Los Angeles, California, US
Advertising & Marketing, Information Technology, Internet (Consumer), Internet (Software & Services), Social Enterprise
Rafe Furst is a member of 1 Company,
is following 60 Companies and has 277 Connections.
Biography
Rafe is an entrepreneur, investor and advisor who connects ideas, people and resources to make good things happen faster. Beginning in Silicon Valley in the mid 1990s, Rafe founded or was a first round angel investor in over 30 startups, which collectively have generated over $1 Billion in revenue and $450 Million in liquidity to their stakeholders. Rafe's been featured in the New York Times Magazine, WIRED.com and Shake The World, for his ideas on unlocking shared value. He's won awards for cancer awareness and video production; hold's a championship bracelet from the World Series of Poker; and a B.S. & M.S. from Stanford University. What people want to talk to him most about though is the year he spent in an RV with his best friend, drinking beer and attending sporting events.
Work Experience
SVP Business Development
Crowdfunder
February 2012 - Present
I accelerate possibilities at Crowdfunder through business development, partnerships, corporate culture and strategy.
Curator
Accelerating Possibilities
February 2008 - January 2012
“Connecting ideas, people and resources to make good things happen faster”. Angel investing, mentorship, advising and fundraising.
Board Member
Conrad Foundation
December 2010 - December 2011
Unreasonable Council Member
The Unreasonable Institute
December 2010 - December 2011
Red Pro
Full Tilt Poker
December 2005 - December 2011
Represented the site online, in public appearances, tournaments and in the media.
Board Member
Prevent Cancer Foundation
December 2004 - December 2011
Investor & Board Member
Tiltware
December 2003 - December 2011
Raised angel funds; brought in key hires; established marketing and promotions programs.
CTO & Co-Founder
Expert Insight
December 2005 - December 2007
Award winning instructional video company which pioneered a technique combining feature length drama, documentary and comedy to put you “inside the mind of the expert”. I helped Produce, Executive Produce and write screenplay on several of our DVDs.
One of the Two Guys
Ultimate Sports Adventure
January 2003 - January 2004
“Two guys in a monster RV, on the greatest roadtrip in sports history”; appeared in over 100 local, national and international interviews and media appearances in print, radio and television.
Poker Professional
Self-Employed
December 2001 - December 2002
CTO
Internet Sports Network
December 1999 - December 2000
Facilitated the merger of 5 startups; built strategic relationships with large clients including Yahoo!, Daimler-Chrysler and Rede Globo; helped expand operations to 75 employees with five offices in the U.S. and Canada.
Co-Founder
Pick'em Sports
December 1997 - December 1998
Early web company, bootstrapped by myself and two friends; sold to Internet Sports Network.
Computer Scientist
Kestrel Institute
December 1992 - December 1996
Artificial Intelligence research and commercialization.
