Greg Tarr Email & Phone Number

United States

Greater Los Angeles, Us

Strategic Advisor and now fractional CSO

Bellevue, Us

CrossPacific Capital collaborates as an Independent Board Member with experienced West coast based Founders and Venture Capital firms. CrossPacific has a boutique hands-on approach as a company builder with entrepreneurs by leveraging deep startup operational experience in Founding Board and senior leadership startup Corporate Development roles with Global Fortune 500 C level customer relationships across multiple industries Americas, Asia, Japan and Europe. We enable Founders to reach their maximum potential by coaching founder strategy, gaining initial "C" level customer validation, raising additional capital, recruiting Co-Founders and the leadership team with an active weekly Independent Board Member role in Financing, Strategy, BD, Corporate Development, Monetezation, Marketing and M+A. Experience includes 30+ Silicon Valley startups working with Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Ignition, Sutter Hill, Verizon Ventures, Deutsche Telekom/T-Ventures, Telus Ventures, UPS Ventures, UMC Capital, Nokia Ventures. We have unique domain knowledge across automotive, customer experience, enterprise, big data, commerce, social, local, mobile, geo and security

Seattle, Washington, Us

Glympse (www.glympse.com) is the leading platform for secure location-sharing and digital customer experience solutions. Spanning the Enterprise, Consumer, SMB and IoT markets, Glympse is rapidly becoming the technology standard for enabling real-time, secure location-sharing by people and things around the globe. As the service economy continues to expand, the Glympse platform is transforming the customer experience for Fortune 500 companies across Food Delivery, Field Service and Package Delivery industries. Providing real-time location tracking (live map) and ETA for an impeding delivery or service event is rapidly evolving from an intriguing value-added service to a customer expectation.Glympse has worked with Liberty Global, Charter, Amazon Echo, Blackberry, BMW/MINI, Comcast, Ford, Garmin, GM, Gogo Inflight, Google, Jaguar/Land Rover, Mercedes, Samsung, Verizon, Vodafone, and Volvo which have integrated the Glympse brand and enterprise platform into their own products and applications.I was recruited by Glympse Founders as the first outside Board Member with only 3 employees in 2010 and sourced the lead VC investors Menlo Ventures and UMC Capital for two rounds- $20m Financing and strategic investor Verizon Ventures. In addition to my Board Member Role, I have been working part time since 2013 as Chief Strategy Officer on Corporate Business Strategy, Business Development, Marketing, Recruiting, Monetization and launched/led the Enterprise Business Unit with Global Fortune 500 Corporate customers across multiple verticals with our new Customer Experience product.. -Architected, Executed Initial Strategy, Corporate Development at Comcast/Liberty Global with C and SVP Level Execs across Corporate Development to gain SVP champion and broad executive support (20 execs) and negotiate towards trial and nationwide rollout-Automotive Corp Dev with C Level Execs at Ford, GM, Volvo, Jaguar/Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Toyota, Honda, Fiat/Chrysler, Subaru.

Woburn, Ma, Us

Indigo is an MIT spinout/Automotive OEM building commercial Vehicles for Rideshare and Delivery with a patented unique suspension.I Led a small team and architected company strategy, marketing, investor relations, media/trade show launch at two of the largest trade shows in Automotive- ACTA Fleet show and CES which generated media coverage from MotorTrend, Bloomberg and customer interest from Uber, UPS, Amazon. I convinced the leadership team to change Strategic direction from a 3 wheel to 4 wheel vehicle, sourced and negotiated partnerships with leading OEM’s (Nissan), parts and manufacturing partners, managed new VC relationships for financing and recruiting. Indigo raised Strategic Venture capital from Foxconn.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Karma was almost 1,000 employees as I was recruited from the Advisory Board to CSO. The company was formerly known as Fisker or Fisker 1.0 not connected to Fisker 2.0. The Chinese Auto Parts Company Wangxiang Group bought 100% of Karma Automotive post bankruptcy and is based in Irvine, California with one of the only Automotive factories in Southern California.I was responsible for Corp Dev/Biz Dev (BMW, Nissan, Pininfarina) Marketing, Product Planning and had the design team reporting to me in my last six months. My team launched the Commercial Vehicle division and led product design discussions for Commercial Vans using the Karma EV kit (UPS, Amazon) collaborating with our CTO and engineering team to build prototypes in Class 3/4/5.I am most proud of leading the project to introduce new paint colors to the Karma Revero GS-6 Hybrid which included Army Green, Rose Quartz and a new shade of blue after extensive internal collaboration/negotiations with our CRO/CTO and Head of DesignAs CSO, Tarr reported directly to Karma CEO Dr Lance Zhou, providing valuable insight and leadership for Karma's business model, strategic innovation and future product portfolio. As Karma Automotive develops future vehicle programs across Electric Luxury Cars, Supercars, Commercial Vehicles and Technology Platforms, Tarr's strategic guidance strengthened the company's growing global presence and product development. A new range of battery electric vehicles (BEV) launched in 2024."Karma is reinventing the luxury electric category with innovation. Karma products intersect new mobility innovation, iconic/exclusive design and bespoke craftsmanship which converge to create the next generation of luxury electric cars, supercars and SUVs," says Tarr. "Karma will leverage its vast intellectual property portfolio and Southern California manufacturing facility, KICC, to partner with large OEMs and cutting edge startups to deliver the future of mobility for an enhanced customer experience.

