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Steve DeBacco

Investor

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Leaders Fund

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

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About

Co-founder of Leaders Fund with over twenty years of operating experience scaling six early-stage companies to successful exits, including early roles at Ariba, COO at Workbrain, growth roles at Rypple (acquired by Salesforce), and CRO at Applied Predictive Technologies (acquired by MasterCard). He holds a BS in Electrical/Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern and an MBA from Washington University.

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Leaders Fund @leadersfund

For emerging companies, no matter how valuable the solution, without a systematic marketing approach that scales with the business, achieving growth can be elusive. Today we introduce our latest playbook focusing on how to build a leading marketing org: https://t.co/m8VU5OGdbF

Sep 9, 2022 · ♥ 1

Leaders Fund @leadersfund

Exciting news—Leaders Fund portfolio company @ToricLabs has announced a $22 million fundraise led by @autodesk. We're excited to participate in the round alongside existing investors including Storm Ventures and Real Ventures. More on the raise here: https://t.co/IvzMfoDiSq

Sep 8, 2022 · ♥ 2

Leaders Fund @leadersfund

Congratulations to @threekit and @Lovesac on this feature, and for setting an example of what the future of visual commerce looks like: https://t.co/FHta9YEPIG

Aug 24, 2022

Experience

  1. Leaders FundFounder/Managing Partnercurrent2016 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
  2. Applied Predictive TechnologiesChief Revenue Officer2014 — 2015
  3. salesforce.comVice President, work.com2012 — 2014Atlanta Metropolitan Area
  4. RyppleExecutive Vice President and Early Stage Advisor2011 — 2012
  5. EmpathicaExecutive Vice President2009 — 2010
  6. Infor Global SolutionsVice President, Americas2007 — 2009
  7. Workbrain IncorporatedChief Operating Officer2000 — 2007
  8. Ariba IncorporatedSales Leader1997 — 2000
  9. FASTech Integration, Inc.Vice President1992 — 1997

Education

  1. Northwestern UniversityBS, Electrical Engineering
  2. Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business SchoolMBA, Finance and Operations

Skills & more

SaaS18Salesforce.com25Enterprise Software22Software as a Service (SaaS)4Strategy30Leadership13Professional Services17Channel Partners3Cloud Computing5Solution Selling3B2B4Start-ups11
+7 moreSalesCRMCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

From Steve's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Northwestern University288

Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group

+ 282 more

Also attended Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School46

Steve BrotmanManaging Partner, Founder at Alpha PartnersAaron SamuelsFounder at Collide CapitalHEATHER WIDMANPartner at Building VenturesRick HoltonCo-Founder at FINTOP CapitalElise HoffmanGeneral Partner at Cultivation CapitalHeather WoodGeneral Partner at Cultivation Capital

+ 40 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Applied Predictive Technologies7

Sunny SinghCybersecurity Advisory Board at Florida FundersMillie Liu LiuFounding Partner at First Star VenturesStephen JoyVice President at BIP VenturesRobert SamiSoftware Engineer, Yugabyte DB at Connexa CapitalKeshvi RadiaHead of Product at Balderton CapitalSarah HinkfussPartner at Bain Capital Ventures

+ 1 more

Also worked at salesforce.com175

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesKarthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation Capital

+ 169 more

Also worked at Rypple6

Ellen LevyFounder & Managing Director of Silicon Valley Connect at SignalFireDavid SteinCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders FundNick SteinCMO | GTM Advisor at Leaders FundTihomir BajicManaging Partner, X& at Leaders FundDavid PriemerFounder & Chief Sales Scientist, Cerebral Selling at Leaders FundRob ChaplinskyCo-Founder & Managing Director at Link Ventures

Also worked at Infor Global Solutions8

Sig MosleyVenture Partner at Zane Venture FundRobert ShanManaging Partner Redstone Hong Kong at RedstoneJulio MillánInvestment Analyst at SquareOne CapitalTihomir BajicManaging Partner, X& at Leaders FundDavid PriemerFounder & Chief Sales Scientist, Cerebral Selling at Leaders FundLorena SolisHuman Resources Manager at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)

+ 2 more

Colleagues at Leaders Fund

Amiram Shachar
Co-Founder & CEO at Upwind at Leaders Fund
Dara Newton
Community at Leaders Fund
Dave MacDonald
Venture Partner at Leaders Fund
David Kamenetsky
Principal at Leaders Fund
David Priemer
Founder & Chief Sales Scientist, Cerebral Selling at Leaders Fund
David Stein
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders Fund
Dianna Lai Read
Marketing at Leaders Fund
Galina Antova
Co-Founder & Chief BD Officer at Claroty at Leaders Fund