Ephraim “Eph” Lindenbaum

Managing Director

Ephraim Lindenbaum is the Co-Founder and Managing Director. He is a proven Silicon Valley founder, having exited his second startup by age 30, and is now in his third decade investing broadly across Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Communications (mobility and IoT), Information Technology (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, enterprise, and verticals), Digital Health, Fintech, and Sustainability (AgTech, CleanTech, and FoodTech). During his tenure at the helm of Advance Ventures, he has consistently achieved meaningful exits with portfolio companies across its core investment sectors.

Mr. Lindenbaum currently serves on the boards of Acerro, Front Range Biosciences, Joule Case, Mira Science, MycoTechnology, NeuroDyne, PathogenDx, QI-Path, and Willow Industries. His previous board roles with successful exits include Agnitia Networks (acquired by Leading Edge), Alpha Foods (acquired by LIVEKINDLY), Bright Light Systems (acquired by Phoenix Lighting), Corvigo (acquired by NASDAQ: TMWD), eSports (acquired by Ositech), iLoop Mobile (acquired by LSE: IMO), Inertia Beverage Group (now WineDirect), Kite.io (acquired by Quixey), LandSonar (acquired by Triangle), MerchEngines (acquired by NASDAQ: DLX), Ooba Beverages (acquired by Healthy Brands), Parago (acquired by NASDAQ: HAWK), Smaato (acquired by Spearhead), and SnapMD (acquired by Kinderhook). As an outside board member and advisor, he has worked with more than 200 companies, resulting in proven board governance, accelerated growth, and transactions with top-tier Silicon Valley venture funds, private equity firms, and the public markets.

Prior to founding Advance Ventures, Mr. Lindenbaum was the co-founder of interactive media pioneer Broadcast Production Group and served as CEO until its acquisition in 1999 by Parago (NASDAQ: HAWK). Under his leadership, Broadcast Production Group was listed as a Top 15 fastest-growing private company in Silicon Valley and a Top 100 fastest-growing private company in the United States.

Mr. Lindenbaum has been nationally recognized in cover and feature stories by Forbes, Inc. Magazine, VentureBeat, Wired, CNN FutureWatch, Silicon Valley Business Journal, New Media News, and AV Video & Multimedia Producer Magazine.

In 1995, Ephraim Lindenbaum was selected as one of the “30 Most Influential Business Leaders Under 30” in Silicon Valley by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, alongside innovators such as Marc Andreessen (Netscape) and Jerry Yang (Yahoo). In 2005, he was again recognized as one of the “40 Most Influential Business Leaders Under 40” in Silicon Valley by the same publication. He was also among the youngest members of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO, now EO), the entrepreneurial arm of the Young Presidents’ Organization, the world’s foremost leadership organization.

Mr. Lindenbaum has a strong commitment to real-world business education and entrepreneurial development.
He is an active lecturer at Santa Clara University, University of California Berkeley, Stanford University, San Jose State University, and UCLA’s Digital Media Arts Program. In recent years, he has lectured at Stanford University on “Startup Board Governance,” at San Jose State University’s MBA program on “New Venture Finance,” and in undergraduate programs on “Entrepreneurial Finance.”

Mr. Lindenbaum is a frequent keynote speaker, panel participant, and lecturer at industry events, startup programs, and international entrepreneurial delegations.

He also dedicates a significant amount of time to the nonprofit community. Over the years, he has served as a technology advisor to the Tech Museum of Innovation, the Silicon Valley Charity Ball, the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits. He has served on the executive committee and board of directors of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley (JFSV), where he co-founded and was co-president of the Silicon Valley Young Adults Division. He is a founding board member and current president of the Jewish Study Network. Additionally, he is a co- founder and board member of the San Jose Community Eruv and has served on the executive board of Hillel of Silicon Valley and the board of the South Peninsula Hebrew Day School.

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