Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Dallas.
CEO: @ithinklocal, Founder/Ex-Pres: @allcom-solutions, Investor: @j-hilburn, Boston Heart Lab. Strong Tech/Operations/Sales background w/ a splash of Finance.
Investor in over 20 tech companies. Founder of @dealtaker-com (sold to Media General 2008, bought back 2012), Dude.
http://www.bikeneal.com
CIO @Prigel Capital, Founder @StreetAdvisor (sold to IDEAglobal), private investments from start ups to 9 figure LBOs, multiple exits,public inv cross industry
Investor in healthcare and technology.
Invests in startups to disrupt the obscenely costly healthcare market.
Founded 3 companies; sold one; sell-side M&A advisor & global consultant; linked via private jet industry to ultra high net-worth clientele globally; MBA degree.
Founded @r7-solutions, @venturespur, @mann-diversified-services, @hyperalert, @manornet, @questia-media. Managing Partner @black-mesa-consulting-advisors
http://www.VentureSpur.com/blog
Owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theaters, Magnolia Pictures, and the chairman of AXS TV. He is also a "shark" investor on Shark Tank.
http://blogmaverick.com
Founder @reachlocal-nasdaq-rloc, @music-audience-exchange @pinyada Investor @smartthings Studied at @university-of-louisiana-lafayette, @centenary-college
http://www.nathanhanks.net
Co-founded $250MM company. World traveler, marathoner, and cyclist. Angel investor.
Midas List Feeder Angel/VC Scout/Thunder Lizard Hunter. Former tech i-banker, corp dev, CFO, Perot Systems. @university-of-southern-california
Worked at @reachlocal-nasdaq-rloc • Investor @getable, @joyride-2. I'll do 1-2 deals a year at $25k-$50k.
Mr. Smith is the Syndicate Lead for Media Li²ght Entertainment , BitCoin India, Nonlinear Film Technology and The Exchange Visionary Laboratories,
Founder Social Knowledge • Studied at @ University of Denver
Chief Strategy Officer
VP @match-com. Ex-CEO Singlesnet. Investor @circa, @breather, @bemyguest-com-sg + real estate + more. Australian + US citizen.
Angel Investor. Hardware engineer. Ex-VC fund manager. Ex-Classic Cocktail Bartender. Worked at Ericsson, HP, Accenture, Capgemini. Cornell ECE, MENG, MBA.
CTO of Woot, an Amazon company. Founder/CTO/GM roles @innovacion, @newbrandanalytics, @servicelive, @selectica. Strong tech & biz background. Wharton MBA, IIT M
http://blog.sagi.co
CEO, @green-tree-equity & CEO, @boost-daily-diabetes, Inc.
VP Strategy: @heritage-auctions. Strategist; Cap Gemini/Ernst & Young. @duke-university, Goizueta MBA.
Principal at Green Park & Golf Ventures (GPG). undergrad at Notre Dame, MBA at SMU. Time at FedEX, Bold Ventures, Lone Star.
Strategic and financial adviser to start-up firms and investors.
Full stack marketer. Lover of B2B SaaS. Intimately involved in hyper growth companies for 10+ years. Grew GetResponse, @bigcommerce , @firehost , @call-em-all.
http://marketingmuze.com/about/
Founder @traffikoo, @engim • Worked at @texas-instruments • Investor @traffikoo • Studied at @harvard-university, @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
http://alexbugeja.com
A practicing entrepreneur, knee deep in his fifth start-up. Successfully built, funded and exited multiple companies ranging from $10K to over $10M in sales.
http://cinegif.wordpress.com/
Export Now’s COO. Strong mix of general management, operations, technology and ecommerce experience (including McKinsey, Accenture). Chicago MBA
Founder of @quova, @kefta. Investor in @quova, @interliant, @kefta, @stillsecure. Team member of @quova, @interliant, @all-information-systems.
http://1nvestor.wordpress.com
Co-founder & executive director of Health Wildcatters, a DFW healthcare seed accelerator #mhealth #digitalhealth
Dallas, Texas · http://ow.ly/mlXlW
Founder of @cherrypick | CEO @buzzshift // a Digital Strategy Agency
Chaiman and CEO @jcpenney, former Chairman and CEO @macys-com
Founder & CEO @hello, @evostor, @Radiant, @Micom • Product, Strategy, Culture, Design • 5x Founding CEO.
