Avi Goldberg
Partner at GreatPoint Ventures I 10X Startup CoFounder I Builder I Investor I
New York, New York
Invests in
Sectors:
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Min Investment:
$250,000.00Max Investment:
$10,000,000.00Target Investment:
$5,000,000.00
Skills
Education
- BU
Lists including Avi
Work Experience
2022
Partner
2022
2022
Strategic Advisor
2022
2013
Founder and Board Advisor at Dispatch (Vista Equity portfolio company)
2020
Founder and CEO
2013 - 2020
2019
Co-Founder, Investor & Board Member
2019
2021
Strategic Advisor
2021
Whetstone AI provides architectural, strategic, and implementation services to technology organizations of all sizes, focused on big data, AI, and automation. We help companies avoid the hype of AI and instead adopt a holistic data strategy involving both long-term IP and data asset creation as well as tactical, continuous value delivery through targeted data & AI applications.
2019
Investor
2019
2020
Strategic Advisor
2020
2005 - 2016
Co-Founder and Board Member
2005 - 2016
Zafgen is an innovative, capital efficient company dedicated to addressing unmet needs of severely obese patients by bringing beloranib, a first-in-class novel medicine, to market.
2005 - 2013
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
2005 - 2013
GreatPoint Energy is commercializing new catalytic technology to convert cheap abundant coal into clean natural gas. Secured $260M in equity and $700M in debt and debt guarantees from Wanxiang Holdings, Peabody Energy, Dow Chemical, CitiGroup, Suncor, AES, Kleiner Perkins, Khosla, ATV, DFJ. Selected by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top 10 cleantech companies in the U.S. in 2011
2002 - 2012
Co-Founder
2002 - 2012
A specialized venture development firm focusing on seed-stage commercialization of exciting, new technologies. GPV invests in "big picture" opportunities that have the potential to lead innovation and transform markets. GPV has been active in a broad spectrum of investment sectors including biotech, energy, cleantech, telecommunications, material science and semiconductors and believes that a "market first" investment philosophy holds true across industries. Portfolio Includes: Sirtris - Raised $166M in venture capital. Acquired by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for $720M in June 2008 Coskata - is a biology-based renewable energy company Altarock - develops and commercializes geothermal technology to produce clean, renewable power. Oasys Water - developed a suite of proprietary water treatment products to address the growing, global water crisis.