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Peter Stern
InvestorFounderVenture Partner | CEO, Voyant Photonics at Remarkable Ventures · Venture Partner at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) · Board director at Voyant Photonics · Founder at Bitly
New York City Metropolitan Area
FoundedBitly
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About
Peter Stern is Managing Director at Manhattan Distance and has spent over three decades building and scaling companies across financial services, social media, and deep technology. He previously served as CEO of Voyant Photonics, where he led the company from concept to commercial prototypes and seven-figure revenue by advancing silicon photonics sensor technology, and as CEO of Bitly, where he expanded the team and increased revenue tenfold. His earlier ventures include co-founding Datek Online in 1996, which became the fourth-largest online stock brokerage before merging to create the second-largest firm, and founding Zenbe, a messaging platform acquired by Facebook in 2010.
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Experience
- Manhattan DistanceManaging Directorcurrent2016 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorVenture Partnercurrent2011 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Swartz Center for EntrepreneurshipFounding Advisor2011 — 2026Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Frame AIStrategic Advisor2016 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- Voyant PhotonicsChief Executive Officer2020 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- Voyant PhotonicsAdvisor2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- LDV CapitalVenture Partner2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- Open Field Entrepreneur Fund at Carnegie MellonManaging Director2010 — 2014Greater Pittsburgh Region
- bitlyCEO2011 — 2013NY NY
- VenmoDirector2012New York City Metropolitan Area
- ZenbeFounder and President2006 — 2010NY NY
- Datek Online Holdings Corp.Founder, Director, Chief Technology Officer, Head of Product1995 — 2003
- FibertekDivision Manager, Systems1990 — 1995Herndon, VA
- Sikorsky AircraftSystems Integration Engineer1989 — 1990
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Peter Stern?
- Peter Stern is Managing Director at Manhattan Distance and has spent over three decades building and scaling companies across financial services, social media, and deep technology. He previously served as CEO of Voyant Photonics, where he led the company from concept to commercial prototypes and seven-figure revenue by advancing silicon photonics sensor technology, and as CEO of Bitly, where he expanded the team and increased revenue tenfold. His earlier ventures include co-founding Datek Online in 1996, which became the fourth-largest online stock brokerage before merging to create the second-largest firm, and founding Zenbe, a messaging platform acquired by Facebook in 2010.
- Where does Peter Stern work?
- Peter Stern is Founder of Bitly and Venture Partner | CEO, Voyant Photonics at Remarkable Ventures and Board director at Voyant Photonics.
- What companies did Peter Stern found?
- Peter Stern founded Bitly.
- What companies has Peter Stern invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Knewton, Sayspring, Scentbird, Uizard.
- Where did Peter Stern go to school?
- Peter Stern studied at Carnegie Mellon University (BS, Electrical Engineering & Public Policy); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Short Program, Build a Small Radar System).
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