Tarang Shah's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

Managing Partner @ Bois Capital - Technology Investment Banker Bois Capital is a leading independent investment bank focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs, and financings for tech companies. The team has extensive international corporate finance experience and international, senior level connections in the technology sector, including cloud, software, IT services, digital media, wireless,...

Managing Partner @ Bois Capital - Technology Investment Banker Bois Capital is a leading independent investment bank focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs, and financings for tech companies. The team has extensive international corporate finance experience and international, senior level connections in the technology sector, including cloud, software, IT services, digital media, wireless, wireline, big data, analytics and healthcare. Some of recent transactions led by Tarang and Bois Capital are:1. Sale of eCommerce technology platform firm Edgecase in Austin to GroupBy in Canada2. Sale of Israeli social eCommerce firm Shopial to Magento, the world's number one eCommerce platform3. Sale of baramundi software AG, a specialist for unified endpoint management based in Germany, to WITTENSTEIN SE in Germany4. Sale of Crowdx, an Israeli company focused on mobile analytics, to Cellwize, an Israeli company focused on mobile Big Data5. Sale of Kanvas Labs, in New York City, a mobile video & messaging app to Verizon (NYSE:VZ)6. Sale of Syncromatics, a SaaS company in LA, on its sale to GMV, a billion dollar private company in Spain7. Advised comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR) on its divestiture of its mobile analytics division to Innovo8. Sale of Branderati in NYC focused on turnkey marketing platform for influencers, to Sprinklr9. Sale of Cloudbearing, a US firm focused on Microsoft Office 365 migrations, to Comparex AG, a private multi-billion dollar German company10. $30M Capital Raise for Science Inc. (Dollar Shave Club) from Hearst Interactive11. Sale of mobile ad network TapIt to Phunware for $23M12. Capital raise for CRISI Medical Systems from TiE Silicon Valley Angels and Tech Coast Angels13. Sale of Fintech player PayDivvy by HigherOne14. Sale of eCommerce player Celebros to Bridgeline Digital From March 2013 to August 2019 (6 years 6 months) Newport Beach, California & New York CityPresident @ Raj Capital Advisors Inc. Raj Capital Advisors Inc is a startup growth advisory firm focused on helping leading technology startups with advice on strategic growth initiatives including growth investing, strategic partnerships and exit. Key investments, initiatives and engagements include:1. Bois Capital LLC (Tech Investment Bank)2. Moore Venture Partners (VC Fund)3. Mavenlink, Inc. (Leading SaaS Startup) From August 2012 to July 2019 (7 years) Newport Beach, CAInvestment Advisor @ Moore Venture Partners NOTABLE EXITS:1. ecoATM sold to Coinstar for $350M (4x return in 18 months)2. Daylight Solutions sold to Leonardo DRS for $150M3. SAVARA Pharmaceuticals listed on NASDAQ on April 2017Moore Venture Partners (MVP) is a traditional venture capital fund investing in early, growth, and expansion-stage technology and life science companies. MVP differentiates itself through:•Strong relationships with top-tier VC funds in Silicon Valley, on the East Coast, and Internationally•A focus on the underserved San Diego and Southern California region•Access to top deals for syndication and partnering•A great track record of VC investing•A strong entrepreneurial background and operating experience•Extensive corporate investor relationships for partnering and strategic investing opportunities•An interest in companies with deep intellectual property From March 2010 to June 2019 (9 years 4 months) Greater San Diego AreaInvestor & Advisor @ Mavenlink April 11, 2019: Mavenlink Raises $48 Million to Accelerate Innovation & Growth. https://blog.mavenlink.com/press/mavenlink-raises-48-million-accelerate-innovation-growthMavenlink provides powerful SaaS software and services to help organizations conduct business online. We make it easier to get things done, keep clients happy, and grow profitably. Our software combines advanced project management, resource planning, collaboration, and financial tools. We empower businesses to better understand their productivity and take strategic action to improve profitability -- all in one place. From January 2013 to May 2019 (6 years 5 months) Orange County, California AreaAuthor @ Venture Capitalists At Work Amazon 5-Star Rated (Available in English and Chinese)Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes offers unparalleled insights into the funding and management of companies like YouTube, Zappos, Twitter, Starent, Facebook, and Groupon. The venture capitalists profiled-among the best in the business- also reveal how they identify promising markets, products, and entrepreneurs. 