Stuff I am currently focused on:

#1 Bring new financial advisory products to market at Arta Finance. 

#2 Help anyone host engaging and successful events via Eventship.

#3 Help others with AI via GPT Hacks. 

#4 Help my youngest develop his soccer skills, my second work on her basketball game and my oldest shine like his sax.

#5 Spend more time with my awesome wife doing fun things in San Diego and around the world.

Hussein Yahfoufi

Neal Bloom

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With nearly 20 years of experience in the tech sector, I am passionate about investing in and supporting innovative companies that solve real-world problems. As a Managing Partner at Rising Tide Partners, I fund founders at the earliest of stages through a community of serial builders intent on investing in each other.

I also leverage my entrepreneurial background and community expertise to create and grow tech ecosystems. I advise governments and special districts on how to strategically build community through events and public outreach. 

I publish an email newsletter and a podcast about founding, funding, community building, and connecting.

Previously, I co-founded Portfolium, an online portfolio platform that connects students and professionals with employers, which was acquired by Instructure in 2019. I helped Hired.com and other education tech and talent tech platforms scale to impact millions of job seekers.
I also worked as a systems engineer and product manager at Pratt & Whitney/Aerojet Rocketdyne, where I launched 84 astronauts into space while working on the Space Shuttle program and the future Artemis program.

I hold an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC San Diego.

I am always looking for new opportunities to connect, collaborate, and learn from other investors, entrepreneurs, and leaders in communities. If you are interested in investing with us, joining our community, or sharing your story, please reach out to me with a personal message. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Our community of founders, investors, and subject matter experts FIND, EVALUATE, FUND, and SUPPORT the best companies. This increases our odds of success. You can invest with us, through our venture fund or deal-by-deal in our angel investor syndicate.

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