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.
Stephen Forte @worksonmypc
I've sat through the 'China is winning' slide more times than I can count. I've never once heard anyone ask where the number came from. The last time America ran policy on a number like that, the real answer was four missiles. New essay on Substack: https://t.co/PZdlmsbhig https://t.co/mNmTTvxOKz
Jul 17, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Stephen Forte @worksonmypc
No @sama, you can't build a $1b startup with only 1 person: https://t.co/R3wSbB1jsI https://t.co/oOJ0eyrudF
Jul 8, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Stephen Forte @worksonmypc
Everything is going to be ok, our best years are ahead of us: https://t.co/5jrzq5Z8Tp
Jul 6, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Experience
- Fresco CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2014 β presentMenlo Park, California
- WrenClimate Project Backercurrent2020 β present
- StandardDAOAdvisory Board Membercurrent2021 β presentIrvine, California, United States
- SwivlDirectorcurrent2020 β presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- LeadIQBoard Observercurrent2020 β presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- ThalamusGMEDirectorcurrent2019 β presentSanta Clara County, California, United States
- CircleLink HealthDirectorcurrent2018 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- RiskpulseDirector2016 β 2019Austin, Texas, United States
- Laudato Si' ChallengeAccelerator Program Director2017Rome, Italy
- Scrum AllianceBoard Member2011 β 2016Hong Kong
- MicrosoftRegional Director (Partner Program)2002 β 2015Redmond, Washington, United States
- TelerikChief Strategy Officer2008 β 2014Palo Alto, California
- Mach5 Accelerator (formerly AcceleratorHK)co-Founder and Director2012 β 2014Palo Alto, CA
- Triton Works (London Stock Ex: UBM)co-Founder2007 β 2011
- Corzen, Inc. (TSX:WAN)CTO and co-Founder2002 β 2007
- Zagat SurveyCTO1999 β 2002New York, New York
- The Aurora Development Group, LTDCTO and co-Founder1995 β 2000
- Fidelity InvestmentsMutual Fund Representative1994 β 1996New York, New York, United States
Education
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Executive Summer Courses, Management Strategy and the Global Economy2010 β 2012
- Baruch CollegeMasters of Business Administration, MBA2006 β 2008
- Stony Brook UniversityBA/BS, History & Political Science1990 β 1994
Skills & more
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IntegrationStrategic PartnershipsLeadershipMobile ApplicationsStrategyWeb ApplicationsMobile DevicesProduct ManagementManagementEnterprise ArchitectureBusiness Development- Certificate of Completion: AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations β Anthropic
- Certificate in Data Privacy and Technology β Harvard Business School Online
- Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies β Harvardx on edX
- Ethics in AI and Big Data β edX
- Blockchain Fundamentals β edX
- CS198.2x: Blockchain Technology β edX
- CS198.1x: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies β edX
- Elements of AI β University of Helsinki and Reaktor
- Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) β Scrum Alliance (scrumalliance.org)
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) β Scrum Alliance (scrumalliance.org)
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Same school
Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)797
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Also attended Baruch College48
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Also attended Stony Brook University38
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Shared employers
Also worked at Swivl1
Also worked at Laudato Si' Challenge2
Also worked at Microsoft626
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