Handoff

At Handoff, we help companies grow by connecting them with top offshore talent. Our remote professionals start at just $7/hour, making it easy and affordable to build your team.

Whether you need one great hire or a full remote team, Handoff makes it simple to get started and scale smarter.

Founder

Go-to-Market strategy and execution for Castrol ON Liquid Cooling technology. Immersion and Direct-to-Chip liquids enabling the future of high performance computing.

Marketing, Data Center & Thermal Management, USA

SHIVR Events

Advisor

Elevate to Even Plus

Vice Chairman of the Board

Elevate+ empowers disadvantaged students by creating pathways to formative summer work experiences that level the playing field. We partner with corporations and nonprofit organizations to provide both opportunities and mentorship that transform students' professional trajectories. Corporate hosts fund their interns' wages, while our nonprofit partners receive financial support from Elevate+ to cover intern compensation.

Member Board of Trustees

BottleRock Napa Valley

• Manage VIP Guest Services for large-scale festivals BottleRock & La Onda w/ 40K guests per day.
• Oversaw the Culinary Stage operations, ensuring seamless coordination and high-quality service.
• Directed high-level VIP services, including Sky Deck and Platinum guests.
• Implemented efficient crowd management strategies to enhance guest experience and safety.

IgniteGTM

Ignite empowers early-stage journeys by raising capital, securing resources, and going to market with creativity and conviction. 🔥

Izinga

Co-founder & Chief Revenue Officer

Agent Lunar

Advising on:

▪️Market Entry
▪️Investor Relations
▪️Go-to-Market 

Advanced AI Agents called “digital teammates”, that seamlessly integrate with small business teams and perform hundreds of tasks effortlessly.

Relocity, Inc.

Building a world class sales organization + responsible for WW sales and revenue growth.

Relocity is a B2B2C SaaS + service model, disrupting the destination services space. We deliver high-touch destination services by connecting relocating employees with a local, on-demand personal concierge via mobile technology.

-Grew sales revenue 2X in 12 months
-Exceeded all yearly new and expansion booking targets in 2021
-Built Sales Team (hired 4 Sales Directors, 2 Sales Managers and 4 Sales Ops Specialist)
-Developed sales systems and training leading to 35%-45% increase in win rate.
-Led deal team on our largest customer win (Big 5 multinational IT firm = $15M contract)

Head of Sales

Shyft

-Led Sales and Marketing for Series A move marketplace
-In 12 months I grew the team from 10 to 35, across 3 offices
-Pivoted the team from pure pipeline generation to a hybrid sales model (inside/outside, full sales cycle), closing 40+ $250K-$1M contracts with net new customers
-My team doubled the productivity of the Corporate segment leading to 140% YoY growth rate.

Executive Vice President Of Sales & Marketing

VP of Business Development

Co-founder @Izinga & SHIVR | Helping you scale smarter w/ AI Powered Talent | Event Producer | LinkedIn Guru 🧙🏼‍♂️

Hello 👋🏽 I'm Anthony, a seasoned entrepreneur and a dynamic force in the B2B tech, AI, fitness, and hospitality sectors. With a proven track record of driving significant business growth, I specialize in building powerful relationships and orchestrating strategic partnerships that propel companies forward.

What I Do:

At Handoff, we revolutionize how companies approach talent strategy. We provide on-demand, full-time offshore talent solutions that are 80% less costly than local hires—handling all HR, tax compliance, and logistics—enabling businesses to scale smartly and swiftly.



My Approach:

- Relationship-Driven Sales: Leveraging my extensive network and social selling skills, I excel in connecting dots and closing large deals that lead to lasting partnerships.
  
- Event Marketing Expertise: Known for 'working the room,' I create and lead high-impact marketing campaigns centered around engaging, high-energy events that foster organic relationships and enhance brand visibility.

