Kent Lindstrom
Oprichter bij 8-Bit Capital Management LLC
Profiel
Kent Lindstrom is a co-founder and General Partner of 8-Bit Capital.
Kent has extensive experience in Silicon Valley as a serial entrepreneur, operating executive, and investor, helping entrepreneurs and working with Silicon Valley's top venture firms as a CEO, COO, and startup advisor.
Kent is the host of the Silicon Valley podcast “Something Ventured”, which features behind the scenes interviews with Silicon Valley insiders and was named one of Fortune’s “Best Business Podcasts.”
Prior to co-founding 8-Bit Capital, Kent was the COO of popular social news aggregator Nuzzel, backed by A16Z, CRV, Homebrew, Lowercase Capital, Uncork Capital, Marc Benioff, and Max Levchin.
Previously, Kent was the COO of Neo, the global software division of Digital Garage, which merged with Pivotal.
He also worked with James Currier and Stan Chudnovsky at Ooga Labs, and founded the mobile app startup PlacePop.
Kent was an early advisor and investor at the pioneering social networking service Friendster.
After helping to launch Friendster, Kent joined the company as the first member of the management team, and served as COO, CFO, and CEO of Friendster.
Prior to joining Friendster, Kent co-founded NetRead, the first company to offer a commercial application to convert book metadata for the eBook publishing industry.
Earlier in his career, Kent was an operating executive at Deloitte focused on the technology and healthcare sectors, and leading their west coast finance and valuation practice.
Kent has an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and holds a CFA designation.
Kent has also been a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School.
Actieve functies van Kent Lindstrom
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Nuzzel, Inc.
Nuzzel, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Nuzzel, Inc. provides personalized news discovery and curated newsletters for busy professionals, via web, mobile applications, messaging bots, and email newsletters. The company was founded by Jonathan Abrams in September 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Operationeel Directeur | 01-10-2013 |
The Project Artaud Theater | Directeur/Bestuurslid | - |
8-Bit Capital Management LLC
8-Bit Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance 8-Bit Capital Management LLC (8-Bit Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Jonathan Abrams and Kent Lindstrom. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Oprichter | 01-01-2019 |
Eerdere bekende functies van Kent Lindstrom
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Neo Innovation, Inc.
Neo Innovation, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Neo Innovation, Inc. designs and builds mobile and web products for customers. It provides agile software development and lean design as an on-demand service to large enterprises, startups, and governments. The company was founded by Ian McFarland on December 15, 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Operationeel Directeur | 01-01-2019 |
PlacePop, Inc. | Algemeen Directeur | 01-01-2011 |
Friendster, Inc.
Friendster, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Friendster, Inc. provides social networking services. Its website allows people to stay connected to friends while sharing and discovering media including pictures, music, videos and blogs. Friendster was founded in March 2002 by Jonathan Abrams and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Algemeen Directeur | 10-12-2009 |
First Colonial Bankshares Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
NetRead, Inc.
NetRead, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NetRead, Inc. is a conduit, connecting publishers to retailers such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple. Its services include ONIX, software development, ebook distribution, consulting and planning. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | President | - |
Opleiding van Kent Lindstrom
Northwestern University | Undergraduate Degree |
Kellogg School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
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First Colonial Bankshares Corp. | Finance |
Friendster, Inc.
Friendster, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Friendster, Inc. provides social networking services. Its website allows people to stay connected to friends while sharing and discovering media including pictures, music, videos and blogs. Friendster was founded in March 2002 by Jonathan Abrams and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
PlacePop, Inc. | |
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
NetRead, Inc.
NetRead, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NetRead, Inc. is a conduit, connecting publishers to retailers such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple. Its services include ONIX, software development, ebook distribution, consulting and planning. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
Nuzzel, Inc.
Nuzzel, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Nuzzel, Inc. provides personalized news discovery and curated newsletters for busy professionals, via web, mobile applications, messaging bots, and email newsletters. The company was founded by Jonathan Abrams in September 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Neo Innovation, Inc.
Neo Innovation, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Neo Innovation, Inc. designs and builds mobile and web products for customers. It provides agile software development and lean design as an on-demand service to large enterprises, startups, and governments. The company was founded by Ian McFarland on December 15, 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
The Project Artaud Theater | |
8-Bit Capital Management LLC
8-Bit Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance 8-Bit Capital Management LLC (8-Bit Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Jonathan Abrams and Kent Lindstrom. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |