# Top 50 CleanTech Angel Investors in United States in May 2026

## David E. Weekly
- Type: Angel
- Location: Redwood City, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Robotics, Drones, Aerospace

David E. Weekly is the Founder and CEO of Medcorder and he was the Founding Director of Hacker Dojo. He has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.

## Chris Sang
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile

Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer, Venture Advisor, Global Investor

## Luke Kupersmith
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: CleanTech, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy

Luke Kupersmith - President & CEO @ Lojistic

## Bill Gates
- Type: Angel
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series C, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Energy, Biotechnology, Manufacturing

Bill Gates is the founder, technology advisor, and board member of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. He served as chairman of the board until Feb. 4, 2014.On June 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company tospend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He shares his thoughts about the foundation and other topics on Gates Notes, a website launched in January 2010. Gates continues to serve on Microsoft’s Board of Directors and as an advisor on key development projects. He is also the Founder of Breakthrough Energy.Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International.Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13.In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer – the MITS Altair.In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates’ foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry.Under Gates’ leadership, Microsoft’s mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective, and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is committed to a long-term view, reflected in its industry-leading investment in research and development each year.In 1999, Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. Business @ the Speed of Thought has received wide critical acclaim and was listed on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Amazon.com. Gates’ previous book, The Road Ahead, published in 1995, was at the top of the New York Times bestseller list for seven weeks.Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development.In addition to his love of computers and software, Gates founded Corbis, which is developing one of the world’s largest resources of visual information – a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe. He is also a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which invests in companies engaged in diverse business activities.Philanthropy is very important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, started a foundation in 2000 to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available for all people. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.gatesfoundation.orgGates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader and enjoys playing golf, tennis, and bridge.

## Edward Kim
- Type: Angel
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: CleanTech, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy

Edward Kim

## Mark Cuban
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence

Mark Cuban is the founder of Fireside, Chairman and Founding partner of AXS TV, and the Owner of Dallas Mavericks. Prior to that, he was the Co-Founder of Broadcast.com. Mrk attended the Indiana University Bloomington.

## Ashley Mayer
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Wellness, Health Care, Natural Resources

Ashley Mayer is the Operating Council at Mixing Board . Ashley Mayer attended Georgetown University.

## Rand Hindi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology

Dr Rand Hindi is an entrepreneur and investor in 50+ deeptech and web3 companies. He is the CEO at Zama, a homomorphic encryption startup. Rand started coding at the age of 10, created a social network at 14, and started his PhD at 21. He then created Snips, the first private-by-design voice assistant, which was acquired by Sonos. He was electedan MIT TR35, a Forbes “30 under 30”, and was a lecturer at Sciences Po in Paris as well as a member of the French Digital Council.He holds a BSc in Computer Science and a PhD in Bioinformatics from University College London (UCL).

## Rex Burgdorfer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Fashion, Real Estate, E-Commerce

Healthcare M&A investment banker at Juniper Advisory. Previously Morgan Stanley & Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.

## Jeff Bezos
- Type: Angel
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Grant, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Non Profit, Software, Communities

Jeffrey Preston Bezos is the Founder of Bezos Academy. He Previously worked at Cashican People LLC as an Investor. Jeff Bezos attended Princeton University.

## Marc Tarpenning
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series D
- Focus: Renewable Energy, CleanTech, Drones

Marc Tarpenning is a member of the advisory board at Clearpath Robotics , a manufacturer of unmanned vehicles for industrial research and development applications. He also provides services as an advisor to many other companies. Previously, he was a mentor at Greenstart.Marc is a Venture Partner at Spero Ventures. He was previously anentrepreneur in residence at Mayfield Fund before he joined Greenstart. Prior to that, he co-founded and served as the vice president for engineering at Tesla Motors. He also held executive positions at Packet Design, NuvoMedia, and Gemstar-TV Guide.Tarpenning holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in San Francisco, California, United States.

