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
- SuperlayerCo-founder, COO, Operating Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- 1099PolicyAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- FanRallyAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentBay Area
- UniteOperating Partner2023 — 2026
- Giants Community FundBoard of Directors & Co-Founder of Experimental InnovationArm2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Samsung NextVentures Operating MD2020 — 2021Silicon Valley, California, United States
- Samsung NextGM of Silicon Valley2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Samsung NextSr. Director of Ops2018 — 2019Silicon Valley, California, United States
- Samsung NextDirector of Ops & Global Expansion2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Samsung NextSr. Manager Business Development & Ops2012 — 2013Mountain View, CA and Seoul, Korea
- KPMG Energise AcceleratorMentor2015 — 2018
- LAUNCH AcceleratorMentor2016 — 2017Berkeley, CA
- Modify WatchesCo-Founder, Advisor2010 — 2012
- Samsung ElectronicsGlobal Strategist2010 — 2012Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea
- Creative Artists AgencyConsulting & Golf Intern2009
- Kiva.orgKiva Fellow2008
- Navigant ConsultingSenior Consultant2004 — 2008
- VigilanSummer Intern2003
- Clarity Visual SystemsSummer Intern2003
- ATISAEIntern2003
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMBA, Strategy2008 — 2010
- Santa Clara UniversityBS, Economics2000 — 2004
- Catlin Gabel School1997 — 2000
Skills & more
Web3Negotiation2Mentoring1FundraisingMultitasking1Strategic Thinking1Executive LeadershipBudgetingFinancial Modeling1Methodology1Teamwork1Project Plans
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Operational StrategyFinanceWritten CommunicationAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingStrategy ConsultingCommunicationCryptoConsultingOperationsMulti-disciplinary TeamsKey Performance IndicatorsLanguages English · Hebrew · Korean · Spanish
From Gary's professional profile.
Colleagues at Superlayer
Eric Guan
Head of Token Economics at Superlayer
Ira Lam
Chief Legal Officer at Superlayer
Jeremy Tan
EVP Engineering at Superlayer
Kevin Chou
Managing Partner at Superlayer
Mahesh Vellanki
Managing Partner at Superlayer
Mary Matto
Sr. Paralegal at Superlayer
Michael Li
Chief Technology Officer at Superlayer
Olivia Williams
Head of Talent at Superlayer
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Gary Coover work?
- Gary Coover is COO at Superlayer.
Founder mafias
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business mafia110
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Ivan ZhouBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Decagon +2Keith LendenMBAFounded Boundless Bio +2Jay ParrishMBAFounded ROME Therapeutics +1Nanxi LiuFounded Nanoly Bioscience +1Patrick SigristVenture Capital Executive ProgramFounded IORQ +1Victor HoBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Fivestars +1
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Santa Clara University mafia33
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Praveen MandalBachelor's DegreeFounded Joules AI +1Rasmus AreskougComputer Science & Engineering ManagementFounded ParaglideGeorge ManuelianBachelor's degreeFounded RapidFortJim HickmanMBAFounded CenterforyouthwellnessGregory EatonAnthropologyFounded Reach SecurityJose Miguel HerreroBSEECSFounded Big Sur Ventures
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Superlayer mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Samsung Next mafia4
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business581
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital
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Also attended Santa Clara University142
Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo VenturesRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupSarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture GroupBob GenchiCIO/CISO at Scale Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Samsung Next40
Niko CiminelliInvestor at Khosla VenturesPatrick ChangFounder and Managing Partner at Dispersion CapitalBurke DavisPartner at Sorenson VenturesRan AchituvInvestor at Entree CapitalRaymond LiaoManaging Director at Samsung NextHaerim YunVenture Operations at Samsung Next
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Also worked at Modify Watches3
Also worked at Samsung Electronics87
Tom DriscollPrincipal at Differential VenturesSang Won LeeEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesDavid GoldschmidtManaging Director, Head of the Fund at Samsung Catalyst FundAdry ElmiladyInvestment Principal at Samsung Catalyst FundIan ClowInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundMartin ScottSenior Technical Advisor at Samsung Catalyst Fund
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Also worked at Creative Artists Agency34
Jessica MorandiContent & Community Associate at Founder CollectiveBeverlee ValerioAssociate - Investor Relations at Marlin Equity PartnersDerek ZanuttoInvestor at CapitalGStevie ClementsChief Marketing Officer at CAVU Consumer PartnersMichael KivesCo-Founder & Managing Partner at K5 GlobalLogan SolomonExecutive Vice President, Business Development at K5 Global
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