Auren Hoffman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as CEO of NQB8.
General Partner at Flex Capital, a venture capital tech investment firm.
Founder of SafeGraph, a company that gathers location data from mobile devices.
Co-founded Rapleaf in 2006 and its spinoff LiveRamp, which Acxiom acquired for $310 million in 2014.
Founded Kyber Systems and Bridgepath Inc., both of which were acquired.
Hosts the 'Summation' podcast.
Author and contributor to publications such as Huffington Post and Business Week.

Biography

Auren Hoffman is an American entrepreneur, angel investor, and author, known for founding and leading multiple technology companies. He currently serves as the CEO of NQB8 and is a General Partner at Flex Capital, a venture capital firm focused on tech investments. He also holds the position of Chairman at Dialog.

Hoffman's entrepreneurial journey began during his time at the University of California, Berkeley, where he founded Kyber Systems, which was sold in 1997.