Notable Facts
→Founder and CEO of Betaworks since 2007-2008, a pioneering startup studio and VC firm
→Previously SVP Technology Strategy at Time Warner and CEO of Fotolog
→Built/invested in major companies: Giphy (sold to Meta for $400M), TweetDeck (sold to Twitter), Bitly, Tumblr, Twitter, Kickstarter
→Runs Betaworks' accelerator 'Camp' programs that have graduated 106+ companies
→Raised $65M+ fund in 2024, up from $45M previous fund
→Serves on boards of WNYC, Tech Policy Press, and Bloomberg Tech Council
→Led COVID-19 Tech Task Force during pandemic
→Wharton MBA and Wesleyan economics degree
→500+ LinkedIn connections and active thought leader in startup ecosystem