At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top California based CFO’ operating in the Internet space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Mike Taylor
CFO of GitHub
Mike Taylor is CFO at GitHub, a web-based Git or version control repository and Internet hosting service. Prior to joining GitHub, Mike was VP Capital Markets and New Ventures at Tesla Motors, where he managed capital markets and new venture creation activities worldwide. In his prior roles as VP Finance and, later, Treasurer, he managed finance, treasury, investor relations, capital markets, and customer finance for the innovative electric vehicle company.
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About GitHub: GitHub provides code hosting services that allow developers to build software for open-source and private projects in organizations.
Todd Morgenfeld
CFO of Pinterest
Todd Morgenfeld is the chief financial officer at Pinterest since October 5, 2016. Prior to his current role, Morgenfeld worked as vice president, finance at Twitter. His previous positions include senior vice president, treasury, financial analytics and corporate development at Hewlett-Packard, director at Silver Lake Partners, and associate at Goldman Sachs.
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About Pinterest: Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.
Arden Lee
CFO of Weedmaps
Arden Lee serves as the chief financial officer of Weedmaps.
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About Weedmaps, WM Technology: Weedmaps is the world’s first marijuana technology and media brand.
Keith Taylor
Chief Financial Officer of Equinix
Keith D. Taylor joined Equinix in 1999 and has served in a variety of roles, such as Equinix’s Director of Finance & Administration, Vice President, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer, and now as CFO. Before joining Equinix, Taylor served as Vice President of Finance and Controller for International Wireless Communications, Inc., an operator, owner, and developer of wireless communication networks throughout Asia and Latin America. Prior to joining International Wireless Communications, Inc., Taylor was employed by Becton Dickinson & Company, a medical and diagnostic device manufacturer, as a Senior Sector Analyst for the diagnostic businesses in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Taylor holds a B.B.A. from Bishops University in Quebec, Canada, and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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About Equinix: Equinix is an internet company that provides data center services for companies, businesses, and organizations.
Brian Kinard
CFO and Legal Counsel of Mojo Vision
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About Mojo Vision: Mojo Vision is developing Mojo Lens, the world’s first AR smart contact lens with a built-in display that delivers Invisible Computing
Servaes Tholen
CFO of Grove Collaborative
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About Grove Collaborative: Grove creates and curates high-performing, planet-first home and personal care products and is the leader in zero-plastic CPG.
Peter Perrone
CFO of AtScale
Pete Perrone is the CFO. Prior to AtScale, Pete was CFO at Percolate and Limelight Networks.He also spent 14 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Managing Director in the Principal Investment Area, investing in and working with high growth technology leaders.
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About Artisan Bio, AtScale: AtScale is an intelligent data virtualization company that provides a single, secured, and governed workspace for distributed data.
Scott Friedman
Chief Financial Officer of Internet Brands
Scott Friedman is responsible for the controllership, operational accounting, finance, planning and treasury functions for Internet Brands. Prior to joining Internet Brands in August 2008, Friedman served as the Chief Financial Officer of WPT Enterprises, Inc., an entertainment and consumer products company, where he was responsible for the company’s financial, human resources, information systems and administrative operations. At WPT Enterprises, Friedman oversaw the development of the company’s long-term strategic plans, annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and investor relations strategy. In addition, Friedman oversaw all treasury and tax functions for the company, including cash forecasting and management, federal and state tax planning and compliance, and international tax structuring for operations in China, Israel and several European countries. Friedman has extensive experience in finance and accounting and working with Internet and new media companies. Before joining WPT Enterprises, Inc., Friedman was Controller at Sony Pictures Digital, and previously served in various accounting and financial capacities at The Walt Disney Company. Friedman was a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia while at Arthur Andersen, and holds Bachelor of Accountancy from George Washington University.
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About Internet Brands: Internet Brands is an internet media company that operates online media, community, and e-commerce sites in vertical markets.
Jean Hu
Chief Financial Officer of Marvell
Jean Hu joined Marvell Technology in August 2016 as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Jean is responsible for the company’s financial planning and strategy, accounting and reporting, treasury and tax, as well as investor relations. Jean has a proven track record with almost 20 years of financial leadership in the semiconductor industry. She previously served as CFO of QLogic Corp. and served as acting CEO during two transformational periods in the company’s history. Jean also held several senior positions at Conexant Systems, including CFO, Treasurer and SVP of Business Development. Jean earned a Ph.D. in Economics from Claremont University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Engineering.
