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Other companies Lloyd has invested in are technology platform [[isocket]], software and video game developer [[Tapulous]], and Microsoft owned [[Powerset (company)|Powerset]]. Lloyd is a board of directors' observer for [[LoopNet]], [[MerchantCircle]], MobilePlay, and Practice Technologies Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=2760571&privcapId=2760380&previousCapId=2760380&previousTitle=Accelerator%20Ventures|title= Alexander Lloyd|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> He is a mentor for Los Angeles-based [[business incubator]] [[MuckerLab]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.muckercapital.com/network/|title= Mucker Capital|publisher=Mucker Capital |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> and has co-written an article for ''[[The Atlantic]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/01/we-hacked-north-korea-with-balloons-and-usb-drives/283106/ |title= We Hacked North Korea With Balloons and USB Drives |publisher=The Atlantic |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref>
Other companies Lloyd has invested in are technology platform [[isocket]], software and video game developer [[Tapulous]], and Microsoft owned [[Powerset (company)|Powerset]]. Lloyd is a board of directors' observer for [[LoopNet]], [[MerchantCircle]], MobilePlay, and Practice Technologies Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=2760571&privcapId=2760380&previousCapId=2760380&previousTitle=Accelerator%20Ventures|title= Alexander Lloyd|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> He is a mentor for Los Angeles-based [[business incubator]] [[MuckerLab]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.muckercapital.com/network/|title= Mucker Capital|publisher=Mucker Capital |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> and has co-written an article for ''[[The Atlantic]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/01/we-hacked-north-korea-with-balloons-and-usb-drives/283106/ |title= We Hacked North Korea With Balloons and USB Drives |publisher=The Atlantic |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref>


Prior to founding Accelerator Ventures, Lloyd was a venture partner at Rustic Canyon Partners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-early-stage-tech-startup-investors-2012-6?op=1|title= The Angel 100: New York's Top Early Stage Investors |publisher=Business Insider Inc.|accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> He has also worked at [[Microsoft]], [[Silicon Graphics|SGI]], [[Activision]], [[Apple Computer]] and [[Goldman Sachs]]. He holds a BA from [[The University of Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=2760571&privcapId=2760380&previousCapId=2760380&previousTitle=Accelerator%20Ventures|title= Alexander Lloyd|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> and an MBA from [[The Wharton School]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://wwwstage.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/newsletter/archive/2005/3_05_newsletter.html|title= School News|publisher=The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref>
Prior to founding Accelerator Ventures, Lloyd was a venture partner at Rustic Canyon Partners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-early-stage-tech-startup-investors-2012-6?op=1|title= The Angel 100: New York's Top Early Stage Investors |publisher=Business Insider Inc.|accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> He has also worked at [[Microsoft]], [[Silicon Graphics|SGI]], [[Activision]], [[Apple Computer]] and [[Goldman Sachs]]. He holds a BA from [[The University of Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=2760571&privcapId=2760380&previousCapId=2760380&previousTitle=Accelerator%20Ventures|title= Alexander Lloyd|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> and an MBA from [[The Wharton School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwstage.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/newsletter/archive/2005/3_05_newsletter.html |title=School News |publisher=The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |accessdate=July 18, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726200723/http://wwwstage.wharton.upenn.edu/whartonfacts/news_and_events/newsletter/archive/2005/3_05_newsletter.html |archivedate=July 26, 2014 }}</ref>