Cofounder of @traxo.com. VP Business Development & formerly VP Social Products at @match-com. Previously at @travelocity.com and @true-com.
http://www.thedarkoside.com
General Manager & Senior Director of Research and Development
Multiple failures. One great exit. Tech Advisor & Opportunist
Director of GomezTech LLC. Former investor of TweetedTimes by @semantic-dimension (purchased by Yandex). Current investor of @yodil Inc, @robin-labs, & @socialyzer
Founder @tsu • Studied at @columbia-university, @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
CFO @fleetpride, largest independent distributor of aftermarket parts to the heavy duty trucking industry.
Partner at Tech Wildcatters / HealthWildcatters in Dallas. GP of Azalea Fund. Managing Director of Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, LLC.
President, The Container Store.
Advisor to Stage One Capital
Founder/CEO IR top 300 ecommerce network LivingDirect.com, CompactAppliance.com, Kegerator.com, WineCoolerDirect.com, EdgeStar.com... @livingdirect
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer for @gruupmeet, @smu alumni, Latino, Fluent in Spanish, #gruuppie #eventprofs #eventtech #TW2014 & practice hot yoga too!
Founder of @splustech. Investor in @jackalope-jobs. Team member of @compaq, @compucom, @stream-international.
Founder @blue-track-media, @plugged-inc • Managing Partner at @karlani-capital
http://shahzil.com
Co-Founder and President at @ithinklocal. Entrepreneur. Investor. Dreamer. A sucker for passion.
Chairman of @one-technologies. Boot strapped company with $1800, revenue over $100M in 2011.
CEO of Rent Rebate. Currently on the board of directors National Association of Apartment Locators. Worked at Mohr Partners. Sold my first company at 21.
Investor @display-points-technologies • Studied at @emory-university, @southern-methodist-university • Attorney to startups, angels and vc-funds
Dallas-based stock trader/entrepreneur. Founder of ParanoidFan.com. BS in Management Science, MBA from SMU in Dallas, Texas.
Founder and CEO | @firehost
AT&T Big Data, ex-Learner Mobile, ex-CSO TangoTab, Rockfish, Nielsen, TI @omap, Cirrus Logic, COMPAQ. Father, husband, far-too-occasional runner, foodie.
http://theyonks.com
C. H. Kiser & Company, LLC provides business and technology strategy consulting for health care, financial, high tech, and transportation industries.
Angle Investor. Past CEO of Monterey Networks. Past CEO of Covaro Networks. Past VP & GM at Cisco Systems. Past VP & GM of Optical Networking at Alcatel.
Biz Dev, Technologist, Speaker & Coach who thrives on selling complicated products that solve important problems.
http://bootstrapdallas.com
Entrepreneur, Product & UX Design—Currently VP of Strategy & Experience at Brainspace
Fund Manager, Pioneer Capital Fund, lc
Founder @nectar-online-media. Co-Founder of @denuosource a global retail analytics consultancy. @mckinsey-company Consultant. Kellogg School of Management MBA.
co-founder and co-ceo at Dialexa
Global leader for several Silicon valley based, venture funded startups. 4 exits and a highly successful Bay Area IPO. Next up.....
Founded & Sold @icall - Founded @click-feel-media @idownload @departing • Worked @dell • Investor @wirewize & more • Studied @university-of-texas-at-austin
http://www.arlogilbert.com
Managing Partner of Collide Village, Investor, Entrepreneur, Technologist. Found Fusion Solutions in 2002. Worked in Telecom for 19 years.
Marketing & Advertising, Global Marketing and Market Development, Integrated Marketing and Solutions, Multicultural and Global Audiences Engagement
http://transculturalmarketing.blogspot.com/
Founder/CTO @zoomrank - @sprinkl-io - Founding member @hrlogix (acq by @first-advantage) - Software Developer - Hardware Hacker - Extraordinaire
Worked at AT&T Foundry, ORIX Ventures, @j-p-morgan-1 • Investor @angieslist, @rhythm-newmedia • Studied at @wharton-school, @TAMU
Oil and Gas Producer. Co-founder of Neofirma
Motivational Speaker/Para-athlete/Social Entrepreneur. Studied @BYU, living in Dallas, TX.
