Mar 14, 2013

Apple Ross Goldstein from Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures is a member of FundingPost online! Venture Fund Member Profile Share This Profile: Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham invests in early-stage technology companies located in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Eastern Pennsylvania and the surrounding regions. We also invest in Israeli companies when their plans involve the development of a U.S. presence. We focus on companies in the following sectors: New Media, E-commerce, Software, Communications, Wireless, Nanotechnology, Clean Energy and Homeland Security. It is our strong belief that the characteristics of the entrepreneurs are every bit as important as those of the business. Our ideal investments are in companies run by proven managers with a can’t lose attitude. We seek talented, passionate and high-integrity entrepreneurs with both the vision and judgment to turn a good idea into a thriving business. We typically invest $1-2 million in a company initially and reserve sufficient capital for larger follow-on investments. We seek huge markets or markets entering a hyper-growth phase, and look for future market leaders with breakthrough solutions and solid approaches to meeting fundamental market needs. Ross Goldstein Co-founder & Managing Director Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures Ross is a member of the Board of Directors of Mimeo.com, Lumeta, ContextWeb, and Searchandise Commerce. Ross is also a Board Observer at IZEA. Prior to co-founding DFJ Gotham Ventures, Ross was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Interactive Imaginations, Inc., one of the East Coast's pioneering Internet companies, and the predecessor company to 24/7 Media, Inc. Ross helped manage Interactive Imaginations through the challenges of the early Internet advertising and eventually toward its successful merger and IPO as 24/7 Media. Prior to joining Interactive Imaginations, Ross was with Morgan Stanley for 13 years, where he had most recently been a senior banker responsible for equity financings for the firm's technology, telecommunications and media clients. Ross also serves on the Board of Directors of New York Cares, a non-profit volunteer service organization based in New York City. Ross received a B.S. in Applied Mathematics-Economics, magna cum laude, from Brown University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Representative Investments Guidester Guidester offers its branded search solutions – which help consumers identify and purchase products that best suit their individual needs – to national, regional, local & niche electronic retailers at no cost. Using Guidester search tools, online shoppers answer questions related to products in which they're interested, and their search is continually narrowed in real time until a manageable number of items is found. www.Guidester.com. Magnolia Broadband Magnolia Broadband is a developer of integrated, multi-transceiver, low-power RF chips for mobile phones and is pioneering development of radio chips for cell phones that employ smart antennas, a major breakthrough for the wireless industry. www.magnoliabroadband.com. Pivot Solutions Pivot Solutions is the leading provider of technology solutions for buy-side traders and sell-side brokers to execute securities trades using FIX connections over Instant Messaging www.pivotsolutions.com. Mimeo Mimeo unleashes your business productivity with the most secure, reliable and convenient way to print, bind and deliver business documents using the Internet. www.mimeo.com Ross participated in the FundingPost event: PA Venture and Angel Conferenceon Thursday, July 29, 2010 in PA, Sponsored by Ameritech Media, RMSC Law To list your Company on our website and make your profile available to Ross and 7,500+ other VCs and Angel Investors, Click Here. About FundingPost For over Fourteen Years FundingPost has worked with thousandsof Angel and Venture Capital Investors. We believe that it isimportant to reach investors in every medium possible -both online and offline. We have been directly responsible fortons of success stories and Millions and Millions of dollars raised.We look forward to introducing your company to the leading Venture and Angel Investors nationwide. Sign up now: Entrepreneurs / Investors Join the FundingPost email list and learn how, when and where you can meet these Investors: Other Venture Profiles: