Moshe Koyfman is an American businessperson and investor.
Biography
Koyfman is a native of New Jersey. He attended the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a B.S. in economics with a concentration in finance and a B.A. in English.
Career
After graduating from college, Koyfman joined Bear Stearns as an investment banker, where he worked on mergers and acquisitions and raising financing for media, technology and entertainment companies. He next joined IAC, an internet holding company as vice president of mergers and acquisitions and vice president of programming, helping to launch a new business unit focused on digital media. He led the IAC acquisition of Connected Ventures, the parent of Vimeo, CollegeHumor and BustedTees. He eventually served as the chief operating officer of Connected Ventures. He was hired by Spark Capital, a Boston venture capital fundin the summer of 2008. His work was focused on expanding into the New York media and entertainment sectors. In 2011, he said that closed social networking communities were becoming more important and in 2012 that he was focused on investing on social media, mobile and local services. Among the first investments led by Koyfman at Spark were stakes in online marketplaces Skillshare and Work Market. Later investments include eyeglass retailer Warby Parker, fraud preventionsoftware company Sift Science, financial service provider Plaid, Kitchensurfing, Aviary, DIY, FundersClub, Consumer United, gdgt and Svpply. Koyfman's exits for Spark include EBay buying Svvply, AOL buying gdgt, and Adobe Systems buying Aviary. He became a member of the Board of directors for Skillshare, Work Market, Aviary, Plaid, DIY and Consumers United. After Spark invested in Kik Messenger, Koyfman said that closed social networks were gaining in popularity because the early social networks included so many loose acquaintances. Koyfman was promoted in 2012 to general partner, one of six at Spark, at the age of 35. In 2012 was named one of New York's top 100 angel investors by Business Insider. As an angel investor, his investments include online razor retailer Harry's, the clothing brand Reformation, urban affairs digital publisher Curbed, and horror and digital entertainment producer Crypt TV. In 2013, Koyfman became an early backer and member of the board of directors of Sefaria, a free content library of Hebrew and English Jewish texts. He left Spark in 2016, and founded and became the CEO of MOKO Brands, an investment company focused on consumer brands.
Personal
Koyfman is married to Hillary Rosenman Koyfman, a designer.
