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Board Member
Mar 2024
Match Group is on a mission to spark meaningful connections for every single person in the world. Founded 25-years ago, Match pioneered the concept of online dating and continues to foster innovation in the online dating industry daily. With more than 20 offices around the world, the company operates more than 45 brands under its portfolio including Match, OkCupid, Tinder, and Hinge. Today, hundreds of millions of singles have found a meaningful connection using a Match Group product.
Board Member
Apr 2022
Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives.
We’re working toward our mission with a team that uniquely and strategically combines banking veterans with technology experts. The banking experts provide decades of industry experience, and the tech experts can build a mobile app that offers everyone access to premium banking, including quicker access to your money, high-yield savings, and automatic saving tools.
Varo has raised over $992.4m to date, from leading institutional investors and strategic partners including Warburg Pincus, The Rise Fund, Gallatin Point Capital, Harbourvest Partners, Progressive Insurance, Russell Westbrook Enterprises, and Lone Pine Capital. Varo.
Varo. A bank for all of us.
Board Member
Jun 2020
AI-powered automation for every decision.
At Palantir, our software powers AI-driven decisions in critical government and commercial enterprises in the West, from the factory floors to the front lines.
Our platforms feature advanced tools for data protection, governance, responsible use of AI, and civilian protection capabilities for defense applications.
Dominate your most complex problems with Palantir.
Board Member
Jul 2013
Tripadvisor, the worlds largest travel guidance platform*, helps hundreds of millions of people each month** become better travelers, from planning to booking to taking a trip. Travelers across the globe use the Tripadvisor site and app to discover where to stay, what to do and where to eat based on guidance from those who have been there before. With more than 1 billion reviews and opinions of nearly 8 million businesses, travelers turn to Tripadvisor to find deals on accommodations, book experiences, reserve tables at delicious restaurants and discover great places nearby. As a travel guidance company available in 43 markets and 22 languages, Tripadvisor makes planning easy no matter the trip type. The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), own and operate a portfolio of travel media brands and businesses, operating under various websites and apps, including the following:
www.bokun.io, www.cruisecritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.thefork.com, www.helloreco.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.jetsetter.com, www.niumba.com, www.seatguru.com, www.singleplatform.com, www.vacationhomerentals.com, www.viator.com.
* Source: SimilarWeb, unique users de-duplicated monthly, September 2023
** Source: Tripadvisor internal log files
Board Member
Jul 2013
Zulily was founded on a common spirit of scrappiness, creativity, collaboration, and quirk. From our very beginnings, moms have been the center of our universe. And, our aim has been to deliver the best online shopping experience for them.
With exclusive daily deals, brand names and on-trend styles, and everyday value on a wide selection for all occasions, Zulily is an online superstore for moms that gives them permission to go fun shopping without breaking the bank.
Board Member
Apr 2013
Founded in 2007, Julep is boldly reimagining the business of beauty, taking a social, community-focused approach to product development and cultivating share-worthy conversations around empowering women.
By gathering crowd-sourced customer feedback from various social channels, Julep takes innovation up a notch, bringing exciting new color cosmetics, skincare products and toxin-free nail polish to market much faster than traditional beauty brands!
Along with monthly beauty box subscriptions, Julep products can be found on Julep.com and major retailers like QVC, Nordstrom, Amazon and Ulta Beauty.
Seattle-based Julep proudly infuses its “tech startup DNA” with the latest beauty innovations while empowering women to explore outside their comfort zones, to experiment without judgment -- to be BRAVE PRETTY.
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Board Member
Jul 2011
Join our mission to give people the power to unlock life’s next chapter.
Our homes are the heartbeat of our lives, and we believe that finding a home shouldn’t be so hard in today’s always-on world. That’s why we’re reimagining the traditional rules of real estate to make it easier than ever to move from one home to the next.
Our journey began nearly 15 years ago with a handful of employees and one big idea: to make it radically easier for people to move. We began by helping people understand and track their home’s with the Zestimate, our proprietary algorithm, and then with advanced technology and valuable connections with real estate professionals. Today, Zillow has become a household name. People are more likely to search for “Zillow” than “real estate,” and our name is often used as a verb.
While other industries have ushered in a new era of convenience, the time for seamless and convenient real estate experience is now. This is our next chapter as a company.
We’re looking for smart, passionate adventurers to join us as we reimagine the real estate transaction and change the way people buy, sell, rent and finance their homes.
Board Member
Jul 2011
Join our mission to give the people power to unlock life’s next chapter. We’re looking for smart, passionate people to join our largely distributed workforce as we reimagine the real estate transaction and change the way people buy, sell, rent and finance their homes.
