Mo Koyfman
American businessperson and investor
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Moshe Koyfman is an American businessperson and investor.
Mo Koyfman | |
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Koyfman (left) | |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | Founder & General Partner, Shine Capital |
| Spouse | Hillary Rosenman Koyfman |
Biography
Koyfman is a native of New Jersey.[1] He attended the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a B.S. in economics with a concentration in finance and a B.A. in English.[2]
Career
After graduating from college, Koyfman joined Bear Stearns as an investment banker, where he worked on mergers and acquisitions and raising financing for media, technology and entertainment companies.[2]
He next joined IAC, an internet holding company as vice president of mergers and acquisitions and vice president of programming,[2][3] helping to launch a new business unit focused on digital media.[1] He led the IAC acquisition of Connected Ventures, the parent of Vimeo, CollegeHumor and BustedTees. He eventually served as the chief operating officer of Connected Ventures.[1]
Venture investing
He was hired by Spark Capital, a Boston venture capital fund in the summer of 2008.[1][3] His work was focused on expanding into the New York media and entertainment sectors.[4]
Among the first investments led by Koyfman at Spark were stakes in online marketplaces Skillshare and WorkMarket.[2] Later investments include eyeglass retailer Warby Parker,[2] fraud prevention software company Sift Science,[5] financial service provider Plaid (company), Kitchensurfing, Aviary, DIY, FundersClub, Consumer United, gdgt, and Svpply.[2] Koyfman's exits for Spark include eBay buying Svvply, AOL buying gdgt,[2] and Adobe Systems buying Aviary.[6] He became a member of the board of directors for Skillshare, WorkMarket, Aviary, Plaid, DIY and Consumers United.[2]
Koyfman was promoted in 2012 to General Partner, one of six at Spark,[1][7] at the age of 35.[8]
In 2012, Koyfman was named one of New York's top 100 angel investors by Business Insider.[9]
He left Spark in 2016 [10][11] and founded MOKO BRANDS, an investment company focused on consumer brands.[12]
In 2019, he launched Shine Capital, a new venture-capital firm, with business partner Josh Mohrer.[13] An SEC filing on 11 November 2020 listed Shine Capital as having a gross asset value of $59,615,000.[14]
Personal
Koyfman is married to Hillary Rosenman Koyfman, a designer.[15]
Philanthropic activities
He has been on the board of directors of ArtWorks, a non-profit that offers art therapy to hospitalized children.[2]
He also served as a member of the Whitney Museum of American Art Future Leadership Council, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Collections Council, and the New York Public Library Tech Advisory Group.[16]
In 2013, Koyfman became an early backer and member of the board of directors of Sefaria, a non-profit online open source free content library of Hebrew and English Jewish texts.[17]