I am currently the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle. Circle is a consumer Internet company focused on transforming the world economy with secure, simple, and less costly technology for storing and using money. Circle is backed by $76 million from investors including Goldman Sachs, IDG China, Breyer Capital, Accel and General Catalyst.
I am also the Founder and Chairman of Brightcove, an online video platform used by media organizations worldwide. I started Brightcove in 2004, and have grown the company rapidly over the past few years, including a successful IPO of the company in 2012 (NASDAQ: BCOV).
Prior to Brightcove, I was a technologist and entrepreneur-in-residence at General Catalyst, a Cambridge-based venture firm focused on early stage software and consumer internet investments.
Prior to General Catalyst, I was Chief Technology Officer of Macromedia, a leading Internet software platform provider. I worked on the Macromedia MX platform of products, which was anchored by our efforts to transform Flash from an animation technology into a rich platform for building software applications that transformed the experience of the Web.
I joined Macromedia from Allaire when we merged the two companies in early 2001. I helped co-found Allaire and grow it from a startup to a medium sized public company. Allaire was an early pioneer in the web platform market, where we created ColdFusion, the first commercial "application server", enabling ultimately millions of developers to rapidly and easily build interactive applications for distribution through Web browsers.
Prior to my involvement in the Internet industry, I was a student of international political economy.
Specialties: Internet platforms, software, mobile apps, media, communications, bitcoin, crypto-currencies
Founder, Chairman and CEO @ Lead Circle's strategy, vision and operating execution. From August 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months) Boston and DublinFounder and Chairman @ Brightcove is the leading cloud-based online video platform, powering tens of thousands of online video sites and applications around the world. From September 2004 to Present (11 years 2 months) Entrepreneur in Residence @ I was a technologist and entrepreneur in residence at this leading venture capital firm. From March 2003 to August 2004 (1 year 6 months) Cambridge, MAChief Technology Officer @ Helped define product roadmap and strategy for next-generation Internet software platform; worked closely with product teams on design and features of software; helped define, position and launch Macromedia platform. From January 2001 to February 2003 (2 years 2 months) Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer @ Helped to create this early pioneer in Internet software. Provide vision and product direction for ColdFusion, a popular Internet server platform. Helped guide the company's product strategy, including acquiring and launching new products (HomeSite, JRun) and building new products (Allaire Spectra). Helped drive and deliver company communications strategy. From October 1995 to January 2001 (5 years 4 months)
BA, Political Science, Economics, Philosopphy @ Macalester College From 1989 to 1993 BS, Political Economy @ Macalester College From 1989 to 1993 Jeremy Allaire is skilled in: Software, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Internet Entrepreneur, Product Management, Business Strategy, Web Video, IT Strategy, Executive Management, Strategy, User Experience, Web Development, Hadoop, Entrepreneurship, Cloud Computing, Digital Media, Digital Strategy, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Mobile Applications, Mobile Devices, New Media, SaaS, Software Development, Strategic Partnerships, Web Applications