Lorenzo Thione
Managing Director at Gaingels
Chicago, Illinois
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2019 - Current
Gaingels provides funding to startup companies and supports diversity and inclusion within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Managing Partner
2008
Sing Out Louise! Productions is a theatrical and film production company in New York City. Sing Out Louise! won a 2019 Tony Award for its production of Hadestown, and a 2020 Tony Award for its production of The Inheritance, in addition to numerous nominations and wins for its other productions, including Slave Play, American Idiot, Catch Me If You Can, and Slava Snowshow on Broadway. It was the originating producer for Allegiance, and it produced and created the Broadway stage-to-screen film captures of both Allegiance and Bandstand on Broadway. Its current projects include: Theresa Rebeck's Seared, an adaptation for the stage of The Elephant Whisperer, and a new original Broadway-bound musical, Indigo.
Co-Founder & Chairman Emeritus
2009
Co-founded the leading entrepreneurial LGBT organization; grown the organization and its leadership in three US markets and currently leading its expansion in several other areas; oversaw the creation and execution of the first LGBT Entrepreneurial Awards in 2012.
Co-Founder & Chairman of The Board
2013
The Social Edge is a dynamic social media tech startup that helps digital publishers connect their content with targeted and engaged audiences by harnessing the power of social influencers. The Social Edge's proprietary influencer platform, Contempo, helps each influencers develop and grow their audience by uniquely selecting, testing and targeting syndicated content from our publisher network that is relevant to their audience and their shared interests.
The Social Edge is a social media marketing and consulting firm.
Member Board Of Directors
2017 - 2019
Kenzen’s Mission is to harness the power of physiology data to predict and prevent industrial workforce injuries and improve productivity.
Raised $9,050,000.00 from Examinetics and KCRise Fund.
Member Board of Directors
2014 - 2017
Permission.io is transforming digital advertising by enabling brands and consumers to connect on a permission basis.
Raised $13,368,682.00.
Co-Founder, President & Chairman
2012 - 2014
Principal Program Manager, Powerset/Bing
2008 - 2010
Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.
Founder & Product Architect
2006 - 2008
I started Powerset with an exciting vision to change online search, based on a better understanding of documents and users' intent. In August 2008 Microsoft acquired Powerset with the vision of bringing its team and technologies together to help Microsoft Live Search become the world's best search engine.
Powerset is a search engine focused on in-depth natural language processing.
Raised $20,500,000.00 from Amidzad Partners, Felicis, Founders Fund, CommerceNet, Foundation Capital and Valley Venture Capital.
Sr. Research Scientist
2006 - 2006
Education
MSE
2001 - 2002
BSE Equivalence
1997 - 2001