Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in San Jose.
Husband, Father, Chief at Gorilla Branders and Partner at Slingshot SV. I empower organizations to leverage art & technology. Passionate about entrepreneurship!
http://gorillapodcast.com
Google Glass @google Previously at @google @amazon, @intel • Studied at @university-of-california-san-diego, @UMich, @stanford-graduate-school-of-business
Co-Founder of @vakargo, former Senior Analyst at @goldman-sachs, fervent "Y'all" Advocate
Product Manager / Developer @hackers_and_founders & @h-f-fund-2014-oversubscribed-1.
http://hackersandfounders.com/blog/
Co-founded Spotzot (Foundation), Navis (Summit Partners); ADP (sold to Solera for $1B). Studied at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
BS in Business Administration, JD from USF.
Entrepreneur, Investor, Racing Driver, and Sales Executive
Founder @luly-inc, @luly-inc • Studied at @columbia-university
http://www.mariandusan.ro/despre-mine/
Advisor @glassjar VP @relevvant , Ran a $3B business @ibm , oversaw @coremetrics $400MM acquisition, successful IPO @rightnow-technologies MBA @stanford
Founder Cerberus Co. • Worked at @NMB, @ethentica,@Trusted Computing Group,@wave Systems. Studied at @HBS & @california-state-university-northridge
Business development, GTM & Sales Process. Lead role in $40,000 Kickstarter campaign. Solid results in case competitions.
Graduated with a double major in Computer Science and Biology from @stanford-university. Avid sweat equity investor in promising startups.
http://www.ChadHorn.com/
Founded Vinehub, a social media aggregator. Sold company after strong growth, and joined Palantir's BD team.
http://cameronwendt.com/category/blog/
Founder enjoying the thrill of the hunt. Mastered what most people cannot- offline infrastructure. Grew @dishcrawl into 250 cities in 1 yr. Worked w/100+ brands
Founder/CEO of @partender • @quilt Alum
BS in Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology @emory-university and MS in Entrepreneurship @university-of-florida.
Founder efabless.com • Worked at @texas-instruments, @mentor-graphics • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
COO @ Candy Lab • Founder @walkabout-wireless-inc & @marketingcamp • Mentor @500startups & @thiel-fellowship-20-under-20 • Angel Panel @fundersclub
http://jonathanchizick.com
Founder of nFlate. Former President of @ludei. Co-Founder, @appmobi and @intervideo. Helped start 2 industries, DVD software and HTML5 mobile app development.
Manager of Innovative Business Development, Competitive and Innovative
Student, programmer, and entrepreneur studying Business and Computer Science at UC Berkeley
Previously Founder @StorageBucket
BA from UC Santa Cruz in Business Management and Economics with experience as a small business operator and immense experience in European and Asian Culture.
Co-founded B2C marketplace. Strong business background (private equity)(PPGV) @broadcom, @american-century-investments • Studied at @california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo
Technology executive with over 12 years experience, combining creative dealmaking, technical acumen, c-level leadership, and entrepreneurial drive.
Imperial London Grad., PhD in Cancer, Masters in Business-California. Management Consultant- IMS. Previously consultant at Gilead, Panasonic, Univ of California
Creative marketing and business strategist.
Unhindered Innovator and Empathetic Pioneer -- Worked at @best-buy, @the-geek-squad • Studied at @california-state-university-sacramento.
UC Berkeley grad; @jive-software ;have extensive experience in startups like @techvalidate-software and @yuuzoo-global-mobile
BS in Economics from Santa Clara University, consulted for startups in Europe, interned for Paymentwall, and have a fire to continually improve my skillset.
Global Citizen | Brand Enhancer | Solution Creator | Tech Aficionado | Voracious Learner | Seeking new challenges
Global Marketer. Adwords Guru. Social Media Hacker and advocate for Autism.
Strategy at Innovation Cafe. MA from Tsinghua University, China. Worked on social innovation theory with Jay van Zyl on Built to Thrive.
Finance/Tax
San Jose State Graduate. Previous Fluent Grp - Microsoft marketing intern with skills in sales, marketing and public relations with a strong passion to grow.
EdTech for 10 years. Worked for SmarterCookie, SchoolCity and Santa Clara County Office of Education. Extensive K-12 Contacts primarily in California.