Corey Reese
Angel investor
Palo Alto, California, United States
About
Corey Reese is President and COO at Wholesail, a company he co-founded with six former colleagues to modernize payment and communication between buyers and sellers in wholesale trade. He previously created and led OpenTable's Marketplace Products Group, covering search, recommendation, advertising, and loyalty products, and was co-founder and CEO of Ness Computing, a restaurant recommendation engine startup acquired by OpenTable. Earlier in his career, he was a founding Associate at Alsop Louie Partners, where he led the firm's campus associate program and sourced early-stage investments including Gowalla and Twitch.
Experience
- WholesailPresident & COOcurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Alsop Louie PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2017 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- DropAdvisorcurrent2018 β presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- ELEGENAdvisorcurrent2017 β presentSan Carlos, California, United States
- MODE, Inc.Angel Investorcurrent2014 β present
- OnfleetAngel Investorcurrent2014 β present
- Fitzroy ToysAngel Investorcurrent2014 β present
- OpenTableDirector of Product Management, Marketplace Products2015 β 2017
- OpenTableDirector of Product Management, Discovery, Content & Data Science2014 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Ness ComputingCEO & Co-Founder2009 β 2014Silicon Valley
- Alsop Louie PartnersVenture Associate2006 β 2012
- Gowalla IncorporatedInvestor2008 β 2011
- TwitchInvestor2007 β 2011
- Venture Capital - Angel RoundtableDirector, Student Business Plan Competition2004 β 2007
Skills & more
Start-ups99Entrepreneurship82Computer Science7User Experience16Product Management34User Interface Design10Product Design8Venture Capital45Strategy40Team Building7Product Development11Business Development23
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Corey Reese?
- Corey Reese is President and COO at Wholesail, a company he co-founded with six former colleagues to modernize payment and communication between buyers and sellers in wholesale trade. He previously created and led OpenTable's Marketplace Products Group, covering search, recommendation, advertising, and loyalty products, and was co-founder and CEO of Ness Computing, a restaurant recommendation engine startup acquired by OpenTable. Earlier in his career, he was a founding Associate at Alsop Louie Partners, where he led the firm's campus associate program and sourced early-stage investments including Gowalla and Twitch.
- Where did Corey Reese go to school?
- Corey Reese studied at University of California, Berkeley (BS, Business Administration); Homestead High School.
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Also worked at Wholesail3
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