Kevin Stephens

Successful founder/CEO, Early Googler

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 18 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2009
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COO and Board Member
2009
Vibio.com is a social commerce network for people who possess a unique sense of style who wish to buy, sell and share premium goods within their social graph. Unlike regular commerce sites such as eBay, Vibio is primarily about displaying and sharing. - Create, display and share collections of your most prized possessions - Trade via an offers system (Vibio provides a log of negotiations between the buyer and seller) - Find and invite trusted contacts (privacy settings can be adjusted) Meet Team Vibio: http://vimeo.com/33426188 An Introduction to Vibio: http://vimeo.com/31742490
Angel Investor
2008
This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.
Experience · 8 entries
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Founder (2)
Board (1)
2018
GM and Head of Product, Partner Products
2018
We’re Thumbtack, a technology company helping millions of people confidently care for and improve their homes. Through our platform, homeowners get personalized guidance on what projects to do, when to do them, and who to hire from our community of 300,000 local service businesses. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete small fixes, routine maintenance, and major improvements. With over 12 million 5-star projects and counting, we help homeowners and home professionals accomplish more. Thumbtack was founded in 2008 and has raised more than $500 million from Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Javelin Venture Partners, Baillie Gifford, and CapitalG, among others. Please be advised: Thumbtacks Recruiting team will only communicate with active candidates from Thumbtack LinkedIn verified accounts.
2011
CEO and Co-Founder
2011
Blink (Meh Labs, Inc.) was acquired by Yahoo in 2014. Founded in 2011, Blink was part of AngelPad’s second class and went on to be one of the most talked about companies at SXSW 2012. Blink's first product, Kismet, was the winner of the Vator Splash People’s Choice Award and was a finalist at Women 2.0 PITCH. The company has been covered in numerous national publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and was named one of the Top 10 Alternatives to Facebook by the Huffington Post.  Blink is founded by Kevin Stephens, formerly of Google, Apple, and YouTube, and Michelle Norgan, who was recently named one of 30 female entrepreneurs to watch in 2013. The company's investors include NEA, Triple Point, and executives from Google, Facebook, YouTube.
CEO and Co-Founder
2011
Blink (Meh Labs, Inc.) was acquired by Yahoo in 2014. Founded in 2011, Blink was part of AngelPad’s second class and went on to be one of the most talked about companies at SXSW 2012. Blink's first product, Kismet, was the winner of the Vator Splash People’s Choice Award and was a finalist at Women 2.0 PITCH. The company has been covered in numerous national publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and was named one of the Top 10 Alternatives to Facebook by the Huffington Post.  Blink is founded by Kevin Stephens, formerly of Google, Apple, and YouTube, and Michelle Norgan, who was recently named one of 30 female entrepreneurs to watch in 2013. The company's investors include NEA, Triple Point, and executives from Google, Facebook, YouTube.
2009
COO and Board Member
2009
Vibio.com is a social commerce network for people who possess a unique sense of style who wish to buy, sell and share premium goods within their social graph. Unlike regular commerce sites such as eBay, Vibio is primarily about displaying and sharing. - Create, display and share collections of your most prized possessions - Trade via an offers system (Vibio provides a log of negotiations between the buyer and seller) - Find and invite trusted contacts (privacy settings can be adjusted) Meet Team Vibio: http://vimeo.com/33426188 An Introduction to Vibio: http://vimeo.com/31742490
2008
Angel Investor
Angel Investor
2008
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2008–2009 · 3 investments
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