James Tamplin

Andrew Vigneault is a co-founder and general partner of Flexcap. Mr. Andrew Vigneault is a co-founder and serves as president and CEO of Flexcap. He is a member of Ramani’s board of directors. He is also an angel investor. He previously co-founded and served as CEO and board member of ClearGraph. He worked as an investment banker at Sterne Agee. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Gabelli School of Business.

Technology Executive & Angel Investor San Francisco Bay Area

Summary

Serial entrepreneur and technology executive with extensive experience in building and scaling successful startups. Co-founder of Firebase (acquired by Google) and multiple innovative technology ventures. Currently focused on climate tech and strategic investments in software development and productivity tools.

Experience

Board Member 

Charm Industrial

February 2018 – Present

• Contributing to the company’s mission of returning atmospheric CO2 to 280 ppm through innovative carbon sequestration
• Overseeing the development of bio-oil technology that converts biomass into a form suitable for underground storage
• Providing strategic guidance on scaling operations and technology implementation

Co-Founder 

Covid Act Now

March 2020 – April 2023

• Led the development of COVID-19 tracking dashboards as a 501(c)(3) organization
• Improved public health decision-making through data visualization and analytics
• Contributed to saving thousands of lives through better individual, business, and government decision-making

Group Product Manager 

Google

2014 – December 2017

• Led Firebase integration post-acquisition
• Scaled Firebase platform using Google’s resources and infrastructure
• Managed product strategy and development for developer tools and services

Co-Founder & CEO 

Firebase

2011 – December 2017

• Built and scaled Firebase to support over 3 million iOS, Android, and Web applications
• Led the company from founding through successful acquisition by Google
• Developed innovative real-time database and hosting solutions for developers

Co-Founder 

Various Startups

2008 – 2011

• Envolve: Developed Facebook-style chat integration for websites
• SendMeHome: Created the world’s first free lost and found tracking service (#64 in PC Magazine’s top 100 products of 2009)
• Keep Security: Pioneered early mobile payment security solutions

Angel Investment Portfolio

Recent investments in technology startups:

Instant (October 2, 2024)

• Round: Seed Round
• Category: Software Development Applications
• Status: Generating Revenue

Fly.io (June 27, 2023)

• Category: Software Development Applications
• Status: Generating Revenue

Superblocks (August 11, 2022)

• Category: Software Development Applications
• Status: Generating Revenue

EdgeDB (June 27, 2022)

• Category: Software Development Applications
• Status: Generating Revenue

Dynaboard (June 16, 2022)

• Category: Software Development Applications
• Status: Generating Revenue

Daffy (February 8, 2022)

• Category: Social/Platform Software
• Status: Generating Revenue

Wren (February 1, 2022)

• Category: Business/Productivity Software
• Status: Generating Revenue

FastAF (December 8, 2021)

• Category: Internet Retail
• Status: Generating Revenue

Roboflow (January 12, 2021)

• Round: Early Stage VC
• Category: Software Development Applications
• Status: Generating Revenue

Daffy (November 24, 2020)

• Round: Seed Round
• Category: Social/Platform Software
• Status: Generating Revenue

Education

• MS, Industrial and Systems Engineering | University of Wisconsin-Madison (2006-2007)
• BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering | University of Wisconsin-Madison (2002-2006)

Skills

• Start-ups (92 endorsements)
• Product Management (47 endorsements)
• Technology Strategy
• Business Development
• Software Development
• Team Leadership
• Angel Investing

Contact Information

Location: 182 Howard Street, Suite 150, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States
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