Founders First Capital Partners

Spider Capital

OtherSan Francisco, United States

Mr. Philippe Suchet serves as a Venture Partner at Spider Capital Partners. Previously, he served as a Chief Strategy Officer at Shopzilla. He was the Chief Executive Officer and a Co-Founder at Zappli. He is an entrepreneur, advisor and investor, in internet companies and in real estate. Prior to that, he was the CEO and co-founder of Kefta, a leader in real-time dynamic/behavioral targeting solutions enabling large corporations to optimize customer experience and boost online sales. He and his team founded Kefta in 2000, gained investment from leading VCs/Angels, launched suite of innovative online marketing solutions, signed dozens of Fortune 1000 companies, survived the internet bubble crash and became profitable after a few years. He and his team then sold Kefta in 2007, to Acxiom Corp (ACXM), a global leader in data and multi-channel marketing solutions. Prior to starting Kefta, he worked for the Boston Consulting Group, Goldman Sachs, Abuzz (acquired by the NYT), and Keeboo. and had the chance to live/work in Asia/Europe/US. In addition, he has built and is currently managing a portfolio of residential properties acquired over the last 20 years. In January 2010, he led New Scholars' first Business Training Workshop for over 50 Sudanese refugees and Kenyans, has seen his and New Scholars' impact firsthand, and is committed to helping New Scholars grow, scale-up, and magnify that impact in East Africa and beyond. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, HEC School of Management, and ENSAE.

New Europe Ventures

OtherNew York, United States

Mr. Andrew Rasiej is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Civic Hall. Mr. Andrew serves as a Founding Partner at New Europe Ventures. He's a recognized serial entrepreneur and investor in a number of early-stage companies including MobileComms, BlipTV, DayLife and ConFabb. He is the Founder of the Personal Democracy Forum and has served as an advisor to Senators, Congressmen and political candidates on the use of Information Technology for campaign and policy purposes since 1999. He also served as a senior advisor to the global Wi-Fi enabler FON, AirAmerica Radio and the Washington DC based Sunlight Foundation. Andrew is a co-founder of TechPresident.com, a news and data service tracking presidential candidates. In the past, he served as former chairman and co-founder of the Digital Club Network (DCN) now called eMusic Live, the Internet's largest live music website and founded Irving Plaza, an internationally known New York City concert venue. Andrew is responsible for Fund's investments in internet services and media companies. Andrew has a BFA from Cooper Union.

Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund

OtherNew York, United States

Mr. Gottesman served as Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of GLG Partners and a member of the board of directors since November 2007. He has been a Managing Director of GLG Partners since he co-founded GLG Partners as a division of Lehman International in 1995. He has also served as GLG Partners's Co-Chief Executive Officer since September 2005 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from September 2000 until September 2005. Prior to 1995, Mr. Gottesman was an Executive Director of Goldman Sachs International, where he managed global equity portfolios in the private client group. Mr. Gottesman obtained a B.A. from Columbia University.

Amicus Capital (CA)

OtherSan Francisco Bay Area, United States

Amicus Capital is a seed stage information technology investment fund based in San Francisco, California. The firm invests in entrepreneurs who are developing innovative information technology solutions to problems that affect large numbers of businesses or consumers. It focuses to invest in early stages typically in the first funding round, together with angel investors, friends and family.

Redmile Group is a hedge fund that does early stage venture, later stage venture, private equity, debt financing and post IPO equity investments.. The firm seeks to invest in the healthcare, biotechnology, medical devices and life sciences sectors. The firm was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco with an additional office in New York, New York.

UC Inclusive Credit

OtherUnited States

UC Inclusive Credit Pvt Ltd. (UCIC), incubated by Unitus Capital, is an impact-focused Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) registered with the Reserve Bank of India. UCIC is focused on positively impacting the lives of millions of people by supporting companies with creative and timely debt capital.