Companies – Floodgate

Prime Movers: Rick Berry and Sam Osman of Demandforce

“Sometimes, the whale that spouts gets harpooned.”

Prime Movers: Aayush Phumbra and Osman Rashid of Chegg

Desperation can be a great motivator.

Prime Movers: David Rusenko, Chris Fanini, And Dan Veltri of Weebly

There’s no age requirement to be a great founder.

Prime Movers: Nat Friedman and Miguel de Icaza of Xamarin

Great ideas won’t wait.

Prime Movers: Justin Kan, Emmett Shear, Kyle Vogt, and Michael Seibel of Twitch

We turned a terrible idea into a billion dollar company.

Prime Movers: Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams of Twitter

The best Prime Movers create movements, not just companies

Prime Movers: Philippe von Borries, Justin Stefano, Piera Gelardi, and Christene Barberich of Refinery29

Know your audience and don’t stray.

Prime Movers: Logan Green & John Zimmer of Lyft

From Beans to Billions

Ideas

Agility + Strategy

Prime Movers combine agility with strategic rigor

Democratization

Prime Movers are not just from Silicon Valley

No Limits

Prime Movers have the courage to break through walls

Value Stack

Prime Movers innovate across the value stack

news

Hot Teams and Moonshots

– via Medium · July 20, 2019

Players Technology Summit – State of Venture Capital and Theme Investing

– via Bloomberg · June 28, 2019

Entrepreneurship Is More About Creation Than Disruption, Floodgate’s Maples Says

– via Bloomberg · August 31, 2018

Seed Series: Floodgate Partner Iris Choi

– via Crunchbase News · July 17, 2019

What Lyft Executives Are Telling Investors About IPO

– via Bloomberg · March 21, 2019

Why This Goldman Investment Banker Turned VC Owns Her Firm’s Checkbook

– via Forbes · August 30, 2018