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Nancy Fechnay is an accomplished founder, investor, and mentor. Nancy was a MP at Alumni Ventures and founding Partner of Flight Ventures (the brainchild of Gil Penchina). Nancy launched the first AngelList syndicate in Europe in early 2015. Since then Flight has built the largest online group of investors in the world. Nancy also mentors for Techstars and the Vatican's positive impact accelerator, Laudato Si. Nancy invests in high-growth tech companies (Angel through Series A), but is most interested in working with companies that have the potential to positively impact the world through scalable technology. Nancy has been a part of the startup investing world for nine years. Starting her career in cleantech venture, Nancy has since worked for top firms, such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, and GE Ventures before becoming a partner at Flight and leading her own angel deals in all things tech. Passionate about unleashing one’s true potential through the power of community and sharing life’s highs and lows, Nancy co-founded The Inspire Movement with the help of Hephzi Pemberton and Google in London in 2016. The Inspire Movement brings people together to share impactful stories of overcoming life's greatest challenges in an effort to address the overwhelming problem of mental health in the 21st century. Nancy regularly speaks at events and advises companies on how to keep adapting and growing through fast-paced change. (Past speaking engagements include SLUSH, Google HQ, CognitionX, Europas, Oslo Innovation Week, GIANT Health, and Websummit.)
Patrick Schwarzenegger is an American-Austrian actor, model, and entrepreneur. While some of his work includes staring in movies and Mini series- Patrick has gained reputation for helping and scaling small buisness. More specially, Patrick has become known as one of the top and most influential investors in the Better-For-You health and wellness CPG space. Patrick has helped companies with celebrity endorsements and fundraising, manufacturing contracts, re-brands, messaging and marketing.
Currently eating a lot of candy + building BEHAVE | Previously: SoulCycle, Daily Harvest, Uber, and the NFL
Hi, I’m Ben Zises - angel investor, advisor, and fund manager. I am the Founding General Partner of SuperAngel.Fund, an early stage fund launched in January 2021. Prior to starting the fund, I was an angel investor in 30 companies, including, the first investor and founding advisor to quip (2014), Caraway (2018) & Arber (2020), before each had its name. My focus is on areas where I am most passionate and have an informational, educational, access or network advantage: Consumer (CPG, eComm SaaS), PropTech & Future of Work. I personally experienced the complete life cycle of building a company: from identifying a problem/market opportunity, coming up with the “idea”, to painstakingly developing a business plan, product road-map and executing on it. I've been in a founder's shoes: from leaving my stable job, asking friends and family for money ($2MM raised from 30+ investors), to hiring and scaling a team, and more. I've also experienced similar ups and downs: from launching to widespread industry acclaim, countless press articles, gaining tens of thousands of users, iterating & pivoting 3x, pitching hundreds of VC's in NYC & Silicon Valley, to failing to raise a successive round of funding, and ultimately winding down the company (and moving past failure). Those experiences, among others, give me a major competitive advantage over other investors: founder empathy and unique understanding of the startup journey. I strive to be one of the first checks (day 0) and leverage my network to bring in other strategic capital and resources in an advisory role. I am often described by founders as their company’s #1 fan, providing unwavering support and dedication for the short, medium, and long-term. Prior to becoming a full time investor, I was the COO at a NYC-based real estate investment and property management firm. I am also a 2x Outward Bound Alum, graduate of Boston University’s School of Hospitality and ran the New York City Marathon. I live and work in Tribeca NYC with my wife Ashley and daughters Sarina & Scarlett. Feel free to 'Submit Your Pitch' on my website or reach out in whichever way you are most comfortable - while noting that email is my preferred method of communication (ben@superangel.vc). Unfortunately due to the volume of emails, I am no longer able to respond to every one. However, I read every one and am extremely grateful for the time you spend sharing your opportunity with me.
Ben Cogan is co-founder and co-CEO at Hubble, one of America’s fastest growing direct-to-consumer e-commerce companies. Cogan earned a spot on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list in 2016 and over the past year Hubble has extended its footprint around the world. Cogan is also a co-Founder at Willow, an adult incontinence brand, Mockingbird, a baby stroller brand, and is an adviser to Resolved CX, a customer service platform for direct-to-consumer companies.
