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Istvan Jonyer

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Managing Partner at Sidespin Ventures

Los Angeles, California

Writes $10K – $250K checks · typically $150K

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About

Istvan Jonyer is CEO of Sidespin Group and holds a Ph.D. in machine learning and artificial intelligence along with an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. His career spans leadership roles at Google, where he directed the launch of Google TV/Chromecast with major OEMs and component vendors, as well as positions in venture capital, academia as an assistant professor of computer science, and telecommunications engineering at Nortel Networks. He has served as a venture capitalist across four funds focused on machine learning, autonomous vehicles, and AR/VR, advised corporate clients including Berkshire Hathaway, WordPress, and Broadcom on technology and strategy matters, and provided expert witness consulting on over 20 cases.

Experience

  1. Sidespin GroupCEOcurrent2019 — present
  2. NexStar PartnersPrincipal2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  3. VariousStartup Consulting2012 — 2014San Francisco, California, United States
  4. GoogleHead of Strategic Device Partnerships, Google TV2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  5. New Venture PartnersSummer Associate2009
  6. Oklahoma State UniversityAssistant Professor2003 — 2008
  7. Nortel Networks, Inc.Software Engineer2000 — 2003Richardson, TX

Skills & more

Product Management64Business StrategyVenture Capital29Start-ups47Entrepreneurship54Algorithms3Mobile Devices12Financial Modeling9Product Development16Strategy56Business Development14Hacking1
+12 moreProgrammingJavaFriendly PersonalityC++Data MiningMobile ApplicationsMachine LearningCommercializationRuby on RailsPostgreSQLRubyLeadership

Languages English · Hungarian

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Who is Istvan Jonyer?
Istvan Jonyer is CEO of Sidespin Group and holds a Ph.D. in machine learning and artificial intelligence along with an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. His career spans leadership roles at Google, where he directed the launch of Google TV/Chromecast with major OEMs and component vendors, as well as positions in venture capital, academia as an assistant professor of computer science, and telecommunications engineering at Nortel Networks. He has served as a venture capitalist across four funds focused on machine learning, autonomous vehicles, and AR/VR, advised corporate clients including Berkshire Hathaway, WordPress, and Broadcom on technology and strategy matters, and provided expert witness consulting on over 20 cases.
Where does Istvan Jonyer work?
Istvan Jonyer is Managing Partner at Sidespin Ventures.
What check size does Istvan Jonyer write?
Istvan Jonyer typically writes checks of $10K – $250K.
Where did Istvan Jonyer go to school?
Istvan Jonyer studied at Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital); The University of Texas at Arlington (Ph.D., Machine Learning); The University of Texas at Arlington (M.S., Machine Learning).

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