Preston Junger

Scaled Yelp $5M→$700M (IPO) | CEO @ intro.live | 7shifts $7M→$30M ARR | Author, Founders Help Line | Fractional GTM Partner | Sports, Restaurant Tech, Hospitality & Payments

📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 16 investments📅 16 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2026𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Board Member
Jan 2026
The mission of the Ride Lacrosse, Incorporated (RLI) is to provide the necessary financial, administrative and programmatic support, and while executing their responsibilities in an ethical manner will thus enable the Ridge High School Boys’ Lacrosse Program to focus on developing leadership, teamwork, and integrity in all players both on and off the field.
Board Member
Feb 2023
Providing individual players with the opportunity of a lifetime since 2000. In 2014, FC National Elite (originally as FC Connecticut and later rebranded as FC New England) was founded by two visionary soccer coaching professionals, Jonathan Bradley and Scott McBride. Club-Photo-Sweden-Hotel-Square-800.jpg FCNE fills a critical gap in the market by providing unparalleled opportunities for talented young American soccer players to compete in international tournaments across Europe and the World by delivering bespoke travel and sporting experiences. Headquartered in Connecticut, FCNE boasts a team of experienced travel professionals and dedicated coaches who are passionate about shaping the next generation of soccer stars. Our unique and innovative approach brings together talented individuals of all ages from across the USA, providing an unforgettable life experience for players and their families. FC National Elite is now the largest international delegation in the world’s biggest soccer festival, the Gothia Cup The World Youth Cup. Alongside our flagship tour- Gothia Cup The World Youth Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden, we also offer similar experiences in some of the world’s most prestigious soccer countries, including Spain, Italy, England, France, and Denmark, with tours to Croatia and Israel on the horizon. Our goal is to match the very best players with like-minded talented individuals to create teams that can compete in tournaments. Our aim is to provide our players and their families with a unique and enriching experience that creates memories that will last a lifetime. With our commitment to excellence and our track record of success, we are confident that we can help our players reach their full potential and achieve their dreams.
Board Member (Non-Profit)
May 2022
In a youth soccer landscape riddled with a pay-to-play model, talented athletes from underserved communities often don’t receive the necessary support to reach the next level both in sport and academia. Two Bridges aims to tackle these challenges by using soccer as an enrichment tool to improve the lives of talented at-risk youth soccer players.
Investor (Acquired by Peloton)
Mar 2022
Breathwrk is a venture-backed startup located in Venice, California. Breathwrks mission is to change the health of the world with breathing. The Breathwrk app, which has over 1,200,000 users worldwide, offers guided breathing exercises backed by science that are shown to alleviate anxiety, promote sleep, increase energy, improve mood, help with athletic performance, and more!
Angel Investor (acquired by Rezolve AI)
Dec 2021
Bluedot location data placing consumer experiences in context. Location delivers relevance and intent. Bluedot empowers companies (via their mobile app) to take advantage of real-world insights and uncover the right moments to message customers on their preferred channels. Bluedot’s mobile location technology enables brands and enterprises to delight customers - at scale. We deliver 20x location precision over other solutions. No hardware required. Know where you’re customers have been, where they frequent and anticipate how best to engage them. 1:1 insight delivered directly from the source. Companies gain context from Bluedot’s location data. Pair your digital customer profiles with physical behavior for a true 360-degree view down to the individual level. Learn why top enterprises, such as Salesforce, Oracle, McDonald’s, Cox Automotive, and Transurban partner with Bluedot for their location-based needs. Learn more at bluedot.io
Angel Investor (acquired by SoundHound AI)
Jun 2021
Allset is a food ordering platform that offers cost-effective solutions to both restaurants and consumers, fostering a seamless dining experience. Customers use Allset to order ahead for pickup or dine-in at restaurants and coffee shops in their neighborhood. Users get 15% cash back and save on every order with Allset Rewards. Allset is focused on connecting restaurants and diners in busy areas to drive network effect on a hyperlocal level. Our collaborations with companies such as Google and Apple support our mission. The best companies are made of the best teams. We are honored to be recognized as one of Forbes Best Startup Employers in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Come join us! We welcome people who seek the opportunity to help improve the lives of millions. If you have the passion and desire for what you do, work with us, and let’s make everyday life more efficient, together. Get in touch — hr@allsetnow.com
Investor & Advisor
Jan 2021
Clair is a New York-based mission driven digital banking platform that provides American workers with fee-free access to their earnings anytime via our Clair Debit Mastercard and FDIC-insured Spending and Savings accounts. Clair’s On-Demand Pay product is embedded within the digital or physical punch clocks of our HR technology partners, where American workers clock in and out every day. By giving workers control and access to their earnings anytime, Clair is bringing financial confidence to America's workforce. Clair is trusted by leading HR tech companies such as When I Work and 7Shifts and provides a valuable free employee benefit utilized by thousands of businesses across the United States. Bank Services provided by MetaBank®, N.A., Member FDIC.
Investor
Jul 2020
As one of the fastest growing non-alcoholic beverage brands, Liquid Death uses comedy and entertainment to make health and sustainability 50 times more fun. We take low-calorie beverages and package them into infinitely recyclable cans that compete with the fun marketing of unhealthy brands across energy drinks, beer, and junk food. Our product lines include mountain water, soda-flavored sparkling water, iced tea, better-for-you energy, and more. A portion of Liquid Death’s proceeds goes to nonprofits who are helping fight plastic pollution and further our death to plastic bottles sustainability mission.
