Founding member of New York's leading venture capital fund.
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Lead investor on companies that were acquired for over $1.7BN in proceeds:
Buddy Media (Acquired by Salesforce.com. NYSE: CRM)
Braintree (Acquired by Paypal. NASDAQ: PYPL)
Vizu (Acquired by Nielsen. NYSE: NLSN)
Trustev (Acquired by TransUnion. NYSE: TRU)
OggiFinogi (Acquired by Collective).
Prior entrepreneurial experience:
Founded a technology start-up called StrongData in June 2004.
Future goals: Building tomorrow's Fortune 500.
Co-Founder and Partner @ Co-Founder and Partner at New York's leading digital media venture firm. From May 2006 to Present (9 years 8 months) Greater New York City AreaBoard Member @ From July 2008 to Present (7 years 6 months) Board Member @ From 2007 to Present (8 years) Board Member @ From October 2012 to Present (3 years 3 months) Board Member @ From December 2011 to Present (4 years 1 month) London, United KingdomBoard Member @ From June 2010 to Present (5 years 7 months) Board Member @ From April 2014 to Present (1 year 9 months) Indianapolis, Indiana AreaBoard Observer @ From March 2009 to Present (6 years 10 months) Board Observer @ From March 2013 to Present (2 years 10 months) Greater Philadelphia AreaBoard Observer @ From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Board Observer @ From April 2013 to Present (2 years 9 months) London, United KingdomBoard Observer @ From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina AreaBoard Member @ From May 2010 to December 2014 (4 years 8 months) Board Observer @ From December 2012 to November 2014 (2 years) Board Observer @ Acquired by Ensighten in March 2014. Global leader in tag management. From December 2010 to March 2014 (3 years 4 months) Board Member @ From August 2011 to February 2014 (2 years 7 months) Greater Chicago AreaInvestor @ Acquired by eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) in September 2013. Global leader in mobile payment processing. From August 2011 to September 2013 (2 years 2 months) Board Observer @ Acquired by Nomi in January 2014. Cross platform media buying and targeting. From December 2011 to January 2013 (1 year 2 months) Board Observer @ From October 2011 to December 2012 (1 year 3 months) Board Observer @ Acquired by Braintree in August 2012. Mobile peer-to-peer payments. From August 2011 to August 2012 (1 year 1 month) Board Observer @ Acquired by Salesforce.com (Nasdaq: CRM) in July 2012. Global leader in social marketing software. From April 2008 to July 2012 (4 years 4 months) Board Member @ Acquired by Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) in May 2012. Real-time performance measurement for brand advertising. From April 2008 to July 2011 (3 years 4 months) Board Oberver @ Acquired by Act-On Software in July 2011. One of the first providers of marketing automation software. From June 2008 to March 2011 (2 years 10 months) Board Member @ Acquired by Collective in January 2011. From January 2010 to January 2011 (1 year 1 month) CEO/Founder @ Founder of advanced smart card company, based in New York. From June 2004 to May 2006 (2 years) Associate @ An early stage venture capital firm specializing in IT, Telecommunications, Life Sciences, and Business Services. For more information go to www.bmpvc.com From June 2001 to May 2004 (3 years)
MBA, Business @ Columbia University - Columbia Business School From 2004 to 2006 BS, Economics @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology From 1997 to 2001 Ian Sigalow is skilled in: Strategy, Joint Ventures, Business Development, Entrepreneurial Finance, Deal Sourcing, Fundraising, Operating Models, Recruiting, Organizational Development, Picking Winners, Venture Capital, Start-ups, New Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Digital Strategy
Websites:
http://www.greycroftpartners.com,
http://www.sigalow.com