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About Marvell: Marvell is a technology company that manufactures and offers integrated circuit solutions using communications mixed-signal processing.
Lily Yang
Chief Financial Officer of Strava
Lily Yang is the Chief Financial Officer at Strava.
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About Strava: Strava is an online network where runners and cyclists can record their activities, compare performance, and compete with their community.
Steve Pantelick
Chief Financial Officer of PubMatic
Steve is an accomplished industry executive with more than 20 years of experience in driving growth and profitability, strategy and operational excellence across a broad range of industries in the US and Europe. He joined PubMatic in 2011 after working with leading companies including Ofoto (Kodak Gallery), a pioneer in the online photo sharing space with 60 million monthly users, Blockbuster, Inc., a multi-billion dollar global business, and Cadbury Schweppes Plc, one of the world’s largest confectionery and beverage brands. Before joining PubMatic, Steve was CFO of the innovative data management platform company Aggregate Knowledge. Prior to that, as CFO of Ofoto/Kodak Gallery, Steve helped build one of the world’s leading online digital imaging and services companies, where in addition to finance, he oversaw the company’s printing and customer service operations. Earlier in his career, he worked for Blockbuster in roles ranging from COO of Blockbuster Inc.’s New Media Division to senior vice president of Blockbuster’s U.S. Financial Operations overseeing 4,000 retail locations, to vice president of worldwide planning and helped take the company public in 1999. Prior to Blockbuster, Steve spent seven years with Cadbury Schweppes, in a variety of roles in the US and Europe, including vice president of finance for Dr. Pepper/7Up and planning director for Schweppes Europe. Steve holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College.
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About PubMatic: PubMatic is an automation solutions company for an open digital media industry.
Garima Kapoor
Co-Founder, CFO of MinIO
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About MinIO, MinIO: MinIO offers high-performance, S3 compatible object storage for multi-cloud architectures. Software-defined, cloud-native + 100% opensource.
Shintaro Asako
Executive Officer, CFO, Strategic Investment Director Commerce and Incubation Business Division of DeNA
Shintaro Asako is the CEO of the West Region business unit at DeNA, a global leader in developing and publishing mobile games. He leads the company’s operations and corporate strategy in North America, Europe and the rest of the West. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, DeNA has offices and studios in 12 cities across eight countries with over 2,000 employees and has delivered nearly a dozen titles that hit the top 30 grossing charts on US App Store and US Google Play. In addition to launching hits such as Blood Brothers and Rage of Bahamut, DeNA currently develops and publishes mobile games for popular entertainment franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel, Transformers and Final Fantasy. DeNA reported revenue of 1.8 billion dollars and operating profit of 524 million dollars in the fiscal year ending March 2014. Shintaro joined DeNA West in 2011 serving as Chief Financial Officer before moving to the role of CEO in 2013. Previously, Shintaro was Chief Financial Officer at MediciNova, Inc. from 2005 to 2011. Prior to MediciNova, Shintaro worked at KPMG LLP and Arthur Anderson LLP.
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About DeNA: DeNA is a platform providing social games, e-commerce, and other web services for PCs and mobile devices.
David Cristman
Chief Financial Officer of ClearCare
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About ClearCare, ClearCare: ClearCare is a web-based software solution that helps home care agencies efficiently focus on what’s important: providing better care.
Emily Westerhold
Chief Financial Officer of VSCO
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About VSCO: VSCO is a creative channel that builds creative tools, spaces, and connections driven by self-expression.
Neda Etemad
CFO of BigRentz
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About BigRentz: BigRentz is an online construction equipment rental marketplace with over 2,500 partners with 8,500 rental yards.
