Mr. Geoffrey Allen Bautista Nuval has experience in entrepreneurial, operational, and fundraising functions around the world as a CEO/Founder/Venture Capitalist. Mr. Nuval has been immersed in the venture and technology environment since graduating in 2004 from Stanford University at the epicenter of Silicon Valley and tech startup culture.After graduation, he stayed in the Silicon Valley, investing in and financing internet startups for Deutsche Bank’s Technology Investment Banking Division and Lehman Brothers Venture Partners (now Tenaya Capital). He later became the CEO of Devhub.com in Seattle, a leading CMS platform in North America, and Privacy Central in Los Angeles, acquired by top People Search provider Spokeo, Inc.As a Venture Capitalist at Gideon Ventures, Mr. Geoffrey Nuval currently focuses on companies that aim to make, break, or shake industries emerging with the Southeast Asian market, companies he terms as seeking “adventure capital”. Companies within the G.Nuval Group of Companies include: Gideon Venture Capital, WebGenie.ph, DevHub, Playworks, HotelPro, and Gratchi's Getaway.Mr. Nuval speaks and presents at numerous conferences in the Philippines and the U.S. on the topics of entrepreneurship in the workplace, marketing in a socially networked world, and the influence of game mechanics and rewards programs on user behavior (gamification).Mr. Nuval attained a BS in Management Science & Engineering with Honors from Stanford University and initiated a course in Entrepreneurship at the Oxford University's Said Business School in the United Kingdom.