## Luigi Bajetti
- Type: Angel
- Location: Silicon Valley, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Apps

Luigi Bajetti is the managing partner and founder of Lombardstreet Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California.Luigi is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the tech and internet industries, with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in building and scaling startups.As a full-time investor since2013, he has been leveraging his experience and insights to identify and support the next generation of Silicon Valley founders. With a passion for backing game-changing technologies and a talent for spotting emerging trends, Luigi has a proven track record of success in identifying groundbreaking startups. He has invested almost always at the earliest possible stage of seed in 20+ US startups valued at over $30 billion combined, including 8 that have since become unicorns.

## Elon Musk
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, SMS, Transportation

Elon Musk is the Co-Founder, Product Architect, and CEO of Tesla. Elon Musk attended the University of Pennsylvania.

## Eugene Goldberg
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: CleanTech, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy

Eugene Goldberg

## Warren Buffett
- Type: Angel
- Location: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Post-IPO Equity
- Focus: Retail, Health Care, Health Diagnostics

Warren Buffet is a businessman and investor. He was born Warren Edward Buffett on August 30,1930, in Omaha, Nebraska. Buffett's father Howard worked as stockbroker and served as U.S. Congressman. His mother, Leila Stahl Buffett, was a homemaker. Buffett was the second of three children and the only boy.Buffett demonstrated a knack forfinancial and business matters early on in his childhood. Friends and acquaintances have said the young boy was a mathematical prodigy, and was able to add large columns of numbers in his head-a talent he still occasionally shows off to friends and business associates.Warren often visited his father's stockbrokerage shop as a child, and chalked in the stock prices on the blackboard in the office. At 11 years old he made his first investment; he bought three shares of Cities Service Preferred at $38 per share. The stock quickly dropped to only $27, but Buffett held on tenaciously until they reached $40. He sold his shares at a small profit, but regretted the decision when Cities Service shot up to nearly $200 a share. He later cited this experience as an early lesson in patience in investing.By the age of 13, Buffett was running his own businesses as a paperboy and selling his own horseracing tip sheet. That same year, he filed his first tax return, claiming his bike as a $35 tax deduction.In 1942, Buffett's father was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and his family moved to Fredricksburg, Virginia, to be closer to the congressman's new post. Buffett attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C., where he continued plotting new ways to make money. During his high school tenure, he and a friend purchased a used pinball machine for $25. They installed it in a Washington, D.C. barbershop and, within a few months, the profits of the machine allowed Buffett and his friend to buy other machines. Buffett owned three machines in three different locations before he sold the business to a War Veteran for $1,200.Buffett enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 16 to study business. He stayed two years, moved to the University of Nebraska to finish up his degree, and emerged from college at age 20 with nearly $10,000 from his childhood businesses.Buffett attended Columbia University for his advanced degree and in 1956, shortly after graduation, he formed the firm Buffett Partnership in his hometown of Omaha. His investment successes, particularly in buying undervalued companies whose stocks shortly began to rise, made him extremely rich and gained him the sobriquet, "Oracle of Omaha." Other notable career succeses include helping rescue Salomon Brothers from corporate raiders (1987) and taking charge of the New York City house (1992) in the wake of an insider trading scandal.In June 2006, Buffett made an announcement that he would be giving his entire fortune away to charity, committing 85 percent of it to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This donation became the largest act of charitable giving in United States history.The majority of Buffett's considerable fortune was amassed through Berkshire Hathaway, a company for which he is the largest shareholder and CEO. Ranked as Forbes' wealthiest man in 2008, his net worth is estimated at more than $62 billion.Source: 

## David Marquardt
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series C, Series D
- Focus: Energy, Mobile, Battery

A co-founder of August Capital in 1995, Dave's commitment to entrepreneurs and their market vision is reflected by his long-standing board relationships, he has served on more than 25 boards of directors during his 20 year venture capital career including Microsoft, Sun, Seagate, Adaptec, and Grand Junction Networks (acquired by Cisco).Priorto August Capital, Dave was a co-founder of Technology Venture Investors (TVI) in 1980 where he was involved in four highly successful funds that invested in more than 100 start-up and emerging growth companies. Among these early investments was Microsoft, where TVI was the sole investor and where Dave has been on the board of directors since 1981.Dave began his venture career at Institutional Venture Associates, where he spent a year after graduating from business school. Previously, Dave was a design engineer and development manager at Diablo Systems (acquired by Xerox) where he collaborated on and/or led various disk drive and printer programs.Dave received a BSME from Columbia University and an MBA from Stanford University. He also completed coursework for an MSEE at Stanford University. He has served as president of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists and is a past director of the National Venture Capital Association.

