People
Meet 2047 founders, developers, designers, and operators building Philadelphia's tech scene.
Gabriel Weinberg
Founder & CEO, @duckduckgo. Co-author, Traction. Co-founder, Opobox (acquired). investor. Hacker. Dad. @massachusetts-institute-of-technology Physics & TPP.
Jim Young
Currently: founder of @perceptual-networks. Before: founder of HotOrNot, @i-o-ventures, Megatasty. PhD, UC @university-of-california-berkeley EE/CS.
Stephen G. Barr
Mentor, Adviser, Strategist, Board Member, Advocate. Founder @startup-hive , CoFounder @crowdpad , CEO @sgb-media-group , Mentor @geteverwise
Ryan Moore
VC at @atlas-venture. Co-founded @grandbanks-capital. Believe in service-based approach for entrepreneurs. @princeton-university graduate.
Stephen Gill
I build technology & businesses. Co-Founder @ @leadnomics & @rightaction. Entrepreneur, Angel, Advisor (Online Media/Technology).
Gil Beyda
Founder/CTO @real-media (acq by 24/7-WPP). CTO @tacoda (acq by AOL). Founder/Managing Partner @genacast-ventures, technology seed fund w/exits to @google & @adobe
Scott Becker
Co-Founder of @invite-media
Howard L Morgan
Investor in @mint, @pandora, @idealab!, @33across, @delicious-part-of-science, @videoegg, @intelligize. Team member of @first-round-capital.
Arie Abecassis
Co-Founder AppStori, Board Director at @seatgeek, Board Member at @adapt-ly, Board Member, BiznessApps
Bong Koh
Founder, Investor or Advisor in companies including @lifecrowd, @shift-3, RetentionScience, @muckerlab, GradientX, Eventup, TheReceivablesExchange & @zynga (via Prism)
Brett Topche
Partner at MentorTech Ventures, investing in students, faculty members, technologies and alumni of UPenn. Wharton alum.
David Famolari
Verizon Ventures. Partner, Day2 Ventures. Over a decade in advanced technology R&D. Co-Founder GoodCompany Ventures
Wayne Kimmel
Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist and tireless networker.
Dan Shipper
@university-of-pennsylvania sophomore. Co-Founder of AirtimeForEmail. Created and sold @domainpolish.com.
Marc Ecko
The guy who unplugs nostalgia. Founder & Chief Branding Officer Complex.com Artistsandinstigators.com twitter @marcecko
Austin Neudecker
Tech VC & Entrepreneur @genacast-ventures - Associate; @foundation-capital - YEP; @pressaudio & RememBottle - Founder; @massachusetts-institute-of-technology - E.E./C.S. & Management; @wharton-school MBA
Valerie Gaydos
Founder @entrepreneurs-for-growth, @angel-venture-forum • Worked at @us-senate, @fifty-first-associates-llc • Studied at @dickinson-college
Shawn Gunn
Location-based services &human movement data @inrix @here, @nokia, @navteq, @traffic.com. Invested & launched several data centric start-ups.
Dan Mall
Founder @no-chains • Worked at @big-spaceship • Studied at @drexel-university
Ellen Weber
Executive Director of Robin Hood Ventures. Managing Director of Antiphony, Board member of Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs
David Horowitz
Investor in @invite-media, @vitrue, @demdex, @jiwire, @visible-world, @tidaltv, @blackarrow, @giant-realm, @linkshare.
Joel Englander
Founder @wharton-angels, @mixter • Worked at @redpoint-ventures, @academixdirect-1 Investor @naturebox, @bugcrowd, @sprig,@sense ,@weaved
Tim Kissane
Linux and Open Source evangelist, owner of Timbury Computer Services, techie. Web developer since '95. Love scripting, solving tech problems. B.S. in Physics.
David Bookspan
Founder of @dreamit. Founded @marketspan (sold to LexisNexis) & @monetate.