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    Laura Zavelson

    Laura Zavelson

    Leadership | Strategy | Advisor
    C-Suite 2 series A+ startups. 2 successful exits.

    Chief Financial Officer San Francisco University of Florida
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    Experience
    Edufii
    Exit
    Edufii
    CFO/COO 2015 - 2017 (about 1 year)
    Saas company. Ed tech. Acquired by Shotzoom.
    Edufii
    Exit
    Edufii
    Advisor 2015 (6 months)
    Topgenix
    Topgenix
    Advisor
    Launch Chapel Hill
    Launch Chapel Hill
    Lead Entrepreneur in Residence 2013 - 2014 (almost 2 years)
    Select and advise portfolio of early-stage start-ups.
    Built entrepreneur in residence program.
    Developed mentoring program for entrepreneurial leaders (founders, funders... more & high growth execs).
    Hypestarter
    Hypestarter
    Advisor
    ViASIC (now Triad Semiconductor)
    ViASIC (now Triad Semiconductor)
    Founder, CEO 2000 - 2005 (about 5 years)
    Co-founder & CEO
    Raised seed round and secured strategic partnership for additional funding for electronic design automation (EDA) software company. Negotiated initial... more customer contracts. Hired and developed start-up team. Hired and transitioned next-stage CEO; remained CFO and Board Chair.
    Calliope Workshop
    Calliope Workshop
    Founder, CEO 2004 - 2009 (about 5 years)
    Doubled revenue annually for the first five years. 95% client retention. Specialized in brand definition and online/offline content strategy and creation for B2C and B2B.... more Won 15+ platinum and gold national awards for content strategy (Magnum Opus), creativity (Hermes), writing and design (Association Trends, Apex, Association of Convention Centers & Visitor Bureaus etc.).
    Founder
    Calliope Workshop, ViASIC (now Triad Semiconductor)
    Employee
    Edufii, Launch Chapel Hill, Medtronic, Capital Factory
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Edufii, Hypestarter, Topgenix
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Uncovered $500M adjacent market opportunity in health tech
    Pivoted early stage concept to new customer segment
    Leveraged app analytics to reprioritize product roadmap
    Developed and forecasted freemium business model that led to growth that led to acquisition

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    CFO/COO CEO Growth Strategy and Execution
    Locations
    San Francisco
     
    Projects
    Zentrepreneurship Blog - Amplifying the voices of women founders & CEOs
    Leadership + Engagement = Growth
    passion project
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