- Strategic Partnerships: I have a knack for identifying and nurturing partnerships that are mutually beneficial, driving exponential growth in revenue and market presence. My strategic approach has transformed a $500K partnership into a $10M success story within two years.

Why I Do It:

I'm passionate about connecting with people, understanding their needs, and delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. The thrill of building something impactful from the ground up and seeing it thrive in a competitive landscape drives me every day.

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Anthony Gonzalez

Blitzscaling Ventures

Investing in early stage AI startups, with the potential for rapid scaling, portfolio: 

-Composio: Agent Integration and Improvement
-CrewAI: Enterprise AI agents
-Dimension Company: NLP to 3D CAD models
-Gizmo: Gamified, social, AI learning
-Global Goods Exchange: AI exchange
-LearnTube: AI learning platform
-Makeit: GenAI for residential design
-ManasAI: AI for drug development
-Please AI (MulitOn): Consumer AI agents
-Skyfire: AI agent payment stack
-Walkie Talkie: Social audio network

Will invest in 25–30 AI startups at Seed, Series A, and occasionally at Pre-Seed stages.

General Partner, AI Investments

Sourced investments for: Please AI (MultiOn)

Limited Partner, Growth Fund I

Llama Lounge, The AI Startup Event Series

Founded an AI startup community and event series for 300+ attendees per event in the SF Bay Area featuring startup pitches, demos, keynote speakers, investors and venues hosted by top technology companies and organizations, with over 18 events completed in just over two years.

JO Angel Investments

Angel Investments and Holdings from M&A: 
-Texts (acquired)
-Leaders (acquired)
-Octane AI 
-Animoca
-Automattic
-Farmstead (sunsetted) 

Advisor: 
-Ustream (acquired) 
-Watercooler (became Kabam, acquired)
-Altimeter Group (acquired)
-Float
-Mnemonic 
-Diadia Health
-OliveX
-Sparks & Honey
-ConnectBeam (sunsetted)

Limited Partner: 
-Blitzscaling Ventures: Growth Fund I
-Superlayer

Angel Investor, Startup Advisor, and Limited Partner

Catalyst Companies

Innovation Council for Fortune 500 corporations and sharing economy, maker movement and crowdfunding startups.

Kaleido Insights

Founding Partner | Tech Research

The Wall Street Journal

Writer: WSJ Accelerators Blog

Altimeter, a Prophet company

Founding Partner and Industry Analyst (Acquired)

Forrester Research

Senior Analyst: Social Computing

Hitachi Data Systems

Manager, Global Web Marketing and Community

Based in Silicon Valley since the dot-com era, I’m a venture capitalist with a background as a founder, industry analyst, angel investor, startup advisor, and global keynote speaker.

-As a General Partner at Blitzscaling Ventures, I'm investing in early-stage AI startups that have the potential to quickly scale with viral effects and network effects. 

-I host Llama Lounge, an AI startup event that draws hundreds of technology founders, investors, and corporate leaders. I also regularly speak at technology conferences worldwide.

-Speaker at TED AI, Web Summit, Step Conference, Techcrunch Disrupt, Swiss Economic Forum, LeWeb, Frankfurt Auto Show. A professional speaker at corporate events including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Visa, Nvidia, Disney, Toyota, BMW, and LinkedIn.

-Quoted in: Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Reuters, The Information, USA Today, Adweek, Harvard Business Review, and Wired.

Jeremiah Owyang

Announcement! The 2026 Lineup for Llama Lounge is strong. We will be hosted by the top organizations in the SF Bay Area. 

2026 SPRING SCHEDULE: 
-January 22: Amazon Web Services (AWS), SF
-February: Snowflake, Menlo Park
-March: Google, Google DeepMind, Mountain View
-April: Stanford University

Llama Lounge is for AI leaders: AI founders, Investors and corporate AI leaders.

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VC Investor at Blitzscaling Ventures | Founder, Llama Lounge AI Events | Speaker | Works in an Airstream

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