Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in San Jose.
Founder @friendfinder-networks (FFN) Sold 2007 Founder @fupa-games-inc
Currently B2C Strategy at Marketo. Previously founder of email SaaS company @kenzei. High level online marketing, media buying, business development.
Entrepreneur; Team Development Specialist at the Strayer Consulting Group
President of @paypal. Investor. Previously Serial Entrepreneur (@zong, Echovox, VOX, GTN, a few others). Scheming to make the world better with technology.
Co-Founder & CEO at @streem (YC S12; acq. by @box) • 2012 Thiel Fellow • Previously at @twitter, @intel • UC @university-of-california-berkeley EE/CS
VC focused on early stage (seed/series A) in Cloud, Commerce, Mobile. High-engagement model. Can make seed investments as angel.
VP of Design at @brigade • Co-founder of @votizen • Designer-in-Residence at @bessemer-venture-partners • Lead Designer at @mint
http://jasonputorti.com/rss
Mobile Javascript, Mobile, LinkedIn, Maybe Inc, ex-AdMob (4 years), Xoogler
Co-Founder/CTO/COO The Happy Home Company.
CEO, Co-Founder of Doctella.com. Focused on revolutionizing patient safety with doctors and scientists from Johns Hopkins
Active Angel Investor and Advisor. Since 12' Focus on building early stage tech/VC practice @first-republic-bank Prior was @silicon-valley-bank for 13 years
http://pevcbanker.com
CEO @shanda-online, former SVP Global Search @yahoo
Co-Founder, EVA Automation; Founder, Liucrative Endeavors • Advisor, Entrepreneur, Financier, Investor • @harvard-business-school, @university-of-pennsylvania
Worked at @boku, @yahoo,@amazon, @samsung • Studied at @rutgers-university-new-brunswick, @indian-institute-of-technology-bhu-varanasi
Product Management executive with strong technical and business background. Worked at eBay, PayPal, Groupon & LivingSocial. Studied at IIT (BS), UMD (MS) & Berkeley (MBA).
VPE/Fellow Zynga (ZNGA), Founder/VPE Support.com (SPRT), Developer Hewlett Packard, Developer Apple, BA Computer Science Stanford University
CEO, Founder at TidePool. Previously at @zynga, @ebay, @paypal and @yodlee.
Co-founder Collectrium.com, IGN.com, Cadence (SDA); emp #1 excite; emp #2 Frame. All but excite are current leaders.
http://kellerapps-blog.blogspot.com/
Entrepreneurial technology and operations executive. @massachusetts-institute-of-technology Computer Science '99, @harvard-business-school '05.
Current: RVP, Sales - North America at @ringcentral. 12 years SMB Sales/Marketing experience - Loudcloud, WebEx, SuccessFactors, @ringcentral
More than 12 yrs of experience in digital media,online advertising,enterprise software, web applications,ad networks,local advertising with 3 successful exits
Hacker at a social network. Founded a few bad companies. Consulted for a few suckers. Has a somewhat useful degree.
http://blog.anhangzhu.com
At @linkedin • Founded several startups • Strong business sense • Studied at @queensland-university-of-technology
Distinguished Engineer, @cisco Collaboration • Investor
Serial Entrepreneur and Angel Investor. Expert in mobile, social, consumer internet, crowd, SaaS, enterprise software, big data/analytics, and e-commerce.
CEO and Founder of Ridezu. Founder of @spare-change-payments, acquired by @playspan, acquired by @visa. ex-@PayPal, @etrade.
Founder, @disruptive-design-and-technology
Google Glass @google Previously at @google @amazon, @intel • Studied at @university-of-california-san-diego, @UMich, @stanford-graduate-school-of-business
CEO @predpol. Co-Founder @nextspace-co-working-innovation-inc Startup lawyer. @university-of-pennsylvania & @university-of-california-los-angeles grad.
http://www.predpol.com/blog
Head of Infrastructure at Apple. Former VP of Operations at Yahoo. Former Head of Global Data Centers at AboveNet. Previously founded two companies.
