At COO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based COO’ operating in the Crowdfunding space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Brett Crosby
Co-Founder & COO of PeerStreet
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About PeerStreet: PeerStreet is a crowdfunding platform that gives investors easy access to high-yielding loans that are collateralized with real estate.
James Han
Co-Founder, President, COO of SeedInvest
James co-founded SeedInvest after founding his own startup but encountering a number of difficulties when raising capital on more conventional paths. Prior to pursuing entrepreneurship, James was an investor at Francisco Partners, where he focused on equity investment opportunities in the technology sector. James also spent time in Morgan Stanley’s technology investment banking group, Riot Games and Cisco in various roles. James brings to SeedInvest his love for technology and propensity to play basketball and video games whenever given the chance. James received an MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton Undergraduate Program as well as a BAS in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
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About SeedInvest: SeedInvest is an equity crowdfunding platform that connects investors with startups.
Sohin Shah
COO and Co-Founder of iFunding
Sohin Shah is the co-founder of iFunding. He heads the daily operations at iFunding, and has led the development team in building the platform infrastructure for iFunding. Sohin is the point of contact for investors and operating partners at iFunding. Sohin holds a Series 82 license and is currently preparing to take the Series 63 license exam. He has previously worked at investment banks in NYC and is a graduate from New York University, with a Masters degree in Finance & Risk Engineering. Sohin is also the creator of Valuation App, an app that allows finance professionals to analyze businesses and start-ups, making use of valuation techniques that are on par with what is used in the real world. Sohin successfully raised capital to develop this app by crowdfunding it from 57 backers.
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About iFunding, Valuation App: iFunding is a commercial real estate investment platform giving accredited investors access to investment opportunities online.
Khushboo Jain
Founder & COO of Impact Guru
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About Impact Guru: We’re a Harvard incubated crowdfunding platform for nonprofits, social enterprises, startups and individuals.
Claudia Ecobici
Co-Founder & COO of truCrowd
Claudia Ecobici is the Co-Founder & COO at truCrowd.
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About Fundanna, Inc., truCrowd: truCrowd is a funding portal that enables non-accredited investors to invest in startups.
Tyler Gray
Chief Operating Officer of MicroVentures
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About MicroVentures: MicroVentures is an online equity crowdfunding platform enabling angel investors to connect with startups to raise capital.
Nader Sadek
COO of ICOToday
COO of ICOToday
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About ICOToday: ICOToday is the secure, reliable platform for launching and directly investing in ICOs.
Nader Sadek
COO of ICOToday
COO of ICOToday
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About ICOToday: ICOToday is the secure, reliable platform for launching and directly investing in ICOs.
Thomas Gibb
Co President and COO of Lime Brokerage
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About Financial Services Group, Lime Brokerage: Lime Brokerage is a financial technology firm offering stock market trading systems and services.
Jeff Chang
Co-Founder, COO & Managing Director, Head of Product Management of CBOE Vest
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About CBOE Vest: CBOE Vest builds Target Outcome Investments.
Barbara Anderson
COO & Co-founder of i2B Capital
Barbara is responsible for the origination and underwriting of new transactions, having started and run three specialty commercial finance companies for major banks, she has the creativity and skill set to negotiate, underwrite and manage complex financial transactions. With 20 years of commercial banking experience and eight years of private equity experience, Barbara is uniquely qualified to assist entrepreneurs in executing their business plans with capital structures tailored to meet their specific needs. Prior to starting i2B Capital with Larry, Barbara was Executive Managing Director at VION Receivable Investments, a large distressed receivable acquisition fund, owned by a New York-based private equity group. While at VION, Barbara developed new commercial asset acquisition programs for performing medical receivables, factoring companies, government and municipal receivables, and merchant cash advances. Barbara also assisted in the acquisition and structuring of distressed bank debt acquisitions and receivable portfolio bankruptcy bids. Her responsibilities included sourcing new leads, attending management presentations, assisting with underwriting and documentation as well as organizing and managing the due diligence and credit approval process. During her tenure at VION, she developed several new joint venture relationships to acquire and manage specialized receivable assets.
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About i2B Capital: A new solution for the modern financial entrepreneur
Aaron Godert
COO, VP Tech, & Co-Founder of GiveGab
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About GiveGab: GiveGab provides services for fundraising professionals to raise money online.
Lam Trinh
Co-Founder, COO/CFO of FwdForce
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About FwdForce: Competition-based Crowd-powered Platform – proven market needs proactively fulfilled by incentivized competition
Mike Wisor
COO of Get Involved Company
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About Get Involved Company: Get Involved Company transforms nonprofit fundraising.