Mr Ron Conway
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KANDO id: 85165

Bio

Ron Conway is the Founder and Co-Managing Partner of SV Angel. Ron has been an active angel investor since the mid 90’s. He was the Founder and Managing Partner of the Angel Investors LP funds (1998-2005). He was included in 2010’s Vanity Fair 100 most influential people in the Information Age. He was awarded Best Angel at The 2009 TechCrunch Crunchies Awards. He was named #13 in Forbes Magazine Midas list of top "deal-makers" in 2011. Ron was with National Semiconductor Corporation in marketing positions (1973-1979), Altos Computer Systems as a co-founder, President and CEO (1979-1990) and took Altos public on Nasdaq in 1982 and served as CEO of Personal Training Systems (PTS) (1991-1995). PTS was acquired by SmartForce/SkillSoft (Nasdaq SKIL). Philanthropically, Ron is a Board Member of the Salesforce.com Foundation, a member of the UCSF Medical Center Chancellor's Advisory Board in SF, and is active in fundraising for the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, College Track, Sandy Hook Promise-Newtown CT, Americans for Responsible Solutions-Gabby Giffords, Smart Tech Challenges Foundation, and the THORN Foundation. Ron is an advocate for technology companies and civic engagement in San Francisco and founder of sf.citi (San Francisco's tech-backed civic organization). Ron is also an advocate for immigration reform and a co-founder of FWD.US.

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marketing (1)  
B2B (1)  
YCW07 (1)  
software (1)  
micro-VC (1)  
YCS10 (1)  
fintech (1)  
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Actual initial investment stage
Seed (5)
Venture (2)

Selected investments

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Profile Country Date Funding
Kno Inc Developed a digital learning environment for students to read textbooks, take notes, and share materials with friends and teachers Series A
Kyte (decentraltv Corp) Mobile video platform. Series A
Lionside Series A
LOLapps Developer of Facebook applications and games Series A
Loomia Inc Social recommendations solutions for online content businesses Seed
Luminate Inc Web-based company that makes images interactive. Series A
Magnetic Media Online Inc Series A
Mill River Labs (TradeVibes) Seed
Mint.com (Mint) Free online personal finance company. Seed
Monitor110 Series C
Motally Inc Series A
Odeo Series A
Offermatic Inc Series A
Ooyala Inc Online video technology, analytics and monetization company. Series A
OpenSky OpenSky is a leading e-commerce platform curated by celebrities and experts. Series A
Optimizely Inc Developer of online A/B testing solutions Seed
PBworks Inc (PBwiki Inc) Series B
PBworks Inc (PBwiki Inc) Series A
Pinterest Inc Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. Series A
Platial Inc Series A
Platial Inc Seed
Pownce Seed
PurePlay Real-money online subscription poker Series C
PureVideo Networks Inc Seed
Radar Networks Enriching content for a new dimension of the Web. Series A