## Darrell Cavens
- Type: Angel
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Consumer Goods, Software

Before founding zulily, Darrell spent almost a decade at Blue Nile, where he was CTO and SVP of Marketing. In 2009, he spent a year at Microsoft leading the BizTalk Server business. Previously, he was at Starwave, a Seattle-based internet company, working on large web properties including ESPN.com and ABCNews.com. He attended the University ofVictoria. When he's not at zulily, Darrell's favorite thing to do is spend time with his young son and daughter, especially on trips to visit family in Canada and Ireland.

## Nitesh Banta
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech

Nitesh Banta is the Co-Founder & CEO at B12.

## Mamoon Hamid
- Type: Angel
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series C, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology

Mamoon Hamid is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins. Mamoon previously worked at Slack as a Board Director. He attended Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and Purdue University.

## Travis Rush
- Type: Angel
- Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Coffee, Organic, CleanTech

Travis Rush has been developing web applications for companies all over the world since 1997. He is the owner of multiple online web solution services designed for specific markets.Travis is currently in the process of launching his first investor supported, subscription based, online service.In his spare time, he is also a songwriter andmusic producer with two albums released with country radio airplay and television video airplay, such as CMT and GAC.Travis is married and living in Portland, Oregon with two children and a third one on the way.

## Jason Franklin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Machine Learning

Dr. Franklin is the CEO and Managing Director of WVV Capital. He holds a Ph.D. from the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University and degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the recipient of the 2012 Allen Newell Award for Research Excellence, 2009 SOSP Best PaperAward, 2005 USENIX Security Best Paper Award, Department of Homeland Security Fellowship, and NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

## Lou Salkind
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Mobile, GovTech

Lou Salkind is the Board Member of Schrodinger.Lou Salkind is a Managing Director of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and a member of the Executive Committee of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., a global investment firm whose activities center on various aspects of the intersection between technology and finance. Dr. Salkind received his A.B. fromPrinceton University in 1978, where he studied mathematics and physics.His Ph.D. in 1990 from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, where he studied computer science and robotics. Dr. Salkind also serves on the board of the Union of Concerned Scientists, a non-profit organization that provides independent scientific analysis on a range of public policy issues.

## Dwayne Douglas Johnson
- Type: Angel
- Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Sports, Farming, CleanTech

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the new Investor of Salt and Straw and the Co-Founder of ZOA Energy. He is also known by his ring name, The Rock, is an American-Canadian actor, producer, and retired professional wrestler.Mr. Johnson was a professional wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. Mr.Johnson also attended the University of Miami.

## Curtis Jackson
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series C
- Focus: Mobile, Retail, Farming

Curtis Jackson is professionally known as "50 cent" is the Founder and CEO of SMS Audio. He began as music chart dominance for the rap music phenomenon, has quickly transformed into success in corporate America. 50 Cent is a multi-tiered business mogul to be reckoned with. Recognized as one of the most talented and prolific music artistsof his time, 50 Cent has managed to leverage his star power into record-breaking brand extensions encompassing a broad spectrum of businesses including music ownership, artist management, film production, footwear and apparel, fragrance, video games, publishing, headphones and health drinks, and supplements. With annual sales quickly approaching $300 million from a variety of business interests along with numerous business endeavors on the horizon, 50 Cent has cemented his position in the industry as both a business and entertainment powerhouse.