George de Urioste
Chief Financial Officer of 4iQ
George de Urioste is the Chief Financial Officerat Pluribus Networks since November 2014. George currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Bridgelux, Inc. since 2011. George has more than 30 years of professional experience. George has served on the Boards of public and private companies in a career defined by a range of executive management positions in the technology industry. Since has served at various times as a CFO, COO and CEO, George has a keen understanding of the relationship between finance, operations, product development, sales and leadership/vision needed in today’s dynamic business arena. George brings significant expertise in international business, M&A, corporate compliance (Sarbanes Oxley), strategic alliances, acquisitions, IPOs, and board of director responsibilities for public and private corporations. George has public company Board of Directors experience, having previously served as Audit Committee Chairman of Saba Software (SABA) for 3 years and Vendavo, Inc.. Previously, George was Interim Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer at Marvell Technology (MRVL), a $3 Billion semiconductor provider of products for data storage, mobile and video communications. During George’s Chief Financial Officer tenure, the market capitalization grew from $6 billion to $10 billion. Prior to Marvell, George was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Chordiant Software (CHRD), a provider of enterprise software for customer service and marketing processes. Previous to this, George was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Aeroprise, Inc., a private software company with award winning solutions for mobile IT service management that he co-founded. Aeroprise was acquired by BMC Software, Inc. Prior to Aeroprise, George was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Operations for Remedy Corporation. In his 6 year tenure at this high-growth enterprise software company, George was a Member of the Executive Team that grew revenues from $2 million to a $200 million run rate and a ~$2 billion market capitalization. Remedy has customers in 70 countries and 15 million users. George led Remedy through its IPO; a year later the company was named the #1 Hot Growth Company in America by Business Week. George began his career in 1980 as a CPA for Deloitte & Touche. George holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California, and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the University of California at Berkeley. George has attended the Stanford Law School Directors College, an ISS-accredited Boardroom Education Program and numerous Board and Audit Committee conferences.
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About 4iQ: 4iQ is a Cyber Intelligence company that protects digital identities and investigating threats, adversaries, and fraud.
Greg Wookey
Chief Financial Officer of Boulevard
Greg Wookey is the CFO at Inbenta.
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About Boulevard: Boulevard is a business management platform developed to help streamline the operations of appointment-based businesses.
Shin-Yuan Tzou
CFO of BroadVision
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About BroadVision: BroadVision has been a global leader in providing organizations with the rules, tools and infrastructure for doing business on the Web.
Steve Smith
EVP and CFO of Inseego
Steve Smith previously served as a financial consultant serving multiple software-as-a-service, medical technology and technology device businesses, and served as interim Chief Financial Officer of TetraVue Inc., a developer of high definition 4D LIDAR technology, since February 2017. From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Smith served as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Operations for Micropower Technologies, a private equity-backed business engaged in the development and sale of platforms enabling extreme low-power wireless video surveillance systems. From 2005 to 2012, Mr. Smith ran his own consulting business and also served as President of XiTron Technologies, a development stage biotech firm that was sold to ImpediMed Ltd, a publicly-traded medical device company, in 2007. From 1999 to 2005, Mr. Smith served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, a publicly-traded semiconductor company that designs network and embedded power architecture, optical transport and storage solutions. Mr. Smith also serves as a director of the Business Executive Council of San Diego and Niels Brock/CIBU, a Denmark-based International Business University. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Arizona State University.
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About Inseego: Inseego specializes in providing enterprise SaaS solutions, IoT, and mobile solutions.
Michael Hsu
Chief Financial Officer/Co-Founder of PERI
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About Curogram, PERI: PERI is a consumer electronics brand focused on Wi-Fi audio and power space components and accessories.
Trevor Short
Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer of Millennium Entertainment
Co-founder and CFO Trevor Short oversees legal, finance and administrative operations for Nu Image, Inc., Millennium Films and all related companies. Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Short obtained a Bachelor of Law from the University of Rhodesia and an MBA at the University of Cape Town where he was awarded the Gold Medal. In 1980 Short entered the world of banking and commerce, joining Standard Chartered Merchant Bank in Harare as head of Corporate Finance, responsible for takeovers, mergers and IPO’s. He then moved to Hill Samuel Merchant Bank in Johannesburg in 1984 as head of its Corporate Finance Division and subsequently to Investec Bank where he was responsible for eight IPOs on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, as well as numerous mergers and acquisitions Short’s finance background led him to develop a tax based financing formula to produce motion pictures in South Africa. He succeeded in procuring over $200 million from private investors to fund the production of international films made in South Africa. Much of the financing he secured was for films produced by Avi Lerner’s Nu Metro group for international film companies. He also became a consultant to the Government of South Africa regarding film incentive legislation.
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About Millennium Entertainment: Millennium Entertainment – Theatrical Film/Movie Distribution Company based in Los Angeles, CA
Mike Crear
Chief Financial Officer of Drybar
Mike Crear is the Chief Financial Officer at Drybar.
