Bernard is Co-founder & General Partner of SparkLabs Global Ventures, a global seed-stage fund. He is also Co-founder & General Partner at SparkLabs, a startup accelerator in Korea. Bernard was previously Co-founder & CEO of Vidquik, a web conferencing & sales solutions platform, and continues to serve as an advisor and board director.
Previously, he was Managing Director of the Lunsford Group, which is a private investment firm consisting of entities in technology, health care, and real estate. He was Co-founder and VP of Business Development at GoingOn Networks, a social media platform for companies. He led their product development where BusinessWeek recognized GoingOn in their "Best of the Web" list for 2007. He is a mentor for Mucker Lab, a startup accelerator based in LA. Bernard is also a guest writer to various technology journals, such as VentureBeat, Mashable, TechCrunch and ReadWriteWeb.
Prior to this, Bernard was a Director at iRG, a leading boutique investment bank in Asia, where he focused on TMT companies. Prior to iRG, Bernard was VP of Business Development & Marketing at HeyAnita Korea, a leading voice portal and solutions provider, which was joint venture between Softbank and HeyAnita, Inc. Bernard was responsible for establishing strategic partnerships and helping to build the company from its conceptual stage to a 54-person operation. Additionally, he assisted in the closing of the company's two rounds of financing totaling $14.5 million. Prior to HeyAnita, Bernard was Co-Founder and VP of Strategic Development for View Plus, a video-on-demand company where he helped build the company from its concept stage.
Bernard completed a post-graduate fellowship with the Coro Foundation. He received his MPA in Telecom and New Media Policy from Columbia University and a BA in English and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Co-founder & Partner @ SparkLabs Global Ventures is a new seed-stage investment fund. We believe business is now truly global, but most investors are not. Exceptional entrepreneurs that are building strong, category defining companies can be found anywhere. SparkLabs Global is a team of highly experienced entrepreneurs and operators based in London, Tel Aviv, Seoul, Singapore and Palo Alto, CA that will focus on helping our entrepreneurs to develop, grow, network, and scale into other markets throughout the world. Visit www.sparklabsglobal.com and our Angel List profile angel.co/sparklabs-global-ventures From October 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months) Co-founder & General Partner @ SparkLabs (www.sparklabs.co.kr) is a startup accelerator founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs in South Korea. The focus is on startup companies from the Internet, online gaming, mobile, digital media, and healthcare sectors. The mentorship-driven program is three months in length and provides funding, office space, seminars and access to a top-tier network of mentors. Our advisors are Mark Cuban, Vint Cerf, Ray Ozzie, Michael Crow, and Tom Peters. From May 2012 to Present (3 years 8 months) Other Board & Advisory Roles @ • Mentor at Mucker Labs, a startup accelerator based in LA.
• Advisor to Innotive, an interactive multimedia software company based in Seoul, Korea. (05/04-present)
• Advisor to Privy.net, a social network/travel resource for Asian & Asian American influencers. (11/08-present)
• Advisor to Camelot, a social gaming company (10/09-10/12/11)
• Advisor & Board of Directors member at Fidgt, a Web 2.0 and social networking address book based in Los Angeles. (Advisor, 09/05-present. Director, 03/08-07/09)
• Advisor to GoingOn Networks, a B2B social media platform. (11/07-3/10) From May 2004 to Present (11 years 8 months) Co-founder, Board of Directors @ Vidquik is a new web communications platform that provides easy-to-use tools with which companies can enhance their sales and customer service interactions. Our core product is an embeddable web conferencing platform with a powerful intelligent routing technology to increase sales and customer service productivity. Also allows clients to tag their seats based on product, geography, and other factors.
Wearing various hats and leading product development with some great engineers. Successful alpha launch at DEMO where they selected approximately 5% of over 1,000 companies that applied. Garnered great reviews, such as "DemoFall 2011: Top 5 New Techs I'd Use" and "The 15 Most Intriguing Pitches from DEMO Fall 2011".
