Elie Seidman

Chief Executive Officer at Fast Growing Trees LLC

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Elie Seidman is the founder of Wired Business, Inc. (1999), Epana Networks, Inc. (2000), and Oyster Travel Corp.
(2008).
Mr. Seidman's current jobs include Chief Executive Officer at Fast Growing Trees LLC (since 2022), Advisory at Cove Hill Partners LP (since 2018), and Venture partner at Shine Capital LLC (since 2021).
Mr. Seidman's former jobs include Chief Executive Officer at Humor Rainbow, Inc. (2016-2018), Chief Executive Officer at Tinder, Inc. (2017-2020), Manager-Software Product at Microsoft Corp.
(2009-2010), Advisor at General Atlantic LLC (2014), Manager-Software Product at Trilogy Enterprises, Inc. (2009-2013), Venture Partner at Lime Rock Management LP (2006-2008), and Chief Revenue Officer at BorrowersFirst, Inc. (2015-2016).
Mr. Seidman received an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997.

Elie Seidman active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Shine Capital LLC Shine Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Shine Capital, LLC (Shine Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Mo Koyfman. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Private Equity Investor	01/09/2021
Fast Growing Trees LLC Fast Growing Trees LLC Home Improvement ChainsRetail Trade Fast Growing Trees LLC engages in selling trees and shrubs. The firm markets cloned timber trees, hybrid plants and trees. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC.	Chief Executive Officer	01/05/2022
Cove Hill Partners LP Cove Hill Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Cove Hill Partners LP (Cove Hill Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Cove Hill Partners Management LLC founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.	Consultant / Advisor	01/02/2018

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Former positions of Elie Seidman

Companies	Position	End
Tinder, Inc. Tinder, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tinder, Inc. develops online dating applications. It provides a software that can be connected to social media and can be downloaded to mobile phones. The company was founded by Sean Rad, Justin Mateen, Jonathan Badeen, Christopher Gulczynski, Joe Munozm, and Whitney Wolfe in 2012 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.	Chief Executive Officer	03/08/2020
Humor Rainbow, Inc. Humor Rainbow, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Humor Rainbow, Inc. operates online dating site. It uses math to get customer dates. The company was founded by Chris Coyne, Sam Yagan, Max Krohn, Nicholas Abramovic and Christian Rudder in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Chief Executive Officer	29/01/2018
Humor Rainbow, Inc. Humor Rainbow, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Humor Rainbow, Inc. operates online dating site. It uses math to get customer dates. The company was founded by Chris Coyne, Sam Yagan, Max Krohn, Nicholas Abramovic and Christian Rudder in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Chief Executive Officer	01/10/2017
BorrowersFirst, Inc. BorrowersFirst, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BorrowersFirst, Inc. operates a lending platform that provides borrowers with an alternative to traditional financing sources. The company was founded by Jonathan Ende and is headquartered in Austin, TX.	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/03/2016
General Atlantic LLC General Atlantic LLC Investment ManagersFinance General Atlantic LLC (General Atlantic) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charles F. Feeney. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Consultant / Advisor	01/06/2014

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MICROSOFT CORPORATION	Technology Services

Private companies	12
General Atlantic LLC General Atlantic LLC Investment ManagersFinance General Atlantic LLC (General Atlantic) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charles F. Feeney. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Finance
Humor Rainbow, Inc. Humor Rainbow, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Humor Rainbow, Inc. operates online dating site. It uses math to get customer dates. The company was founded by Chris Coyne, Sam Yagan, Max Krohn, Nicholas Abramovic and Christian Rudder in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Technology Services
Trilogy Enterprises, Inc. Trilogy Enterprises, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Trilogy Enterprises, Inc. designs and develops software solutions for e-Commerce companies. The company was founded by Joseph A. Liemandt in 1989 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.	Technology Services
Epana Networks, Inc. Epana Networks, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Epana Networks, Inc. provides prepaid calling card and enterprise telecommunications services. The company was founded by Ariel Charytan, Elie Seidman and Alexis Rosen in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Communications
Lime Rock Management LP Lime Rock Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Lime Rock Management LP is Private Equity firm founded in 1998 by Jonathan Clark Farber and John T. Reynolds. The firm is headquartered in Westport with additional office in London.	Finance
Wired Business, Inc. Wired Business, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Wired Business, Inc. provides building centric telecommunications services. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Elie Seidman.	Communications
Oyster Travel Corp. Oyster Travel Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Oyster Travel Corp. provides information and reviews about hotels through online. It sends reviewers to visit, photograph, critique, and rate each hotel reviewed on Oyster. The firm rates hotels through the following categories such as quality of amenities, services available, quality of rooms, and cleanliness and overall condition of the property as a whole. The company was founded by Elie Seidman, Ariel Charytan and Eytan Seidman in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Technology Services
Tinder, Inc. Tinder, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tinder, Inc. develops online dating applications. It provides a software that can be connected to social media and can be downloaded to mobile phones. The company was founded by Sean Rad, Justin Mateen, Jonathan Badeen, Christopher Gulczynski, Joe Munozm, and Whitney Wolfe in 2012 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.	Technology Services
Cove Hill Partners LP Cove Hill Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Cove Hill Partners LP (Cove Hill Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Cove Hill Partners Management LLC founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.	Finance
BorrowersFirst, Inc. BorrowersFirst, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BorrowersFirst, Inc. operates a lending platform that provides borrowers with an alternative to traditional financing sources. The company was founded by Jonathan Ende and is headquartered in Austin, TX.	Technology Services
Fast Growing Trees LLC Fast Growing Trees LLC Home Improvement ChainsRetail Trade Fast Growing Trees LLC engages in selling trees and shrubs. The firm markets cloned timber trees, hybrid plants and trees. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC.	Retail Trade
Shine Capital LLC Shine Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Shine Capital, LLC (Shine Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Mo Koyfman. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Finance