Chris has been on the forefront of emerging technologies since the commercialization of the web and was the founder Kicklabs, the first technology accelerator based in San Francisco. Chris co founded AdAuction, the first online media exchange in 1997 which was the precursor to the current auction based and dynamic pricing platforms in online media. Chris was instrumental in restructuring the businesses for Get Relevant (acquired by Lycos) and Aptimus (acquired by Apollo LLC).

Chris co founded the first online independent yellow pages, OnVillage (acquired by Super Pages), the first online automated coupon platform, launched the first RSS ad campaigns, and helped develop the first peer to peer ad delivery system. He received Ad Age’s prestigious i20 award for his accomplishments in the development of interactive media and advertising. Chris has been a successful adviser and investor for the last two decades in Silicon Valley. Early in his career, Chris worked for Reebok Int’l and continues to pursue his passion for fitness as an avid cyclist. Chris co founded The Last Mile, the first technology entrepreneurship and coding program taught in a US prison, currently in San Quentin State Prison.

Peter is a Managing Partner at Transmedia Capital, a seed-stage venture fund focused on: media & content, marketing tech, e-commerce and SaaS enterprise companies. Peter has been an early-stage tech investor for over 16 years and has completed more than 100 startup investments including top search engines Baidu (China), Yandex (Russia), C2B (Inktomi), and more recently: Domo, Percolate, Wish, AngelList, Gigster and Levelup. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of Pakana Corporation, a venture-funded company that developed software solutions for online marketplaces.

In 1998, Peter was a Managing Partner at Whittman-Hart (NASDAQ: WHIT), a $1 billion global IT solutions provider. Prior, he was a founder and CEO of Axis Consulting, a leading systems integrator specializing in Internet and ERP solutions, which was a self-funded venture that was acquired by Whittman-Hart in 1997 in a deal valued at $60M. After relocating from Australia in 1991, Peter began his US-based career as a consultant with Charles Schwab & Co. He holds a BS degree in Mathematics from the Western Australian Institute of Technology. When he is not focused on his technology investments, Peter is most passionate about his family, wine, food, skiing, and fly-fishing.

Paul is an Associate at Transmedia Capital. Paul joined the firm in 2016 from SV Angel, a leading seed stage venture capital firm where he worked with eShares, Fictiv, Instawork and Theorem, among others. Previously, he worked at Goldman Sachs where he invested capital on behalf of a select group of families and institutions and prior to Goldman, Paul worked for Seven Hills Partners, a boutique investment bank. During his time at Seven Hills he advised early stage technology companies on a broad range of strategic alternatives including mergers, acquisitions and capital raising. Paul is currently working towards his MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with a BS in Finance from Santa Clara University.