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About Drybar: Drybar is a retail chain exclusively for blow-drying hair for a reduced price compared to traditional salons.
Kenneth Hahn
Chief Financial Officer of Coursera
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About Coursera: Coursera is an online education company that partners with universities and organizations to offer classes on their platform.
Emerson Yenokida
CFO & COO of NTWRK
Emerson Yenokida is the CFO and COO at NTWRK.
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About NTWRK: NTWRK is the definitive live streaming video commerce platform developed specifically for Gen-Z and Millennials.
Arman Panjwani
CFO of LawnStarter
Arman Panjwani is the CFO at LawnStarter.
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About LawnStarter: LawnStarter is an online marketplace that provides lawn maintenance and outdoor services for consumers and lawn care professionals.
Paula Croutch
Chief Financial Officer of eHarmony
Paula’s responsibilities include working closely in many capacities with the CEO and COO, building accounting teams and developing internal controls, policies and procedures. Paula has over 28 years of Finance and Accounting experience, most recently running her own practice providing consulting services to a variety of clients in the areas of Operations and Finance. Prior to joining eHarmony as CFO, Paula was a trusted advisor and consultant for the company in all areas of Finance for over nine years. From 1984 to 2002, Paula was with the firm Arthur Andersen, where she was a partner for seven years. Paula holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Finance from California State University, Northridge. She is a member of the American Institute, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Ernst & Young Alumni Board of Directors and is the past Treasurer of the Wise Parent Association of Stephen S. Wise Elementary School and Special Needs Resource Center.
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About eHarmony: EHarmony is an online dating website that matches compatible singles with each other.
Dustin Driggs
CFO of Barracuda Networks
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About Barracuda Networks: Barracuda is a provider of powerful, easy-to-use, affordable IT solutions for security and storage.
Stephanie Hsiung
CFO of Duda
Stephanie is a seasoned finance professional with over a decade of management experience leading the scaling and development of finance and operations for fast-growing technology companies. Her previous work experience includes several years of banking as a Vice President at JP Morgan as well as public accounting experience as an auditor of tech firms at KPMG. Stephanie received her undergraduate degree in Business-Economics from UCLA and her MBA from Columbia University. She is a certified public accountant (CPA) in the state of California.
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About Duda: Duda is a responsive website builder for digital marketing agencies, hosting companies, and online directories.
Reza Banki
Chief Financial Officer of adRise
Reza Banki is the Chief of Staff and Head of Business Ops of Tubi.
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About adRise: AdRise is an internet TV ad platform that distributes and monetizes TV shows and movies by partnering with premium content owners.
Frank Asaro
Chief Financial Officer of Empyr
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About Empyr: Empyr is a card-linked offer engagement platform for national brands and digital publisher.
Giridhar Premsingh
Global Chief Financial Officer of DoiT International
Giridhar has held senior finance roles at both public and private technology companies including most recently as Chief Financial Officer at Onica, responsible for global financial and legal operations. As Chief Financial Officer at REAN Cloud, he led all aspects of accounting, corporate planning, financial reporting, tax, treasury, investor relations, and legal. As a senior finance leader at Virtustream Inc., he played an instrumental role in the company’s disruptive growth and ultimate sale to EMC Corporation in a $1.2 billion acquisition transaction. Giridhar began his career with Ernst & Young and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of Colorado. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors in Accounting from Bangalore University, India.
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About DoiT International: We tackle complex problems of scale using our expertise in resolving problems, coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and system design.
Sam Chung
Chief Financial Officer of Salesforce Foundation
Sam and his team are responsible for accounting, employee success, finance and revenue operations.
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About Salesforce, Salesforce Foundation: Salesforce Foundation provides cloud-based solutions based on the Salesforce platform for nonprofits and educational institutions.
Raghu Kilambi
CFO of ConversionPoint Technologies Inc.
Raghu Kilambi is an experienced investor and entrepreneur with 25 years of global business experience in public and private investments, building businesses and creating shareholder value. He has raised over $1 billion of equity and debt capital for private and public companies. Previously, Raghu was the Co-Founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer of a leading VC-backed ASP that grew from startup to $140 million in annual revenues and a peak Nasdaq National market capitalization of over US$2 billion.
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About ConversionPoint Technologies Inc., Kirarv Capital: ConversionPoint Technologies Inc., is a leading e-commerce infrastructure technology platform that powers high growth e-commerce sales.
