Steve Felter

Experience

Startups

Advisor 2009 - Present (over 16 years)

I advise startups on growth, fundraising, financial modeling, FP&A, customer acquisition, business development, corporate strategy, and operations.

I also advise... more

Zenmarking (zenmarketing.io)

Advisor

Feed.fm

Advisor

Hopsy

Advisor

Lendsnap (YC S16)

Advisor

Hitmap

Advisor

Famous

Advisor

GameSalad

CEO 2010 - 2015 (over 4 years)

GameSalad is the world’s leading code-free game development platform, with a global community of over 1M developers and 65K mobile games published. Investors recruited me... more

Walt Disney

COO & CFO, DigiSynd 2008 - 2010 (over 2 years)

Disney acquired DigiSynd to serve as the foundation of its first social media division.

Post-acquisition, I was the company’s primary interface into Disney corporate... more

Digisynd

COO 2007 - 2008 (about 1 year)

Acquired by Disney in 2008, DigiSynd was an early pioneer in social media analytics and distribution. Prior to the acquisition, I was primarily responsible for business development,... more

Warner Bros.

Director of Corporate Business Development and Strategy 2005 - 2007 (almost 2 years)

I joined WB’s corporate development team after business school to help the studio transition to digital via organic and inorganic growth initiatives.

Cocoon Health

Advisor

Locus

Advisor

Aura Health

Advisor

Guild Extracts

CEO 2017 - 2020 (over 2 years)

Guild Extracts is a premium California extracts brand, known for pioneering award-winning concentrates for cannabis connoisseurs. The founders asked me to take over as CEO,... more

Ebates.com

Director of Business Development 2002 - 2005 (over 2 years)

Acquired by Rakuten for $1B, Ebates is a leading e-commerce customer loyalty platform. I worked closely with the CEO on customer acquisition strategies and managed a multi-million... more

Employee

GameSalad, Warner Bros., Walt Disney, Digisynd, Startups, Ebates.com, Guild Extracts

Advisor

Lendsnap (YC S16), Feed.fm, Cocoon Health, Locus, Hopsy, Hitmap, Famous, Zenmarking (zenmarketing.io), Aura Health

Education

About

Achievements

I’ve led venture-backed startups for over a decade as CEO, COO, and CFO, helping companies from first pitch deck, through VC funding, team building, scaling, acquisition, and integration into a Fortune 50 company.

I enjoy helping talented teams solve hard problems at the forefront of innovation while leveraging my strengths in business development, growth, operations, and finance.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

General Managment Business Development Fundraising Corporate Development Business Strategy Product Development Lean Startups Social Media Strategy Distribution Financial Modeling SaaS Growth Hacking Funnel Optimization Mobile Developer Tools Digital Media Online Video

Locations

Silicon Valley San Francisco Bay Area

Steve Felter

10+ years as CEO/COO/CFO at venture-backed companies; specializing in business development, growth, operations, fundraising, and finance