## Ashton Kutcher
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Apps

Ashton Kutcher is an actor, investor, entrepreneur, producer and philanthropist.Kutcher has been named one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World,” as well as being honored by Vanity Fair ‘s “New Establishment List,” which identifies the top 50 of an innovative new breed of buccaneering visionaries, engineering prodigiesand entrepreneurs. Twice, Kutcher was named one of Forbes magazine’s “World’s Most Powerful Celebrities,” as well as one of Fast Company magazine’s “Most Creative People.”Kutcher has been investing in technology for over a decade, both as an angel investor and a founding partner of A-Grade Investments and Sound Ventures. His fund portfolio includes Airbnb, Uber, Flexport, Brex, Robinhood, Bird, Airtable and Affirm among others.Kutcher is also the co-founder of Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children (www.thorn.org). Thorn drives technology innovation to fight the sexual exploitation of children.Kutcher currently stars in the Netflix original series, The Ranch. He also serves as Executive Producer. Until 2015, Kutcher starred in the CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men. The show ranked as the second most-watched comedy on all of network television. Kutcher first gained recognition as Michael Kelso on the Fox series That 70’s Show, and went on to star in a variety of box office hits on the big screen – including What Happens In Vegas with Cameron Diaz, The Guardian with Kevin Costner, No Strings Attached with Natalie Portman and the cult hit Dude, Where’s My Car.Kutcher served as co-creator and producer of MTV's hit series, “Punk'd,” and The CW's reality series “Beauty and the Geek” and “True Beauty.” He has also produced films such as No Strings Attached, Killers and The Butterfly Effect. Additionally, Kutcher co-founded APlus, a digital media company devoted to spreading the message of positive journalism, a kind of storytelling that focuses on our shared humanity. In 2016, APlus was purchased by Chicken Soup for the Soul.

## Robin Thurston
- Type: Angel
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Wellness, Gaming

Robin is the CEO of Helix. Before joining Helix, Robin held various positions at Under Armour. Prior to that, he co-founded and served as the chief executive officer of MapMyFitness.
Robin holds a master's degree in finance from the University of Colorado at Denver.

## Mark Vadon
- Type: Angel
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Health Care

Mr. Vadon is one of the country’s leading internet retailing entrepreneurs, having co-founded two highly successful online specialty retail businesses. He brings to our Board in-depth experience in developing online businesses, effectively managing the use of technology, developing mobile applications and the associated user interfaces, as well ascritical business analytic acumen. His expertise is an invaluable resource for the Company as we continue to implement our interconnected retail strategy.In 2009, Mr. Vadon co-founded zulily, Inc., a daily deals site for moms, babies and kids, and currently serves as the Chairman of its board of directors. In 1999, Mr. Vadon founded Blue Nile, Inc., the leading online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, and served as the Chairman of its board of directors from its inception through 2013.During Blue Nile’s history, Mr. Vadon has also served as its Executive Chairman (from 2008 to 2011), Chief Executive Officer (from 1999 to 2008) and President (from 1999 to 2007). Prior to founding Blue Nile, Mr. Vadon was a consultant for Bain & Company, a management consulting firm, which he joined in 1992.

## Kim Kardashian
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Farming, Medical, Delivery

Kim Kardashian is the current Chief Taste Consultant of Beyond Meat. She previously worked at Glu Mobile as a Member of the Board of Directors.

## Bryan Hassin
- Type: Angel
- Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Energy, Shipping, CleanTech

Global tech startup CXO and board director. Passionate leader who builds and motivates teams to achieve audacious goals with urgency and purpose. Seasoned entrepreneur with USD $350M+ of exits and a track record of driving disruptive tech from launch to rapid scale both in startups and within large organizations. Mentor and force multiplier whosementees have created USD $100B+ enterprise value. Born at 337.10 PPM.

## Ivanka Trump
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Education, Farming, CleanTech

Ivanka Trump

## Nicolaj Reffstrup
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Security

Nicolaj Reffstrup is the Founder of Ganni. She attended Copenhagen Business School and IT-Universitetet i København.

## Andy Smith
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Retail, Computer, Shopping

Andy Smith is the Advisor at Nubix.

## Ernie Chow
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Finance, CleanTech

Ernie Chow

## Alexandra Stanton
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1

Alexandra Stanton

## Aviram Jenik
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cupertino, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Cyber Security

Founder x5, profitable bootstraps, 3 exits; investor x30+ in Israel, Silicon Valley and Korea; passion for: cyber security, building scalable B2B companies

## Tobias Lütke
- Type: Angel
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Internet

Tobi Lütke founded Shopify in 2004. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer since 2008.
Tobi worked on the core team of the Ruby on Rails framework and has created many popular open source libraries such as Active Merchant.

