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Peter Stern

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Venture Partner | CEO, Voyant Photonics at Remarkable Ventures · Investor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) · Board director at Voyant Photonics · Founder at bitly.com (Link

New York City Metropolitan Area

Foundedbitly.com (Link

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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.

Board director at Voyant Photonics

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Voyant Photonics's investors · 5

Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checksEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)New York · $100K – $2M checksLDV CapitalNew York · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2021Remarkable VenturesNew YorkUP PartnersSanta Monica · $1M – $10M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Voyant Photonics

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Chris PhareCo-founder & CSO
SMSteven Miller
Steven MillerCo-founder & CTO

Founder at bitly.com (Link

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bitly.com (Link's investors · 5

BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checks · since 2012Kapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checks · since 2012RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2012Spectrum EquityBoston · $25M – $250M checks · since 2012Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks · since 2012

Co-founders at bitly.com (Link

SMSam Mandel
Sam MandelExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Manhattan DistanceManaging Directorcurrent2016 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorVenture Partnercurrent2011 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Swartz Center for EntrepreneurshipFounding Advisor2011 — 2026Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  4. Frame AIStrategic Advisor2016 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Voyant PhotonicsChief Executive Officer2020 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Voyant PhotonicsAdvisor2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. LDV CapitalVenture Partner2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
  8. Open Field Entrepreneur Fund at Carnegie MellonManaging Director2010 — 2014Greater Pittsburgh Region
  9. bitlyCEO2011 — 2013NY NY
  10. VenmoDirector2012New York City Metropolitan Area
  11. ZenbeFounder and President2006 — 2010NY NY
  12. Datek Online Holdings Corp.Founder, Director, Chief Technology Officer, Head of Product1995 — 2003
  13. FibertekDivision Manager, Systems1990 — 1995Herndon, VA
  14. Sikorsky AircraftSystems Integration Engineer1989 — 1990

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Start-ups72Entrepreneurship57Leadership18Mobile Devices21Investments6Product Management14Venture Capital19Software Development11SaaS5Business Strategy9Strategic Partnerships22Business Development4
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Colleagues at Remarkable Ventures

Al Torres
Advisor | B2B GTM Advisor & Investor, Media & Technology at Remarkable Ventures
Artem Mikhlin
Venture Partner | Advisor, Stealth Mobile Smell Sensor Startup at Remarkable Ventures
Catalina Daniels
Venture Partner | Chair, Birdhouse at Remarkable Ventures
Chad Ozgur
Advisor | Resident CTO at Remarkable Ventures
Chris O'Brien
Venture Partner | CEO, AdhereTech at Remarkable Ventures
Dan Cliff
Program Manager at Remarkable Ventures
David Levy
Venture Partner | Startup Business Development, AWS at Remarkable Ventures
Gonzalo Morales
Investment Associate at Remarkable Ventures

Network2

Alan ChungScout
Investor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Evan NisselsonScout
Investor at LDV Capital

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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.com (Link 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.com (Link.
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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