Ephraim Luft - AngelList

I invest in 5-10 startups @ $10,000-$25,000 a year

How I like to add value

I like to help teams with market development, business development, and business model development. I also try to stay well-networked and like to connect my companies with people who can help them. Where applicable, I like to help with hiring, too.

Skills

Business Development, Community Building, Entrepreneurship, Facebook Platform, Managing Startups, Negotiation, Product Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Start-Up CEO, Startup Founder

What I'm looking for

<10 people. passionate founders. large market. interested in solving a problem that makes the world a better place. aware of what they know and what they need to figure out.

Markets

Analytics, Consumer Internet, Deals, E-Commerce, Families, Games, Health and Wellness, Mobile, Parenting, Private Social Networking, Social Commerce, Social Games, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Network Media, Video

Locations

Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, North America, San Francisco, Silicon Valley

What I've done

I founded, managed and sold Circle of Moms, one of the leading social properties for mothers. Prior to the acquisition, Circle of Moms grew to 6 million registered users, 3 million monthly unique users, and 9 million Child Pages created by moms. I built out a team of 17 that included product, development, marketing and sales. We raised $2M in capital from leading investors, including Floodgate, Softtech VC, Mark Goines, Naval Ravikant and Keith Rabois.

Founder

Circle of Moms

Advisor

Parkzing

Worked At

Sugar

Comcast

Microsoft

Massive

Credentials