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Ed Mello

Investor

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital

Dallas, Texas, United States

About

Ed Mello co-founded Cypress Growth Capital in 2010 and oversees the firm's investment activities while supporting portfolio companies on growth initiatives. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of CSC Consulting, a division of Computer Sciences Corporation, was an early senior executive at the Internet services company Viant, and was President of nGenera (now Moxie Software). He began his career at EDS after serving as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and holds a degree from the University of Notre Dame.

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Experience

  1. Cypress Growth Capital, LLCCo-Founder and Managing Directorcurrent2010 — presentDallas, Texas
  2. Madwire®Board Member2014 — 2023Fort Collins, Colorado
  3. Cypress Point PartnersManaging Partner2008 — 2009
  4. nGeneraPresident,Global Sales and Operations2007 — 2008
  5. CSCChief Operating Officer2001 — 2007
  6. ViantVice President1998 — 2000
  7. EDSMarketing Development Program/Sales Executive1983 — 1988Dallas, Texas
  8. U. S. Army Corps of EngineersCaptain1979 — 1983

Education

  1. University of Notre DameB.A.1975 — 1979

Skills & more

Management27Strategy66Leadership19IT Strategy32Business Strategy47Management Consulting33Start-ups72Solution Architecture5Global Business Development6Mergers3Cloud Computing10Executive Management48
+12 moreMergers & AcquisitionsOutsourcingNew Business DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisEntrepreneurshipProgram ManagementProfessional ServicesStrategic PartnershipsVenture CapitalCorporate DevelopmentConsultingSaaS

From Ed's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Notre Dame172

Doug GrohAdvisor at CincyTechJim HuntGeneral Partner at Lavrock VenturesJoanne IshamSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAnalyst – Private InvestmentsInvestor at Glynn Capital ManagementSean CantwellInvestor at Volition CapitalMark KolbPartner at Tech Council Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cypress Growth Capital, LLC5

Barton GoodwinCo-Founder and Managing Director at Cypress Growth CapitalVik ThaparManaging Director at Cypress Growth CapitalPat McCaffreyPartner at Cypress Growth CapitalCliff SentellPartner at Cypress Growth CapitalSean FergusonAnalyst at Cypress Growth Capital

Also worked at CSC21

Antoine ColaçoManaging Partner at Valor Capital GroupJonathan GoldsteinManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersMasood PirzadaCEO at Presidio VenturesOlivia VandesandeHR | International | M&A at AngelwiseMark MorrissetteInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalPat McCaffreyPartner at Cypress Growth Capital

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Also worked at Viant2

Pat McCaffreyPartner at Cypress Growth CapitalEric GreenbergInvestor at Alpha Ascent Ventures Llc

Colleagues at Cypress Growth Capital

Barton Goodwin
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital
Cliff Sentell
Partner at Cypress Growth Capital
Emily Hyde
Associate at Cypress Growth Capital
Pat McCaffrey
Partner at Cypress Growth Capital
Sean Ferguson
Analyst at Cypress Growth Capital
Vik Thapar
Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital
Vincent Hsieh
Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital
Vincent Hsieh, CFA
Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital