Alon Hillel-Tuch
Entrepreneur & Investor
Former Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Technical Officer of RocketHub (acquired '15). I love launching new products and platforms, and am an expert on crowdfunding, online payments, emerging regulation, brand creation, community engagement, and product development. I am an engineer and team builder at heart, and love working with passionate people who strive to always build better!
Currently the Managing Partner of Stacked Capital
What I do at Stacked Capital
I work to identify great businesses across a variety of different industries. All of them are early stage, either ventures that are run by incredible people or programs (i.e. accelerators, incubators) that are working on great things. Focus is on innovative thought and solutions, have personal affinity for foodtech, supply chain logistics, healthcare, fintech, and B2B SaaS.
LAST ROLE
RocketHub Inc.
Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Technical Officer
Jan 2011 – March 2016
RocketHub (www.rockethub.com) is an online platform providing alternative finance solutions through crowdfunding. RocketHub was acquired April, 2015.
Responsibilities Include:
• Business & Product Operations & Finance
• Partnerships (brand, technology, community)
• Product Development
• Public Engagement, Press & Outreach
• Corporate Strategy
• Contracts & Negotiation
• Regulation & Compliance
Featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Economist, NY Times, NPR, CNN, Billboard, Variety, and others.
Select Talks
Public Speaking Engagements (30+ Talks)
TEDx
Emergence of an Alternate Path
Campaigning Summit Berlin
The Future of Crowdfunding
Partnerships are Cool!
Below are some of the partnerships I have worked on
Partnership - Creative Studio
Collaborators: Ovation Television & will.i.am
Partnership - Chrysler Group
Collaborator: Wieden+Kennedy
Role: Executive Director
Cannes Bronze Lion winner
43 Team Members | 70 Mil Impressions | 107K lines of code
Partnership - Project Startup
Collaborator: A&E Television Network
There are more!
Microsoft/Bing, Cisco, Gibson, Remy Martin, U.S. Department of State, Popular Science, Bon Appetit, Prezi, and others!
YALI
The White House
A partnership program supporting innovative solutions to some of Africa’s toughest challenges together with the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative.
Venture for America
American Express Innovation Fund
In partnership with American Express OPEN Forum, Venture for America, and RocketHub, the VFA Innovation Fund was created. A fund created solely to socially power the ideas of VFA Fellows.
Next Big Food Thing
FreshDirect
Top judges (Gotham Greens, Coolhaus, Tasting Table, Real Simply, Bevnet, FreshDirect) curate food innovation ideas crowdfunded on RocketHub. FreshDirect's goal was to find new unique high-margin products.
Credentials
Awards, Languages & More
Awards
Authored Publications
Languages
Academics
Patents
Beneficiary Crowdsourcing (20140279645) - Pending March, 2013
Others have been filed :-)
Top Rated Skills Pulled from LinkedIn
Other Jobs & Activities
BCMS Corporate
PGT Department Head & Special Situations Manager
Dec 2007 - Jan 2011
BCMS Corporate is globally ranked number 1 in small to middle market sell-side advisory, employing 200 personnel across Europe, North America, South Africa and China.
Special Situations responsibilities ranged from unique deal situations, emerging markets, corporate analytics, and internal technology & product development. The Prospect Generation department reported to me.
PlayerNet
Interim CTO and Adviser
Mar 2009 - Dec 2010
PlayerNet.tv is an online network for professional athletes providing athlete generated content for the consumer market.
- Guided firm through initial growth stage and successfully advised on securing seed capital from accredited investors
- Consulted on product development and refined business model to optimize value creation of Company upon launch
- Guided development team during product development and platform creation
- Developed key partnerships with other firms in order to accelerate company growth
HBK Capital Management
Operations Department
Aug - Nov 2007
A global, multi-strategy alternative investment management firm, HBK Capital Management currently managing approximately $8 billion in assets. The firm was founded in 1991 and employs approximately 200 individuals in Dallas, New York, London, and Charlottesville.
Volunteerism, Sports & Activities
Past & Present
CONTACT ME FOR COFFEE!
Always interested in new partnerships, colleagues, teams, initiatives, and speaking engagements!
Coffee Video Credits: Modernist Cuisine - High-Speed Video : Coffee Creamer in Coffee 2000 FPS
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