Irvine, Ca, Us

California-based Karma Automotive has appointed Greg Tarr to serve as founding member of Karma Automotive's Advisory Board. The new board will provide leadership on Karma’s business, innovation st future product strategy which will include a new, full Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) platform launching multiple products by 2021. “Karma understands that next generation disruptive strategy originates from experienced entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley,” said Karma CEO Dr. Lance Zhou. “Greg Tarr's experience in Automotive/Mobility Startup Operating and Board of Director roles, Venture Capital and Investment Banking will support Karma’s CEO.” Tarr will attract potential business partners, investors and innovative startups from his global C-Suite network. “Luxury brands have been re-invented with innovation. There is an inflection point and convergence between iconic design, limited edition old world craftsmanship and new mobility innovation to create the next generation of Luxury Sports EV Vehicles and Karma will lead this category” said Karma Advisory Board member Greg Tarr.

Kl Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, My

Axiata Group is one of Asia's largest Mobile operators with 300m Mobile Subs across 10 countries (Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal). http://axiata.com/operating/Axiata Group is a Khazanah portfolio company (Strategic investment fund of the Government of Malaysia and one of the largest global sovereign wealth funds- U.S.$30b). http://www.khazanah.com.my/Our-Investments/SectorsAxiata Digital services was created in 2012 as the business unit responsible for global venture capital investments and M&A with a strategic focus across the Group on driving new revenues from digital services such as enabling technologies/platforms across commerce, money, advertising, enterprise, entertainment.I was recruited as Senior Advisor by Axiata Group Chairman and Axiata Digital CEO to advise the Digital Unit's Board of Directors on strategy, U.S. venture capital investments and M&A as Board Observer at quarterly Southeast Asian Board Meetings. In 2016, I was appointed to the Axiata Group Investment Committee to oversee all investments up to U.S.$20m.

Kl Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, My

Axiata Group is one of Asia's largest Mobile operators with 300m Mobile Subs across 10 countries (Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal). http://axiata.com/operating/Axiata Group is a Khazanah portfolio company (Strategic investment fund of the Government of Malaysia and one of the largest global sovereign wealth funds- U.S.$30b). http://www.khazanah.com.my/Our-Investments/SectorsAxiata Digital services was created in 2012 as the business unit responsible for global venture capital investments and M&A with a strategic focus across the Group on driving new revenues from digital services such as enabling technologies/platforms across commerce, money, advertising, enterprise, entertainment.I was recruited as Senior Advisor by Axiata Group Chairman and Axiata Digital CEO to advise the Digital Unit's Board of Directors on strategy, U.S. venture capital investments and M&A as Board Observer at quarterly Southeast Asian Board Meetings. In 2016, I was appointed to the Axiata Group Investment Committee to oversee all investments up to U.S.$20m.

Fathom was spun out from RX Networks post M+A by BDstar.Fathom™ represents the next generation in indoor location technology, utilizing Bluetooth to enhance asset tracking and RTLS with 2 meter or better accuracy. Fathom’s subscription-based location as a service (LaaS) offering provides greater coverage than RFID, better accuracy than Wi-Fi and at a lower cost than other RTLS systems like ultra-wide band — filling a functional and operational gap between these technologies.

