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Follow on Google News | Carhopper Announces New Senior AdvisorAngel investor and Advisor Scott Kosch to Take on New Leadership Role
By: CarHopper As an advisor and investor, Kosch has an extensive background working with startup companies. While Kosch has held roles as a company founder, advisor and investor, he cites his greatest passion as helping other entrepreneurs succeed. Kosch’s first web-based venture MUSICVIDEOS.COM started over 18 years ago. This venture was sold to Launch Media and then to Yahoo. Another company he founded was Notification Technologies, which was acquired by OneCallNow. In the years since, he has been an advisor and/or angel investor in over 70 companies, witnessing the evolution of many web-based business models first-hand. “I have known Bora for many years,” said Kosch, “and he has worked with me in the past to diligence potential investments, so when he asked me to join his startup CarHopper as an advisor, I jumped at the opportunity to work with him again.” Earlier in his career, Kosch provided strategy counsel to clients in telecommunications, information technology and media industries; sourced deals and conducted due diligence for an early stage venture capital fund; and, advised the electric utility industry on operations improvement, capital budget allocation and competitive strategies related to deregulation and diversification. “We are excited to welcome Scott to the CarHopper family,” said CarHopper founder Bora Hamamcioglu. “Adding Scott to the team ensures access to unmatched industry insight and experience as we move to establish the brand and expand CarHopper across the country.” Kosch graduated magna cum laude from Claremont McKenna College with a BA in economics and psychology and earned his MBA in private equity finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. ABOUT CARHOPPER CarHopper is a peer-to-peer car sharing service for car owners to rent out their underused vehicles to trustworthy customers, providing an affordable and convenient alternative to public transit, taxis and traditional car rental services. CarHopper will officially launch in 1 month. Since one shared car takes up to 13 individually- End
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