{"id":2174,"date":"2012-07-31T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=2174"},"modified":"2018-11-15T00:31:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T08:31:38","slug":"introducing-the-august-12-cohort-of-tech-startup-founders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/introducing-the-august-12-cohort-of-tech-startup-founders\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the August ’12 Cohort of Tech Startup Founders"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are proud to introduce our August ’12 Cohort of Tech Startup Founders.\u00a0Pictured from left they are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Andrew Citores<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>, founder\/CEO of\u00a0JusCollege<\/a>\u00a0based in Menlo Park, CA\u00a0connecting students with smart deals and services from local and national businesses. Prior experience includes President of Andrew Citores Productions, co-founder\/CEO of LA Hopper. Andrew holds an\u00a0Entrepreneur-ials degree from\u00a0Loyola Marymount University.<\/li>\n
  2. Barbara Tien<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>, founder\/CEO of\u00a0Ponga<\/a>\u00a0based in San Francisco, CA captures your ideas and share them in the pictures you take. Prior experience includes\u00a0Director, Engineering Ops at\u00a0Zhone Technologies,\u00a0Director of Product Management at\u00a0Netopia\u00a0and\u00a0Farallon (Was Farallon Computing). Barbara holds\u00a0B.A, M.A,\u00a0East Asian Studies from Stanford.<\/li>\n
  3. Cheryl Yeoh<\/strong><\/a>, co-founder\/CEO of\u00a0Reclip.It\u00a0based in San Francisco, CA\u00a0a community for coupon and deal lovers. Prior experience includes\u00a0Mentor at\u00a0The Founder Institute,\u00a0Mentor, Advisory Board at\u00a0Lean Startup Machine,\u00a0Co-Founder\/CEO at\u00a0CityPockets. Cheryl holds a\u00a0M.Eng,\u00a0Engineering Management from\u00a0Cornell University.<\/li>\n
  4. Christopher Klundt<\/strong><\/a>, co-founder\/President of\u00a0StudyBlue<\/a>\u00a0based in\u00a0Madison, Wisconsin Area.\u00a0StudyBlue helps students learn better. Prior experience includes\u00a0Securities Analyst at\u00a0Wallman Investment Counsel. Christopher holds a degree in\u00a0Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science from\u00a0University of Wisconsin-Madison.<\/li>\n
  5. David Andujo<\/strong><\/a>, founder of\u00a0Rewards.to<\/a>\u00a0based in the\u00a0Chihuahua Area, Mexico\u00a0helps companies save time and money by crowdsourcing their sell and hiring forces to an army of social network users. Prior experience includes\u00a0Innovation and Entrepreneurship External Advisor at\u00a0ITESM Northern Region,\u00a0President & Board of Directors at Association of IT Professionals at\u00a0COPI,\u00a0Co-Founder & Innovation and Research Leader at\u00a0Chihuahua IT Cluster,\u00a0Co-Founder of\u00a0Incomex. David holds a\u00a0BS,\u00a0Management,\u00a0Information Technology from\u00a0Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.<\/li>\n
  6. David Cheng<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Co-Founder\/CEO of\u00a0VendorStack<\/a>\u00a0based in San Francisco, CA is like a Yelp for B2B, VendorStack gives enterprise consumers a platform to compare vendors. Prior experience includes\u00a0Vice Chair, Advisory Board at\u00a0International Rescue Committee,\u00a0Advocate & Member at\u00a0Environmental Entrepreneurs (e2),\u00a0Director, Research and Advisory at\u00a0Cleantech Group. David holds a\u00a0BS,\u00a0Business Administration from UC Berkeley.<\/li>\n
  7. Josh Daneshforooz<\/strong><\/a>, founder of\u00a0Dine & Feed\u00a0based in Santa Ana, CA\u00a0a for-profit mobile application that enables the world to fight hunger together. Prior experience includes teaching leadership trainings and workshops in the US and internationally,\u00a0founder of All Nations Education,\u00a0author of a Muslim-Christian dialogue curriculum that is used in community-wide campaigns.\u00a0Josh holds a\u00a0MTS,\u00a0Comparative Theology from Harvard University.<\/li>\n
  8. Kyle Schei<\/a><\/strong>, founder of\u00a0<\/span>comr.se\u00a0based in\u00a0Newport Beach, CA\u00a0uses social data to convert brand conversations into product demand and increased sales effectiveness across a multitude of environments. Prior experience includes Board Member of Breakthrough Partners, Operations at Mada Design and Agency Director at Arc Media. Kyle holds a\u00a0BA. in Business Administration,\u00a0Emphasis in Finance from Western Washington University.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Mark Ghermezian<\/strong><\/a>, founder of\u00a0Appboy<\/a>\u00a0based in New York, NY.\u00a0A customer relationship management platform for mobile developers and marketers. Prior experience includes Partner at T5 Capital, VP of Triple Five,\u00a0Founder\/CEO of\u00a0XE Mobile,\u00a0Founder\/CEO of\u00a0Flush Media Inc. Mark attended\u00a0Yeshiva University.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Matt Howard<\/strong><\/a>, co-founder\/CEO of\u00a0U Connect<\/a>\u00a0based in\u00a0Madison, Wisconsin Area.\u00a0U Connect gives restaurants the tools to establish an online ordering presence. Prior experience includes\u00a0Building Manager at\u00a0University of Wisconsin-Madison,\u00a0Sales Associate at\u00a0Scheels. Matt holds a\u00a0BS,\u00a0Economics,\u00a0Political Science from\u00a0University of Wisconsin-Madison.<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Matt Tagg<\/strong><\/a>, founder of stealth startup based in Palo Alto, CA. Prior experience includes\u00a0Founder of\u00a0Newco Cognitive,\u00a0Founder\/Strategic Director at\u00a0Web Africa,\u00a0Co-founder of\u00a0Teraco Data Environments. Matt holds a\u00a0BSc,\u00a0Computer Science from\u00a0University of Cape Town & a degree in\u00a0FutureMed from\u00a0Singularity University.<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Monty Mitra<\/strong><\/a>, co-founder\/Head of product of\u00a0SportsLabbased in San Francisco, CA\u00a0an exciting new way for football teams to be able to create, manage and collaborate on plays with their teams. Prior experience includes\u00a0Founder & Chief Maverick Officer at\u00a0Brown Jacket, LLC,\u00a0Senior Product Manager at\u00a0Engine Yard,\u00a0Sr Systems Engineer at\u00a0Raytheon. Monty holds a MBA from\u00a0UC Berkeley – Walter A. Haas School of Business.<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Robert Banagale<\/strong><\/a>, Founder\/CEO of stealth startup\u00a0Gliph<\/a>, Inc.\u00a0based in Portland, OR\u00a0reinventing messaging to make it private and reliable. Prior experience includes\u00a0Director of Strategic Consulting and Innovation at\u00a0Ubermind, co-founder\/CEO at\u00a0Neutrinos, LLC,\u00a0Founder of\u00a0Weekly Davespeak. Robert holds\u00a0a MBA,\u00a0Entrepreneurship,\u00a0Marketing from\u00a0Babson College – Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business.<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. Ryan Desmond<\/strong><\/a>, founder\/CEO at\u00a0Gnarwal Inc.<\/a>\u00a0based in San Francisco, CA. Prior experience includes\u00a0Software Engineer at\u00a0Locus Energy\u00a0&\u00a0CSRware, Inc.,\u00a0Contract Software Developer at\u00a0Computer Dimensions. Ryan holds a\u00a0B.S.,\u00a0Computer Science from\u00a0Southern Oregon University.<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. Pietro Ferraris<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>, co-founder\/CEO of\u00a0map2app<\/a>\u00a0based in San Francisco, CA.Map2app is the easiest solution to build and publish native apps for iPhone, Android and J2ME.\u00a0Prior experience includes CEO\u00a0at\u00a0Econoetica srl<\/a>, Product Manager at LeGrande S.p.A.\u00a0Pietro holds a\u00a0MA. in Electronic Engineering,\u00a0Telecommunication from\u00a0Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Pavia.<\/li>\n
  16. Polina Selyutin<\/a><\/strong>, founder of stealth startup based in San Francisco, CA. Prior experience includes\u00a0Operations Manager, Customer Advocacy\u00a0at\u00a0Walmart.com<\/a>, Senior Consultant at Trianz and Senior Analyst at UCSF. Polina holds a\u00a0BS,\u00a0Business Administration,\u00a0Corporate Finance from\u00a0San Francisco State University, College of Business & a degree in\u00a0Sustainable Management,\u00a0Executive Program from Presidio School of Management.<\/li>\n
  17. Spencer Hsu<\/a><\/strong>, Head of BD\/Investor relations at\u00a0Drinkpass based in LA, CA.\u00a0Drink Pass lets you order drinks at a bar or club from your smart phone, while connecting you with friends during your night out. Prior experience includes years of b2b sales in the enterprise space. Spencer is\u00a0currently\u00a0pursuing his MBA at Santa Clara University.<\/li>\n
  18. Tomi Alapaattikoski<\/strong><\/a>, founder of\u00a0Belon.gs\u00a0based in Finland\u00a0the next generation lost & found service for Web and Mobile \u2013 for people and\u00a0businesses\u00a0all around the world. Prior experience includes founder of\u00a0Anders Inno Games,\u00a0Founder and Member of Board at\u00a0Anders Solutions Oy, founder\/CEO of Anders Anno. Tomi holds a\u00a0eMBA from\u00a0Turun kauppakorkeakoulu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    With the addition of the August Cohort,\u00a0Founders Network<\/a>\u00a0is now more than 185 members strong! We are excited about the deep and diverse experience sets and perspectives each new member brings to our peer mentorship community of tech startup founders. Together we are taking management and personal risk off the table and ensuring mutual success. Stay tuned to the fnBlog for startup updates, tips and lessons learned from each of our new members. Founders Network To learn more about Founders Network click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We are proud to introduce our August ’12 Cohort of Tech Startup Founders.\u00a0Pictured from left they are: Andrew Citores, founder\/CEO of\u00a0JusCollege\u00a0based in Menlo Park, CA\u00a0connecting students with smart deals and … <\/p>\n

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