Peter Relan Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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7
- Portfolio
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2
- Exits
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6

Peter Relan General Information
Description
Mr. A. Peter Relan is the Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at YouWeb Incubator. Mr.Relan served as Chairman at OneFold. He is a Co-Founder and serves as a Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Got-It AI. He co-founded and served as Chairman at Spaceport.io. He served as Board Member at Chapter Apps. He also served as a Board Member at Discord. Before founding YouWeb, he was the founder and CEO of Business Signatures and CTO of Webvan in addition to a host of roles spanning a 30-year career. He became an angel investor, and started his own company, Business Signatures, in 2001, shortly after Sep 11. He worked with his co-founders who were ex-Oracle colleagues and Dr. Jennifer Widom at Stanford to build a query engine for processing clickstreams, and the company applied the technology to online fraud detection and was acquired by Entrust, a public company, in 2006. In 2007, he started his incubator YouWeb, with the mission of helping, young technical entrepreneurs start their companies, even if they did not have an idea. He is also a Board Member at Hammer & Chisel. He also serves as an Advisor at ThreatMetrix. He co-founded Openkit. He serves as Chairman at OneFold. He also serves as Executive Chairman at Got It AI. He holds an MS in Engineering Management from Stanford University and a BS in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Peter Relan Investments (7)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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CarbonBuilt | 07-Aug-2024 | Early Stage VC | Raw Materials (Non-Wood) | Generating Revenue | ||
Optivolt | 17-May-2022 | Alternative Energy Equipment | Generating Revenue | |||
Optivolt | 23-Aug-2019 | Alternative Energy Equipment | Generating Revenue | |||
Butterfleye | 23-Dec-2014 | Electronics (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
YouWeb Incubator | 03-Sep-2013 | Other Financial Services | Generating Revenue | |||
Pluto Media | 29-Jan-2013 | Seed Round | Educational Software | Out of Business | ||
Spaceport.io | 01-Jan-2008 | Seed Round | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue |
Peter Relan Exits (6)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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YouWeb Incubator | 01-Jan-2023 | Secondary Transaction - Private | |
Butterfleye | 14-Dec-2017 | ||
Pluto Media | 01-Jul-2015 | ||
Agawi | 01-Sep-2014 | ||
Spaceport.io | 24-Apr-2013 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Aurora Feint | 21-Apr-2011 | Merger/Acquisition |
Peter Relan Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Peter Relan Co-Investors (17)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Cisco Foundation | 1 |
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City Light Capital |
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Lakewest Venture Partners |
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Pritzker Group Venture Capital |
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Peter Relan FAQs
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Who is Peter Relan?
Peter Relan is an angel Investor who has made 7 investments.
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What kind of investor is Peter Relan?
Peter Relan is an angel investor.
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What does Peter Relan do?
As an angel investor, Peter Relan invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Peter Relan invested in?
Peter Relan has made numerous investments in companies like CarbonBuilt, Optivolt, and Butterfleye within the Raw Materials (Non-Wood), Alternative Energy Equipment, and Electronics (B2C) industries.
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What has Peter Relan invested in recently?
Peter Relan's latest investment was on 07-Aug-2024 in CarbonBuilt, a company within the Raw Materials (Non-Wood) industry.
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