Served as CEO until September 2013. Continue to serve as an advisor and board director. From May 2011 to April 2015 (4 years) Sensor for the EDF Pulse Programme @ EDF is the world's biggest electricity producer and has 160,000 employees and almost 40
million customers in some thirty countries. Pulse Programme:
"Because we know that electricity is most valuable when it is used by innovative communities all over the world, EDF has launched EDF pulse, an ambitious programme that encourages electricity projects that drives our society forward."
8 "sensors" from across the globe will identify innovative technologies and startups in home, mobility and health. 9 finalists will be chosen and then 3 projects will be selected by the general public in March 2014 to win prize money and become part of a major advertising campaign. From September 2013 to May 2014 (9 months) Co-founder & CEO @ An online private sale startup targeting Asian markets.
- Raised $700,000 in commitments.
- Negotiated and completed acquisition of a competitor who raised $1.3 million in an all equity transaction.
- Secured relationships with top luxury brands. From September 2010 to December 2011 (1 year 4 months) Managing Director @ The Lunsford Group is a private investment firm consisting of entities in technology, media, health care, and real estate. The operation – augmented with consulting – has served such distinguished clients as Apple Computer, Herman Miller, Sears, Roebuck and Co., BuyDirect.com, TRW, Eastern College, Joy Manufacturing, World Vision, Malaysian Industrial Development Agency (MIDA) and the Brunei Investment Agency.
• Advises the management teams of our various investment holdings on strategy, business development and finance. When necessary will serve as an interim executive or project lead
• Appointed interim CEO of Hibox Technology, a virtual receptionist technology company.
• Appointed interim VP of Business Development at InsideWork, a media company focused on the crossroad of faith and business.
• Development team member of a 600-acre business park. Mixed-use project that will consist of 8.2 million square feet of office, industrial, and hospitality product at an all-in cost of $2 billion. From March 2008 to September 2010 (2 years 7 months) Co-Founder & Co-Organizer @ Open Web Asia '08 (http://www.openwebasia.com) was the first truly pan-Asian web event. It was initiated by Chang Kim (Google) and involved many people from the Open Web Asia Workgroup (http://www.openweb.asia), which is a network of premium blogs focused on the Asian web industry. The idea for the conference was spurred by a desire to create a high quality, informative and practical conference focused on the Internet and mobile industry in Asia. All co-organizers operate this conference on a volunteer basis. From April 2008 to October 2008 (7 months) Co-founder, VP of Business Development, & Board of Directors @ GoingOn is an on-demand, social media platform for companies and organization. Provides robust publishing tools, social networking, and various community management features to empower companies to build online communities. Built the company from a concept to execution. Wrote the business plan, created the business model, and led all transaction processes of from company formation to venture capital financing. Managed all human resource, financial and legal operational duties.
• Secured 12 strategic partnerships for product development and marketing with various technology companies in advertising, search, analytics, and infrastructure.
• Assisted in sales and account management, such as the closing of Forbes.com.
• Led product development through where BusinessWeek recognized the GoingOn platform in their "Best of the Web: Social Networking Tools" list for 2007.
• Assisted in fundraising and secured $950,000 million in seed capital from Armada Investment Group. From December 2004 to October 2007 (2 years 11 months) Consultant @ Innotive, Interim Director of Strategic Planning
August 2003 - April 2004
Rich media, interactive software company with clients such as BMW, Nike, CBS News, and NASA. Retained to lead entry into U.S. market, assist in overall sales, and to help develop company strategy. Identified flaws in their business model and initiated wholesale changes from a customized software product to an off-the-shelf product. Currently serves on Innotive’s advisory board.
April 2003 - February 2004
Signed as a capital raising agent for a bulge-bracket firm’s Asia investment banking group. For various deals, such as a $100 million capital raise for a new digital animation studio.
