Bio

Kevin is an entrepreneur and investor in New York. He is the Founder and CEO of AlleyCorp, an incubator and venture capital fund that is responsible for founding some of the most transformative companies in New York, including MongoDB, Business Insider, GILT, Zola, Nomad Health, and Cortina among others. Kevin is also Chairman of the Board at Meetup, where AlleyCorp is the majority investor. Earlier in his career, Kevin helped to grow DoubleClick first as President and then as CEO, ultimately leading the company to IPO in 1998 and acquisition by Google in 2007. A seasoned team of startup operators, AlleyCorp launches new companies every year at our New York headquarters. AlleyCorp originates the idea, hires the team, provides initial funding, launches and grows the company, and maintains an integral leadership role throughout the company’s lifecycle. AlleyCorp companies have collectively raised more than $2B in venture capital and employ thousands of people in New York City and beyond. On the investment side, AlleyCorp is one of the most active early stage funds in New York. AlleyCorp investments include Uàla, Meetup, Security Scorecard, Anvyl, Blueground, Atlas Obscura, Nara Organics, Great Jones, Mosaic Foods, RippleMatch, Pearl Health, Viam, Everphone, Diana Health, Encharge AI, OMNY, Savi, Kama, Smallhold, Altana Trade, Ten to One, Verb Energy, Interos, Transparent, Spaceflight Industries, and Positive Development. Kevin is on the Board of Tech:NYC, Vice Chairman of The Partnership for New York City, and Director Emeritus for Human Rights Watch. Kevin previously served on the boards of the Yale Corporation and INSEAD.