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Frederick Townes

Founder

Founder at Placester

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedPlacester

Founder at Placester

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Placester's investors · 4

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2015REMUS CapitalBoston · $25K – $20M checksRomulus CapitalBoston · $250K – $10M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Co-founders at Placester

MBMatt Barba
Matt BarbaFounder

Experience

  1. PacivaCo-Founder @ Paciva, the agentic OS that ends the productivity tax.current2025 — presentAustin, TX
  2. Various StartupsStartup Mentor & Executive Coachcurrent2012 — present
  3. W3 EDGEW3 Total Cache Creator2008 — 2026
  4. W3 EDGEOwner2007 — 2018Florence Area, Italy, Greater Boston Area
  5. W3 EDGEFounder & Chief Executive Officer2003 — 2007Greater Boston Area
  6. HyperliftCOO & Board Member2016 — 2025
  7. LearnLaunch Fund + AcceleratorVenture Partner2022 — 2024
  8. RemineChief Executive Officer2022Austin, Texas, United States
  9. READY EducationChief Product Officer2020 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  10. NestReadyCo-founder & Chief Technical Officer2018 — 2020Montreal, Canada Area
  11. Resilient CodersAdvisor2018 — 2019
  12. Resilient CodersMember, Board of Directors2017 — 2018Greater Boston Area
  13. Placester, Inc.Member, Board Of Directors2017 — 2018
  14. Placester, Inc.Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer & President2014 — 2017Greater Boston Area
  15. Placester, Inc.Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer2011 — 2014Greater Boston Area
  16. MashableSenior Technical Advisor2012 — 2014Florence Area, Italy
  17. MashableFounding Chief Technology Officer2007 — 2012Greater Boston Area
  18. TechstarsStartup Co-founder, Placester2011Greater Boston Area
  19. W3 MARKUPFounder & Chief Executive Officer2007 — 2008Greater Boston Area
  20. State StreetWeb Developer2001 — 2002Greater Boston Area

Skills & more

Cross-functional Team Leadership6Engineering Leadership6Key Performance Indicators6PMM2Research2Start-ups47Entrepreneurship81Business Strategy12Business Development8Coaching & Mentoring4Go-to-market Strategy7Management5
+8 moreMarketing StrategyProduct ManagementProduct DevelopmentSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Project ManagementAgile MethodologiesUser ExperiencePublic Speaking

Languages Italian · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Frederick Townes?
Director at Placester
Where does Frederick Townes work?
Frederick Townes is Founder of Placester.
What companies did Frederick Townes found?
Frederick Townes founded Placester.
Where did Frederick Townes go to school?
Frederick Townes studied at Boston University (BA, Computer Science).

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