## Kathy Fields
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Water, CleanTech, Health Care

Kathy Fields is the Co-Founder of Alchemee. Kathy Fields attended Taylor University.

## Preston Schell
- Type: Angel
- Location: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: CleanTech

President

## Karen Cahn
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Fashion, CleanTech, E-Commerce Platforms

Karen Cahn

## Sylvain Theveniaud
- Type: Angel
- Location: Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: AgTech, Finance, Aerospace

Sylvain Theveniaud - Managing Director @ Allianz Accelerator

## Darren Pleasance
- Type: Angel
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Series B
- Focus: Coffee, Organic, CleanTech

Darren leads Google’s Global Customer Acquisition organization. Prior to joining Google, Darren was a Partner at McKinsey & Company.Darren is active in the aviation community. In addition to his Board position with the EAA, he serves as an appointed Board member for the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, CA. As president of theNorthern California Aerobatic Club, he led the Chapter to becoming the largest IAC chapter in the country.Darren has logged over 6,000 hours of flying time, holds an ATP certificate and is a current CFI, and owns several experimental and certified light aircraft.

## David Mytton
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Developer Tools, Information Technology

David Mytton is Co-founder & CEO of Console, which launched early-2021 to provide the best tools for developers. He is an angel investor in early-stage devtools, cloud and API startups through Console Zero. From 2009-2018, David was Co-founder & CEO at Server Density, a London-based SaaS infrastructure monitoring startup. David built theoriginal version of Server Density, including the open source monitoring agent and custom time series database used by 700+ customers to manage mission critical IT environments. He grew the company in the UK and US through bootstrapped revenue and subsequent VC funding through to exit in 2018 to a US edge computing business, StackPath.

## John Chory
- Type: Angel
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Big Data, Internet, Software

John Chory

## Will Smith
- Type: Angel
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series C
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Will Smith is an actor, producer and musician, two-time Academy Award® nominee four-time Grammy nominee and winner Will Smith has enjoyed a diverse career encompassing films, television and multiplatinum records.Smith’s vast filmography includes transformative portrayals of true-life icons in “Ali,” “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “Concussion.” Hehas headlined an extraordinary list of films, including “Hitch,” “I am Legend,” “I, Robot,” “Independence Day,” “Men in Black I, II, and III” and “Suicide Squad".Currently, Smith can be seen in Walt Disney Pictures “Aladdin” in the iconic role of the Genie. The movie was directed by Guy Ritchie and has made over $1 billion worldwide since its release on May 24, 2019. Smith will next be seen staring in Ang Lee’s action/thriller, “Gemini Man” out this fall. Next year, he’ll grace the screen once again in the beloved franchise, Sony’s “Bad Boys for Life,” premiering around the world in January 2020, in which he will once again reprise his iconic role as Detective Mike Lowrey opposite Martin Lawrence. Smith will next go into production on Warner Brother’s “King Richard” where he will star in the titular role of Richard Williams, the father of renounced tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.Recently, Smith created the daring Facebook Watch series, “Will Smith’s Bucket List” where he challenges himself to a different item from his bucket list each week, including performing standup comedy with Dave Chappelle, skydiving in Dubai, swimming with sharks, and racing a Formula 1 car in Abu Dhabi. The show was a massive success for the platform. He began his career as a musician selling millions of records worldwide before crossing over into television with the beloved “Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” In 1998 he and partner James Lassiter founded production and management company Overbrook Entertainment, which has produced numerous top film and television projects.In addition to his artistic achievements, Smith is a successful business owner. Along with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, he launched a new media venture, Westbrook Inc. This is a cross-platform holding company formed to execute the Smith Family’s global content and commerce business strategy. Westbrook Inc. will encompass subsidiary companies including the existing Overbrook Entertainment, Red Table Talk Enterprises and the recently formed Westbrook Studios, Westbrook Media, and Good Goods, the latter an elevated merchandise business. Additionally he and Jada founded the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation. WJSFF is a nonprofit, philanthropic organization committed to improving lives and investing in organizations and initiatives that empower traditionally overlooked communities.

