Phil Santoro
InvestorManaging Partner at Wilbur Labs
Miami, Florida
Writes $2M – $8M checks · typically $3M
About
Phil Santoro is co-founder of Wilbur Labs, a startup studio founded in 2016 with David Kolodny that has launched and scaled a portfolio of over 21 companies across ecommerce, travel, recruitment, pet care, and financial services sectors, including VacationRenter and Barkbus. Prior to Wilbur Labs, he served as a Growth Strategist at Google from 2013 to 2016 and founded FreeForums.org in 2007, scaling it to 125 million monthly pageviews before its acquisition by CrowdGather Inc. in 2010.
Experience
- Wilbur LabsCo-Foundercurrent2016 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- GoogleGrowth Strategist2013 — 2016Mountain View, CA
- FreeForums.orgFounder2007 — 2010
Skills & more
Business BuildingVenture CapitalBusiness Growth StrategiesStartupsEntrepreneurship
- ✈ Private Pilot — Federal Aviation Administration
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Phil Santoro?
- Phil Santoro is co-founder of Wilbur Labs, a startup studio founded in 2016 with David Kolodny that has launched and scaled a portfolio of over 21 companies across ecommerce, travel, recruitment, pet care, and financial services sectors, including VacationRenter and Barkbus. Prior to Wilbur Labs, he served as a Growth Strategist at Google from 2013 to 2016 and founded FreeForums.org in 2007, scaling it to 125 million monthly pageviews before its acquisition by CrowdGather Inc. in 2010.
- Where does Phil Santoro work?
- Phil Santoro is Managing Partner at Wilbur Labs.
- What check size does Phil Santoro write?
- Phil Santoro typically writes checks of $2M – $8M.
- Where did Phil Santoro go to school?
- Phil Santoro studied at University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business (BBA, Finance).
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