Number of Portfolio Companies 3
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
  • Primary Job Title CEO and Co-Founder
  • Primary Organization 
    Bevy
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel

Derek Andersen is the founder of Startup Grind, a 50+ cities community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. In 2013 Startup Grind will host 20,000 entrepreneurs at 300 events in 20 countries.

After founding Vaporware Labs in 2009, he incubated many products (most of which failed spectacularly) including Startup Grind and

professional social network Commonred. In 2012 Commonred was sold to Income.com.

He is also Ex-Electronic Arts where he worked on games like Burnout, Mirror's Edge, The Sims, and Need For Speed. Having spent 8-years living outside the United States, he currently lives in Palo Alto California with his wife and two children.

Number of Investments 3
Derek Andersen has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Zight (formerly CloudApp) on Jan 25, 2022, when Zight (formerly CloudApp) raised
$9.3M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 25, 2022
Zight (formerly CloudApp)
Series A - Zight (formerly CloudApp)
$9.3M
Nov 10, 2021
Cheeze, Inc
Pre Seed Round - Cheeze, Inc
$1.8M
Oct 8, 2020
Pesto Tech
Seed Round - Pesto Tech
$4M
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 3
Derek Andersen has 2 current jobs as CEO and Co-Founder at Bevy and Founder at Startup Grind. Additionally, Derek Andersen has had 3 past jobs including Founder at Vaporware Labs.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Vaporware Labs
Founder20092012
Commonred
Founder20112012
Electronic Arts
Product Manager20052009
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Derek Andersen holds 4 board and advisor roles including Advisor at Cheeze, Inc, Advisor at 8spaces, and Advisor at Hackers/Founders.
Number of News Articles 60
Funding RoundJan 25, 2022
Funding RoundNov 10, 2021
Cheeze, Inc raised $1,800,000 / Pre Seed from Derek Andersen and 6 other investors
NewsJul 22, 2021
NewsFeb 4, 2021
Los Angeles Business Journal — Snap Expects Disappointing Start to 2021
Funding RoundOct 8, 2020
Pesto Tech raised $4,000,000 / Seed from Anand Chandrasekaran and 9 other investors