## Khloé Kardashian
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Water, Farming, Wellness

Khloé Kardashian

## Tim Schumacher
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Internet, SaaS

Tim Schumacher is a Managing General Partner at World Fund. Tim previously worked at Sedo.com as a Member Board Of Directors. He attended University of Cologne and Stockholm School of Economics.Tim Schumacher Co-Founded and was the longtime CEO of the publicly traded company Sedo AG, which currently has revenues of 130m euros per year andmaintains approximately 350 employees. Since 2012 he has dedicated his professional career to the German startup scene, acting both as a business angel and mentor for young companies with economic potential. His current startups, among many others, are Eyeo/Adblock Plus, Aklamio, Hitfox and Ecosia.

## Jason Haider
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Energy, CleanTech, Industrial

Jason Haider: Founder and CEO @ Xenco Medical

## Bootstrapped Debt Financing
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

Bootstrapped Debt Financing

## Eminem (Marshall Mathers)
- Type: Angel
- Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Digital Media, Art, E-Commerce

Eminem was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Deborah R. (Nelson) and Marshall Bruce Mathers, Jr., who were in a band together, Daddy Warbucks. He is of English, as well as some German, Scottish, and Swiss-German, ancestry. Marshall spent his early childhood being shoved back and forth from Kansas City and Detroit. Hesettled on the Eastside of Detroit when he was 12. Switching schools every two to three months made it difficult to make friends, graduate and to stay out of trouble. Marshall attended Lincoln High School in Warren, Michigan, 1986-1989.Being a rap fan for most of his life, Marshall began rapping at the early age of 4. Rhyming words together, battling schoolmates in the lunchroom brought joy to what was otherwise a painful existence. At the age of 14, he began to get very serious about his rapping but it wasn't until he was 17 that he actually made a name for himself, becoming M&M, which he would later respell as "Eminem". Being rejected by most fellow rappers because of his race, Marshall grew an anger that flows through his music to this day. After failing the 9th grade for three times in a row, he quit school, but has remarked that he does not consider himself stupid and does not advise that people should follow his example. He says that it just wasn't for him. Forcing himself on radio shows, freestyle battles, Marshall threw himself head first into the rap game, where he was swallowed up most of the time. His very first album was titled "Infinite" and, while the album sold less than a thousand copies, it was the gearing up stages for the rapper who became a millionaire. It was then that his daughter, Hailie Jade Scott, was born on December 25th of 1995 with long time girlfriend Kim Scott.Having nothing to lose at all, flat broke and not knowing where he would be living the next week, Marshall set out to rant about life in general, the set quickly caught the ear of hip-hop's difficult-to-please underground. What came out of this was the Slim Shady EP, the early work for the later Dr. Dre revised Slim Shady LP. Down to nearly his last dime, he went into the 1997 Rap Olympics in Los Angeles, basically hoping to win the $1,500 cash prize which he badly needed. After battling for an hour and throwing back every race diss thrown at him, Marshall made it to second place losing in a slip up. Furious that he had lost, Marshall didn't even notice that he had been spotted. In the crowd were a few producers from Interscope, and they were handed a copy of the "Infinite" tape by way of a demo.Dr. Dre got to hear it and eventually tracked him down. The two instantly hit it off, recording four songs in their first six hours of working - three which made it to his first LP. After the album was finished, Dr. Dre asked Marshall to come work with him on his new album. He helped produce several tracks and was on the best songs of the album. Now officially making it, Marshall and Dre set to make his second LP. The album became the Marshall Mathers LP and won 3 Grammies and was the first rap album ever to be nominated "Album of the Year", selling more than 8 million records in the United States alone. He also stunned critics when he shot down all homophobic remarks by performing "Stan" with Elton John. Eminem made a movie, 8 Mile (2002). Though 2001 was a rough year for the rapper, being charged with weapon offenses, divorcing his wife, and almost going to prison, Marshall has explained his life in one word: "Claimer".

## Sunmeet Jolly
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Jose, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence

Founder and Patent holder - GROTU mobile app @ 101 Islands LLC. Angel investor in 40 pre-IPO technology startups. Frequently invited by accelerators and angel forums to Judge startup competitions and discuss technology innovation. Former IT Consulting industry executive who sold hundreds of millions of dollars in consulting services to Fortune 500companies working for Cap Gemini, HCL, L&T, NTT data.

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