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About
Oliver Staehelin is Chief Corporate Development Officer at Advantive and has held multiple C-suite roles, including CFO, CSO, and CDO, as well as board member and advisory positions. A former founder who sold his company, he has worked with VC- and PE-backed companies on organic and inorganic growth strategies and on raising VC, PE, and debt financing. His operational experience includes scaling company revenues internationally from startup to over $150 million.
Founder at PomelloYC W15
Intro paths
YC
Oliver went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Pomello
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Catherine SpenceFounder
Experience
- AdvantiveChief Corporate Development Officercurrent2025 — present
- AdvantiveGeneral Manager, Packagingcurrent2026 — present
- RevalizeChief Corporate Development Officer2024 — 2025
- Vine HospitalityBoard Member2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- HarverChief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer2022 — 2023Boston, New York, United States
- HarverChief Financial Officer2018 — 2022Dallas, Texas, United States
- Outmatch (now Harver)Various / See Harver2018 — 2023
- Outmatch (now Harver)Managing Director2017 — 2018
- PomelloCo-Founder & CEO2013 — 2017San Francisco, California, United States
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessMBA Candidate2011 — 2013Stanford Graduate School of Business
- Capital OneConsultant - Corporate Strategy2010 — 2011McLean, VA
- Capital OneSr. Analyst - Corporate Strategy2009 — 2010McLean, VA
- Capital OneAnalyst - Corporate Strategy2008 — 2009McLean, VA
- Brown UniversityExecutive Member -- Brown Admission's Office, Bruin Club2006 — 2008
- Jubilant BiosysSummer Intern - Strategy & Business Development2007Bangalore, India
- UEFASummer Analyst2006Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland
- UEFASummer Analyst2005Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)LeadershipStrategy9Strategic Planning4Cash Flow ManagementFinancial ForecastingAcquisitionsM&A IntegrationOperational EfficiencyB2B SoftwareOperations ManagementBoard Level
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Private EquityCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Customer RetentionCustomer ExperienceSalesCustomer AnalysisOrganizational LeadershipFinancePlanning Budgeting & ForecastingTreasury ManagementRecapitalizationsCorporate StrategyLanguages English · French · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Oliver Staehelin?
- Oliver Staehelin is Chief Corporate Development Officer at Advantive and has held multiple C-suite roles, including CFO, CSO, and CDO, as well as board member and advisory positions. A former founder who sold his company, he has worked with VC- and PE-backed companies on organic and inorganic growth strategies and on raising VC, PE, and debt financing. His operational experience includes scaling company revenues internationally from startup to over $150 million.
- Where does Oliver Staehelin work?
- Oliver Staehelin is Founder of Pomello.
- What companies did Oliver Staehelin found?
- Oliver Staehelin founded Pomello.
- Where did Oliver Staehelin go to school?
- Oliver Staehelin studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business); Brown University (BA, Commerce); Gymnase de Nyon (Baccalaureate, Physics & Applied Mathematics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Outmatch (now Harver)3
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