Investor

Reid Hoffman

Founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn

Reid Hoffman is an entrepreneur, product strategist, investor, and the Co-Founder of LinkedIn.

After studying at Stanford and Oxford Universities, Reid worked for numerous high profile companies including Apple, Fujitsu and PayPal, where he served as Executive Vice President. In 2003, he founded LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, and continues to lead the company as Executive Chairman.

Reid is an established investor in both seed stage and growth companies. He is a partner at Greylock, who work with entrepreneurs to build market-transforming companies. Their portfolio includes Facebook, AirBnB, Dropbox and Entrepreneur First.

Reid currently serves on Entrepreneur First’s board. He has provided invaluable strategic guidance to our business, and has offered advice and thought-leadership to our founders at multiple EF events.

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Reid in conversation with EF

Investors

Lakestar

Early and growth-stage VC focussing on internet and technology companies

Founders Fund

Venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies

Demis Hassabis

Founder and CEO, Deepmind
Investor in Entrepreneur First

Rob Bishop

Venture Partner, Entrepreneur First
Investor & co-founder of Magic Pony, built through EF & exited to Twitter for US$150M

Bryan Baum

Co-founder, Panoramic
Investor in Entrepreneur First