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Les Yetton

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Operating Partner at Stage 1 Ventures · Board director at Chaos Search

Boston

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Les: together at Stage 1 Ventures
Les: together at Deep Software Foundation
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About

Les Yetton is an investor and advisor focused on early-stage AI, data, and enterprise technology startups. As an Operating Partner at Stage 1 Ventures, he brings experience from executive roles including CEO and Head of Sales at venture-backed companies, with a track record of one IPO and three exits. His expertise spans go-to-market strategy, sales enablement, and ecosystem development across cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and SaaS solutions.

Board director at Chaos Search

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Chaos Search's investors · 4

.406 VenturesBoston · $1M – $4M checks · since 2020Glasswing VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checks · since 2020Stage 1 VenturesCoconut Grove · since 2020StripesNew York · since 2020

Co-founders at Chaos Search

THThomas Hazel
Thomas HazelDirector

Experience

  1. NomadGo, Inc.Advisor and Investorcurrent2025 — presentBoston, MA
  2. STAGE 1 VENTURESOperating Partnercurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Cedar Point VenturesAngel Investorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Boston
  4. CHAOSSEARCHCo-Founder and CEO2017 — 2020Greater Boston
  5. Deep Software FoundationCEO2015 — 2016Greater Boston Area
  6. LogMeInSVP and GM of Xively (acquired by Google)2012 — 2014Greater Boston Area
  7. DynamicOpsCMO of DynamicOps (acquired by VMware)2011 — 2012Greater Boston
  8. IntelCEO of Neocleus (acquired by Intel)2009 — 2010Cambridge, MA
  9. VMwareVP Sales, Marketing, and BD of Desktone (acquired by VMware)2007 — 2009Chelmsford, MA
  10. MicrosoftVP Sales and Business Development of Softricity (acquired by Microsoft)2000 — 2007Greater Boston
  11. Axis CommunicationsGM of the Americas (NASDAQ OMX NORDIC: AXIS IPO 1999)1991 — 1999Greater Boston
  12. UnisysSales and Sales Management1982 — 1987

Skills & more

Go-to-market Strategy59Forecasting12Recruiting8Deferred Compensation4Cloud Computing88Start-ups91Virtualization34Product Management32Solution Selling22Account Management5Entrepreneurship15Business Development24
+11 moreStrategic PartnershipsBusiness AlliancesBusiness StrategyPre-salesSecurityLeadershipStrategyManagementEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChannel

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Colleagues at Stage 1 Ventures

Alfonso Carrillo
Operating Partner at Stage 1 Ventures
David Baum
Managing Director at Stage 1 Ventures
David Mathews
Advisor at Stage 1 Ventures
Jim Walsh
Advisor at Stage 1 Ventures
John Hartnett
CEO and Founder at SVG Ventures | THRIVE
John Sheehan
Advisor at Stage 1 Ventures
Jonathan Gordon
Managing Director at Stage 1 Ventures
Joseph Pianelli
Operating Partner at Stage 1 Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Les Yetton?
Les Yetton is an investor and advisor focused on early-stage AI, data, and enterprise technology startups. As an Operating Partner at Stage 1 Ventures, he brings experience from executive roles including CEO and Head of Sales at venture-backed companies, with a track record of one IPO and three exits. His expertise spans go-to-market strategy, sales enablement, and ecosystem development across cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and SaaS solutions.
Where does Les Yetton work?
Les Yetton is Operating Partner at Stage 1 Ventures and Board director at Chaos Search.
Where did Les Yetton go to school?
Les Yetton studied at Norwich University (BA, Government and Economics).

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