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Steve Kaufer

Investor

CEO, Tripadvisor & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Newton, Massachusetts

About

Steve Kaufer is CEO and co-founder of Give Freely, a platform that directs retail commissions to charitable causes through a browser extension. He previously co-founded Tripadvisor and served as its CEO. Kaufer's work at Give Freely applies his experience scaling Tripadvisor to enable charitable giving through everyday online shopping activities.

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Experience

  1. Give FreelyCEO and co-foundercurrent2023 — presentNewton, Massachusetts, United States
  2. DirectBookerBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  3. CarGurusBoard Membercurrent2006 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  4. Neuroendocrine Tumor Research FoundationBoard Membercurrent2005 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. TripadvisorCo-founder, President & CEO, Board Member2000 — 2022Needham, Massachusetts, United States
  6. GlassdoorBoard Member2008 — 2018Newton, Massachusetts, United States
  7. Centerline Development SystemsPresident and CEO1998 — 2000Needham, Massachusetts, United States
  8. Centerline Software, Inc.Co-founder & VP Engineering, Board Member1985 — 1998Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBA, Computer Science1980 — 1984

Skills & more

Google Analytics4Ruby2Hadoop3Google Adwords5Scalability15Online Advertising68Start-ups29E-commerce93Web Analytics57SEM38Digital Marketing33Product Management18
+12 moreEmail MarketingDigital StrategyStrategic PartnershipsOnline MarketingSocial MediaPPCSEONew Business DevelopmentDigital MediaMobile DevicesSoftware DevelopmentAgile Methodologies

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Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,171

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at DirectBooker2

Axel BicharaGeneral Partner at BoltMatt ThomsGeneral Partner at Baukunst

Also worked at CarGurus4

Yvonne HaoMA Secretary of Economic Development & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCDave BlundinGeneral Partner at Vestigo VenturesTom CaputoInvestor at G20 VenturesPaul FerriFounder at Matrix Partners

Also worked at Tripadvisor11

Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBryan BalinInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsEric BoscoVP, Product, The Trade Desk at The 98Skyler WillcocksonHead of Finance & Operations at Casper LabsIgnacio GalloEcosystem Manager at Swanlaab Venture Factory

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Also worked at Glassdoor11

Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesAllan Jean-BaptisteInvestor at Ansa CapitalZachary KushelFounder & Managing Partner at MSIVGreg CastleManaging Partner at Anorak VenturesJyotika GuptaCo-Founder and Partner at Z21 VenturesDavid PriceCofounder & General Partner at Preston-Werner Ventures

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Colleagues at Pillar VC

Alec Nielsen
Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Alex Reinhart
Associate at Pillar VC
Alex Ting
Director of Events & Operations at Pillar VC
Andras Forgacs
Co-Founder & Board Director, Modern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Andy Beck
CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Ash Ashutosh
CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Bernhard van Lengerich
CEO at Seeding The Future Foundation. Board Member at Beyond Meat and CSO at General Mills & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Bill Brady
CEO, Kula Bio, Monolith Materials, Mascoma Corporation & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Network1

Chris HemmeterScout
Investor at Thayer Ventures

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