Niren Hiro
Founder of AppGrooves
Los Angeles, California
Overview
Work Experience
Independent Investor & Advisor
2005 - Current
I help great entrepreneurs with strategy, growth, product, financing, recruiting, corporate & business development, operations, and humor.
Board Member
2020
Co-Founder, Board Director
2012
AppGrooves helps smartphone users discover the best apps in the store
AppGrooves collects, reviews, and ranks the best apps in over 600 categories - so that you don't have to.
Raised $5,400,000.00 from Asahi Media Lab Ventures.
Co Founder
2012 - 2016
SearchMan.com helps developers track their rankings, competitors, and keywords, to compete for higher search rankings...so that their App is easier to find.
CEO
2010 - 2011
Leading game developer http://www.crowdstar.com/
Strategy & Corporate Development Consultant
2009 - 2010
Leading mobile social gaming network https://dena.com/intl/
VP - Business Development & Managing Director - Asia+Latam
2006 - 2009
Founding team at AdMob, the world’s largest mobile advertising marketplace. Led strategic partnerships & traffic/publisher acquisition worldwide, and the company's expansion into Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Africa.
General Manager, Yahoo! Mobile - Asia Pacific
2004 - 2006
Founded Yahoo Mobile's Asia business unit publishing portals across 12 countries.
General Manager, Yahoo! Southeast Asia
2001 - 2004
Led Yahoo!’s internet & mobile websites, and its advertising & e-commerce businesses across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Yahoo is a technology and media company that serves users through its portfolio of digital platforms, products, and services.
Raised $6,800,000.00 from Visa, SoftBank Capital, Sequoia Capital and Reuters Venture Capital.
President, Sports.com Asia
2000 - 2001
Senior Director, Licensing & Marketing, Asia
1996 - 2000
Led MTV’s regional marketing strategy and licensing+merchandising business.