Betaworks has gotten their hands into a number of fast-growing startups like Tumblr, Airbnb, Groupon, and Twitter, as well as “more exclusive” stakes in Chartbeat, Bitly, and Socialflow. In a connection to the Nordic startup scene, Stockholm-founded Bloglovin’ recieved $1 million from betaworks and Lerer Ventures last year as the startup moved its headquarters to New York.
Levine occasionally posts to his blog, which will give you some sense of how he’ll be as a speaker at ArcticStartup. As a headline writer, I particularly love this February 2012 post titled: Facebook, it’s like Instagram for Birthdays.
With Levine’s hands-on approach with early-stage successes and his first-hand knowledge on how the New York startup scene ticks, he should be a great speaker and good contact for startups attending Arctic15: Exit Path. So! Don’t wait to the last minute, get that early-bird priced tickets and help ArcticStartup put out more quality content with your support. Tickets and a list of other speakers can be found on our website.