Founder, Board Member
Oct 2019
Mile Square Labs (MSL) is a global revenue agency focused on growing late seed to series-funded technology companies. Our team spent 2 years researching the challenges of start-ups (in all stages) in order to create services that better operationalize and grow revenue. Our experts address your people, product and current sales-process, coaching your team to victory through a proven model of leadership and insights. We work with tech start-ups, including fintech, b2b, SaaS, lifestyle & new tech blockchain companies from Sweden to San Francisco. The founding team has worked with such companies as Apple, Fundera, Evite, Match.com, Citysearch, Ticketmaster, LivingSocial, Yahoo!, Yelp & Yodle (Web.com) and global start-ups aiming to be the next $1 Billion dollar unicorn. Visit MileSquareLabs.com or contact us at Hello@MileSquareLabs.com.
Angel Investor (acquired by Calabrio)
Apr 2019
Pathlight is the leading GenAI-native Conversation Intelligence platform that helps enterprises discover hidden insights, opportunities, and risks deep within their customer conversations. Pathlight is the first company to fully harness the power of Large Language Models (LLMs) to review every customer conversation and uncover hidden insights with human-level accuracy. By distilling complex customer interactions into actionable, high-level insights and trends, we empower businesses and their leaders to deeply understand what’s happening at the frontlines between their teams and their customers, enabling them to make rapid, bold decisions with total confidence.
Advisor / Investor (Market Expansion)
Jan 2019
Lime is the worlds largest shared electric vehicle company. We’re on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. Our electric bikes and scooters have powered 400+ million rides in 250+ cities on 5 continents, replacing an estimated 100+ million car trips. Named a Time 100 Most Influential Company and Fast Company Brand That Matters, we achieved a fully profitable year in 2022, becoming the first in our industry to reach this milestone.
Angel Investor (IPO)
Jan 2018
We’re building an open economy for everyone. Circle’s full-stack internet financial platform brings together Arc, Digital Assets like USDC, and Apps to help builders and organizations create innovative financial experiences and expand opportunities for people worldwide. Thousands of companies and millions of people have already settled trillions with Circle. What will you build in the open economy? Arc Testnet provided by Circle Technology Services, LLC, a software provider. Not a financial or advisory service. Not reviewed or approved by NYDFS. Users responsible for their own compliance. See arc.network for more. USDC is issued by regulated affiliates of Circle. See Circle’s list of regulatory authorizations: https://www.circle.com/legal/licenses USDC lifetime onchain transaction volume as of Mar 23, 2026 8:00 PM.
Board Member
Jan 2016
Localvore a technology company and unifying agent of change that helps local food systems and economies thrive. Our mobile app is free for businesses and customers can use it to discover, engage, and buy local with ease. Become a sustaining member and help us support restaurants and end hunger.
Investor (Acquired by IKEA 2017)
2013
Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more. Acquired by IKEA Group - the world’s largest furniture retailer - in 2017 At Taskrabbit, we want to make your neighborhood a little more familiar. Whether it’s a handyman (or woman!), a housecleaner, moving help or delivery person, we’re imagining a world where everyone will have a go-to team to make everyday life easier. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. As a pioneer of the sharing economy, Taskrabbit was founded on the premise of neighbors helping neighbors. Since then, our network has grown to eight countries and 75+ cities, yet our core mission of creating a better everyday life for everyday people has remained the same. Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world. We are a group of mission-minded people. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially-minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love - and have a ton of fun while they’re at it.
Co-Founder (Board Member - Present)
2012
GML designs and develops innovative and interactive experiences for web, mobile, social and more. We are a think tank for web, mobile, social and experiential innovation. We’re constantly following the moving target that is online and interactive marketing, providing engaging solutions and optimizing experiences both on and offline. With a staff of the best and brightest graphic designers, developers and marketers in the business, we’ll make your ideas a reality with down to earth, personal attention and top-notch solutions and results.
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2026
Advisor (GTM Sales & Partnerships)
Jun 2026
Tame the chaos in your restaurant! At Virnika, we’re on a mission to eliminate the thousands of tedious, manual tasks that burden employees and eat into margins for restaurant owners. Starting with voice and multimodal AI for phone orders, we’re bringing cutting-edge technology to streamline operations and elevate customer experiences.
Board Member
Jan 2026
The mission of the Ride Lacrosse, Incorporated (RLI) is to provide the necessary financial, administrative and programmatic support, and while executing their responsibilities in an ethical manner will thus enable the Ridge High School Boys’ Lacrosse Program to focus on developing leadership, teamwork, and integrity in all players both on and off the field.
2025
GTM Sales & Partnerships
Aug 2025
Meadow AI is building the operational brain for restaurants and retail. Our multimodal AI platform turns camera, audio, and POS data into real-time insights and actions, automating secret shopper audits and serving as an AI co-manager that drives revenue, efficiency, and brand consistency.
GTM Sales & Partnerships
Aug 2025
Mirado AI provides merchant funded rewards for marketers and publishers across our network of over 85 million cardholders. For Marketers, whether you are a brand or agency, our technology uses powerful transaction data to reach and engage your customers at the peak of their interest, driving incremental sales online and in-store. For Publishers, whether you are a card issuer, neobank, traditional bank, fintech app, reward platform, or point program, Mirado can quickly and easily provide you with the ability to engage and retain your users through merchant funded offers. Learn more and get in touch with us at mirado.ai.
GTM Sales & Partnerships
Aug 2025
We are building a new, completely proprietary AI system with multi-agents, multimodal-to-action models, combined with unrivaled emotional intelligence language models to empower businesses to scale by delivering a high-touch customer experience, automation and efficiency. Our AI Agents will supercharge the core of your business.
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