About
Over 20 years of experience, including a decade as founder and CEO of Sonnet Financial and Adzaar, with prior senior roles at AlterEgo Networks and C*ATS Software and an early career at J.P. Morgan Investment Management. He serves as director or advisor on boards including UserTesting, Caban Systems, DailyPay, and others, and holds degrees from UPenn and Wharton.
Experience
- Inspiration VenturesCo-Founder & Managing General Partnercurrent2007 β presentBurlingame, CA
- DailyPay, Inc.Board of Directors2015 β 2024New York City
- UserTestingBoard of Directors2009 β 2021San Francisco
- AdzaarFounder & CEO2004 β 2006
- AlterEgo Networks, Inc.VP Business Development2000 β 2002
- Sonnet Financial IncFounder & CEO1992 β 2000
- CATS SoftwareProduct Manager1989 β 1992
- J.P. MorganAssistant Vice President1985 β 1989
Education
- The Wharton SchoolB.S. Economics, Finance1980 β 1985
- University of PennsylvaniaB.S., Electrical Engineering1980 β 1985
- The Bronx High School of Science1977 β 1980
Skills & more
Venture Capital15Strategy9Strategic Partnerships8Start-ups38Private Equity8New Business Development20MergersMergers1Investments3Entrepreneurship11Due Diligence1Corporate Development8
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Business StrategyAngel InvestingBusiness DevelopmentFrom Gady's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,323
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania607
Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution
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Also attended The Bronx High School of Science5
Shared employers
Also worked at DailyPay, Inc.10
Kevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesLogan AllinManaging Partner & Founder at Fin CapitalScott PettyGP & Senior Advisor at Signal Peak VenturesKent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURESDavid CreminFounder and Managing Partner at Frontier Venture CapitalJason LeeOperating Partner at Third Prime
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Also worked at UserTesting7
Mark TowfiqVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalMyneco RamirezPartner at Chloe CapitalLogan GregoirePrincipal at Brighton Park CapitalDan RossignolInvestor at Bonfire VenturesKobie FullerGeneral Partner at Upfront VenturesTatyana MamutPartner at FirsthandVC
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Also worked at J.P. Morgan689
Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal Investments
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Deals Β· 1
ReactfulBoard seat
via Inspiration Ventures Β· filed Sep 2017 Β· $730K raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Inspiration Ventures
Network7
Alex RigopulosScout
Investor at Harmonix Music Systems
Andy McLoughlinScout
Brit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investor
Gokul RajaramScout
DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital
Carine Magescas
Managing Partner at AngelPad
Richard Melmon
Emeritus Partner, Co-Founder at Bullpen Capital
Robert Fanini
CO-FOUNDER/GENERAL PARTNER at Inspiration Ventures
Tim Chae
Managing Partner at 500 Startups
Investors connected to Gady in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.




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