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This blog post features top early stage startup investors that focus on marketplaces. By following these investors, you can learn from their experience and insights they often share about investing in marketplaces like Airbnb, DoorDash, Whatnot, Turo, Outdoorsy, and more. We recommend following and getting to know these top marketplace investors:
Angela Tran is currently a General Partner at Version One Ventures, which is a leading early stage venture fund. Version One has backed 100+ startups from the earliest stages like AngelList, Headout, Patch, Shippo, Wattpad, and more. Angela is actively investing in the US and Canada, so has a unique perspective on both ecosystems. Angela is also the author of "The Guide To Marketplaces", which is a popular read for marketplace founders. Angela was also a past Everything Marketplaces group chat guest and you can see the recording of her group chat here.
Profiles to follow & more: Twitter, LinkedIn
Pete Flint is currently a General Partner at NFX, which is leading early stage fund that focuses on marketplaces and network effects. NFX has backed notable marketplaces like DoorDash, Lyft, Poshmark, Outdoorsy, and many more. Prior to NFX Pete was also the Founder & CEO of Trulia, which IPO’ed and merged with Zillow. Pete has some incredible operator and investor experience, so is a top mind in the world of marketplaces. Pete was also a recent Everything Marketplaces group chat guest and you can see the recording of his group chat here.
Profiles to follow & more: Twitter, LinkedIn
Olivia Moore is currently a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), which is one of the top venture funds in Silicon Valley. a16z has backed some of the most legendary marketplaces like Airbnb, Lyft, Flexport, Whatnot, and many more. Olivia is on the Consumer investment team and also focusing on marketplaces. Olivia is the co-creator of their annual "Marketplace 100", which is an annual report and ranking of the top performing marketplaces by GMV.
Profiles to follow & more: Twitter, LinkedIn
Andrew Chen is currently a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), which is one of the top venture funds in Silicon Valley. a16z has backed some of the most legendary marketplaces like Airbnb, Lyft, Flexport, Whatnot, and many more. Andrew is also the author of "The Cold Start Problem", which is an essential read for anyone building a marketplace. Andrew was also a past Everything Marketplaces group chat guest and you can see the recording of his group chat here.
Profiles to follow & more: Twitter, LinkedIn, website
Mike Duboe is currently a General Partner at Greylock, which is a leading early stage venture fund. Greylock has backed notable marketplaces like Airbnb, Sonder, Nextdoor, and more. Prior to Greylock, Mike led growth at Stitch Fix and was also a growth advisor to Y Combinator. Mike was also a past Everything Marketplaces group chat guest and you can see the recording of his group chat here.
Profiles to follow & more: Twitter, LinkedIn
Lenny Rachitsky currently writes one of the most insightful weekly newsletters on product, growth, and marketplaces at www.lennysnewsletter.com. Lenny is also an active angel investor and runs the Air Angels (Airbnb alumni) fund. Lenny was a past Everything Marketplaces group chat guest and you can see the recording of his group chat here.
Profiles to follow & more: Twitter, LinkedIn, website
Fabrice Grinda is currently a General Partner at FJ Labs, which is a leading early stage venture fund. FJ Labs has backed 700+ marketplaces like Farfetch, Rappi, Flexport, Lime, RigUp, and many more. Fabrice previously led an Everything Marketplaces community workshop on fundraising for early stage marketplaces, you can see the recording of here.
Profiles to follow & more: Twitter, LinkedIn, website
Jeff Weinstein is currently a General Partner at FJ Labs, which is a leading early stage venture fund. FJ Labs has backed 700+ marketplaces like Farfetch, Rappi, Flexport, Lime, RigUp, and many more. Jeff was also a past Everything Marketplaces group chat guest and you can see the recording of his group chat here.
Profiles to follow & more: Twitter, LinkedIn
Mike Ghaffary is currently a General Partner at Canvas Ventures. Canvas Ventures is a leading venture fund that invests in startups at the Series A stage and has backed notable marketplaces like Flyhomes, ResQ, and many more. Mike was previously a VP at Yelp for 7+ years and the CEO of Eat24, so has some incredible marketplace operator and investor experience. Mike was also a recent group chat guest and you can see the recording of his group chat here.
Profiles to follow & more: Twitter, LinkedIn
Loren Straub is currently a General Partner at Bowery Capital, which is a venture fund that focuses on B2B and SaaS enabled marketplaces. Bowery Capital has backed notable marketplaces like Zeus, StreetCred, Reibus, and more. Prior to Bowery Capital, Loren was at Groupon, so she has some great experience on both the operating and investing side. Loren was also a past Everything Marketplaces group chat guest and you can see the recording of her group chat here.
Profiles to follow & more: Twitter, LinkedIn
Many of the investors mentioned above have been incredibly generous in contributing their time to share more about their experience, insights, and learnings with the Everything Marketplaces community. We'd like to give a huge thanks to them for doing so and also actively sharing content that they create for the marketplace community at large. There are also other marketplace investors that are beneficial to follow, so if you feel like we left anyone off of this list, please reach out and let us know.
Want to see a list of 500+ active marketplace investors? We've created an investor database that has active angels, early stage investors, and funds that you can see here. You can also join the fundraising space in our community where many of the investors mentioned above are talking about fundraising with founders in the community here.
