Robert Fanini
Gründer bei Inspiration Venture Partners LLC
Profil
ROBERT FANINI
GENERAL PARTNER
Over the last 30 years Robert has gained a wealth of operational experience as the founder and CEO of startup companies from initial concept through venture funding to successful exit.
Eight in total, the most successful includes: Capital Technologies, sys admin consulting; Foglight Software, IT performance management software; SiteROCK US / SiteROCK KK, network managed service providers in the US / Japan; and GroundWork, open source IT management solution.
Robert's operational experience is offered to all portfolio companies as he serves as director or advisor on several corporate boards including Buffer, Reactful, GoodBoy Studios, Polymer, BSPK and Gladly.
Robert is a graduate of the UC, Berkeley with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Aktive Positionen von Robert Fanini
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Inspiration Venture Partners LLC
Inspiration Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Inspiration Venture Partners LLC (Inspiration Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Robert Fanini and Gady Nemirovsky. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, California. | Gründer | 01.07.2007 |
Crowd Supply, Inc.
Crowd Supply, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Crowd Supply, Inc. engages in the management of crowd funding platform, which focuses on new product development projects. Its product supports campaigns, pre-orders, and e-commerce sales of completed, fully manufactured products. The company was founded by Louis J. Doctor, Joshua Harlan Lifton, and Scott Torborg in 2012 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
Tap In Systems, Inc.
Tap In Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tap In Systems, inc. provides systems management services for cloud-based applications. The firm develops a cloud-based systems management service to respond to the unique needs of today's increasingly heterogeneous and virtual IT infrastructures. The company was founded by Peter Loh and Ben Faul in September 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
UT 2016 LP
UT 2016 LP Investment ManagersFinance UT 2016 LP invests in companies located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors. It participates in early stage transactions. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
Reactful, Inc.
Reactful, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Reactful, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence driven engagement platform. Its product understands and analyzes website visitor behaviors. It acquires knowledge, triggers reactions, and measures and adapts to customer reactions. The company was founded by Jonathan Friedman and Aaron Hakim on July 6, 2015 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | 01.09.2017 |
Good Boy Studios, Inc.
Good Boy Studios, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Good Boy Studios, Inc. develops mobile games. The company was founded by Viva Chu and is headquartered Old Greenwich, CT. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | 01.05.2017 |
The Bolde, Inc.
The Bolde, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The Bolde, Inc. develops and operates online conversation platform for dating and relationship. It features Single AF, Real Advice, Almost Relationships, and When You Just Can't Anymore. The company was founded by Harleen Kahlon in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | 01.03.2015 |
Gladly, Inc.
Gladly, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gladly, Inc. is a customer service software company that uses AI to provide personalized customer service at scale. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's platform includes voice, email, SMS, chat, social messaging, and self-service channels to create a lifelong conversation stream with customers. Gladly helps commerce brands understand their customers and match them with the right agent, resulting in no missed conversation history and no time wasted on channel switching. Many well-known brands, such as Allbirds, Bombas, Crate&Barrel, and Ulta Beauty, partner with Gladly to transform their customer service and build lifelong loyal customers. The company was founded by Kevin Jennison and Alexander Groth, with Alexander Groth serving as CEO since incorporation. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | 01.08.2014 |
Buffer, Inc.
Buffer, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Buffer, Inc. provides social media content management services. It offers social sharing and scheduling tool. The company was founded by Tom Moor, Joel Gascoigne and Leonhard Widrich in October 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
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Ausbildung von Robert Fanini
University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree |
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Private Unternehmen | 16 |
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GroundWork Open Source, Inc.
GroundWork Open Source, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services GroundWork Open Source, Inc. provides an open platform for enterprise-class network, application, and cloud monitoring. It delivers Unified Monitoring for Real with an open platform for easy integrations and customized visualizations of cloud, virtualization, network, application, server, and storage data. The firm serves the aerospace and defense, life sciences and health care, consumer and retail, education, manufacturing, energy and utility, financial, research and technology, government and telecommunications industries. The company was founded by David Lilly, Robert Fanini and Thomas Stocking in 2004 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI. | Technology Services |
Handipoints, Inc.
