I invest in mission-driven founders via Duro Ventures & Climate Capital.
Background:
- Investor: 70+ incl Good Eggs, Burrow, Starcity, Tovala, Notable Labs, Lively & The Flex Company
- Co-founder: RichRelevance (~$96m raised), Sparked (acquired), blissmo (acquired)
- Advisor: 15+ incl IndieGoGo, Hooked, Change.org, Counsyl, Mosaic & AngelList
- 3 years @ AWS supporting startups @ top accelerators (eg YC) and then focused on AI/ML
- Product @ MySpace & eBay; helped launch Kiva.org; banking @ JPMorgan; Stanford BS CS
- More: LinkedIn / AngelList
Climate:
- 2010: founded blissmo (acquired by Oh My Green) to introduce shoppers to organic, eco & non-toxic products
- 2013: published HALINE, a 4.6 star rated "Hunger Games meets Climate Change" novel
- 2014: exec produced #LastGlimpse, a "Bourdain meets Climate Change" TV Pilot
- 2014: co-founded Silicon Climate, an accelerator for companies at the intersection of tech & climate
- 2019: founded Climate Capital to invest in companies directly/indirectly reducing greenhouse gases.
Background:
- Investor: 70+ incl Good Eggs, Burrow, Starcity, Tovala, Notable Labs, Lively & The Flex Company
- Co-founder: RichRelevance (~$96m raised), Sparked (acquired), blissmo (acquired)
- Advisor: 15+ incl IndieGoGo, Hooked, Change.org, Counsyl, Mosaic & AngelList
- 3 years @ AWS supporting startups @ top accelerators (eg YC) and then focused on AI/ML
- Product @ MySpace & eBay; helped launch Kiva.org; banking @ JPMorgan; Stanford BS CS
- More: LinkedIn / AngelList
Climate:
- 2010: founded blissmo (acquired by Oh My Green) to introduce shoppers to organic, eco & non-toxic products
- 2013: published HALINE, a 4.6 star rated "Hunger Games meets Climate Change" novel
- 2014: exec produced #LastGlimpse, a "Bourdain meets Climate Change" TV Pilot
- 2014: co-founded Silicon Climate, an accelerator for companies at the intersection of tech & climate
- 2019: founded Climate Capital to invest in companies directly/indirectly reducing greenhouse gases.