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

RX serves GPS Chip Vendors, Device OEM's and Mobile Operators Hybrid positioning software that unifies GPS, WiFi & cellular for an unmatched mobile location user experienceActive Independent Board Member Role including the Audit and Compensation Committee -recruited by Telus Ventures (Canada's Mobile Operator Venture Group)-I advise the CEO on: Strategy, M+A, Corporate Development, BD, Sales, Marketing, Finance, RecruitingRX was acquired by China based BDstar in August 2017. http://rxnetworks.com/bdstar-acquires-rx-networks/RX Networks spun off Fathom into a new Venture backed companyhttps://www.fathomsys.com/products/

Automatic is the company connecting every car on the road to the internet and empowering drivers with knowledge about themselves and their cars so they can be safer and drive smarter. By pairing Automatic’s award-winning connected car adapter and apps for iPhone and Android, Automatic helps customers drive smarter — with applications that diagnose engine trouble, detect accidents and send emergency response, and help customers save money on driving. The Automatic Pro adapter is a flagship adapter with a cellular connection priced at $129.95. Automatic Lite is a low cost option for consumers focused on trip logging and vehicle health priced at $79.95. Automatic is available for sale at automatic.com, BestBuy and Amazon with no ongoing service fees. Automatic was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in San Francisco.I was recruited by the Co-Founder Thejo Kote to create strategy and go to market for the Automotive OEM space and Fleet. In addition, I advised on Financing with Venture Capitalists and M+A.Automatic was acquired by SiriusXM in April 2017.https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/27/siriusxm-acquires-connected-car-company-automatic-for-over-100m/

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China's Leading Mobile Payment Company backed By Accel, IDG-As part of initial angel investment in Linktone, Smartpay is spin-out startup company-SmartPay was acquired by Ping An Insurance China in August 2013

San Mateo, Ca, Us

AdMobius Mobile Audience Management Platform is an independent platform that transforms data into audience-oriented information to give brands and publishers an idea who their audience is, and where they can find and target the most appropriate Audience. I was recruited by Admobius Founders as the Founding Board Member and sole Seed Investor playing a daily leadership role supporting the Founders on Strategy, Customer Validation, Sourcing Series A $5m Financing, Recruiting, Business Development and Marketing.Lotame acquired AdMobius in March 2014

Rogers Venture Partners is the Palo Alto, California based Independent Venture Capital Fund affiliated with Rogers Communications.Rogers Communications, Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. The Company's activities include wireless voice and data communications services, cable television, telephony and high speed Internet access services over its broadband networks, and radio and TV broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines, and sports including NBA-Toronto Raptors, MLB- Toronto Blue Jays.-Recruited by Rogers Communications Board Member+ CSO as 1st Member of Silicon Valley Team post architecting the Original Silicon Valley Venture Capital Fund Strategy submitted to the Board of Directors.-Sourced First U.S. Investment Payfone-Mobile PaymentsCo-Investors Verizon, Amex, Blackberry, Opus, RRE-New $150m Venture Capital FundInitial Focus- Mobile Payments, Mobile AdTech, CloudLead/Co-Lead, serve as active Board MemberLooking for Experienced Startup Pros with Deep Domain Expertise interested in building Championship Caliber Teams targeting Large Opportunities. We intend to add value thru Startup Scar Tissue in Strategy, Financing, Recruiting, BD, Marketing, Sales, Exit Strategy and potentially as a Trial Customer.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Rogers Communications, Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. The Company's activities include wireless voice and data communications services, cable television, telephony and high speed Internet access services over its broadband networks, and radio and TV broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines, and sports including NBA-Toronto Raptors, MLB- Toronto Blue Jays.-Wrote Original VC Fund Strategic Plan 100 page Draft for $150m Rogers Ventures Partners-RVP VC Fund-Transitioned from Advisor to CSO/Board Member to full time Investment team as first member of Rogers Venture Partners-RVP based in Silicon Valley

-#1 Mobile Navigation/LBS Service in the U.S.-Deployed by Verizon Wireless, Alltel, Telus, YellowPages-Backed By VC's Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill, Mission -Acquired M+A December 2009 by TCS for U.S. $170mMy active role included working with the CEO+Founders on Corp Dev, Strategy, Finance, BD, Marketing, Sales and Recruiting and M+A. I was instrumental in alerting the company of the impending Google/Nokia Free Turn by Turn model which allowed us to move quickly into M+A ModeI wrote the Asian Strategic Business Plan

Alpharetta, Georgia, Us

Kleiner Perkins/Telus Ventures/NEA StartupUnified Communications Software startup originally funded by Vinod Khosla at Kleiner Perkins-I was recruited by Kleiner Perkins to advise the CEO on Asia/Japan market entry-I led the initial Asian BD Trip to over 10 countries and 25 Asia/Japan Mobile Operator CTO's.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Advised Founders on Spinning out project from Vodafone Japan, Financing, Strategy, BD, Marketing, Recruiting (VP BD/Sales).I was recruited by the Founders as the first outside Board Member serving as a Board Observer from the founding of the company.Acquired by Google Sept 2015 http://recode.net/2015/09/30/google-is-acquiring-rich-messaging-startup-jibe-mobile/

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Globe Telecom, Inc. based in the Philippines (Subsidiary of Singtel) provides wireless application protocol services and digital wireless communication services. The Company also offers service which allows users access to a wide range of information and services via a user-friendly menu. In addition, Globe provides wire line voice and data services.U.S Based Head for Globe Telecom's Venture Capital Fund which Singtel closed to start Singtel Ventures-Architect of U.S. Venture Capital Strategic Plan-Sourced 300+ Investment Opportunities-DD 30 Mobile Investments/Partnerships which led to Amobee partnership and $321m Singtel M+A-Presented Investment Plan to the CEO/Board of Directors-Worked Closely with Head+VP BD of Multimedia/Products Group

Seattle, Wa, Us

Kleiner Perkins and Jeff Bezos backed Startup-One of the First VC backed Mobile, Social, Local Startup-Recruited by Kleiner Perkins to Advise CEO on Mobile Operator/Device OEM partnerships-Pelago was acquired in April 2011 by Groupon

London, Gb

Vodafone Group PLC is a mobile telecommunications company providing a range of services, including voice and data communications. The Company operates in Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East through its subsidiaries, associates, and investments.Worked with Vodafone Asia, Vodafone China and Vodafone Group President- Corporate HQ UK-Wrote Strategic Plan for China Venture Capital Fund-Recruited candidates- China Head of Fund and Deal Flow-Plan was put on hold due to Global Politics:>)

Sumitomo Corporation is one of Japan's Largest Companies with ownership stakes in KDDI #2 Mobile Operator, J-Com (#1 Cable TV Operator) and various Media, Automotive, Construction, Banking UnitsWorked with Japan/HQ based Global GM VC/PE and Silicon Valley Investment Team on Sourcing Deal Flow and Conducting Due Dilligence on Technology, Digital Media, Mobile DealsAdvised Investment Team and Japan HQ on Investment Strategy and Organizational Re-Structure.

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China's First Venture Backed Mobile Startup 1999China's First Mobile IPO on NASDAQ 2004First Value Added service Provider to China Mobile/ China UnicomSpun out of Shanghai based IntrinsicM+A by Largest Indonesia Media Company- Media Nusantara Citra

-Original Seed Investor-First Outside Board Member-Assisted Founders on Strategy, BD, Financing Raising $10m, Marketing

Plano, Texas, Us

1st Employee to launch Operations in Asia/Japan Recruited by Lead VC Investor Kleiner PerkinsPush to Talk product Competed w/ Motorola, Nokia 30 person teams as a one person army living out of hotels in 15 Asian countries. -My schedule was 5 Asian Countries per week selling Mobile Operator CEO's, CTO's, VP Product-CTO Customers were all Phd's so I had to learn to get technical quickly without an engineering degree:>)

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1st Employee based in Asia for Mobile infrastructure Startup Recruited by Lead Investors Nokia Ventures and Vesbridge/St Paul VenturesBig Data Network Equipment before Big DataGGSN competed with Starent, Watercove, Megisto, TahoeProquent was acquired by Byte Mobile in March 2005

Seoul, Kr

1st Mobile Java/Brew Game Developer in the World which was deployed on LG Telecom's Mobile Network ahead of Japan's Operators.Led Financing, BD, Corporate Development Deals with Paul Jacobs/Qualcomm, Nokia, marketing CNBC, CNN, Time Coverage and recruited first Non Korean C Level employee to a Korean StartupCom2Us- 2007 IPO on the Korean Stock Exchange and is one of the leaders in Mobile GamingMarket Cap was U.S.$1.3b in June 2015

Largest Asian Internet Service Provider -Assisted CEO on Largest Asian PE Financing U.S.$100m-Managed VC Relationships Softbank, GE, JP Morgan-Wrote S-1 Nasdaq Listing Draft-Recruited CSFB Investment Bank for IPO-Was recruited by Softbank Venture Partner

Montréal, Québec, Ca

Recruited by $434b CDPQ Quebec Canada Pension Fund and top ten globally. I reported to CDPQ MD Asia Alain Fontaine and was tasked with leading the Investment Strategy and sourcing proprietary deal flow for Greater China which included over 50 Semiconductor and Semi Equipment Venture backed companies. I had worked for CDPQ Korean portfolio startup Infobank in the Mobile App space as a strategic Advisor to the CO-CEO's for raising capital and Investor relations post my Deutsche Bank Asia experience

Mba, Global Investment And Strategy

B.A., Marketing, Psychology