Our homes are the heartbeat of our lives, and we believe that finding a home shouldn’t be so hard in today’s always-on world. That’s why we’re reimagining the traditional rules of real estate to make it easier than ever to move from one home to the next. Our journey began nearly 15 years ago with a handful of employees and one big idea: to make it radically easier for people to move. We began by helping people understand and track their homes’ values with the Zestimate, our proprietary algorithm, and then with advanced technology and valuable connections with real estate professionals.
Today, Zillow has become a household name; “Zillow” is Googled more frequently than “real estate.” We believe that the time for a seamless and convenient real estate experience is now. This is Zillow’s next chapter.
Board Member
May 2011
The current experience of booking, managing, and delivering travel just doesn’t fly. That’s why organizations and their people switch to Switchfly, a travel experience platform for making memorable moments. Switchfly connects all the disparate partners — from flights and hotels to car rentals, traveler support, and customer loyalty and employee rewards programs — into one seamless experience.
Learn more at Switchfly.com.
Board Member
Sep 2010
Here at Room 77, we love all things travel. What we don't love is spending countless hours looking for the best hotel deal. That's why we set out with an audacious mission: to create the world's best hotel search engine.
Room 77 allows travelers to quickly compare prices across every online travel agency and more, shop across a variety of room types and book more than 200,000 hotels worldwide. Unlike other travel sites, Room 77 doesn't stop at the booking. Travelers booking 4- or 5-star hotels, or stays totaling more than $400 on Room 77 get access to a complimentary Room Concierge to help them get into the best possible room.
We won't dive into the technical nitty-gritty, but our bottom line is simple: help our users find the best hotel deals with the least amount of legwork, every time they travel.
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2024
Board Member
Mar 2024
Match Group is on a mission to spark meaningful connections for every single person in the world. Founded 25-years ago, Match pioneered the concept of online dating and continues to foster innovation in the online dating industry daily. With more than 20 offices around the world, the company operates more than 45 brands under its portfolio including Match, OkCupid, Tinder, and Hinge. Today, hundreds of millions of singles have found a meaningful connection using a Match Group product.
2023
Co-Founder
Apr 2023
When a lead engages you, you need to get back to them immediately.
But how do you do that when youre busy helping other clients? How do you avoid the endless churn of back and forth DMs and emails, including with many people who arent even right for your business?
Thats where heyLibby comes in! Whether youre an event planner, artist, coach, real estate agent, photographer, or any other professional, Libby will engage with your leads instantly, gather vital information, create concise summaries, schedule meetings with qualified leads, and more!
heyLibby is a win for you and a win for your customers. For you, we save you time and help prioritize your leads so you can focus on the ones that matter. For your customers, we provide an immediate and engaging response, so they wont be waiting for you...or looking at your competitors while they wait.
2022
Board Member
Apr 2022
Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives.
We’re working toward our mission with a team that uniquely and strategically combines banking veterans with technology experts. The banking experts provide decades of industry experience, and the tech experts can build a mobile app that offers everyone access to premium banking, including quicker access to your money, high-yield savings, and automatic saving tools.
Varo has raised over $992.4m to date, from leading institutional investors and strategic partners including Warburg Pincus, The Rise Fund, Gallatin Point Capital, Harbourvest Partners, Progressive Insurance, Russell Westbrook Enterprises, and Lone Pine Capital. Varo.
Varo. A bank for all of us.
2021
Co-Founder and General Partner
May 2021
Spencer Rascoff is 75 & Sunny’s co-founder and sole General Partner.
In 2020, 75 & Sunny Ventures invested in 39 companies, 25 of which are based in Los Angeles. Meanwhile 75 & Sunny Labs launched two startups: dot.LA and Pacaso. In 2021, 75 & Sunny Ventures is on track to invest in more than 25 startups, and 75 & Sunny Labs will launch two new companies. Spencer — who co-founded Hotwire and Zillow, and who was CEO of Zillow for more than a decade — started 75 & Sunny to support and mentor startups and their leaders in LA and beyond.
Our team provides 75 & Sunny companies with a broad range of support, including leadership coaching; marketing and PR advice; brand amplification; product strategy; recruiting; access to our broad network of partners that include top venture capital and private equity firms; overall mentorship; and help with subsequent fundraising. Spencer is an investor in over 55 venture capital funds, many of which use 75 & Sunny for informal deal-sourcing at the earlier stage.
2020
Co-Founder and Chairperson
Oct 2020
A new social way to save, share, and discuss what you want to watch and what youre binging. Follow friends, unlock badges, build up your IQueue score, and more!
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