Where does Stephen Forte work?

Stephen Forte is Managing Partner at Fresco Capital.

Where did Stephen Forte go to school?

Stephen Forte studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Executive Summer Courses, Management Strategy and the Global Economy); Baruch College (Masters of Business Administration, MBA); Stony Brook University (BA/BS, History & Political Science).

Stephen Forte

Investor

Managing Partner at Fresco Capital

Menlo Park, CA

About

Stephen Forte is a Managing Partner at Fresco Capital. He previously served as Chief Strategy Officer of Telerik, where he oversaw international expansion, partnerships, and corporate development until its acquisition by Progress Software in 2014, and founded the Mach5 accelerator in Silicon Valley, AcceleratorHK in Hong Kong, and the Vatican's Laudato Si' Challenge Accelerator. He co-founded several startups including Chassis Finder, Triton Works, Corzen, and The Aurora Development Group, was the first CTO of Zagat Survey, and holds an MBA from the City University of New York with postgraduate work at LSE.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

s•••@fresco.vcreveal

Experience

Fresco CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2014 — presentMenlo Park, California
WrenClimate Project Backercurrent2020 — present
StandardDAOAdvisory Board Membercurrent2021 — presentIrvine, California, United States
SwivlDirectorcurrent2020 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
LeadIQBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
ThalamusGMEDirectorcurrent2019 — presentSanta Clara County, California, United States
CircleLink HealthDirectorcurrent2018 — presentNew York, New York, United States
RiskpulseDirector2016 — 2019Austin, Texas, United States
Laudato Si' ChallengeAccelerator Program Director2017Rome, Italy
Scrum AllianceBoard Member2011 — 2016Hong Kong
MicrosoftRegional Director (Partner Program)2002 — 2015Redmond, Washington, United States
TelerikChief Strategy Officer2008 — 2014Palo Alto, California
Mach5 Accelerator (formerly AcceleratorHK)co-Founder and Director2012 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
Triton Works (London Stock Ex: UBM)co-Founder2007 — 2011
Corzen, Inc. (TSX:WAN)CTO and co-Founder2002 — 2007
Zagat SurveyCTO1999 — 2002New York, New York
The Aurora Development Group, LTDCTO and co-Founder1995 — 2000
Fidelity InvestmentsMutual Fund Representative1994 — 1996New York, New York, United States

Skills & more

.NET99Enterprise Software67Microsoft SQL Server73.NET Framework10Venture Capital19Agile Project Management99Entrepreneurship34Start-ups99Software Development99Scrum99Agile Methodologies99Cloud Computing99

+11 more

IntegrationStrategic PartnershipsLeadershipMobile ApplicationsStrategyWeb ApplicationsMobile DevicesProduct ManagementManagementEnterprise ArchitectureBusiness Development

Certificate of Completion: AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations — Anthropic
Certificate in Data Privacy and Technology — Harvard Business School Online
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies — Harvardx on edX
Ethics in AI and Big Data — edX
Blockchain Fundamentals — edX
CS198.2x: Blockchain Technology — edX
CS198.1x: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies — edX
Elements of AI — University of Helsinki and Reaktor
Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) — Scrum Alliance (scrumalliance.org)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) — Scrum Alliance (scrumalliance.org)

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Allison Baum

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Andreas Seidler

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Angela Lee

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Angie Lau

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Ari Horie

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Stephen Forte?: Stephen Forte is a Managing Partner at Fresco Capital. He previously served as Chief Strategy Officer of Telerik, where he oversaw international expansion, partnerships, and corporate development until its acquisition by Progress Software in 2014, and founded the Mach5 accelerator in Silicon Valley, AcceleratorHK in Hong Kong, and the Vatican's Laudato Si' Challenge Accelerator. He co-founded several startups including Chassis Finder, Triton Works, Corzen, and The Aurora Development Group, was the first CTO of Zagat Survey, and holds an MBA from the City University of New York with postgraduate work at LSE.
Where does Stephen Forte work?: Stephen Forte is Managing Partner at Fresco Capital.
Where did Stephen Forte go to school?: Stephen Forte studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Executive Summer Courses, Management Strategy and the Global Economy); Baruch College (Masters of Business Administration, MBA); Stony Brook University (BA/BS, History & Political Science).