About
Pascal Finette leads the startup initiatives at Singularity University, working with startups applying exponential technologies to major global problems. His earlier career includes founding technology startups, running eBay's Platform Solutions Group in Europe, running a consulting firm for entrepreneurs, leading Mozilla's Innovation Lab and its WebFWD accelerator, and investing in social impact organizations at Google.org. He has also founded several non-profit organizations and publishes The Heretic newsletter.
Experience
- radical✦Founder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentBoulder, CO
- AICPAPublic (At Large) Board Membercurrent2026 — present
- GYSHIDOFounder & GYSHIDO-Sancurrent2012 — present
- TheHeretic.orgFounder & Chief Hereticcurrent2012 — present
- The Women's Impact Alliance (formerly The Coaching Fellowship)Co-Foundercurrent2013 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
- EYChair of the EY wavespace™ Advisory Board2020 — 2024Globally
- PearsonDigital Advisory Board2017 — 2024
- BOLD Capital PartnersVenture Partner2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Singularity UniversityChair for Entrepreneurship & Open Innovation2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Singularity UniversityVice President Startup Solutions & Entrepreneurship Chair2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Singularity UniversityVice President SU Labs, Entrepreneurship Chair and Global Evangelist2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Singularity UniversityManaging Director SU Labs & Entrepreneurship Track Chair2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Singularity UniversityInterim VP Global & Community2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Fastrack InstituteInterim CEO2018San Francisco Bay Area
- GooglePortfolio Manager, Google.org2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Mozilla CorporationDirector, Office of the Chair2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Mozilla CorporationDirector, Open Innovation Group2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Mozilla CorporationDirector, Mozilla Labs2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- FoundersLinkCo-Founder & Venture Partner2007 — 2009London, United Kingdom
- elektronautenFounder, Managing Partner2007 — 2009Berlin Area, Germany & London, United Kingdom
- ChannelAdvisor Corp.Vice President Germany2005 — 2007Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- eBay GmbHHead of Platform Solutions Group2003 — 2005Berlin Area, Germany
- eBay GmbHSenior Category Manager, Computers & Gaming2002 — 2003Berlin Area, Germany
- oil on mars GmbHFounder & CEO1999 — 2002Berlin Area, Germany
- GRAVIS AGDirector Product Marketing & E-Commerce1998 — 1999Berlin Area, Germany
- GRAVIS AGProduct Marketing Assistant1994 — 1998Berlin Area, Germany
- PowerMedia, Inc.Manager Business Development1996 — 1997Portland, Oregon Area
Skills & more
Keynote Speaking2Organizational DevelopmentExecutive EducationDigital Transformation2Strategic Leadership11Innovation Management27Artificial Intelligence (AI)Change ManagementTrend Forecasting1Open Innovation18E-commerce99Internationalization7
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Cross-functional Team LeadershipConsumer InternetInvestmentsCrowdsourcingGlobalizationInnovation ConsultingStart-upsVenture CapitalOpen SourceSaaSOpen Source SoftwarePublic SpeakingLanguages English · German
- Certified Practical Futurist — radical✦
- Executive Program — Singularity University
From Pascal's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fresco Capital
Abhishek Kant
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Adam Omar Shanti
Venture Partner at Fresco Capital
Akira Hirata
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Allison Baum
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Andreas Seidler
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Angela Lee
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Angie Lau
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Ari Horie
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
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Investors connected to Pascal in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pascal Finette?
- Pascal Finette leads the startup initiatives at Singularity University, working with startups applying exponential technologies to major global problems. His earlier career includes founding technology startups, running eBay's Platform Solutions Group in Europe, running a consulting firm for entrepreneurs, leading Mozilla's Innovation Lab and its WebFWD accelerator, and investing in social impact organizations at Google.org. He has also founded several non-profit organizations and publishes The Heretic newsletter.
- Where does Pascal Finette work?
- Pascal Finette is Impact Partner at Fresco Capital.
- Where did Pascal Finette go to school?
- Pascal Finette studied at CTI (Co-Active Coach, Executive Coaching); Singularity University (Executive Program, Exponential Technologies & Future Forecasting); University of Cologne (Business Administration, Economics).
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Also attended CTI1
Also attended University of Cologne53
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Shared employers
Also worked at EY1,168
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Also worked at Google1,719
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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Also worked at Mozilla Corporation42
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