforming innovation, culture, and education. The publisher of the popular "Getting Started With" and "Learning By Discovery" book series, Make: editorial content can be found online at makezine.com, its e-commerce at makershed.com, and its online learning for kids at makercamp.com.
Board Observer
Mar 2015
Mobcrush is a technology and entertainment company focused on live streaming and the creator-driven media revolution.
Founded in 2014 in Santa Monica, CA, the thirty-person company has raised $35.9M in venture funding from prominent firms including Evolution Media, KPCB, First Round Capital, Raine Ventures, and Lowercase Capital.
Visit https://www.mobcrush.com/about to learn more about Mobcrush, or visit our careers page at mobcrush.com/careers.
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Mar 2015
Housepartys group video chat brings empathy to online communication. We want people to get out from behind curated feeds and get back to having real conversations, face to face, with people they care about.
To make that possible, we start right here in our office, bringing together the best minds to work collaboratively and build meaningful connections along the way.
Connect with Houseparty:
www.houseparty.com
www.twitter.com/houseparty
www.instagram.com/houseparty
https://www.facebook.com/houseparty
Board Observer
Mar 2015
In this new era of the Autonomous Enterprise, Globality empowers leading global companies to achieve substantial savings and better outcomes. We are the market leader in offering next-generation autonomous sourcing technology built from the ground up leveraging sophisticated AI.
Learn how Globality delivers more than 20x ROI at https://www.globality.com/
Learn more about Globality's job opportunities at https://www.globality.com/en-us/careers
Investor
Dec 2014
Blade is a rapidly growing global air mobility platform utilizing a technology-powered, asset light model with unrivaled brand recognition. Blade recently became publicly listed (BLDE) and is focused on efforts to assist the aviation industry in order to accelerate its transition from conventional aircraft to quieter, cleaner Electric Vertical Aircraft (“EVA”), expand new air mobility routes, grow our network of captive passenger infrastructure, and continue to develop our consumer-to-cockpit technology stack. As one of the largest operators in the world of "organ donor transfer" flights, we see good in what we do at Blade every day. We put the same level of detailed focus and commitment into every flight, whether its transporting a life-saving organ or commuters traveling for business or leisure.
Investor
Dec 2014
We are bringing everyone closer to the game in ways never before imagined, with new forms of interaction, immersion, and personalization. From mobile apps, to giant touchscreens, to smart TVs, to VR/AR, we deliver exactly what each fan, commentator, coach, or player wants to see.
We are pushing the boundaries of deep tech -- machine learning, computer vision, big data, augmented and virtual reality. Our passion for cutting-edge design and decades of experience playing college and professional sports is an equal part of the magic that brings unique and innovative products to life. These products have helped Second Spectrum partners to multiple NBA championships, to win matches on football pitches around the world, to entertain and educate millions of fans on TV and digital. Were just getting started.
In 2021, Second Spectrum was acquired by Genius Sports, the official data, technology and broadcast partner that powers the global ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media.
Please visit our website at https://www.secondspectrum.com/careers/opportunities.html to view our available positions.
Investor
Nov 2014
Founded in 2014 with the goal of expanding the potential of immersive storytelling, Within creates, acquires, and distributes premium AR & VR experiences across web, mobile, console and headsets including Oculus Quest/Rift/Go, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, Sony Playstation®VR, Google Daydream, and Xiaomi MiVR. With their deep expertise in multi-media narrative, Within creates tools, formats and proprietary software to differentiate its original content and enable future immersive media creators.
Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Temasek, Emerson Collective, 21st Century Fox, Raine Ventures, WME, Live Nation, Vice Media, Tribeca Enterprises, Annapurna Pictures, and Legendary Pictures.
For more information go to www.with.in
To view the best in virtual reality download the Within app for iOS or Android today.
Board Observer
May 2014
We are the award winning, independent studio behind Vainglory and Catalyst Black, all powered by our proprietary E.V.I.L engine.
We believe that gamers on every device deserve to play together in beautiful, responsive and deep experiences, whichever their native platform or control mechanism. Our globally distributed team of game makers are on a quest to make cross-platform games that excite our players and push both creative and technical boundaries.
We experiment with ideas we believe deserve to exist, concepts that push the expectations of what’s possible for cross-platform play. We express our passion for the craft through standout visuals, deeply compelling gameplay and spellbinding worlds. We want every game we make to give a new and fun feeling to our players.
We develop approaches to controls, technology, and systems that allow us to rapidly extend our designs to any platform without compromising on the core experience. Whether you enjoy playing on touch, controller, or mouse-and-keyboard, our games are built for you.
We build experiences that foster memorable shared moments and deep human connections between players, whether through relaxed collaboration, intense competition, or the shared enjoyment of new worlds, stories and experiences.
We collaborate with the best possible talent and partners. Our teams work every day to push the boundaries of gaming, and bring value and innovation to the space we love so much. Our leadership are accountable to make SEMC a better place to work, to serve and support our talent.
Do you love being part of a remote and diverse team, building deeply engaging and technically outstanding multiplayer games? Do you constantly seek mastery and push the boundaries of your craft? Do you get things done, all while embracing the opportunities and constraints of new platforms, new business models, and a games industry in flux? If so, you could be one of us.
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2022
Owner and Board Member
Dec 2022
Eagle Football Holdings Ltd. is a family of global football organizations with top-tier clubs based in London, Lyon, Brussels and Rio De Janeiro. Eagle Football fosters a collaborative eco-system of clubs with the main focus of maximizing competitive advantage through a global network of talent identification.
2017
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Mar 2017
Bayes Holding (formerly Dojo Madness) is a non-operative holding company specialized in gaming and esports data, offering market-leading tools and services to business customers.
2016
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Dec 2016
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Investor
Dec 2016
Pixvana is hard at work on a brand new and very exciting project outside of the XR space. Keep in touch to learn more - https://pixvana.typeform.com/to/xJIkE2
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Board Observer
Jul 2016
Vettery is changing the way people hire and get hired. We use machine learning and real-time data to match talented job-seekers with inspiring companies.
Our goal is to enrich and automate the recruiting process, make hiring more rewarding for everyone, and create a happier and more accountable working world.
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