Brent Pearson
President & CFO of ServiceChannel
Brent Pearson joined ServiceChannel as an Executive Director in 2014. Most recently he was a Vice President of Bayard Capital and helped build Landis+Gyr into the world’s leading electricity metering and smart grid company responsible for acquisitions, business development, global partnerships, and fundraising. Bayard eventually sold Landis+Gyr to Toshiba for $2.3 billion in 2011. He has also advised private equity firm KKR on smart grid transactions. Previously Brent was a principal with Cherry Tree, a boutique investment banking and venture capital firm focused on technology, software, and information utilities. He holds a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of Nebraska and an MBA from the University of Iowa.
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About ServiceChannel: ServiceChannel is the cloud-based service automation platform for facility maintenance and repair services.
Travis Kell
Co-Founder & CFO of Metropolis
Travis Kell is an entrepreneur, investor and former financial services professional. He is the Co-Founder, COO and CFO of Metropolis Technologies, Inc. Prior to founding Metropolis, Travis was in the financial services industry in New York with a focus on private investments. Most recently, he was a senior business development professional at Winton Group. Winton is a $30 billion computer-driven global investment management and data science company. Previously, Travis was a Director at BlackRock Alternative Advisors where he led the New York-based Product Strategy team responsible for $5 billion of client assets invested across a range of hedge fund strategies. His primary focus was to develop and structure customized portfolio solutions with sophisticated investors across the U.S. and Canada. During his tenure with BlackRock, Travis was involved in negotiating and structuring several portfolios of hedge funds and opportunistic co-investments totaling $3 billion. His career began as an Analyst in 2006 at Quellos Group in Seattle. Quellos was a boutique alternative investment management firm that was acquired by BlackRock in 2007 to create the firm’s $25 billion global hedge fund solutions platform.
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About Metropolis: Metropolis is an AI and computer vision start-up built to modernize parking and empower the future of mobility.
John Hendrick
CFO of Delta Energy & Communications
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About Delta Energy & Communications: Delta Energy & Communications is an energy company that provides smart grid energy solutions.
Peter Rieman
COO and CFO of Itembase
COO at Retail Solutions.
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About Itembase: Itembase is an e-commerce API integration platform that helps service providers connect with marketplaces.
Rick Vitelle
CFO, Secretary & EVP of CalAmp
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About CalAmp: CalAmp is a telematics pioneer leading transformation in a global connected economy.
David Belgum
CFO of Sureify
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About Sureify: Sureify is an industry leading SaaS platform for Life and Annuity companies.
Carol Bartholemy
CFO & VP, Finance of Seek Thermal
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About Seek Thermal: Seek Thermal engineers, designs, manufactures, and markets thermal imaging products and sensors.
Carol Bartholemy
CFO & VP, Finance of Seek Thermal
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About Seek Thermal: Seek Thermal engineers, designs, manufactures, and markets thermal imaging products and sensors.
Jakapun Viwatkurkul
CFO- Co-Founder of MusicFreelancer.net
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About MusicFreelancer.net, Ship2Way: All-In-One Music Platform Where Musicians Meet and Do Business
John Molise
Chief Financial Officer of Aeris
John Molise joined Aeris in 2008 as Vice President of Finance. Since that time, he has managed leadership functions in accounting and finance, administration, engineering, and technical operations. He was appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer in July 2015. Mr. Molise has over 16 years of experience in the broadband and telecommunications industries. Prior to Aeris, he held a broad range of finance and technology leadership positions for Charter Communications, a Fortune 500 cable and broadband company. Mr. Molise holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Accounting from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.
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About Aeris: Aeris is the only cellular network designed and built exclusively for machines.
Timothy Ng
Co-Founder & CFO of Palma Ceia SemiDesign
Timothy Ng is a co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of PCS. With 25 years of investment banking expertise and technology company finance, Tim has completed 100 merger, acquisition and financing transactions with aggregate value exceeding $100 billion, including representing Synopsys on its acquisition of Avant! and Simplex and Numerical Design on their sales to Cadence Design, among others. He is currently an Advisory Board member at TPG-controlled XOJET, and hedge fund VII Peaks Capital, and was a board member of Nasdaq-listed Magma Design Automation for seven years. He previously held senior investment banking positions with Deutsche Bank Securities, Credit Suisse First Boston, Cowen & Company and Morgan Stanley. Based in California, Tim holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About Intellectus Partners, LLC, Palma Ceia SemiDesign: Palma Ceia SemiDesign offers analog and RF IP for emerging WiFi, LTE, and wireline applications.
