Andrew Cove is an investor, founder, and technical advisor with experience spanning venture capital, mobile payments, restaurant tech, and video games.
Looking for a more personal perspective? Check out my About page for a less formal look at my current adventures.
Current Activities
Investment Focus
- Friends and interesting founders and GPs
- AI/ML applications
Advisory Roles
- Product strategy
- AI applications
- Fundraising and M&A
AI Exploration
- Building new applications on top of and in collaboration with LLMs
How I Can Help
Venture Capital Technology
Building internal platforms, deal management systems, portfolio analytics, and AI‑powered tools for investment teams.
Startup Advising & Investment
Tech and product strategy, team building, fundraising, M&A, and small check investments for interesting founders, companies, and emerging managers.
Career Timeline
2023 — Present
Angel investor and startup advisor. LP in multiple venture funds. Pursuing AI projects and personal music and snowboarding interests.
2020 — 2022
Technology Lead at Ridge Ventures. Built internal dealflow management and AI/ML systems.
2016 — 2020
Technical consulting and advising for startups. EIR for Techstars Comcast in 2018.
2012 — 2015
Founder & CEO, Cover. Built mobile payments platform deployed to 300+ restaurants. Raised $7M in venture funding from Spark Capital, OATV, Lerer Hippeau, and others. Acquired in 2015.
2011
Summer Associate at IA Ventures. Ran dealflow for AngelList.
2009 — 2011
Deep dive into startups and web development
2006 — 2009
Programmer at Naughty Dog on the ICE Team. Credit on Uncharted franchise, God of War III, and Assassin's Creed <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/240887/andrew-cove/">more</a>. Specialized in PlayStation 3 SPU optimization. Brief stint at Sanzaru.
2001 — 2006
BS and MS in Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University. Internships at Z‑Axis.
Media & Press
Cover
- An App for Diners to Pay Their Bill — The New York Times, Feb 2014
- The Days of Asking for the Check Are Over — The Atlantic, Oct 2013
- The Customer Trackers — Inc., May 2015
- Exclusive: Restaurant payments app Cover sells to Velocity — Fortune, Sep 2015
- Meet Cover, the app that’s determined to reinvent the restaurant experience — Washington Post, May 2014
- Dine and Dash 2.0: How Tech is Changing Eating Out — NBC News, Mar 2014
- Leave Your Wallet Behind: Dining App Has You Covered — Fox Business, Nov 2013
- Cover Raises $1.5M From OATV And Others To Bring Uber-Like Payments To Restaurants — TechCrunch, May 2013
- Restaurant Payments App Cover Raises $5.5 Million From Spark Capital — TechCrunch, Jul 2014
- At Lunch With Restaurant Payment Startup Cover, Which Just Raised $5.5 Million — Recode, Jul 2014
- New App, Cover, Pays Restaurant Checks Via Smartphone — Eater, Oct 2013
- Cover App Discontinued After Velocity Acquisition — Eater, May 2016
Other
- How to Keep Your Ex from Popping Up All Over Facebook — Lifehacker, 2011
- Alumni Snapshot: Andrew Cove — Carnegie Mellon SCS
- Game credits on MobyGames
Contact
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