My second episode on The Twenty Minute VC
On August 25, 2017, I was a guest on the “Twenty Minute VC” podcast for the second time. Harry and I discussed some of my thoughts on board dynamics, the… Read more »
“Origins” podcast about LPs
I was a guest on Notation Capital’s “Origins” podcast about Limited Partners, the firms and institutions that invest in venture capital funds: Jonathan Abrams is the founder and CEO of… Read more »
TEDxSF talk: “Confessions from the Entrepreneurial Roller Coaster”
On April 27, 2010, I gave a talk at TEDxSF in San Francisco on resilience and being an entrepreneur. Two of the organizers of the TEDxSF event ended up co-founding… Read more »
The top Y Combinator companies of all time
Y Combinator recently published an updated list of the top 100 YC companies, by valuation. I was pleased to note that I am investor in 5 of these companies: Cleartax,… Read more »
Sense raises $13.5 million from GV and Accel
I invested in Sense based on their previous pre-pivot idea. I was impressed with the founding team, who previously sold Funzio to GREE for $210 million. Sense is now a… Read more »
Walmart acquires Polymorph
I invested in Polymorph back when it was called AdsNative and focused unsurprisingly on native ads. Today, a little company called Walmart is announcing that they are acquiring Polymorph. Read… Read more »
Contactually is acquired by Compass
I was an investor in Contactually, a CRM startup that became very popular in the real estate industry. Compass, a Softbank-backed real estate tech unicorn, is acquiring Contactually. Seems like… Read more »
Dropbox acquires HelloSign
Electronic signatures are so much better than dealing with paper. I was such a huge fan of HelloSign (both the company/team and the product) that I became an early investor… Read more »
Pachyderm raises $10m led by Benchmark
I am an angel investor in Pachyderm, an exciting analytics software startup. On November 15, 2018, they announced a Series A funding of $10m, led by Benchmark Capital. Read more… Read more »
Citrix acquires Sapho
I was an angel investor in Sapho, a startup which created a micro app platform for enterprise applications. On November 15, 2018, Citrix announced an acquisition of Sapho. Read more… Read more »
Selected as a top mentor by TechStars + Comcast
In 2018, I was a mentor in the TechStars / Comcast / NBCUniversal accelerator program. On September 25, I was notified that I was selected as a top mentor by… Read more »
Array podcast
On July 30, 2018, I was a guest on Shruti Gandhi’s Array Podcast: “Jonathan Abrams founder of Nuzzel and Friendster on how to win in a crowded market” A Canadian… Read more »
“Ranking the News” on Press:Here
In my third appearance on NBC’s Press:Here on July 13, 2018, we discussed Nuzzel’s efforts to rank news site authority. Watch the show here.