1. TechCrunch: Top VCs Reveal Anatomy of A Successful Entrepreneur: http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/14/vcs-at-work-the-anatomy-of-a-killer-startup/2. http://www.socialtechpop.com/2012/06/book-review-venture-capitalists-at-work/3. Venure Funding Secrets (Top Presentation with 110k+ views) http://www.slideshare.net/taranagshah/venture-funding-secrets4. Killer Startups: http://www.killerstartups.com/lists-and-guides/top-vcs-reveal-their-secrets-tarang-shah-explains-how-to-get-vc-funding-and-be-a-successful-entrepreneur/5. Amazon (Paperback): http://amzn.com/14302383726. Amazon (Kindle): http://amzn.com/B006C9EM1Q7. Chinese Version: http://www.ituring.com.cn/book/899 From November 2011 to March 2019 (7 years 5 months) Venture Capitalist @ SoftBank Capital • Responsible for sourcing, analyzing and supporting digital media, mobile and enterprise software deals. • Supported SoftBank investments in ThumbPlay (acquired by Clear Channel), AdInFuse (acquired by Velti), V-enable (now GroundTruth), Communicado (acquired by Tone Software), PureVideo (acquired by Wasserman Group), Foomojo (now Rivet Games), DanceJam and Insider Pages (acquired by Citysearch). • Supported M&A efforts for five portfolio companies and three transactions including two exits and one acquisition. • Assisted portfolio companies with executive recruiting, strategic partnerships, product strategies, customer and partner introductions and fundraising. • Served as board observer for AdInFuse, Communicado, Foomojo and DanceJam. • Responsible for developing mobile investment strategy and providing strategy support to mobile portfolio companies including ThumbPlay, AdInFuse, Mobile Posse, V-enable and Nellymoser. From July 2005 to December 2009 (4 years 6 months) United StatesProject Lead & Staff Product Manager @ Ericsson • Served as a lead Product Manager for Ericsson's $300M R&D 3G productline based on Qualcomm chipset and was responsible for business plan and system level requirements for 18+ product nodes. The system was deployed in major customers including China Unicom and Tata India.• Served as a Project Lead and Product Manager for $15M R&D CDMA450 productline. Brought the product from concept to market. • Analyzed market potential of new wireless technologies and products for senior management. From 1999 to 2005 (6 years) Greater San Diego AreaProgram Manager @ Qualcomm Promoted CDMA technology in Asia Pacific with more than 100 proposals and presentations. Received Division President's award for Marketing Excellence. Received Product Marketing award for outstanding achievement. From 1997 to 1999 (2 years) Greater San Diego AreaMarketing Associate @ NCR Corporation Designed a marketing program for CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) and Teradata products. From June 1996 to January 1997 (8 months) Senior Vice President, Startup Innovation (Office of CTO) @ Bank of America Merrill Lynch • Influenced some of the key transactions including Radian6 acquisition by Salesforce, Dasient acquisition by Twitter, and VivoTech acquisition by Sequent.• Strategic partnership development and risk/opportunity assessment of the promising tech startups in Mobile, Payment, eCommerce, Big Data, Analytics, Cloud and SaaS verticals. • Built mobile/online commerce and payment startup ecosystem, developed strategic relationships with key players in these verticals and provided strategic buy/invest/partner recommendations.• Built a startup risk assessment practice leveraging proprietary venture model SAM and conducted 80+ startup/private vendor risk diligences.• Provided strategic insights and connections to investment banking team leveraging my extensive Silicon Valley VC and startup network. From December 2009 to November 2012 (3 years) West CoastManaging Director @ Atlas Technology Group LLC We have completed 12 transactions in 2020, 17 in 2019 and 22 in 2018. Atlas Technology Group is a technology-focused investment bank with particular expertise in providing sell-side M&A and Capital Raise advisory services to global software companies up to $1 billion in transaction value. Our strengths in providing strategic and tactical expertise, critical industry knowledge, relationships with strategic buyers, and our partners’ depth of deal experience and business judgment make Atlas the “advisor of choice” in technology M&A. www.atlastechgroup.com San Francisco Bay Area