Scott Turicchi
President and Chief Financial Officer of Ziff Davis
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About Ziff Davis: Ziff Davis (Nasdaq: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company
David Jarrett
CFO of Neon Roots
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About Neon Roots: Neon Roots is a full-service custom design and development shop specializing in responsive web/mobile solutions and custom applications.
Winnie Cheng
Chief Financial Officer of InfluxData
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About InfluxData: InfluxData is the creator of InfluxDB, the open source time series database.
Doreen Li
Co-Founder & CFO of hopps
Doreen Li is co-founder at hopps.
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About hopps: hopps is an iOS/Android platform that reduces the hassle and time for patrons to get a drink while boosting revenue for venues.
Mike Lemberg
Chief Financial Officer of Partnerize
Mike Lemberg has served as our Chief Financial Officer since November 2008 and our Vice President – Strategy and Business Development since November 2007. Prior to that Mike Lemberg was Vice President of financial planning and analysis at UNICA Corporation, a global provider of Enterprise Marketing Management software. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasurer of Arbinet, a leading electronic market for trading, routing and settling communications capacity and a management consultant at Booz-Allen & Hamilton. Mike Lemberg received a B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan Business School. Mike Lemberg oversees the Company’s finance, operations, human resources and strategic planning functions.
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About Partnerize: Partnerize is the only partnership management solution for marketers seeking high quality, scalable subsidies to primary channels.
Anders Meier
CFO of Zen Ecosystems
Anders Meier is a multilingual finance and corporate strategy executive with over a decade of experience in owning all aspects of finance at high-growth software companies. He comes to Zen Ecosystems with deep industry expertise in software and IoT. Prior to joining their team, Anders served as the VP of Global Finance at Greenwave Systems for five years, where he oversaw the company’s finances, M&A initiatives, and investor due diligence. Anders has also served as a leading audit professional at two “Big Four” accounting firms, PwC and Deloitte. Anders earned his master’s degree in Business Economics and Auditing from Copenhagen Business School. Anders also holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from University of Southern Denmark and a Graduate Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting from Copenhagen Business School.
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About Zen Ecosystems: Zen Ecosystems provides intelligent energy management solutions to businesses and consumers.
Mark Phillips
Chief Financial Officer of Reputation
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About Reputation: Reputation improves customer experience (CX) through its feedback-to-action platform.
James Hays
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Brentwood Associates
James joined Brentwood in 2021 as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to joining Brentwood, James served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at St. Cloud Capital, LLC and also worked in the audit and assurance practices at Rothstein Kass (acquired by KPMG) and Meloni Hribal Tratner. James received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University. James is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Brentwood Associates: Brentwood Associates is a consumer-focused private equity investment firm.
Jeff Boucher
CFO of PanTerra Networks
Senior level executive with a CPA and 20 years experience building, leading, and advising corporations. Outstanding leadership credentials with proven success in building, leading, and improving financial performance of small-to-mid size software organizations. Extensive background in developing and implementing financial structure for start-up organizations.
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About PanTerra Networks: PanTerra Networks provides cloud-based unified communication solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Blake Watson
Founder and CFO of Pitchdeck Inc.
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About Pitchdeck Inc.: Connecting startups and investors through online pitch decks.
Erick Nordan
CFO of Digitour Media
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About Digitour Media: World’s First Social Media Tour & Music Festival
Bill Tamblyn
CFO of SpaceTime Insight
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About SpaceTime Insight: SpaceTime Insight is an IoT startup that provides predictive analytics based on machine learning algorithms.
Todd B. Schull
EVP & CFO of TTM Technologies
Todd Schull is the EVP & CFO at TTM Technologies.
