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    Seth Page

    Seth Page

    Experienced tech entrepreneur, operator, start-up scaler & financier. 8 start-ups & 6 acquisitions to date + dozens of investments, financings & transactions.

    Entrepreneur Silicon Valley University of Califor...
    throughput.ai
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    Experience
    ThroughPut
    ThroughPut
    Founder, COO | Co-Founder 2018 - Present (almost 8 years)
    - Supply Chain AI leveraging existing data systems to provide superior business & operating results fast
    - Lead Strategy, Business Plan, Funding, Strategic Partnerships,... more Channels, CorpDev & Operations
    - Raised two rounds of Per-A Capital from global Angels, Family Offices, and Funds
    - Established over a dozen strategic partnerships
    - Built-out and scaled the team 5x to date
    - Grown the KPIs >1200% to date
    - Managing VC & Family Office Fundraising
    - CorpDev & in-bound M&A / SPAC overtures
    DataRPM
    DataRPM
    GM & EVP, Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships 2016 - 2018 (over 2 years)
    Acquired by Progress Software [NASDAQ: PRGS]
    Ran all fundraising, CorpDev, and Strategic Partnership activities.
    Retained afterwards as GM / EVP at Progress Software... more [PRGS] for the Innovation Group, Partnerships & Channels.
    Advisor to the CEO and Board of Directors & Advisory Board Member until joined full-time to scale the business, raise capital from Tier-1 VCs in Silicon Valley, and acquisition of the company.
    UniKey Technologies
    UniKey Technologies
    COO | CorpDev | Partnerships
    Raised over $17M in financing. Identified, launched & managed over a dozen strategic relationships, including: Samsung, Google, NEST, Apple, Motorola, RING, Honeywell,... more Norkek / Linear, Kwikset, Microsoft / Azure, Amazon AWS, GoogleCloud, etc.
    RayV (acquired by Yahoo)
    RayV (acquired by Yahoo)
    EVP
    The Americas for Business Development, Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships
    • Brought in by VC for US strategy and launch
    • Established business development... more plan across 6 industry verticals
    • Initiated and led executive outreach to >100 top global companies
    • Created marketing and PR plan, materials, and updated web & social presence
    • Led market research, competitive intelligence and strategic partnership discussions for new Social TV product lines
    PV Media Group (Series A, Acquired by Blinkx, November 2011)
    Exit
    PV Media Group (Series A, Acquired by Blinkx, November 2011)
    Co-Founder & COO, CorpDev 2007 - 2011 (almost 4 years)
    • Co-Founded with 2 leading media executives from NBC Universal
    • Conceived & produced strategy, business plan, budget & product roadmap
    • Structured &... more raised >$20 million in equity & debt
    • Originated simultaneous acquisitions of AdOn Network & Prime Visibility
    • PMI for integration, restructuring & synergies of acquisitions.
    • Launched BreakingNews.com joint venture & sale to MSFT
    • Led external recapitalization with private equity, senior & mezz debt, turned strategic acquisition to Blinkx
    myGeek.com / AdOn Network (Series A, Acquired PV Media Group)
    Exit
    myGeek.com / AdOn Network (Series A, Acquired PV Media Group)
    VP Operations & Product Development 2004 - 2005 (over 1 year)
    Investor & Advisory Board 1999-2004, stepped in to manage Operations & Product Development during rapid scaling.
    • Raised Series A capital and helped construct... more the Board of Directors & Advisory Board
    • Scaled company, operations and infrastructure from 6 to >35 persons and achieved profitability
    • Oversaw product strategy, development, roadmap and support
    • Established and managed strategic industry partnerships
    • Coordinated Corporate Development efforts and Investment Banking relationships
    Oyster Optics, Inc. (Series A, Acquired by Techquity, November 2011)
    Exit
    Oyster Optics, Inc. (Series A, Acquired by Techquity, November 2011)
    Co-Founder & CEO 2001 - 2011 (over 10 years)
    • Co-Founded & raised Series A
    • Conceived, developed & produced strategy, business plan, budget & product roadmap
    • Oversaw product development & patent... more portfolio: 7 key US and European patents with additional pending
    • Executed international strategic partnership, engineering & licensing agreements in Europe, Asia & North America
    • Assembled a high-profile international Advisory Board
    • Sold company to telecommunications-focused private equity firm led by AT&T and SBC executives, Techquity
    Trade.com Global Markets
    Trade.com Global Markets
    Founder, Co-Founder & Chief Strategic Officer
    (acquired BlueStone Capital and acquired by ABN AMRO)
