The Surf List

Meet investors who you might find leaving the office early if there's a good swell...

Brian Langner

“Enjoys surfing, soccer, skiing, and sailing though not particularly skilled at any.”

Thomas is a partner in the startup / VC practice of Fenwick but also organizes an annual trip to the Surf Ranch for the community. If you're a surfer and can score an invite...it's a must

Vickram Pradhan

“Outside of the office, Mr. Pradhan enjoys surfing and skiing.”

Hillary Talbot

“Hillary is a sailor, surfer, and former competitive Alpine skier who brings her passion to win to être VC.”

Hans Swildens

Hard to not include a VC who has a board in his profile photo! Along with surfing, his family actively skis together.

Mike DeSantis

“Mike enjoys surfing, in particular those brief moments when he is actually riding a wave instead of being held under water.”

“…surfing, skateboarding and mountain biking with his four-legged friends”

Craig Cooper

“I’m a passionate surfer… I was a National surfing representative in New Zealand during my heyday in the 70’s.”

Robert Duggan

“Duggan is an avid surfer, who began surfing in Santa Cruz…later traveling to Hawaii, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Mexico.”

Peter Shoemaker

“Outside of work, he’s an avid surfer….”

Tram Lai

Devon Gobbo

“In his spare time Devon enjoys surfing, skiing, strategy board games, and traveling.”

Patrick Chase

“Outside of work, Patrick enjoys surfing, skiing, CrossFit, pickleball…”

Fabrice Grinda

“extreme heavy skiing, kite surfing, being an adrenaline junkie”

Bill Tai is a venture capitalist and a kite-surfing fanatic who combines the two whenever possible.

Will Coleman

“Will is…a founding member of the ReGen team, avid surfer and skier, and is based in San Francisco.”

Nico Enriquez

“In his free time, he is an avid…surfer. Much to his wife’s chagrin, his favorite musician is Bob Dylan.”

Minnie Ingersoll

If I could get a surf in, I prefer to get a surf in. My brother has a house in Marina del Rey, with a garage full of surfboards and wet suits. So, I go there, grab a wetsuit, grab a board and surf under the Venice Pier-

Mark Pincus

“Pincus spends his time away from work…cycling, surfing, playing soccer and doing yoga.”

“She also dabbles in hiking and is working on her surfing skills.”

Steve MacDonald

“Steven MacDonald is a…thrill-seeker, disrupter, angel…surfer, weightlifter, traveler, father, husband and now, angel investor…”

“In his free time, he enjoys surfing, skiing, tennis, and spending time with friends.”

Evan Wijaya

“Outside of Touring, Evan enjoys surfing around California (although he much prefers the warmer waters of his native Indonesia).”

Minnie Ingersol

Minnie is a great fun surfer. Loves spending time paddling out with good people when not running her fund and managing her very active kids!

“When he’s not…merging PRs on open source repos, Anj loves surfing along the California coast.”

Elliott Parker

“A California native and avid surfer, he seizes any chance to ride some waves, finding that he does his best thinking out on the water.”

“As crazy as it sounds, surfing has made me a better investor… I have stood in anticipation of the next wave… (I’m an old guy on a standup paddle board).”

“He is also a very active surfer you might recognize on the westside.”

Jessica Jackley

“Jessica is a trained yoga instructor and avid surfer who lives in Los Angeles.”

Mark Terbeek

Loves a good surf. Rumored to have hung up his gofl clubs in favor of the 'ol longboard.

Petra Griffith

Quality surfer who is a great hang past the break waiting for the next set.

Bill Malloy

“In his free time, Mr. Malloy enjoys surfing.”

Luke Pappas

Who'd we miss? Let us know!

If you'd like to nominate a VC or angel investor that loves to surf for this list, let us know. We'd love to include them!
Also, if we got something wrong, throw us an email at hi@admnt.com

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