Founded startup in the broadband nw, consumer media and security space, PhD, MBA and serial entrepreneur & angel investor, working on the next exciting play
http://sventure.tumblr.com
Managing Director, Concours Ventures. Founded first educational software company for the Apple Macintosh Computer in 1984. Recognized as one of the Top 20 DVD Executives worldwide. Antiques Roadshow pilot co-producer; Director/Producer
Director of Talent at Axiom Zen. Formerly worked at Facebook, Google, and other tech companies. Angel Investor and Real Estate investor. Founder of www.worldstreeteats.com
Founder of Mesh Acoustics (July 2014). Former core-team at @qik (acquired by @skype for $150m). Former design lead + front end engineer at WiFast.
Investing in companies that have passion.
Entrepreneur, Adventurer, and Builder. Nothing is impossible. Enterprise SW/SaaS startups and $140M biz @ibm in my career. Lucas School of Business MBA, MA.
Investor @tesla-motors, @bloom-energy
Founding Team Member @newzsocial.
Capitalist head with a socialist heart. Enjoys the adrenaline rush after a struggle, loves speed & fears heights.
CEO at @feefind Inc
Developer (C#.Net) at myCCA.net
Founder @capism-foundation, @e-cubed-ventures • Worked at @lam-research, @kla-tencor • Studied at @stanford-university, @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Co-founder and CEO of RAE Systems, experienced with Start ups, Growth phase, M&A, IPO.
Investor @iprotect @realspeaker-www-realspeaker-net
Founder @luly-inc, @luly-inc • Studied at @columbia-university
http://www.mariandusan.ro/despre-mine/
Investor in @zabu-studio.
Entrepreneur focused on building.
http://www.PVdepot.com/blog
Founder Cerberus Co. • Worked at @NMB, @ethentica,@Trusted Computing Group,@wave Systems. Studied at @HBS & @california-state-university-northridge
Inventor Music Download Founder @vascular-designs-inc-2 , @konnect-solutions , GetMedia. Worked at @intel, @lockheed-martin • Studied at @syracuse-university
CEO and Co Founder @appsperse . 3rd startup. Master in Software Engineering.
(North West Quadrant- Ventures)
Startup guy with experience in sales leadership at 11 startups including two that did IPOs. MSEE with over 25 years making complexity simple to close deals that make the numbers.
Marketing Exec - Wharton MBA; Worked at Intuit, Adobe, NetApp, Isilon
Experienced financial executive. CFO for thirteen private, venture-backed startups and one public company.
Software Development Manager with 23 years experience. Managed teams both on-shore and off-shore. Worked in 4 startups, 2 from the first day. BSEE.
at Pacific Printing
Founder
http://guitarwithrob.com
Akbank, Teknosa, Aksigorta, Central Europe on Demand, Member of BOD, all current. Cisco Vice President 1999 to 2012.
CTO at Acesse, 15+ years experience in Software, Internet, Mobile and Big Data. Worked at @google, @oracle-corporation, @cisco • @university-of-michigan
Director of Product Management at Enstratius, acquired by Dell.
http://compete.io
R&D at Apple.
Worked at @santa-clara-county-health-and-hospital-system • Investor @rpost • Studied at @california-state-university-chico
First User, Blit It Inc.
VP, Mobile Products at Trunomi, pioneering B2ME for the financial industry
A proven high tech startup executive and Internet pioneer, I have led major product intros, high growth and successful turnarounds at many network security cos.
strategic ▪ agile ▪ iterative − helping to make technology more accessible & easy-to-use
over 25 years of experience in developing and managing early stage technologies, start-ups, and advanced engineering projects in a wide variety of roles.
Startup marketer in enterprise tech with strong background in virtualization, business continuity, storage, IT management. Currently VP Marketing @ Neverfail.