The Surf List

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

Nico Enriquez

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

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

“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.

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

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

Fabrice Grinda

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

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!

Mark Terbeek

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

Hillary Talbot

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

Vickram Pradhan

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

Brett Brewer

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

Craig Cooper

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

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

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

“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).”

Patrick Chase

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

Mark Pincus

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

Evan Wijaya

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

Bill Malloy

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

Mike DeSantis

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

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

Jessica Jackley

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

Will Coleman

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

Hans Swildens

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

Tram Lai

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

Luke Pappas

Steve MacDonald

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

“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-

Devon Gobbo

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

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….”

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.”

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