Yaron Samid

Current

Chairman at TechAviv Angels
Board Member at Aprigo
Board Member at Pond5

Founder at TechAviv
Founder at NYVideo.org
Founder & CEO at Novadea

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Past

Founder & CMO at Pando Networks
Founder & President at DeskSite
VP, Marketing at Zend Technologies

Director, Product Management at BackWeb Technologies
Director, Marketing at Register.com

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Education

University of Maryland College Park
Technion-Machon Technologi Le' Israel

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Industry

Internet

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Yaron Samid’s Summary

Yaron Samid is founder and CEO of Novadea, a privately funded consumer web startup incubator. He previously co-founded Pando, the leading P2P content delivery company and DeskSite, the net's first PCTV network. He also led product management and marketing teams at Zend, BackWeb and Register.com

Yaron is the founder and organizer TechAviv (http://techaviv.com) and NY Video (http://nyvideo.org), two of the world's largest grassroots startup organizations, with over 5,000 members meeting monthly in New York, Silicon Valley, Boston and Israel.

Yaron chairs the TechAviv Angel Club and serves on the board of directors at Aprigo and Pond5.

Yaron Samid’s Specialties:

Consumer Internet software and service startup management, strategy, marketing, product management and user experience design.

Yaron Samid’s Experience

Chairman

TechAviv Angels

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

October 2009 — Present (2 months)

The TechAviv Angels are successful Israeli Internet, Web & Mobile entrepreneurs that seek to identify and support our next generation of big winners. We fund and mentor Israel's best and brightest young founders.
Board Member

Aprigo

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Aprigo is an innovative visual SaaS startup helping IT Pros in Mid-size companies better manage massive data and file growth on-site and in the cloud.
Board Member

Pond5

(Internet industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Pond5.com, the world’s first open marketplace for royalty-free stock video footage, is the best way for video professionals to buy or sell stock footage.
Founder

TechAviv

(Internet industry)

August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

TechAviv is the largest global organization of Israeli hi-tech startup founders and investors, with over 1,500 members worldwide by invitation only. We meet monthly in Israel, New York, Silicon Valley and Boston to showcase, discuss and help fellow Israeli startups succeed. Each month, in each of our four locations, founders demo their products followed by bi-directional Q&A with local peers. Casual networking happens before and after the demos. Our mission is to bring the Israeli hi-tech community closer together, creating a global support system for founders by harnessing our extensive collective experience and contacts.
Founder

NYVideo.org

(Internet industry)

June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

NY Video is the world’s largest grassroots organization of web video entrepreneurs with over 3,200 members. We’re a peer group of startups, content producers, media companies and advertisers that meet monthly to showcase and discuss new products and emerging trends in web video. Each month selected members get 5 minutes to demo their products, followed by Q&A with the group. Casual networking happens before and after the product demos.
Founder & CEO

Novadea

(Internet industry)

October 2001 — Present (8 years 2 months)

Novadea is a new media startup incubator and the facilitator of two of the world's largest grassroots startup organizations; TechAviv (www.techaviv.com) and NY Video (www.nyvideo.org).
Founder & CMO

Pando Networks

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

March 2004 — March 2008 (4 years 1 month)

Pando Networks is the world's leading commercial P2P content delivery company with over 30 million users and Fortune 500 customers.
Founder & President

DeskSite

(Privately Held; Online Media industry)

January 2003 — March 2004 (1 year 3 months)

DeskSite provides branded content delivery and monetization services for major artists and record labels including Vivendi Universal, Interscope and Bertelsmann.

Sample Artist Channels:
www.50centdesksite.com
www.eminemdesksite.com
VP, Marketing

Zend Technologies

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

December 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 1 month)

www.zend.com
Director, Product Management

BackWeb Technologies

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; BWEB; Computer Software industry)

January 1997 — December 2001 (5 years )

www.backweb.com
Director, Marketing

Register.com

(Public Company; RCOM; Internet industry)

January 1996 — January 1997 (1 year 1 month)

www.register.com

Yaron Samid’s Education

University of Maryland College Park

B.Sc , Marketing , 1991 — 1995

Activities and Societies:

Co-Captain of Men's National Champion Volleyball Team. All American and East Coast MVP.
Technion-Machon Technologi Le' Israel

International Marketing & Project Management

Additional Information

Yaron Samid’s Websites:

Yaron Samid’s Interests:

Being surrounded by passionate, creative people that dare to make a difference and give back to their community.

Yaron Samid’s Groups:

TechAviv, NY Video, Tevel.org

P2P Insiders
the.co.ils - The Israeli Internet Networking Forum
Carmel Entrepreneurs Club
The Friends of Israel
Venture Capital Cafe (+5000 Members)
Technion Alumni
TechAviv
NY Video
Israeli Business Forum of New York
Israel Entrepreneur Network (3000+)
New York Venture Community
Tevel - For those passionate about Israeli Technology Ventures
Israel High Tech (10,000+ members)
Gotham Brown Bag
BackWeb Alumni
Alumni of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Living in North America
TechAviv Founders Club - New York
TechAviv CA
TechAviv MA
TechAviv Founders Club - Israel