Stanford University

The Catholic University of America

Managing Director at SeedFolio.vc

San Diego, California, United States

SeedFolio is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Diego. We relentlessly source, in Southern California and nationwide, innovative, early-stage companies with high potential of game-changing, profitable impact in health and longevity (therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, digital health) and other important human problems.

SeedFolio.vc

Managing Director

Building Stanford's startup community in San Diego. Membership is open to Stanford Alum who are accredited investors. If that describes you, please go to our site and join us.

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Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs of Southern California

San Diego Leadership

Angel groups are a source for deal flow and a network of experts to help evaluate technologies..
-  Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs
-  Tech Coast Angels (TCA)

Angel Groups

Member/Angel

- EcoR1 Capital (a Founding Investor)
-  Bios Partners
-  Fountain Partners

Partnerships

Limited Partner

Part-time since 2011. Full time since 2017.
Made direct seed investments into over 45 companies using personal funds.
Successes include Lubris and portfolio return would rank in Cambridge Associates' top quartile.

Private (SeedFolio Fund 1)

Seed Investor

CONNECT is a non-profit startup accelerator in San Diego where I have mentored several companies.

Connect w/ San Diego Venture Group

Mentor

Financed the installation of solar water-heating systems for 100+ unit condos and apartments. Took tax credits that they couldn't monetize and sold them the energy under PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements).

Apartment Solar Finance

Chief Economic Orchestrator

Successfully integrated StarMine (see below) into Thomson Reuters post-acquisition.

Thomson Reuters

Global Head of Research, Investment & Advisory

Founder and CEO of StarMine, a provider of analytics via data feeds and web software to professional stock pickers and to broker-research firms. StarMine is famous for "objectively measuring the performance of Wall Street analysts" and developing profitable stock-ranking analytics. We grew quickly and earned a spot on the Inc 500 List of Fastest Growing U.S. Companies 3 years in a row. We grew sales to $33m per year of recurring revenue and sold to Thomson Reuters for $100m.

I raised 2 angel rounds and 3 venture rounds totalling $15m. I built an awesome team 115 strong, interviewing every candidate hired and 100s more who weren't.  I was deeply involved with development of products and analytics and was inventor or co-inventor on 7 U.S. patents granted.  I developed broad experience in fund raising, business and product development, product prioritization, pre-sales, sales, and account management. Employees have thanked me for my clear vision and clear communication which allowed them to excel. They also appreciated the non-political culture I fostered which emphasised constructive debate and rational decision making.

Joe Gatto