Apr 2023 – Present · 3 yrs

• Replify is an AI sales assistant for small businesses and individuals which talks to your leads, qualifies them, and schedules them for you.

Apr 2022 – Present · 4 yrs

• Varo is working hard to build a future that's more diverse and financially inclusive. As a new kind of bank, Varo is entirely digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured, and designed for the way customers live their lives. Varo is working with a team that uniquely and strategically combines banking veterans with technology experts. The banking experts provide decades of industry experience, and the tech experts can build a mobile app that offers everyone access to premium banking, including quicker access to your money, high-yield savings, and automatic saving tools.

May 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

• 75 & Sunny works with and mentors founders of companies in 75 & Sunny Ventures’ portfolio and takes an active role in launching new start-ups through 75 & Sunny Labs.

Oct 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 6 mos · Los Angeles County, California, United States

• Queue is a new social way to save, share, and discuss what you want to watch and what you’re binging. On Queue, you can look up any movie or show, see where it’s streaming, and start binging. You can also keep track of everything you’ve watched and everything your friends recommend.
• The app, co-founded by Spencer Rascoff and Garrett Rothstein, provides real recommendations from real friends. Follow your closest friends and see what they’re watching, unlock fun badges, check out the Top 10 trending titles on your favorite services, and use the social sharing features to tell your friends about what you’re adding to your Queue.

Sep 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 7 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

Sep 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr · Los Angeles, California, United States

• Supernova 1 was a SPAC that merged with Offerpad (OPAD) and Supernova 2 was a SPAC that merged with Riggeti Computing (RGTI).

Jun 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 10 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

• Recon Food is a vertical social media app that will bring people together through a shared love of food. The app, which is co-founded by Spencer Rascoff, co-founder of Zillow and Hotwire, and his 16-year-old daughter, Sophia Rascoff, was developed in response to the need for a healthy space to connect with others away from the noise, toxicity and politics that often bombard mainstream social media apps.
• Recon Food is social media, but specific to food. Users can either take photos of their restaurant dishes and review them, or take photos of the dishes they make in their own kitchen for others to see. Users are able to take photos on-demand or let the innovative technology search their camera roll and upload any food-centric photos ever taken. The app then uses geolocation to identify the restaurants where you took the photos and allows you to recommend the dishes. Recon Food users can decide if they want to share their photos and reviews with their connections or with the larger community.

Jun 2020 – Jun 2022 · 2 yrs

Jan 2020 – Sep 2020 · 8 mos · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• I am currently working on a few new startup ideas with a couple of teams and co-founders, and angel investing full-time.
• You can learn more about my angel investing here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-angel-investments-spencer-rascoff/
• Many of my angel investments are LA-based companies, including: Fernish, Relativity Space, SpaceX, Sonic Energy, All Voices, Fair, Betmo, and others.

Sep 2019 – Jan 2020 · 4 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• In the fall semester of 2019, I co-created and co-taught a course called "Managing Tech Ventures" at Harvard Business school for second year MBA students. The course focused on corporate strategy, company culture, and business transformation at large tech companies. The course mostly centered around my personal professional experiences at companies I've been involved in or have studied.
• Case studies included: Zillow, TripAdvisor, Zulily, Netflix, GOAT, Hulu, and others.

Jul 2019 – Mar 2024 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• dotLA is a media and events company which shines a light on the innovation in the Los Angeles tech community.
• I founded dotLA in 2019 and was Chair until 2024 when the company sold.

Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site

• I teach entrepreneurship at Harvard across Harvard College and Harvard Business School, focused on building and scaling technology companies.
• My course, Startups from Idea to Exit, covers the full arc of company-building: from ideation and product development to product-market fit, fundraising, and scaling. It’s consistently one of the most popular and highest-rated courses at Harvard, with strong student satisfaction and engagement across disciplines.
• The class brings real-world perspective into the classroom through guest speakers and is designed for students across all concentrations.

Oct 2013 – Jan 2020 · 6 yrs 3 mos · Greater Seattle Area

Jul 2013 – Jun 2020 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Greater Boston

Jul 2013 – Sep 2015 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• On Board of Zulily from pre-IPO through $2.5B sale to QVC in Sept 2015.

Apr 2013 – Jan 2020 · 6 yrs 9 mos · Greater Seattle Area

Aug 2011 – Jan 2020 · 8 yrs 5 mos · Greater Seattle Area

Jul 2011 – Apr 2020 · 8 yrs 9 mos · Seattle

Sep 2005 – Feb 2019 · 13 yrs 5 mos · Seattle

• I co-founded Zillow in 2005. Over the years, I served as head of marketing, CFO, COO, and was CEO for almost 10 years.

May 2011 – Jul 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Sep 2010 – Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Dec 2003 – Mar 2005 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Ran part of the hotel partner relations group. Managed team of >150 people.

Dec 1999 – Dec 2003 · 4 yrs

• Co-founded Hotwire.com. Ran hotels, packages and rental car groups.
• Sold Hotwire to IAC/InterActiveCorp in December 2003.

Jan 1999 – Jan 2000 · 1 yr

Jan 1997 – Jan 1999 · 2 yrs