Kevin Rose - Co-Founder and CEO @ PROOF - Crunchbase Person Profile

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Primary Job Title Co-Founder and CEO
Primary Organization
PROOF

Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Regions West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

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Kevin Rose is the Co-Founder and CEO of PROOF. He previously worked at HODINKEE as a Board Of Directors. Kevin Rose attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Personal Investments

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Kevin Rose

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investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - ClayStack

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ClayStack

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	ClayStack	—	Seed Round - ClayStack	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Universe XYZ	—	Seed Round - Universe XYZ	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Magic Spoon	—	Seed Round - Magic Spoon	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Solana	—	Seed Round - Solana	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Algolia	No	Series A - Algolia	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Shyp	No	Series B - Shyp	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Unbabel	—	Seed Round - Unbabel	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Wealthfront	No	Series C - Wealthfront	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Imgix	—	Series A - Imgix	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	FOBO	—	Seed Round - FOBO	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Endel	True Ventures	Yes	Series B - Endel	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Quantum Art	True Ventures	Yes	Series A - Quantum Art	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Zolt	True Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Zolt	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Framework	True Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Framework	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Endel	True Ventures	Yes	Series A - Endel	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Jour	True Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Jour	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Cord Project	Google Ventures	—	Seed Round - Cord Project	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	about.me	Google Ventures	No	Series A - about.me	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Clever	Google Ventures	No	Seed Round - Clever	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	ngmoco	Google Ventures	Yes	Venture Round - ngmoco	obfuscated obfuscation

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Zynga

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Zynga

Yobongo

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X (formerly Twitter)

Zynga Zynga is a mobile game developer that creates and operates social games as live services played on the Internet.
Yobongo Yobongo is a mobile communication startup enabling users to chat based on location, real-time and identity.
X (formerly Twitter) X is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read microblogs.
Wealthfront Wealthfront integrates investing and saving products to help young professionals build long-term wealth in any market condition.
Unbabel Unbabel is an IT company that helps businesses deliver multilingual customers thrive across cultures and geographies through AI.
SimpleGeo SimpleGeo offers an API that allows developers to build location-aware applications for mobile devices.
Path Path is a mobile photo-sharing and messaging service for building personal social networks with up to 150 contacts.
OMGPOP OMGPOP is a leading developer of social games for facebook, iphone and the open web.
Gowalla (acquired by facebook) Gowalla is a social guide for its users to share and discover photos, experiences and recommendations of places and cities.
Formspring Formspring is a startup that helps people find out more about each other by sharing interesting & personal responses.

Jobs

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Kevin Rose

has

current jobs including

Co-Founder and CEO

PROOF

Partner

True Ventures

, and

Founder

Oak

. Additionally,

Kevin Rose

has had

past jobs including

Founder and CEO

North Technologies

PROOF Co-Founder and CEO2021
True Ventures PartnerApr 2017
Oak FounderMar 2017
Zero FounderDec 2016
Watchville Founder

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
North Technologies	Founder and CEO	Aug 15, 2014	Jun 11, 2015
Google Ventures	General Partner	May 15, 2012	Jan 14, 2014
Digg	Founder & CEO	Dec 2004	Jun 2012
Revision3	Co-Founder	Sep 2004	May 2012
Milk	Co-founder, CEO	Apr 2011	Mar 2012
Tiiny	Founder	2013	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Kevin Rose

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Of Directors

HODINKEE

Advisor

Google Ventures

, and

Advisor

about.me

HODINKEE Board Of DirectorsJun 1, 2015
Google Ventures AdvisorJan 1, 2015
about.me Advisor
Jour Board Of Directors
Endel Board Member

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