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Investor & Advisor
May 2019
Ample is a great-tasting, complete meal replacement drink that combines the latest nutrition science with wholesome, real food ingredients—for a balanced meal in a bottle that makes it easy and fast to achieve optimal nutrition at your desk or on-the-go.
“I see so many people feel challenged to incorporate healthy meals into their busy lives or even understand what is healthy. Our goal is to offer optimal nutrition thats completely simplified.”
- Connor Young, Founder and CEO of Ample
We believe that health, convenience, and great taste shouldnt be mutually exclusive. While most quick meal solutions are loaded with sugar, artificial sweeteners, and unbalanced nutrition, Ample provides an easy, real food meal in a bottle to help you eat optimally on your busiest days—or anytime you need a fast, healthy meal.
Investor & Advisor
Mar 2019
Household name retailers use Bolts leading commerce platform to convert, retain, and delight more shoppers—all within the merchants existing tech stack and brand identity.
Learn how it works here: https://www.bolt.com/bolt-ignite
Apply to join us here: https://www.bolt.com/careers/
Investor
Jun 2018
Origin Protocol builds permissionless DeFi products for enhanced yield on ETH and stablecoins.
Origin’s flagship product is Origin Ether (OETH), a highly composable liquid staking token with substantially higher yield than other LSTs. Origin Protocol is the inventor of the yield-bearing stablecoin, OUSD, and Super OETH, the 1st Supercharged LST on Base. All of Origin’s products accrue value to Origin Token (OGN).
Origin Protocol is backed by top venture capitalists and cryptocurrency funds, as well as many well-known Silicon Valley angels.
We have a fast-paced bias-to-action culture, diverse core team, and global community. Our world-class team is led by entrepreneurs and engineers from iconic tech companies including Google, YouTube, PayPal and Dropbox.
Investor & Advisor
May 2018
CashBet is the only mobile-first platform for real-money, social, and skill-based interactive gaming. CashBet offers a complete software solution that enables operators to run a legal and profitable iGaming business end-to-end. The enterprise-grade platform is highly scalable, flexible and customizable to an operator's needs, with unified back office support for mobile, tablet, and desktop devices.
CashBet is the only vertically-integrated platform and turnkey operation that handles everything including:
- Compliance: Licensed by the AGCC & UKGC, CashBet provides licensing, tax filing, and compliance support
- Registration, verification, banking: Player banking and support for multiple payment providers
- Games: Stand-alone RGS, access to exclusive and licensed iGaming content from multiple games providers
- App/Site Management: Custom mobile apps and websites, white label support, drag and drop CMS
- Player Management: Player registration, KYC verification, segmentation, and CRM
- Marketing: Marketing automation, campaign management, loyalty, promotions, bonusing, affiliate management
- Customer Service: Customer support, work queue management, VIP management
- Data & Analytics: Data visualization, reporting, trend analysis, A/B testing across player segments
- Security: Fraud detection and prevention, biometric authentication, geo-fencing suitable for mobile on-premise
Founded in 2012 by gaming industry veterans, CashBet is used by 8 operators to run over 450 games worldwide. CashBet is licensed by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission and the UK Gambling Commission. Previously, the CashBet team led the development of online gaming platforms for companies such as CyberArts (Ultimate Gaming), WagerWorks, IGT, and US Digital Gaming (USDG).
Learn more: https://vimeo.com/73161279
Investor & Advisor
Mar 2018
Game communities grow and thrive through active engagement.
Events that bring gamers together, spark our shared passion, and compel us to join in have defined the modern gaming landscape. As game experiences evolve, the types of events keep expanding, with online tournaments, pro esports in arenas, live streams, game releases, and in-game content.
Whether an event is online or in person, global or grassroots, in-game or in real life, ReadyUp is the interactive event platform that fuels vibrant game communities by making it easier to find, follow, and join in the action.
Investor
Mar 2018
The Ticket Fairy is a next-generation event ticketing, marketing, management, intelligence and revenue acceleration platform, providing event promoters and venue managers the tools necessary to increase attendance levels, social media exposure and consumer engagement, and provide an enhanced experience to their patrons.
The Ticket Fairy is helping large and small events maximise their revenue potential in Australia, New Zealand, India, the United States, and the United Kingdom and Europe, with closed beta trials in East Africa, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.
The company was founded in 2011 by British-born serial entrepreneur brothers, Ritesh and Jigar Patel. Backed by both Y Combinator and 500 Startups, with an enviable list of notable tech and entertainment investors and advisors, the company is poised to bring a new level of sophistication and marketing power to organizers of live events worldwide.
