We highlight people with tech, legacy, elite industry experiences only if they have at least 9 months of experience.
Our Highlight Categories look at team backgrounds to flag relevant experience. These are derived from our subjective interpretation of signals (e.g. “Top University”).
Highlight | Description | Details |
Top University | Graduate of top ~30 undergraduate and graduate programs | Princeton |
Current Student | Founder, executive, or operator is a current student |
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Seasoned Founder | Current founder who was a prior founder at a company with 100+ people |
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Seasoned Executive | Prior executive position at a company with 100+ employees |
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Seasoned Operator | Prior director, manager, or head position at a company with 150+ people |
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HBCU Alum | Graduate of one of 99 HBCUs |
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Top Company Alum | Alumni of a highly pedigreed company | Airbnb |
Major Tech Company Experience | Alumni of any FAANG company or other modern-day tech giants | Facebook |
Major Research Institution Experience | Phd recipient from a major research institution |
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Deep Technical Background | Masters, PhD or technical background of tech fields including computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, chemical engineering, and more. |
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Seasoned Adviser | A role type of Adviser for at least 9 months at a company with 100 or more headcount |
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Free Agent | Someone who currently holds no role at any company. |
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Legacy Tech Company Experience | Alumni of a historically successful tech company (ex. Cisco, IBM) | Intel |
Prior VC Backed Founder | Current founder who was a prior founder experience at a company that raised under $5M. |
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Prior VC Backed Executive | Prior exec experience at a company that raised any amount of funding. |
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Prior Exit | Prior exec/founder experience at a company that was acquired |
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Elite Industry Experience | Prior position in an “elite” company (consulting, banking) | BlackRock |
$5M - $100M Club | Current founder with prior founder experience at a company that raised X+ million dollars. Highlight is in increments of 5 and rounds down (ex. $7M raised = $5M Club, $43M raised = $40M Club). Highlight kicks in at $5M (anything below is “Prior VC Backed Founder”) |
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Founder Turned Operator | VC-backed former founder with current role type of ‘operator’ |
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Stealth Founder | Founder working on something new |
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Jack Of All Trades | Discover talent that has spent significant time working in three or more distinct departments |
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