Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Oakland.
Lead Engineer at @nodeprime. Previously Founding Engineer at Aspera (acq. by @ibm). Ongoing open source developer.
http://www.backdrifter.com/
Designer/developer of Google Earth (@keyhole), Lead special projects at @walt-disney-imagineering, @microsoft-3, @amazon, President/CTO @syntertainment
http://www.realityprime.com
CMO and Co-Founder @immunity-project • CEO @sparkart • Investor / Advisor @rally, @gyft, @hifi, @truevault, @bellabeat @trnio, @zesty-1 - Y Combinator Alum (W14)
Partner at @kapor-capital. Former President and CEO of the NAACP
Venture capital, entrepreneurial, and angel experience. Strong technology, operations, and sales (IBM). UC Berkeley MBA, Case Western Reserve Univ Physics.
Designer, Consultant, Angel Investor and Advisor to Multiple Ventures.
Founder of @north-social (exit in 2011), North Venture Partners, Echo Networks, Athleticode, & Inoak. Employee at Virgin, PTC, C-Bridge, & the NFL
Founder & President @project-sport-llc | Running/Cycling Production + Entertainment. Worked @montgomery-securities. 2 successful exits 2012/2014.
http://instagram.com/ryandawkins
Founder, Stealth Startup
JumpStartDays is a mentoring program for seed-stage pre-funded, pre-revenue tech startups. Each month 12 startups present to a panel of Keiretsu Forum angels.
http://www.keiretsuforum.com
CPO eDriving. Advisor: Agile Credit and Rexter.
Business Development / Consultant
Entrepreneur & Internet Visionary, Private Equity, Venture & Impact Investor, Board Director & Advisor. @proven leadership/partnership in start-up environments.
CEO of Threadbare Games. Previously co-founder and CPO of @sidereel, acquired by Rovi. Product, Technology, Teams. Lean and LeanUX advocate. Giant nerd.
http://zachlarson.org
Serial Entrepreneur and angel investor | Founding CEO at @quote-com
VP, Mobile Products at Trunomi, pioneering B2ME for the financial industry
Founded Wall St. Sandwiches, a Jewish Deli chain in Tokyo, manages a family office and PPGV, LLC, a private equity company. Likes, basketball and cycling.
CEO at @altius-education
International Daddy of Mystery. Investor. Hatena (Board), @google (PM), @optomail (Founder), @barclays-global-investors (Mktg)
Founder/CEO @schoolzilla. @stanford Symbolic Systems, MS in CS. Was VP Technology @ Aspire Public Schools. Worked at startup @gearworks @Booz @microsoft.
Angel Investor, @university-of-california-berkeley
Accredited Investor: Angel List, Funders Club, MicroVentures, Second Market, Shares Post, Circle Up. Worked at IBM, CEO at Roche Bobois San Francisco.
Lotus Founder, from 0 to $200MM in 3 yrs. Co-founder EFF, founding Chair @mozilla. Investor: @twilio, @uber, @classdojo ,@clever, @optimizely,@formlabs
Founder, Product Lead at Wenzani