Building Bunch

I'm CEO of Bunch, a place where people talk, hangout and play together. I'm an alumnus of YCombinator (W14), an Endeavor Entrepreneur, Fulbright Scholar and was featured on Fortune's 40 under 40. Before Bunch, I built and exited 2 startups (Boostable and SocialWire) and was a venture partner at 500 Startups. As a Venture Partner / EIR at 500 Startups, I supported the accelerator program in San Francisco, helped them expand their operations into Canada, and lead investments such as StackShare and TurnStyle (acq. by Yelp). During this time, I've also co-founded the startup studio 500 LABS with support from 500 Startups to incubate new companies from the ground up. 500 LABS eventually became Bunch. Prior to that, I co-founded Boostable. Based in San Francisco and funded by notable silicon valley investors like YCombinator, SVAngel, and 500 Startups, Boostable helped online marketplaces offer digital marketing services to their sellers. Boostable was acquired by Metric Collective. Before that, I founded SocialWire (later renamed Manifest) that helped some of the largest retailers automate their products ads. Funded by First Round Capital, SofttechVC, and 500 Startups, Manifest was a recipient of Facebook’s innovation awards in 2013. Manifest was acquired by Rakuten Marketing. I also co-founded Nomadic Mentors, a non-profit that connects top mentors in silicon valley with founders in emerging tech hubs around the world. Nomadic Mentors was acquired by The Family, one of the most successful accelerators in Europe. I'm also lead singer and songwriter for The HMMS: 👉 https://open.spotify.com/artist/3t7SDQAdxlPGQyJMp00laU