Investor
May 2015
Shopify is a leading global commerce company, providing trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size. Shopify makes commerce better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered for reliability, while delivering a better shopping experience for consumers everywhere. Shopify powers millions of businesses in more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Allbirds, Gymshark, PepsiCo, Staples, and many more.
Find all our jobs here: www.shopify.com/careers
Investor
May 2012
The Facebook company is now Meta. Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.
We want to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. To do that, we ask that you help create a safe and respectful online space. These community values encourage constructive conversations on this page:
• Start with an open mind. Whether you agree or disagree, engage with empathy.
• Comments violating our Community Standards will be removed or hidden. So please treat everybody with respect.
• Keep it constructive. Use your interactions here to learn about and grow your understanding of others.
• Our moderators are here to uphold these guidelines for the benefit of everyone, every day.
• If you are seeking support for issues related to your Facebook account, please reference our Help Center (https://www.facebook.com/help) or Help Community (https://www.facebook.com/help/community).
For a full listing of our jobs, visit http://www.facebookcareers.com
Investor
May 2012
Metas mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible.
Our technologies help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.
To help create a safe and respectful online space, we encourage constructive conversations on this page. Please note the following:
• Start with an open mind. Whether you agree or disagree, engage with empathy.
• Comments violating our Community Standards will be removed or hidden. Please treat everybody with respect.
• Keep it constructive. Use your interactions here to learn about and grow your understanding of others.
• Our moderators are here to uphold these guidelines for the benefit of everyone, every day.
• If you are seeking support for issues related to your Facebook account, please reference our Help Center (https://www.facebook.com/help) or Help Community (https://www.facebook.com/help/community).
For a full listing of our jobs, visit https://www.metacareers.com
Experience · 17 entries
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Investments (9)
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2024
CEO & Founder
Sep 2024
Pups N Chill is a leading health, wellness, and animal advocacy platform producing large-scale experiential events that bring together fitness, community, and social impact.
Founded in Miami, Pups N Chill blends wellness activations, community experiences, and animal rescue partnerships into high-energy events designed to move bodies, build connection, and save lives. Our experiences range from 500 to 4,000+ attendees and feature fitness, recovery, lifestyle, and wellness programming alongside adoptable dogs from local rescues.
Since launch, Pups N Chill has:
Produced 28 large-scale events
Reached 6M+ people online
Partnered with 150+ brands, including Equinox, Starbucks, and Lamborghini
Raised $10K+ for animal rescues
Helped dozens of animals find permanent homes
Pups N Chill operates at the intersection of wellness culture, community building, and animal advocacy, creating meaningful experiences for attendees while generating measurable impact for partners and nonprofits.
Website: https://pupsnchill.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/pupsnchillmiami
2023
Part Owner
Aug 2023
The Texas Ranchers are a proud Major League Pickleball (MLP) team dedicated to the spirit of competition and community.
We bring unmatched energy, teamwork, and pro-athleticism to the courts, uniting seasoned fans and newcomers in the excitement of America’s fastest-growing sport.
2021
CEO & Co-founder
May 2021
With our credit card solution, we make it easy for buyers to buy and sellers to sell. It’s that simple! We partner with marketplaces, 10k NFT collections, and website launches selling NFTs to add a credit card option - ultimately increasing NFT sales. All you need to do is enter in basic information about your project then copy and paste one line of code. We are fast, easy, and secure.
2019
Investor & Advisor
May 2019
Ample is a great-tasting, complete meal replacement drink that combines the latest nutrition science with wholesome, real food ingredients—for a balanced meal in a bottle that makes it easy and fast to achieve optimal nutrition at your desk or on-the-go.
“I see so many people feel challenged to incorporate healthy meals into their busy lives or even understand what is healthy. Our goal is to offer optimal nutrition thats completely simplified.”
- Connor Young, Founder and CEO of Ample
We believe that health, convenience, and great taste shouldnt be mutually exclusive. While most quick meal solutions are loaded with sugar, artificial sweeteners, and unbalanced nutrition, Ample provides an easy, real food meal in a bottle to help you eat optimally on your busiest days—or anytime you need a fast, healthy meal.
Investor & Advisor
Mar 2019
Household name retailers use Bolts leading commerce platform to convert, retain, and delight more shoppers—all within the merchants existing tech stack and brand identity.
Learn how it works here: https://www.bolt.com/bolt-ignite
Apply to join us here: https://www.bolt.com/careers/
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