December 2003 - March 2004
Signed as a capital raising agent for a $200 million movie fund based in Asia & Australia. Unique movie fund with a production pipeline, a partnership with a leading talent agency, and strong team (e.g. producers from The Lord of the Rings series) From April 2003 to April 2004 (1 year 1 month) Founder & Partner @ Failed first-time fund effort trying to raise capital in depressed economic conditions and concerns over the environment in North Asia, such as the North Korean crisis. Developed the investment thesis, secured and identified sources of dealflow in China and Korea, and organized the team and advisors for an early-stage venture capital fund in Asia. From April 2002 to April 2003 (1 year 1 month) Director @ Developed business and client relationships for a leading boutique investment bank focused on telecommunications, media, and technology (TMT) companies. Founded by #1 banking team in ex-Japan Corporate Asia, and #2 in Corporate Asia, in 2000 by Institutional Investor.
• Secured mandates and was responsible for the majority of business development and sourcing in Korea
• Built expertise and network in TMT industries such as data centers, online gaming, wireless, and broadband From March 2001 to April 2002 (1 year 2 months) Hong KongCo-founder & VP of Business Development & Marketing @ Built a company from ground up to 54 employees. Launched a new voice technology platform and information service. Led marketing & advertising, and business development teams. Developed business plan and financial modeling for goal setting, and created corporate partnerships, such as MasterCard Korea and Korea Telecom.
• Established the joint venture operations of HeyAnita Inc. and Softbank, a leading venture capital firm. Core team from ViewPlus, Inc. was recruited for this effort.
• Closed two financing rounds totaling $14.5 million, including $7.5 million during an economic downturn, which led to its profitability and $14 million in revenue. From February 2000 to February 2001 (1 year 1 month) Co-founder & VP of Corporate Development @ Built company from concept to execution. Wrote business plan and helped develop business model for a multi-cast video-on-demand service targeting cable and satellite TV industries. Managed establishment of company, patent application process and other legal and financial duties. ViewPlus was admitted into Garage.com's "Heaven" (investor and entrepreneur matching service), where less than 2% of companies were accepted.
• Secured partnerships with Oracle, Scientific-Atlanta, Liberate, and others to support prototype development and service deployment
• Closed $600,000 of angel funding and secured financing of $33 million From June 1998 to January 2000 (1 year 8 months) Summer Associate @ Summer position during graduate school. Assisted in the strategic planning and rollout of 10 new suburban “virtual communities” within Digital City Chicago , a joint venture of the Tribune Co. and AOL. Also worked on the marketing and development of the Tribune’s online self-publishing tool. From May 1997 to August 1997 (4 months) Fellow @ One of 48 selected nationwide for a post-graduate leadership program and placed in its St. Louis site. Training emphasized organizational analysis, critical thinking, project management, and group theory. Notable alumni such as Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congressman Jerry Lewis, Congressman Vic Fazio, Congressman Anna Eschoo, and Governor Tim Kaine (Virginia).
• In-depth inquiry of various leadership and management styles by interaction with leaders across society. Such as President Clinton, Vice President Gore, Secretary Albright, Governor Mel Carnahan, John McDonnell (McDonnell Douglas), and Ben Edwards (A.G. Edwards).
• Completed assignments and projects in business, government, labor, media, and non-profit sectors. Created the strategic plan for the St. Louis Community Information Network (CIN), a web-based information system for the City of St. Louis. Consulted Interactive Systems Incorporated on the viability of their interactive television project. From August 1995 to May 1996 (10 months) Legislative Liaison @ Analyzed legislation relevant to the department: disability, education, and healthcare issues. Presented the governor’s policies to related interest groups and state legislators for public policy formation. From December 1993 to June 1995 (1 year 7 months) Cook & Food Taster @ Best summer job in my youth. Developed the artful skill of making sandwiches at one of the best fast food chains in the world. Worked there and afterwards I eat the food with full confidence. I loved horsey sauce on potato cakes and giant roast beef sandwiches with Arby's sauce. From June 1988 to July 1988 (2 months)
MPA, Telecom & New Media Policy @ Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs From 1996 to 1998 BA, English & Psychology @ University of Wisconsin-Madison From 1989 to 1993 Bernard Moon is skilled in: Strategic Planning, Fundraising, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, SaaS, Web 2.0, Social Networking, Business Development, Strategy, Start-ups, Social Media, Consulting, CRM, Product Development
Websites:
http://www.vidquik.com,
http://bernardmoon.blogspot.com,
http://about.me/bernardmoon