ZACK LEVANDOV, CO-FOUNDER

Active in the software high-tech industry since 2012 and based in Boston, MA, Zack is works full time at Kaltura, Inc in Revenue Operations, Strategy and BD. Kaltura powers the broadest range of video experiences for the Enterprise.

Zack comes from 12+ years of Enterprise BD & Sales experience where he has built a career on growing both public and venture-backed software companies.

Additionally Zack has experience in Venture Capital and Private Equity. Zack is graduate from Syracuse University’s iSchool (B.S in Information MGMT & Technology) and completed his MBA at Babson's F.W Olin School of Business (concentration: Finance & Entrepreneurship).

Zack is involved in the Boston, New York City and San Francisco venture communities. More about Zack and his work can be found here.

RICH LEVANDOV, CO-FOUNDER

Rich has been an active investor in the start up communities within San Francisco , New York City, Boston and Seattle over the last 25 years. Overseeing 100+ early stage investments throughout his career with a thesis driven approach, he remains active in a broad array of technology investments on both coasts.

Earlier in his career, Rich co-founded Phoenix Technologies (PTEC), a systems software company that launched the PC revolution and was an early executive at AOL before becoming a Partner at the first Soft Bank venture fund.

Rich then went on to join Avalon Ventures as Partner in 2007, 4 years later in 2011 he was named to the Forbes Midas List of Top Tech Investors.

Early investments in social gaming company Zynga (ZNGA), a behavioral ad targeting company Tacoda (sold to AOL in 2007), Cloudant (acquired by IBM) and more are among the few of Rich’s successes.

From the ‘81 growth of personal computing, to the birth of consumer online services in the 90’s, followed by the rapid rise of the internet & social media, e-commerce and now Artificial Intelligence, Rich has been deeply involved in the entrepreneurial and venture capital communities. When not observing ~20 different companies Rich can be found expanding his knowledge and passion for sailing in the Bay Area.

Rich holds a B.S. from Binghamton University with graduate coursework at MIT.