About

Andrew Cove is an accomplished entrepreneur, investor, and consultant with over 14 years of experience in the tech industry. He is a computer scientist at heart, and his expertise lies at the intersection of product and venture. Currently, Andrew is working remotely from the mountains, splitting his time between a laptop and a snowboard while advising and consulting for startups and VCs. Andrew has a diverse career history that includes serving as the CEO and technical co-founder of Cover, a mobile payments and restaurants company that raised $7M and was acquired in 2015. He has also worked in venture capital, where he managed deal flow at AngelList, was a summer associate at IA Ventures, and worked in technology at Ridge Ventures. Andrew is also an angel investor in an unannounced SF-based ML startup. In addition to his work in venture capital, Andrew has also served as an Entrepreneur in Residence for Techstars' Comcast accelerator and as a formal advisor to an NYC consumer mobile startup. He has also worked as a graphics/game engine programmer for PlayStation. Andrew's work has been featured in several publications, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, Inc., the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Lifehacker. He has also been featured in a slew of tech outlets. Currently, Andrew is working at Ridge Ventures, where he is building internal tools and products for the company's investment and operations activities. He has also worked as a consultant, advisor, and investor, helping companies build and grow their products. Andrew was also an explorer at deck.vc, an experiment in productizing insider knowledge, where he gave founders expert pitch feedback from experienced VC analysts. Andrew's tech stack includes mobile, ML, and research scientist skills. He is not interested in full-time roles or leaving the mountains, but he is open to non-recruiting messages. If you want to connect with Andrew, please message him before adding him as a connection.