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About TTM Technologies: Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California TTM Technologies is a leading global provider of time-critical and technologically complex printed
Matt Andrade
Chief Financial Officer of ActiveVideo Networks
Matt oversees the financial strategies and business processes that are fundamental to mapping and executing on ActiveVideo’s growth objectives. He is charged with creating the financial models that are cornerstones of the evaluation of new technology and market opportunities by the company’s management team and Board of Directors. He works closely with ARRIS Group and Charter Communications, the ActiveVideo joint venture partners, to build support for investment decisions that can help the company scale across additional business and geographic areas. Matt joined ActiveVideo as controller in 2010, and has been vital to the implementation of operational and financial disciplines that are aligned with the company’s business objectives. His keen grasp of ActiveVideo’s operations and financial models were instrumental in the acquisition of ActiveVideo by ARRIS and Charter. Previously, he had been on a partner track at Burr, Pilger & Mayer and co-founded BizProNet, a consulting practice which was created to connect businesses with pre-vetted management level consultants. Matt is licensed as a CPA by the State of California. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Santa Clara University.
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About ActiveVideo Networks: ActiveVideo, a software company, uses cloud-based technology to bring advanced user interfaces to cable and IPTV set-top boxes.
Jamie Illing
Chief Financial Officer of ProctorU
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About ProctorU: ProctorU provides distance proctoring services using webcams and screen-sharing technology.
Rex Motes
CFO of VerifiR, Inc.
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About VerifiR, Inc.: WaveOn is a brand experience as a service platform.
Rod Brown
Founder & retired CFO Managing Director of MadeToOrder.com
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About MadeToOrder.com: MadeToOrder™ specializes in the development; sourcing and sales of logo branded merchandise and apparel.
Hue Harguindeguy
Co-CEO & CFO of Guardian Analytics
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About Guardian Analytics: Guardian Analytics provides real-time omni-channel fraud prevention solutions to protect online, mobile, wire and ACH channels.
Loren Kallevig
Founder, CFO of HomeOpenly
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About FeaturePics, Inc., HomeOpenly, The International Institute of Sustainable Transportation: HomeOpenly helps our users to make the opportunity of homeownership transparent, affordable, and an open experience.
Steven Finney
Interim Chief Financial Officer of Identiv
Steven Finney was appointed Identiv Interim CFO in November 2015. He has been employed by Identiv as Vice President Finance since February 2013, initially responsible for the Americas Region finance function, and subsequently for global finance since July 2014. Mr. Finney has spent nearly 20 years in senior financial roles in several listed multinational enterprises focused on various aspects of the electronic access control industry. Prior to Identiv, he served as North East Regional Vice President Finance for ThyssenKrupp Elevators from October 2011. From June 2004 to September 2011, Mr. Finney was Vice President Finance for ASSA ABLOY, initially leading the finance team for the Global Technologies Division from 2004 to 2007, and then as Global CFO for ASSA ABLOY Hospitality from 2008 to 2011. Prior to this, he spent from 1997 to 2004 with Tyco International, moving from Australia to the U.S. in 2001 to take up Director roles initially in Business Development and subsequently in Financial Policy & Risk Management, in which latter position he oversaw the introduction of the Sarbanes Oxley regulations into Tyco’s Fire & Security Division. Mr. Finney qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the UK with Coopers & Lybrand (predecessor firm to PwC), and transferred with them to Sydney, Australia. He holds a B.A. degree with Honors in Accounting & Financial Management from the University of Sheffield in the UK.
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About Identiv: A global security technology company that establishes trust in the connected world, including premises, information, and everyday items.
Ryan Keating
CFO of SeeControl
Ryan Keating joined Keating Consulting Group as Managing Partner in 2001. Ryan has advised and worked with 180+ early stage companies, several as the interim CFO. Ryan possesses an extensive financial and management consulting background from more than 20 years with venture-backed companies and large technology and management consulting firms including Microsoft, Salomon Smith Barney, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He attended Boston University, School of Management and holds a degree in Finance and Information Systems.
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David Ring
CFO of Tavorro
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About Tavorro: Start-up employment ecosystem that solves America’s unemployment problem.
Brad Johnson
CFO & COO of Grio
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About Grio: Grio is a software consulting firm located in San Francisco. We specialize in web and mobile app development.
Shane Pizzo
CFO & Co-Founder of VentureCity Inc.
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About VentureCity Inc.: VentureCity is a mobile application that provides an honest & real-time platform that makes engaging with a city smart, social and simple.
Jeffrey Lee
CFO of Topica Inc.
CFO at Topica Inc.
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About Topica Inc.: Topica is an email marketing firm that helps businesses manage content and messaging.
Nathan Weber
CFO of BeInspired Fitness
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About BeInspired Fitness: BeInspired Fitness offers an e-commerce platform that enables its users to find and get service from physiotherapists and nutritionists.