Avi Dorfman

About Avi Dorfman

I’m an entrepreneur and investor who loves working with world-class teams leveraging AI and software to bring greater happiness and efficiency to the world. I\'ve spent time in a number of sectors including fintech/insurtech, software/AI-enabled services, and healthcare.I’ve been on the founding team of four companies and an early investor in another twenty (both as an angel and, for the past several years, in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners.)In 2017, I was appointed by NYC’s Mayor to serve on his Technology Leadership Advisory Council.

Experience

1. Founder

   Compass

   Jan 2012 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Founded technology platform to revolutionize the consumer and agent experience of transacting residential real estate. My work as a member of the founding team, alongside Robert Reffkin, included among other things developing the initial product road map and hiring/operating plan, recruiting the founding engineering team (Ori Allon, Ugo Di Girolamo, Paul Groudas), and working with Reffkin to raise $8m of seed capital. The company has since expanded nationally, raised $1.5B and IPO’d (COMP).

Education

• Columbia University

  M.I.A., International Finance and Economics, Business

• McGill University

  B.A., Honors in Political Science, Minors in Business and Philosophy

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Venture Capital
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Financial Services
• Strategy
• Corporate Finance
• Private Equity
• Investment Banking
• Capital Markets
• Portfolio Management
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Business Development
• Analysis
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship