Aneel Ranadive
| Aneel Ranadive | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 9, 1984 San Francisco Bay Area |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Known for | CEO of Tag |
| Website |
www |
Aneel Ranadive is an American businessman, entrepreneur and managing partner at Soma Capital.[1][2] He is the son of Indian-American businessman and Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive.[3]
Background
Ranadive grew up in Atherton, California. He graduated from Columbia University with a Mathematics degree in 2006. His father, Vivek Ranadive, is the founder and CEO of TIBCO, a multibillion-dollar real-time computing company, and majority owner of the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association.[3] His sister, Anjali Ranadive, is a professional singer signed by Nick Cannon.[4]
Companies
BoredAt
During his senior year at Columbia, Ranadive and friend Jon Pappas launched BoredAtButler, an anonymous social network for Columbia students bored at the library to post their thoughts.[5][6] BoredAt raised $1M from Redpoint Ventures.[6]
Pinchit
In 2010 Ranadive founded Pinchit, a daily deal site for the best events and activities in San Francisco.[7] Pinchit raised angel funding from investors including Facebook Cofounder Eduardo Saverin and Tim Draper. Pinchit generated $2M in revenue in the first year with over 100,000 monthly users.[7]
Tag
In 2014, Ranadive became CEO and cofounder of Tag, a mobile app to meet up with friends.[8] Tag has been featured in publications including Techcrunch, The Next Web, Forbes, and Fast Company.[8][9][10]
Reception
Entrepreneur Magazine named Ranadive among "The 10 Most Eligible Bachelors of Silicon Valley".[2] CNBC named Ranadive among "the next generation of tech innovators".[11]
References
- ↑ Soma Capital Crunchbase. April 5, 2016
- 1 2 KLICH, TANYA BENEDICTO. "The 10 Most Eligible Bachelors of Silicon Valley". Entrepreneur.
- 1 2 Jessop, Alicia. "Why The Kings Are Staying In Sacramento: Meet Vivek Ranadivé". Forbes.
- ↑ Vladem, Evan. "A Conversation with Anjali Ranadive, the Sacramento Kings' Secret Star". Revolution World.
- ↑ EISENBERG, ALISSA. "'Bored' now beyond the library". The Daily Pennsylvanian.
- 1 2 Nicole, Kirsten. "BoredAt Work? Let the World Know, Anonymously.". Mashable.
- 1 2 Taub, Alexander. "New App, Tag, Let's You Privately Share Your Location With Friends". Forbes.
- 1 2 Ha, Anthony. "Marco Polo Is A Simple App For Sharing Your Location With Selected Friends". TechCrunch.
- ↑ ONG, JOSH. "Tag for iPhone lets you selectively share your location so your friends can find you". The Next Web.
- ↑ KOHRMAN, MILES. "5 FREE APPS TO HELP YOU KEEP YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS, FIND YOUR FRIENDS, AND MORE". Fast Company.
- ↑ "Finding the Next Tech Star". CNBC.