Fundraising Fox

Peter Stern

InvestorFounder

Venture Partner at LDV Capital · Venture Partner | CEO, Voyant Photonics at Remarkable Ventures · Investor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) · Board director at Voyant Photonics

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedVoyant Photonics

About

Peter Stern is Managing Director at Manhattan Distance and has spent over three decades building and scaling companies across financial services, social media, and deep technology. He previously served as CEO of Voyant Photonics, where he led the company from concept to commercial prototypes and seven-figure revenue by advancing silicon photonics sensor technology, and as CEO of Bitly, where he expanded the team and increased revenue tenfold. His earlier ventures include co-founding Datek Online in 1996, which became the fourth-largest online stock brokerage before merging to create the second-largest firm, and founding Zenbe, a messaging platform acquired by Facebook in 2010.

Board director at Voyant Photonics

Intro paths

→

In turn, Peter can intro founders to Voyant Photonics's investors below.

Voyant Photonics's investors · 5

Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checksEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)New York · $100K – $2M checksLDV CapitalNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksRemarkable VenturesNew YorkUP PartnersSanta Monica · $1M – $10M checks

Co-founders at Voyant Photonics

CP
Chris PhareCo-founder & CSO
SM
Steven MillerCo-founder & CTO
CB
Carlos BholaExecutive Chairman
CN
Clement NouvelExecutive Officer, Director
SB
Seth BenkovExecutive Officer
CN
Clément NouvelCEO

Experience

  1. Manhattan DistanceManaging Directorcurrent2016 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorVenture Partnercurrent2011 — presentGreater New York City Area
  3. Swartz Center for EntrepreneurshipFounding Advisor2011 — 2026Pittsburgh, PA
  4. Frame AIStrategic Advisor2016 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Voyant PhotonicsChief Executive Officer2020 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Voyant PhotonicsAdvisor2018 — 2020Greater New York City Area
  7. LDV CapitalVenture Partner2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
  8. Open Field Entrepreneur Fund at Carnegie MellonManaging Director2010 — 2014Greater Pittsburgh Area and NYC
  9. bitlyCEO2011 — 2013NY NY
  10. VenmoDirector2012New York City Metropolitan Area
  11. ZenbeFounder and President2006 — 2010NY NY
  12. Datek Online Holdings Corp.Founder, Director, Chief Technology Officer, Head of Product1995 — 2003
  13. FibertekDivision Manager, Systems1990 — 1995Herndon, VA
  14. Sikorsky AircraftSystems Integration Engineer1989 — 1990

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon UniversityBS, Electrical Engineering & Public Policy1985 — 1989
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyShort Program, Build a Small Radar System

Skills & more

SaaS5Enterprise SoftwareStart-ups72Entrepreneurship57Leadership18Mobile Devices21Investments6Product Management14Venture Capital19Software Development11Business Strategy9Strategic Partnerships22
+11 moreBusiness DevelopmentE-commerceCloud ComputingAnalyticsInstrument Rated PilotMergers & AcquisitionsManagement ConsultingProduct DevelopmentUser ExperienceStrategic PlanningStrategy

From Peter's professional profile.

Colleagues at LDV Capital

Abby Hunter-Syed
Partner at LDV Capital
Alexandra MacDonald
Events Coordinator at LDV Capital
Ash Cleary
Principal at LDV Capital
Don Loeb
Corporate Development, Advisor at LDV Capital
Evan Nisselson
Investor at LDV Capital
James Chan
CFO at LDV Capital
Max Blacker
Analyst at LDV Capital
Ross Cooke
Analyst at LDV Capital

Network2

Alan ChungScout
Investor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Evan NisselsonScout
Investor at LDV Capital

Investors connected to Peter in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Peter Stern work?
Peter Stern is Venture Partner at LDV Capital and Founder at Voyant Photonics.
What companies did Peter Stern found?
Peter Stern founded Voyant Photonics.

Founder mafias

Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia521

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co.Hemant TanejaM.Eng.Founded CommureNat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinMatt HuangB.S.Founded HotspotsDelian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1Noubar AfeyanPhDFounded ProFound Therapeutics +12

+ 514 more

Carnegie Mellon University mafia218

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

William GuttmanDistinguished Service Professor of Economics & Special Advisor to ProvostFounded CurvePoint +3Rodney BrooksResearch ScientistFounded Rethink Robotics +2Dr. Manu KumarBSFounded Hi Hello +1Blake SchollBSFounded Boom +1Venkat ViswanathanAssociate ProfessorFounded Aionics +1Andrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +1

+ 211 more

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) mafia17

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sonu PandaFounded WorksmithCarlo CiscoScoutFounded SelectMark WebsterOperating PartnerFounded SayspringJonathon EndeFounded SeamlessDocsKaren MoonFounded TrendalyticsAndry TanusdjajaFounded Musefind

+ 10 more

Remarkable Ventures mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sonu PandaVenture Partner | CEO, Prescriptive DataFounded Worksmith

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University382

Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 376 more

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,280

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

+ 1,274 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator63

Justin SmithlineGeneral Partner at Triple Impact CapitalTaz PatelInvestor at Green Cow Venture CapitalLiran AmranyPresident at Team8Iynna HalilouGeneral Partner at The MBA FundKrishnamurty KambhampatiPartner at Cloquet Capital Partners, LLCDavid ArcaraPartner at Laconia

+ 57 more

Also worked at Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship2

Baek KimPartner at HashedBalu MastiAmbassador, India at UC Berkeley Skydeck

Also worked at Frame AI2

John GuCo-Founder and CEO at CaladanGreg NeufeldGeneral Partner at Valuestream Ventures

Also worked at Zenbe1

Alan ChungInvestor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)