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Jan 2023
MontyCloud is a Seattle, WA based intelligent Cloud Management Platform Company. Our customers use MontyCloud DAY2™ to instantly close the cloud skills gap, simplify CloudOps, and reduce the total cost of cloud operations up to 70%, all in just a few clicks.
By leveraging the AWS public cloud, AI, and ML, DAY2 ™ simplifies provisioning, security, compliance, cost optimization, and routine operations. DAY2™’s automation first, No-Code approach helps customers immediately derive deep insights and deliver intelligent Cloud Operations in just a few minutes. You can try the platform for free at https://MontyCloud.com
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Feb 2014
Sparx Hockey, inventors of the Sparx Skate Sharpener, is the leading developer and manufacturer of skate sharpening equipment and related accessories for ice hockey, figure skating and sled hockey.
The Sparx Sharpener is an affordable, high quality automated skate sharpener that is now used by thousands of customers around the world, including individuals, families, professional and amateur teams, rink operators and retailers. Major retail customers include DICK’s Sporting Goods, Canadian Tire, Scheels, and Pro Hockey Life to name a few. In addition, more than 25 National Hockey League teams are using the Sparx Sharpener and the company recently expanded its distribution to Europe and Russia.
The company is focused on building a leadership position in skate sharpening by providing customers with the most advanced, accurate and easy-to-use skate sharpening equipment on the planet.
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Mar 2013
Luminoso Technologies’ mission is to deliver human-like understanding of language to drive better business outcomes.
Born out of the MIT Media Lab, Luminoso’s natural language understanding platform solves the problem of computers not understanding humans’ words, thoughts, or emotions.
Using innovative AI & Machine Learning methods to achieve best-in-class natural language understanding, Luminoso enables businesses to identify key issues and trends from their underutilized text data, thereby providing the insights necessary to adapt more quickly and effectively.
Watch a 60 second overview of Luminoso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIQCuQ77qKU
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2023
Board Member
Jan 2023
MontyCloud is a Seattle, WA based intelligent Cloud Management Platform Company. Our customers use MontyCloud DAY2™ to instantly close the cloud skills gap, simplify CloudOps, and reduce the total cost of cloud operations up to 70%, all in just a few clicks.
By leveraging the AWS public cloud, AI, and ML, DAY2 ™ simplifies provisioning, security, compliance, cost optimization, and routine operations. DAY2™’s automation first, No-Code approach helps customers immediately derive deep insights and deliver intelligent Cloud Operations in just a few minutes. You can try the platform for free at https://MontyCloud.com
2014
Investor
Feb 2014
Sparx Hockey, inventors of the Sparx Skate Sharpener, is the leading developer and manufacturer of skate sharpening equipment and related accessories for ice hockey, figure skating and sled hockey.
The Sparx Sharpener is an affordable, high quality automated skate sharpener that is now used by thousands of customers around the world, including individuals, families, professional and amateur teams, rink operators and retailers. Major retail customers include DICK’s Sporting Goods, Canadian Tire, Scheels, and Pro Hockey Life to name a few. In addition, more than 25 National Hockey League teams are using the Sparx Sharpener and the company recently expanded its distribution to Europe and Russia.
The company is focused on building a leadership position in skate sharpening by providing customers with the most advanced, accurate and easy-to-use skate sharpening equipment on the planet.
2013
Investor
Mar 2013
Luminoso Technologies’ mission is to deliver human-like understanding of language to drive better business outcomes.
Born out of the MIT Media Lab, Luminoso’s natural language understanding platform solves the problem of computers not understanding humans’ words, thoughts, or emotions.
Using innovative AI & Machine Learning methods to achieve best-in-class natural language understanding, Luminoso enables businesses to identify key issues and trends from their underutilized text data, thereby providing the insights necessary to adapt more quickly and effectively.
Watch a 60 second overview of Luminoso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIQCuQ77qKU
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Former Owner - Founder
May 2002
We build, run and support finance organizations for leading start-up, early stage and rapidly changing ventures.
Through our team of seasoned finance professionals, we currently serve as Chief Financial Officer of over sixty venture backed companies on either a part time or interim basis. Our finance team is responsible for initiating and executing critical capital formation and merger transactions, managing the day to day finance organization, implementing effective financial policies and controls, creating budgets and forecasts and establishing and managing service provider relationships. Since our inception in 2002, we have provided services to over 200 companies such as:
• Airwide Solutions
• Bit9
• digitalArbor
• Dunwello
• EqualLogic
• Glasshouse Technologies
• NeuCo
• Cloud Technology Partners
• Omni Claim
• Movable Ink
• Ambri
• Tokutek
• Lilliputian
Over 75 venture capital and private equity firms have invested in our clients. Our role as CFO puts us in direct contact with these venture capital and private equity firms, which means an expanded network to you.
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