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San Diego, Ca, Us

SeedFolio is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Diego. We invest in innovative, early-stage companies with a high potential of profitably conquering disease or cleaning the planet.

Full-time 2017-2020. Now part-time (no new investments, only portfolio management). Made direct seed investments into over 45 companies using personal funds.

I no longer invest in funds. However, I'm proud to be an early investor in:* EcoR1 Capital (as a Founding Investor) * Bios Partners* Fountain Partners* Ulu Ventures

Stanford, California, Us

Building Stanford's startup community in San Diego. Membership is open to Stanford Alum who are accredited investors. If that describes you, please go to our site and join us.https://www.stanfordaandeofsocal.com/

San Diego, California, Us

CONNECT is a non-profit startup accelerator in San Diego where I mentored several companies.

Financed the installation of solar water-heating systems for 100+ unit condos and apartments. Took tax credits that they couldn't monetize and sold them the energy under PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements).

Toronto, On, Ca

Successfully integrated StarMine (see below) into Thomson Reuters post-acquisition.

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Founder and CEO of StarMine, a provider of analytics via data feeds and web software to professional stock pickers and to broker-research firms. StarMine is famous for "objectively measuring the performance of Wall Street analysts" and developing profitable stock-ranking analytics. We grew quickly and earned a spot on the Inc 500 List of Fastest Growing U.S. Companies 3 years in a row. We grew sales to $33m per year of recurring revenue and sold to Thomson Reuters for $100m.I raised 2 angel rounds and 3 venture rounds totalling $15m. I built an awesome team 115 strong, interviewing every candidate hired and 100s more who weren't. I was deeply involved with development of products and analytics and was inventor or co-inventor on 7 U.S. patents granted. I developed broad experience in fund raising, business and product development, product prioritization, pre-sales, sales, and account management. Employees have thanked me for my clear vision and clear communication which allowed them to excel. They also appreciated the non-political culture I fostered which emphasised constructive debate and rational decision making.

Helped a large pharma prioritize a $1b R&D portfolio. Helped gas companies analyze multiple investment projects.

Menlo Park, California, Us

Helped large companies (utilities and oil majors) analyze and make billion-dollar risky decisions. Trained executives in forecasting and decision analysis.

Master Of Science (Ms), Engineering-Economic Systems

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical Engineering