Where does Derek Adelman work?

Derek Adelman is Founder of Fanplayr.

What companies did Derek Adelman found?

Derek Adelman founded Fanplayr.

Where did Derek Adelman go to school?

Derek Adelman studied at University of California, Santa Cruz (BA, Chemistry); International Christian University.

Derek Adelman

Founder

Founder at Fanplayr

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedFanplayr

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232 people in our graph share verified history with Derek — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Richard CawseyunlockedDerek: together at Fanplayr (2012–2016)

×4Derek: together at Fanplayr

×3Derek: together at Reuters

×4Derek: together at TIBCO Software Inc.

Founder at Fanplayr

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Fanplayr's investors · 2

Partners for GrowthTiburon · $1M – $50M checks Partners for Growth (PFG)

Co-founders at Fanplayr

Simon YenckenExecutive Chairman and CEO

Rajiv Sunkara

Experience

FanplayrFounder & Regional VP Asia Pacific, Board Membercurrent2011 — presentPalo Alto, CA
LineBeyond, Inc.Partner2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
TIBCO Software Inc.Global Business Architect2005 — 2007Palo Alto, CA
ReutersVP - TIBMercury Trading Platform1992 — 2002Palo Alto, CA
Sun MicrosystemsMember Engineering Staff1990 — 1992

Skills & more

Agentic AI DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)Go-to-Market StrategyBoard GovernanceP&L ManagementGeneral ManagementExecutive LeadershipEnterprise SoftwareE-commerceCloud ComputingEntrepreneurshipEnterprise Architecture

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TIBCOMiddlewareMarket DataStrategyJapaneseStart-upsManagementLeadershipConsultingProduct ManagementProduct DevelopmentSales

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Derek Adelman?: Founder at Fanplayr
Where does Derek Adelman work?: Derek Adelman is Founder of Fanplayr.
What companies did Derek Adelman found?: Derek Adelman founded Fanplayr.
Where did Derek Adelman go to school?: Derek Adelman studied at University of California, Santa Cruz (BA, Chemistry); International Christian University.

Founder mafias

University of California, Santa Cruz mafia86

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Daniela AmodeiBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Anthropic Tim ThimmaiahBusiness ManagementFounded Toneden +1 Brian VallelungaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Doppler Technologies Inc +1 Mike CagneyBAFounded Figure Markets +1 Josh NicholsonBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Scite +1 Dimitri StiliadisPhDFounded Aporeto +1

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International Christian University mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tomohiro TakanoMaster’s DegreeFounded Genomelink Nana HoriBachelorFounded Tensor Peter RothenbergContinued Progress towards BAFounded Best Beer Yoshi FukazawaB.A.Founded Eugit Therapeutics Lina Sakai WatanabeFounded Fermenstation

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Also attended University of California, Santa Cruz187

Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President of Anthropic Neha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture Partners Christine SamsAssistant Controller at Crosslink Capital Anne FoorInvestor at Khosla Ventures Noor NijjerHead of Investor Relations at Sierra Ventures John BurkeCo-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOF

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Also attended International Christian University13

Tetsuya NagamochiDirector at SBI Ven Capital Mana YadaSenior Associate at Beyond Next Ventures Sherwood NeissManaging Partner at D3VC Hanna RassouliCommunity and Operations Associate at Gratitude Railroad Makie ShinotoSenior Analyst at GMO VenturePartners Kathy MatsuiGeneral Partner at MPower

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Shared employers

Also worked at Fanplayr5

Richard CawseyInvestment Committee at Significant Ventures Pierre WolffInvestor at InCountry Raffaele NegroFounder at iubenda Simon YenckenExecutive Chairman and CEO at Fanplayr Rajiv SunkaraFounder at Fanplayr

Also worked at TIBCO Software Inc.50

Sumit JoharAdvisor at Clear Ventures Bob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab Ventures Yasmin ZarabiChief Operating Officer at Sierra Ventures Michael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity Partners Gary LittleOperating Partner at Canvas Ventures Ramin SayarVenture Partner at DFJ

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Also worked at Reuters10

Josef NajmPrincipal at Thomson Reuters Ventures Björn RosendahlFundraising & Growth at CV Labs Molly SellersHead of Business Development at Visible Ventures Hannah WangHead of Admissions & HR - APAC at VU Venture Partners Abbe SerphosOperating Partner and Head of Communications at Emerald Development Managers Laurence MoroneyAI Fund Fellow at AI Fund

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Also worked at Sun Microsystems287

Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista Capital Patrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOcean Deny KhoungPortfolio Support at 8VC Nick CheethamGTM and Culture Expert at Notion Capital Juan Carlos SotoVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital

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