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Tristan Pollock is an American entrepreneur, investor, artist, and writer. Currently, he is a startup ecosystem builder, international entrepreneur-in-residence and program manager at a variety of startup programs around the globe, including Google, Swiss Contact, and 500 Startups. As a Partner at 500 Startups in Silicon Valley, Tristan has supported over 200 startups with $30M in funding via the accelerator and seed fund, as well as his own angel investments.

Before that, Tristan sat on the other side of table and empowered the most creative people in the world as co-founder of Storefront, a marketplace for retail space that has worked with brands from Nike to Kanye West. Hailed as 'Airbnb for Retail' by The New York Times, Storefront is backed by over $10M in venture capital from leading Silicon Valley investors, hip-hop artist Nas, author Gary Vaynerchuk, and former Lady Gaga manager Troy Carter. Storefront merged with Oui Open in 2016 to continue expansion internationally.

His first startup, SocialEarth, the leading source for social entrepreneurship news, won multiple awards for impact journalism and was acquired by 3BL Media in 2012.

Tristan has also been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30, created street art for a TEDx talk on the net worth of creative cities, cameoed in NBC Universal's Bazillion Dollar Club, crafted the most read Best Buy email of all time reaching over 23 million customers, and designed a MysteryBot called Shisharka Land whose true origins remain unknown. He likes to write for Entrepreneur, VentureBeat, and StartupGrind, too.

A Minnesota native from a family of makers, Tristan now lives and creates around the world while on sabbatimoon with his soul partner in life of 12 years, Danyelle. Together they have supported entrepreneurs in over 40 countries, including Albania, Russia, Vietnam, Norway, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. Follow their adventures at @WeDidThat or via Tristan’s blog and tweets.

FAQ

Where was Tristan born?

Burnsville, Minnesota - home of the Blaze.

How old is Tristan?

29 at some point.

Where did Tristan go to school?

North Dakota State University & Auckland University of Technology.

What books has Tristan written?

Stay at Home, Dog! - a pandemic education book for kids made during COVID.

Who is Tristan married to?

Danyelle Pollock - she’s the best.

What is Tristan’s net worth?

Money is made to be spent, right?