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This is a service for Fans that appreciate and want to pay Authors for their work. Fans install the tip button into their browser and then can more tangibly Like or +1 any url on the web.
The philosophy behind this is that some people have in them "a gene of generosity" - and Copper offers a delivery system for those fleeting moments when you're online and want to pay it forward.
We recently won the "Diamond in the Rough" award at the Launch.co conference in SF: http://cnet.co/zYpeG6
Founders
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Scott FryxellFounder Copper. Engineer, musician and dad - in the Mission. Building web apps for 11 years. Plain spoken.
Previous Investors
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Luis ArbuluPartner at Hattery. Former Google.org investments lead; BoozAllen consultant. Wharton MBA; Fulbright and Kauffman fellow
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Joshua ToPartner, Hattery
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Rob CookInvestor in Dirty White Couch.
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Kent JenkinsBusiness Advisor & Attorney
Advisors
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Jo Anne MillerManaging Partner, Golden Seeds -
Ben QuinonesCEO of Lakotatech (exited to STS Micro)
Referrer
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Michael KimManaging Partner at Cendana Capital; Investor and LP Advisory Committee member of IA Ventures, PivotNorth Capital, Freestyle Capital and SoftTechVC.
