The Surf List

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

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

Hans Swildens

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

Devon Gobbo

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

Nico Enriquez

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

Craig Cooper

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

Hillary Talbot

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

Will Coleman

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

Jessica Jackley

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

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

Bill Malloy

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

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.”

Brian Langner

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

Mark Pincus

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

“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).”

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

Mark Terbeek

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

Robert Duggan

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

Tram Lai

Tram rips! We’ve seen her ride some gnarly closeouts in Venice and made them look fun. That takes skill!

Luke Pappas

Brett Brewer

Can always find time to unleash his standup surfing even if it requires venturing far from the coast...

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!

Peter Shoemaker

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

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

Mike DeSantis

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

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

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-

Pre-work and mid-day surf sessions are not uncommon for this surf obsessed angel investor

Fabrice Grinda

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

Steve MacDonald

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

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

Petra Griffith

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

Vickram Pradhan

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

Evan Wijaya

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

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

Patrick Chase

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

Who'd we miss? Let us know!

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