Shawn Merani
Consultant / Adviseur bij ALPHA NETWORKS INC.
Profiel
Shawn Merani is the Founder and Managing Partner of Parade Ventures, a pre-seed & seed stage-focused venture capital firm.
Previously, Shawn was a co-founder and partner at Flight Ventures, investing in early stage software, internet and mobile companies across a variety of sectors.
Additionally, he has invested in select later stage companies.
Shawn’s investments include Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever), Sapho (acquired by Citrix), Moveworks, Trusted Health, Clubhouse, Side, Plastiq, Jumpcloud and others.
As an operator, Shawn was a founding partner of Liquidnet’s Private Shares marketplace, which enabled over 750 of the world’s leading asset managers to invest in high-growth, pre-IPO companies.
He grew the marketplace to $150MM+ GMV in the first two years.
Prior to Liquidnet, Shawn was Senior Director of Business Development at ReachLocal.
Shawn has a BA in Economics and a BS in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley, as well as an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Shawn enjoys spending time with his family, riding his Peloton, winning at fantasy sports and supporting the Cal Bears.
Actieve functies van Shawn Merani
| Bedrijven | Functie | Begin |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHA NETWORKS INC. | Consultant / Adviseur | 01-01-2019 |
Uprising Capital LLC
 Uprising Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Uprising Capital LLC (Uprising Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gil Penchina, Shawn Merani and Alec Hsu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Oprichter | 01-05-2014 |
Parade Ventures Management LLC
 Parade Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Parade Ventures Management LLC (Parade Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Shawn Merani. The firm is headquartered in Los Gatos, California. | Oprichter | 01-03-2018 |
Runa HR, S. de RL de C.V.
 Runa HR, S. de RL de C.V. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Runa HR, S. de RL de C.V. is a Mexican company that provides an all-in-one payroll and HR system for small and medium-sized businesses. The company is based in Mexico City, Mexico and was founded by Courtney McColgan. The company's platform includes features such as salary management, attendance tracking, and benefits administration. | Consultant / Adviseur | 01-05-2015 |
Berkeley Skydeck
 Berkeley Skydeck Investment ManagersFinance Berkeley Skydeck is a venture capital arm of University of California, Berkeley founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California. | Consultant / Adviseur | 01-12-2017 |
Eerdere bekende functies van Shawn Merani
| Bedrijven | Functie | Einde |
|---|---|---|
Liquidnet, Inc.
 Liquidnet, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2001 by Seth Merrin and Eric LeGoff, Liquidnet, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. Liquidnet manages an electronic marketplace for institutional trading that brings buyers and sellers together and allows them to anonymously trade large blocks of stock without intermediaries or information leaks. Liquidnet's clients include buy-side financial institutions from around the world. Liquidnet provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. The firm does not provide any internal research. | Oprichter | 01-12-2013 |
| REACHLOCAL INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01-01-2012 |
Ridge Ventures
 Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Opleiding van Shawn Merani
| University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
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| Beursgenoteerde bedrijven | 1 |
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| ALPHA NETWORKS INC. | Electronic Technology |
| Bedrijven in privébezit | 7 |
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ReachLocal, Inc.
 ReachLocal, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services ReachLocal, Inc. engages in the provision of digital marketing solutions. It offers call tracking, mobile alerts and lead list, lead notifications, return on investment reporting, local listings managements, responsive website and lead conversion software, search engine optimization service, content marketing, and advertising applications. The company was founded by Zorik Gordon, Nathan Hanks, Michael Kline, Robert Wright, and Robert Rick Spitz in 2004 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA. | Commercial Services |
Liquidnet, Inc.
Liquidnet, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2001 by Seth Merrin and Eric LeGoff, Liquidnet, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. Liquidnet manages an electronic marketplace for institutional trading that brings buyers and sellers together and allows them to anonymously trade large blocks of stock without intermediaries or information leaks. Liquidnet's clients include buy-side financial institutions from around the world. Liquidnet provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. The firm does not provide any internal research. | Finance |
Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. | Finance |
Uprising Capital LLC
Uprising Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Uprising Capital LLC (Uprising Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gil Penchina, Shawn Merani and Alec Hsu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Berkeley Skydeck
Berkeley Skydeck Investment ManagersFinance Berkeley Skydeck is a venture capital arm of University of California, Berkeley founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California. | Finance |
Runa HR, S. de RL de C.V.
Runa HR, S. de RL de C.V. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Runa HR, S. de RL de C.V. is a Mexican company that provides an all-in-one payroll and HR system for small and medium-sized businesses. The company is based in Mexico City, Mexico and was founded by Courtney McColgan. The company's platform includes features such as salary management, attendance tracking, and benefits administration. | Technology Services |
Parade Ventures Management LLC
Parade Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Parade Ventures Management LLC (Parade Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Shawn Merani. The firm is headquartered in Los Gatos, California. | Finance |