    • Executed over 30 strategic partnership & business development agreements
    • Raised over US $100M from strategic... more investors including Compaq, ABN AMRO, Thomson Kernaghan, Bank of Butterfield, Standard Chartered, Larson & Touboro and Raiffeisen Bank of Austria
    • Strategy & execution for product & platform development
    • Drove tech, app, platform & comms
    • Scaled to >450 employees
    • Established global offices
    Corporate Finance Partners
    Corporate Finance Partners
    Managing Partner 2005 - 2007 (about 2 years)
    (Merger with ACXIT Capital Partners)
    • Co-Led >$500M in combined transaction volumes
    • Development of high-level comp analysis for Mobile, Telco, Gaming, AdTech,... more eCommerce
    • Coordinated international legal & accounting teams for Private Equity & M&A transactions
    • Transactions include: zanox acquisition by Axel Springer Verlag and PubliGroupe; Viva La Mobile acquisition by TelcoGames; Fun Little Movies investment by Contents Gate; Nacre acquisition by Bacou Dalloz; Gosub60; etc.
    BlueStone Capital Partners
    BlueStone Capital Partners
    Vice President, Corporate Finance 1998 - 1999 (about 1 year)
    (acquired by Trade.com Global Markets / ABN AMRO)
    • Led >$500M in combined transaction volumes including Sandbox, Litronic | Pulsar, Xoom.com, etc.
    • Led equity private... more placements, debt, convertibles; M&A; IPO; secondary's; JVs; etc.
    • Worked closely with other senior management and research analysts developing firm-wide industry expertise in the analysis of technology companies in the small-cap and emerging growth markets in the U.S. and Europe. Managed a team of Corporate Finance Associates
    State of California - European Offices of Trade & Investment
    State of California - European Offices of Trade & Investment
    Director of Investment & Business Relations 1993 - 1998 (over 4 years)
    (acquired by European Technology Forum then c|net)
    • Co-founded & led the Cal-IT Europe Forum, facilitating over US $1.2B in tech investments into
    California startups... more including Deutsche Telekom investment in Intershop & Siemens into Extreme Networks
    • Over US $125M of foreign direct investments facilitated
    • Co-Created & led conferences: Cal-IT Europe, BioPartnering Europe; Cal Electric Vehicles Conference; Defense Conversion Conference; Investment Conferences (with CalPERs and CalSTERs); etc
    Founder
    Trade.com Global Markets, ThroughPut
    Employee
    UniKey Technologies, myGeek.com / AdOn Network (Series A, Acquired PV Media Group), Corporate Finance Partners, RayV (acquired by Yahoo), State of California - European Offices of Trade & Investment, BlueStone Capital Partners, Oyster Optics, Inc. (Series A, Acquired by Techquity, November 2011), PV Media Group (Series A, Acquired by Blinkx, November 2011), DataRPM
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    DataRPM, Corporate Finance Partners, Lending Tree (IPO Then Acquisition by IAC), Zanox (Acquired by Axel Springer Verlag and PubliGroupe), Samsung Electronics (Acquired mSpot), Melbourne Venture Partners, Intershop (Investment by Deutsche Telekom), QuoteShip.com (Acquired by Logistics.com Then Manhattan Associates), Cal-IT Europe (Acquired by European Technology Forum Then C|NET), LeadFilter (Acquired by RootMarkets), Fun Little Movies (Investment by Contents Gate), Viva La Mobile (Acquired by TelcoGames), CalFund (Innovation Focused Hedge Fund), Cave Creek Capital, Litronics (Acquired Pulsar Then IPO), Fetchback (Series A, Acquired by GSI Commerce, Then eBay), Sandbox.com (Series B, Series C, Acquired Wall Street Sports Then NBC), Precision Prospects (Series B, Acquired by BrightGeist)
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
    ValueStream Ventures
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Besides my kids...seeing a company through from concept on paper to a start-up through funding to ramping up operations & hiring to new product development and laying key strategic corporate partnerships to navigating tough curve-balls to scaling through to a successful exit and post-deal integrated environment. As a founder, an investor, a banker, or an advisor - it's fulfilling from all angles in different yet common ways.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Success As a Founder Investment Banking M&A Fundraising Corporate Development Business Development Strategy Recapitalizations Restructurings Operations International Business Fluent in German Product Development Project Management Market Research Mobile Online Advertising and Targeting Sales and Marketing Telecommunications Security Strategic Planning & Advisory Networking Mobile Games Online/Mobile/Social Gaming Expertise Board Member Startup Advise Fiancial Advisory Product/user Experience Advisory Strategic Advisory
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