Handipoints, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Handipoints, Inc. provided on-line virtual world for kids and families. It offered parenting & communications tools, forums, and personalized content. The company was founded in 2007 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Inspiration Venture Partners LLC
Inspiration Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Inspiration Venture Partners LLC (Inspiration Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Robert Fanini and Gady Nemirovsky. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, California. | Finance |
Aksel Group, Inc.
Aksel Group, Inc. Apparel/FootwearConsumer Non-Durables Aksel Group, Inc. distributes apparel and accessories for men. The company was founded by Yazid Aksa on July 28, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Crowd Supply, Inc.
Crowd Supply, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Crowd Supply, Inc. engages in the management of crowd funding platform, which focuses on new product development projects. Its product supports campaigns, pre-orders, and e-commerce sales of completed, fully manufactured products. The company was founded by Louis J. Doctor, Joshua Harlan Lifton, and Scott Torborg in 2012 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Commercial Services |
Tap In Systems, Inc.
Tap In Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tap In Systems, inc. provides systems management services for cloud-based applications. The firm develops a cloud-based systems management service to respond to the unique needs of today's increasingly heterogeneous and virtual IT infrastructures. The company was founded by Peter Loh and Ben Faul in September 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
UT 2016 LP
UT 2016 LP Investment ManagersFinance UT 2016 LP invests in companies located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors. It participates in early stage transactions. | Finance |
Reactful, Inc.
Reactful, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Reactful, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence driven engagement platform. Its product understands and analyzes website visitor behaviors. It acquires knowledge, triggers reactions, and measures and adapts to customer reactions. The company was founded by Jonathan Friedman and Aaron Hakim on July 6, 2015 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA. | Technology Services |
Good Boy Studios, Inc.
Good Boy Studios, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Good Boy Studios, Inc. develops mobile games. The company was founded by Viva Chu and is headquartered Old Greenwich, CT. | Technology Services |
The Bolde, Inc.
The Bolde, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The Bolde, Inc. develops and operates online conversation platform for dating and relationship. It features Single AF, Real Advice, Almost Relationships, and When You Just Can't Anymore. The company was founded by Harleen Kahlon in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Gladly, Inc.
Gladly, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gladly, Inc. is a customer service software company that uses AI to provide personalized customer service at scale. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's platform includes voice, email, SMS, chat, social messaging, and self-service channels to create a lifelong conversation stream with customers. Gladly helps commerce brands understand their customers and match them with the right agent, resulting in no missed conversation history and no time wasted on channel switching. Many well-known brands, such as Allbirds, Bombas, Crate&Barrel, and Ulta Beauty, partner with Gladly to transform their customer service and build lifelong loyal customers. The company was founded by Kevin Jennison and Alexander Groth, with Alexander Groth serving as CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
siteROCK KK
siteROCK KK Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Equinix, Inc., siteROCK KK is a Japanese company that provides 24-hour monitoring and security services for computer systems. The company is based in Kawasaki, Japan. The company was founded by Robert Fanini. siteROCK KK was acquired by Bit-isle Equinix, Inc., a SUB of Equinix, Inc. from DigiCert Japan GK on December 27, 2010. | Technology Services |
SiteRock Corp.
SiteRock Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services SiteRock was a provider of growing field of remote 24/7 operations support services for companies whose web-enabled revenues are dependent upon a consistent and reliable Internet presence. SiteRock will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Avasta, they will no longer be marketing or selling solutions under the SiteRock name. It was located in Emeryville, CA. | Technology Services |
Foglight Software, Inc.
Foglight Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Foglight Software, formerly Resolute Software, is a provider of application performance management solutions for mission-critical enterprise application infrastructures and is best known for its flagship product RAPS(tm), the Real-Time Application Performance System. Founded in 1997. Acquired by Quest Software on November 11, 1999 | Technology Services |
Capital Technologies, Inc. | |
Buffer, Inc.
Buffer, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Buffer, Inc. provides social media content management services. It offers social sharing and scheduling tool. The company was founded by Tom Moor, Joel Gascoigne and Leonhard Widrich in October 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |