Michael Patterson joined Alpha Prime Ventures in June 2013. The firm is fairly new, so their portfolio is light, but their focus lies within mobile technology. Patterson’s investments with Alpha Prime include Canary, a mobile security app; Dash, an app for vehicles; CoPromote, formerly known as Headliner, an app that promotes your social network posts; […]
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This NYC Startup is the AirBnB of Sailing Off into the Sunset
It was only a matter of time before boating became part of the sharing economy. Now Sailo has made it an idea whose time has come. Enough of this cruise around Manhattan and three-hour tour schwa. Sailo let’s you rent your own boat, your own captain. And if you’re a boat owner, why just let […]
This NYC Startup is Redefining the Registry by Gifting Stock
It’s always something. Wedding. Baby Shower. Graduation. Engagement party. Birthday. How much do we really need, and honestly? How much time do people waste returning gifts that they don’t really need or can’t really use. Enter Shareswell, a simple, secure platform that allows you to give the gift of stocks, and (can’t resist): CSL knows […]
An Angel in New York: Alicia Syrett
Alicia Syrett is the founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment firm that focuses on seed and early stage investments. With over 10 years’ experience in the financial industry, Syrett is a member of several angel networks, including Golden Seeds and NY Angels. She presently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors […]
The Two Generations of VCs At #StartupColumbia: The More Things Change…
There’s something to be said for experience, and last week Columbia, one of the oldest colleges in the country, kicked off its first annual #StartupColumbia entrepreneurs competition with a fireside chat entitled New Venture Landscape: Then and Now. It was an interesting juxtaposition having on the stage Alan Patricof, Greycroft Partners founder who has long […]
CBS PE and VC Conference: Investors Say the Darnedest Things
Columbia Business School held their 20th Annual Private Equity Conference last week and, of course, there was a preponderance of Columbia MBA graduates and current MBA candidates. Does the degree make a difference? Listen to what they have to say about that and everything from what it takes to get funded to New York as […]
An Angel in New York: Alex Goldberg
An Angel in New York: Alex Goldberg Goldberg is an avid entrepreneur, angel investor and active member of the New York Angels. He has over 10 years of experience in business development and operation, including his work at 4 successful, VC-backed startups in Boston: Adjoin Solutions, ATG, Frictionless Commerce and Open Market. As part of […]
A New York VC Spotlight: Bob Goodman
Since his start as an entrepreneur, Bob Goodman has found repeated success in the telecommunications field. While he is currently a founding partner for Bessemer Venture Partners’ New York office, Goodman is the former CEO of Celcore Inc., a wireless equipment company that sold for $167 million to DSC Communications, and the Caribbean-based company, Boatphone. […]
A Chat with Startup Mentor Marci Weisler
Today we speak with Marci Weisler, mentor at Women Innovate Mobile, the first startup accelerator to focus its investment strategy on mobile-first female led startup ventures. Marci is the COO of EachScape and an accomplished digital executive with over 15 years of experience growing online businesses. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School […]