Founded Planet Tan (sold to Palm Beach Tan), aurthored book Selling Sunshine, invested in various businesses, currently creating an iconic wine from Mendoza
http://www.sellingsunshinebook.com/
Co-Founder Wattadu, @bearpaw-tutors • Worked at @google, @deutsche-bank • Studied at @university-of-cambridge, @brown-university
Ex Cap Gemini, Ex Oracle, Ex Computer Ass, benefactor and incubator.
Principal at Tice Capital, LLC
Founder & CEO of pepper square. Investor @JadeMagnet, @mubhi, @muhive
Investor/advisor, focus on strategy & revenue model. 20 years as business-school professor in IT strategy & entrepreneurship. PhD Business Economics, Harvard.
Tech supporter and advocate. Looking to help by providing companies with necessary capital to achieve their dreams.
http://landonj.com
1st startup in college & 4 more since in tech, marketing, real estate & health care. I'm a Lean Startup Driver & Social Entrepreneur. "Do well by doing good"!
Founded @handbid.com, Innpulse.net, Mobilepeople USA. Extensive background in sales, marketing, strategy, business development and deal structure
Extensive experience in consumer media, Internet, Video, Mobile, Big Data, Cloud, and PaaS.
Corporate development executive in healthcare.
Mr Sullivan is a high technology industry entrepreneur with extensive experience in startups as well as operational experience in a diverse range of businesses.
Big 5 Consultant background, currently Sr. Project Manager responsible for delivering ERP solutions in Brazil, Investor, Published Author e eu falo um pouco de Português!
Partner at TexCellerator
Founder Time2cu • Worked at @ibm, @hp • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1, @university-of-nebraska-medical-center
Part of several startups - the latest being SoftLayer - an IaaS/Cloud computing company (acquired by IBM)
CEO of market research company Aperio Insights. Background as VC and active angle investor.
Looking to invest in and/or work with great people and great companies.
Husband, Father, Entrepreneur. Started my first company in High School....on #8 now.
http://www.entrelicious.com
Senior Level Business Executive with extensive experience creating and executing highly profitable business strategies for UnitedHealth Group, IBM, and other Blue Chip companies.
Kishore Pondugula has more than 5 years experience in development of real estate.
http://kishorepondugula.tumblr.com/
Founded First Choice ER. Led to 7 straight years as 1 of the fastest growing private companies in N. TX.
Angel investor in Tech/Media/Telecom, Retail and CleanTech with previous investment banking experience has 11 current investments in USA, Europe.
Private investor
Founder Chowventure
Had Masters in Computer Science from Cal State Univ. Working in SAP for last 4 years. Investing successfully in public companies for last 3 years.
Founded Elvebak Orthodontics in Dallas Tx in 2003. Orthodontist. BA in Zoology. MS in Oral Biology. DDS. Specialist in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
Executive consultant and manager, up to multi-million dollar operations.
Sales Executive at Hewitt & Associates
Built and sold a b-2-b services company and an enterprise software firm. Active Angel investor, board member, doctor of management, Webster University.
Extensive experience involving the design, implementation, and operational management of Professional Services and Sales Engineering teams
Successful serial entrepreneur. Most recently founder/CEO of eCarList (sold to Dealertrak, Inc NASDAQ: TRAK).
B-School entrepreneurship prof; venture advisor; investor; all-around know-it-all. Oh, and relationships and beer expert!
CEO at National Health Care Provider Solutions; HCIT Angel; Actively Involved w/ Disque Foundation & Ronald McDonald House of Chicago
Angel Investor, Corporate restructuring, member Indian Angel network...
Invested in over 20 start via a personal investement/seed fund arm www.splicecapital.com
Southwest Airlines Revenue/Pricing Analyst-looking to begin investing in startups.
I've created some commercial software products: VideoFusion, C2CRM, and currently working on Dealertracks commercial software. I have also written open source.
Seven years experience as a research analysts for both traditional and alternative assets. Currently an investment properties broker with CBRE.
Education Management Professional. Small business investor. BA UCLA.
Management Consultant and Emerging Technology Enthusiast
NYC real estate advisor looking to make interesting and mutually beneficial investments.
Sole owner of a consulting company in Hong Kong and China, Community Roots China, specializing in CSR initiatives.
Advisor to stealth-mode consumer internet start-up, Previously done Product Management at BlackBerry. Also, S.M Engineering and Management at MIT