Gil Beyda
InvestorFounder and Managing Partner at Genacast Ventures
United States
Writes $50K β $5M checks
About
Founder of Genacast Ventures and a serial entrepreneur who launched his first company in 1982. He co-founded Real Media in the mid-1990s and served as CTO of TACODA, a behavioral targeting ad network acquired by AOL in 2007, after which he started Genacast Ventures.
Gil Beyda @gilbeyda
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Gil Beyda @gilbeyda
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Gil Beyda @gilbeyda
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Invests in
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Genacast VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2008 β present
- ConfettiInvestor/Board Membercurrent2019 β present
- BlockdaemonInvestor/Board Membercurrent2018 β present
- DrayNow, Inc.Investor/Board Membercurrent2017 β presentGreater Philadelphia
- Uptycs, Inc.Investor/Board Membercurrent2016 β presentGreater Boston Area
- BigIDInvestor/Board Membercurrent2016 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- YieldMoInvestor/Board Observercurrent2012 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- goTennaInvestor/Board Observer2019 β 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- ZeroFoxInvestor2013 β 2024Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Neural Magic (Acquired by Red Hat)Investor/Board Member2019 β 2024
- Zapata ComputingInvestor2019 β 2023Greater Boston
- STAQInvestor/Board Member2014 β 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- Comcast VenturesManaging Director2017 β 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- Rocketrip, Inc.Investor/Board Observer2013 β 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- JornayaInvestor/Board Member2012 β 2020Greater Philadelphia
- RevmetrixInvestor/Board Member2014 β 2017Arlington, VA
- DoubleVerifyInvestor/Board Member2009 β 2017Greater New York City Area
- Mortar Data (acquired by Datadog)Investor/Board Member2012 β 2015Greater New York City Area
- Divide (formerly Enterproid; acquired by Google [NASDAQ:GOOG])Investor/Board Member2010 β 2014Greater New York City Area
- PackLate.com, Inc.Investor/Board Member2009 β 2013Greater Philadelphia
Education
- California State University, NorthridgeMBA1985 β 1991
- California State University, NorthridgeBS, Computer Science1980 β 1985
Skills & more
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Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementGo-to-market StrategyMonetizationLean StartupCompetitive AnalysisStart-up VenturesE-commerceAnalyticsMarketingSaaSFrom Gil's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended California State University, Northridge18
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Shared employers
Also worked at DrayNow, Inc.1
Also worked at Uptycs, Inc.6
Also worked at ZeroFox2
Also worked at Divide (formerly Enterproid; acquired by Google [NASDAQ:GOOG])2
Deals Β· 14
BigIDBoard seat
via Genacast Ventures Β· filed Mar 2016 Β· $2.1M raise
BlockdaemonSolo GP
ConfettiSolo GP
DatadogSolo GP
DoubleVerifySolo GP
JornayaSolo GP
RocketripSolo GP
StaqSolo GP
UptycsSolo GP
YieldmoSolo GP
ZeroFox (NYSE: 2022)Solo GP
BigidSolo GP
DraynowSolo GP
OverlapSolo GP
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters. Some rows are inferred. Not right? Tell us.
