==Philanthropy==
==Philanthropy==
Lloyd is active in philanthropy, and founded the San Francisco Media Arts Council.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sfmayor.org/ftp/archive/209.126.225.7/archives/PressRoom_NewsReleases_2005_32147/index.html |title= David Best Project Announcement |publisher= City and Council of San Francisco: |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> He served as commissioner for the San Francisco Art Commission,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2009/07/31/three-resign-from-the-arts-commission/|title= Three resign from the Arts Commission|publisher=Hearst Communications, Inc. |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> and sits on the board of [[Slideluck Potshow|Slideluck]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://slideluck.com/board-members/|title= Board Members|publisher=Slide Luck |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> He has been on the board of [[SF Camerawork]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blackrockarts.org/about/advisory-board|title= Advisory Board|publisher=Black Rock Arts Foundation|accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> and the Contemporary Extension of the [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Love-Among-The-Arts-2958869.php |title= Love Among The Arts |publisher=Hearst Communications, Inc.|accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref>
Lloyd is active in philanthropy, and founded the San Francisco Media Arts Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfmayor.org/ftp/archive/209.126.225.7/archives/PressRoom_NewsReleases_2005_32147/index.html |title=David Best Project Announcement |publisher=City and Council of San Francisco: |accessdate=July 18, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100829/http://www.sfmayor.org/ftp/archive/209.126.225.7/archives/PressRoom_NewsReleases_2005_32147/index.html |archivedate=September 24, 2015 }}</ref> He served as commissioner for the San Francisco Art Commission,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2009/07/31/three-resign-from-the-arts-commission/|title= Three resign from the Arts Commission|publisher=Hearst Communications, Inc. |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> and sits on the board of [[Slideluck Potshow|Slideluck]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://slideluck.com/board-members/|title= Board Members|publisher=Slide Luck |accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> He has been on the board of [[SF Camerawork]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blackrockarts.org/about/advisory-board|title= Advisory Board|publisher=Black Rock Arts Foundation|accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref> and the Contemporary Extension of the [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Love-Among-The-Arts-2958869.php |title= Love Among The Arts |publisher=Hearst Communications, Inc.|accessdate= July 18, 2014}}</ref>


==Venture capital investments==
==Venture capital investments==

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Alexander Lloyd
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School
OccupationManaging partner at Accelerator Ventures

Alexander "Alex" Lloyd is a venture capitalist, and the founder and managing partner of Accelerator Ventures, an investment and venture fund.[1][2] Lloyd was an early investor in many companies that have gone public or merged, including online shoe company Zappos which was acquired by Amazon.com in 2009 in an all-stock deal worth about $1.2 billion and semantic job search engine Trovix which was acquired by Monster.com in 2008 for $72.5 million.[3]

Other companies Lloyd has invested in are technology platform isocket, software and video game developer Tapulous, and Microsoft owned Powerset. Lloyd is a board of directors' observer for LoopNet, MerchantCircle, MobilePlay, and Practice Technologies Inc.[4] He is a mentor for Los Angeles-based business incubator MuckerLab,[5] and has co-written an article for The Atlantic.[6]

Prior to founding Accelerator Ventures, Lloyd was a venture partner at Rustic Canyon Partners.[7] He has also worked at Microsoft, SGI, Activision, Apple Computer and Goldman Sachs. He holds a BA from The University of Pennsylvania[8] and an MBA from The Wharton School.[9]

Philanthropy

Lloyd is active in philanthropy, and founded the San Francisco Media Arts Council.[10] He served as commissioner for the San Francisco Art Commission,[11] and sits on the board of Slideluck.[12] He has been on the board of SF Camerawork[13] and the Contemporary Extension of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.[14]

Venture capital investments

Year Company Industry
2011 Appboy[15] New York City-based mobile marketing automation company

References

  1. ^ "Twitter Punished After Whipsawing Wall Street Over". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Company Overview of Accelerator Ventures". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Accelerator Ventures Raising $25M Fund II". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "Alexander Lloyd". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mucker Capital". Mucker Capital. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "We Hacked North Korea With Balloons and USB Drives". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "The Angel 100: New York's Top Early Stage Investors". Business Insider Inc. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "Alexander Lloyd". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "School News". The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "David Best Project Announcement". City and Council of San Francisco:. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  11. ^ "Three resign from the Arts Commission". Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  12. ^ "Board Members". Slide Luck. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  13. ^ "Advisory Board". Black Rock Arts Foundation. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  14. ^ "Love Among The Arts". Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  15. ^ Chapman, Lizette (2 October 2014). "Appboy Raises $15 Million to Help Businesses Improve Mobile Marketing". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 December 2014. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)


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