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Gary Coover

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COO at Superlayer

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Gary Coover is co-founder and COO of Superlayer, a web3 venture studio where he oversees fund operations, invests in early-stage companies, and provides interim operating leadership to portfolio firms. He previously spent nearly a decade at Samsung Next as Ventures Operating MD and Silicon Valley GM, building and scaling corporate venture capital investment vehicles and startup ecosystems globally. Coover has over 20 years of experience in venture operations, corporate venture capital, and early-stage startups, and holds an MBA in Strategy from UC Berkeley Haas.

Experience

  1. SuperlayerCo-founder, COO, Operating Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. 1099PolicyAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. FanRallyAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentBay Area
  4. UniteOperating Partner2023 — 2026
  5. Giants Community FundBoard of Directors & Co-Founder of Experimental InnovationArm2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Samsung NextVentures Operating MD2020 — 2021Silicon Valley, California, United States
  7. Samsung NextGM of Silicon Valley2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Samsung NextSr. Director of Ops2018 — 2019Silicon Valley, California, United States
  9. Samsung NextDirector of Ops & Global Expansion2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Samsung NextSr. Manager Business Development & Ops2012 — 2013Mountain View, CA and Seoul, Korea
  11. KPMG Energise AcceleratorMentor2015 — 2018
  12. LAUNCH AcceleratorMentor2016 — 2017Berkeley, CA
  13. Modify WatchesCo-Founder, Advisor2010 — 2012
  14. Samsung ElectronicsGlobal Strategist2010 — 2012Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea
  15. Creative Artists AgencyConsulting & Golf Intern2009
  16. Kiva.orgKiva Fellow2008
  17. Navigant ConsultingSenior Consultant2004 — 2008
  18. VigilanSummer Intern2003
  19. Clarity Visual SystemsSummer Intern2003
  20. ATISAEIntern2003

Skills & more

Web3Negotiation2Mentoring1FundraisingMultitasking1Strategic Thinking1Executive LeadershipBudgetingFinancial Modeling1Methodology1Teamwork1Project Plans
+12 moreOperational StrategyFinanceWritten CommunicationAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingStrategy ConsultingCommunicationCryptoConsultingOperationsMulti-disciplinary TeamsKey Performance Indicators

Languages English · Hebrew · Korean · Spanish

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Colleagues at Superlayer

Jeremy Tan
EVP Engineering at Superlayer
Kevin Chou
Managing Partner at Superlayer
Mahesh Vellanki
Managing Partner at Superlayer
Michael Li
Chief Technology Officer at Superlayer
Renee Wong
Chief Financial Officer at Superlayer
Saad Rizvi
Chief Product Officer at Superlayer
Susan Santos
Executive Assistant at Superlayer

Frequently asked questions

Who is Gary Coover?
Gary Coover is co-founder and COO of Superlayer, a web3 venture studio where he oversees fund operations, invests in early-stage companies, and provides interim operating leadership to portfolio firms. He previously spent nearly a decade at Samsung Next as Ventures Operating MD and Silicon Valley GM, building and scaling corporate venture capital investment vehicles and startup ecosystems globally. Coover has over 20 years of experience in venture operations, corporate venture capital, and early-stage startups, and holds an MBA in Strategy from UC Berkeley Haas.
Where does Gary Coover work?
Gary Coover is COO at Superlayer.
Where did Gary Coover go to school?
Gary Coover studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Strategy); Santa Clara University (BS, Economics); Catlin Gabel School.

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