Ly Tran

CEO - Belle.ai

📍 Newton Centre, Massachusetts, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 28 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2018
Operator-angel🌍 United States
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Jul 2018
CNEX is a privately held company founded in 2013 and funded by venture capital and strategic investments from Fortune 500 companies in storage and networking. CNEX delivers innovative storage semiconductor and software solutions, partnering with solid-state storage manufacturers, data center and systems customers to develop revolutionary NVMe and Open-Channel SSD controller ASICs that deliver high-performance with low and predictable latency, scalability and flexibility for software-defined-storage. CNEX controller products are key to accelerating the capabilities of big data computing and analytics for the next generation of cloud, hyperscale and enterprise data centers.
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Mar 2018
At Cirkul, we are transforming the pillars of Modern CPG with a mission to make a healthier world by helping people enjoy drinking more water! And it all begins with a reusable product, end-to-end US-based manufacturing, and a digital-first model. In 2016 we identified the opportunity to develop an innovative beverage delivery system that would make it easier for the average consumer to drink more water. Our reusable water bottle features cartridge technology that makes drinking more water delicious, fun, and personalized! Our technology is also disrupting bottled drink distribution. We have saved over 250M plastic bottles since launching in 2018 and our cartridge technology dramatically reduces the shipping weight, volume, and plastics used by traditional bottled beverages. Here at Cirkul we are reinventing CPG, while building a business that is centered on consumer health, personal choice, and environmental sustainability. If taking care of yourself while taking care of the planet sounds good to you, maybe you should join us! https://drinkcirkul.com/pages/careers
Investor
Jan 2017
Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage neuroscience company developing drugs that help restore normal cellular damage responses in neurodegenerative and neuro-ophthalmic disorders.
Investor
Jan 2016
Skiplagged makes it easier to experience the world. We make it simple for travelers to find the best rates on airfare and hotels with our website and app. All of the information, none of the hassle. We show flights the airlines do not want consumers to see. Our goal is to empower consumers to use their buying power however they please. We are a group of improvers and frequent travelers. We believe consumers should have more power over how they spend their money. Information = power in our books. We grew tired of the inefficient and expensive process of travel planning so we sought to improve it by creating a lightning fast search portal. We also noticed there were no travel companies that truly worked for the consumers benefit so we changed that. If you believe in our mission, come join us. Email us at apply@skiplagged.com.
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2018
Investor
Jul 2018
CNEX is a privately held company founded in 2013 and funded by venture capital and strategic investments from Fortune 500 companies in storage and networking. CNEX delivers innovative storage semiconductor and software solutions, partnering with solid-state storage manufacturers, data center and systems customers to develop revolutionary NVMe and Open-Channel SSD controller ASICs that deliver high-performance with low and predictable latency, scalability and flexibility for software-defined-storage. CNEX controller products are key to accelerating the capabilities of big data computing and analytics for the next generation of cloud, hyperscale and enterprise data centers.
Investor
Mar 2018
At Cirkul, we are transforming the pillars of Modern CPG with a mission to make a healthier world by helping people enjoy drinking more water! And it all begins with a reusable product, end-to-end US-based manufacturing, and a digital-first model. In 2016 we identified the opportunity to develop an innovative beverage delivery system that would make it easier for the average consumer to drink more water. Our reusable water bottle features cartridge technology that makes drinking more water delicious, fun, and personalized! Our technology is also disrupting bottled drink distribution. We have saved over 250M plastic bottles since launching in 2018 and our cartridge technology dramatically reduces the shipping weight, volume, and plastics used by traditional bottled beverages. Here at Cirkul we are reinventing CPG, while building a business that is centered on consumer health, personal choice, and environmental sustainability. If taking care of yourself while taking care of the planet sounds good to you, maybe you should join us! https://drinkcirkul.com/pages/careers
2017
Investor
Jan 2017
Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage neuroscience company developing drugs that help restore normal cellular damage responses in neurodegenerative and neuro-ophthalmic disorders.
2016
Investor
Jan 2016
Skiplagged makes it easier to experience the world. We make it simple for travelers to find the best rates on airfare and hotels with our website and app. All of the information, none of the hassle. We show flights the airlines do not want consumers to see. Our goal is to empower consumers to use their buying power however they please. We are a group of improvers and frequent travelers. We believe consumers should have more power over how they spend their money. Information = power in our books. We grew tired of the inefficient and expensive process of travel planning so we sought to improve it by creating a lightning fast search portal. We also noticed there were no travel companies that truly worked for the consumers benefit so we changed that. If you believe in our mission, come join us. Email us at apply@skiplagged.com.
1999
AtHoc, Inc.
Co-Founder, Board Director, SVP
Jun 1999
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