4.Joel Gascoigne
Vital Stats
- Types of Start-ups funded: Freemium, Social Media, Consumer Internet, SaaS
- Bio: Founder of Buffer and angel investor to 9 businesses and counting.
- Background info: Buffer is a leader in the social media space. It is an intuitive, streamlined social media management tool trusted by brands, businesses, agencies and individuals to help drive meaningful engagement and results on social media.
Examples of start-ups they’ve funded:
- Unsplash: is a creative community that is fuelled by photographers offering world-class photos freely for anyone to use.
- CloudApp: is an instant video and image sharing platform for professionals.
- Akkroo: is a universal lead capture solution that allows businesses to bridge the gap between the physical world of events and the digital world of modern marketing and sales.