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
Education
- University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of BusinessBBA, Finance2008 — 2013
Skills & more
Business BuildingVenture CapitalBusiness Growth StrategiesStartupsEntrepreneurship
- ✈ Private Pilot — Federal Aviation Administration
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Shared employers
Also worked at Google1,533
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