Golden Gate Ventures
Golden Gate Ventures was founded by Vinnie Lauria, Paul Bragiel and Jeffrey Paine. The firm invests in early-stage technology companies in Southeast Asia and North America and bridges Silicon Valley and Asia. As of May 31, 2013 the firm has invested in over 10 companies.
Apart from making investments, Golden Gate Ventures is committed to building the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem and has led community programs such as SuperHappyDevHouse, WalkAbout Singapore, FailCon, Founders in the Bay, Social Innovation Camp Asia (Kuala Lumpur) and OpenCoffee Club-Singapore.
Golden Gate Venture investors include Dave McClure, founder of (500 Startups), Aaron Patzer (Mint.com), Russel Simmons (Yelp.com) and Darius Cheung(tenCube.com). The firm also has a wide network of dedicated mentors such as David Yong (Travelocity), Annie Chang (Lolapps), Nikhil Bobb (Facebook) and Brad Porteus (MIH), who are committed to growing portfolio companies.
Find us on twitter at:
Jeff - https://twitter.com/jpaine
Vinnie - https://twitter.com/vlauria
Paul - https://twitter.com/bragiel