Key Compton Email and Phone Number
As the Co-Founder and Managing Director of GPO Fund, I enjoy helping globally ambitious, founder-led, pre-IPO technology companies that can benefit from access to the global capital markets. My goal is to help transformative companies accelerate their growth and market dominance through public listings on a global exchanges in North America, Europe, or Asia-Pacific.I am a product-centric entrepreneur with a passion for starting, building, and scaling companies that create lasting value. I have co-founded and led several successful companies and I have been an active investor and board member to many high-growth firms seeking public listings, including FiscalNote (NYSE:NOTE) and Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR). I also enjoy advising start-ups and helping entrepreneurs to grow their careers and businesses. My hobbies include skiing, hiking, fishing, photography, and spending time with my family.
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Co-Founder, Managing DirectorGlobal Public Offering Fund 2017 - PresentNew York, UsGPO Fund is a growth-stage fund investing in founder-led technology firms seeking global growth and access to the international capital markets. Investments are typically into venture-backed companies with $20+ million in revenues, enterprise values approaching or north of $250 million (but not yet a unicorn), and led by founding teams ambitious enough to seek public listings in order to build enduring firms capable of disrupting & dominating industries.
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InvestorNewlight Technologies, Inc. 2023 - PresentHuntington Beach, Ca, Us -
InvestorUpflex 2022 - PresentNew York, Ny, Us -
InvestorGrover 2022 - PresentBerlin, Berlin, De -
InvestorCentivo 2021 - PresentBuffalo, New York, Us -
InvestorFund That Flip, Inc. 2021 - PresentCleveland, Oh, Us -
InvestorPangaea 2021 - PresentLos Angeles, California, Us -
Investor, Board MemberFiscalnote 2020 - PresentWashington, District Of Columbia, Us -
Investor & Prior Board Member (2019-2021)Spire 2019 - PresentVienna, Virginia, Us -
InvestorMapanything, Inc. (Acquired By Salesforce) 2018 - 2019Charlotte, Nc, Us -
Co-Founder, Director (Early Years), Board ObserverMimeo 1998 - 2019New York, UsMimeo.com is the innovator of online, on-demand cloud printing services. Over 4,000 companies rely on Mimeo's award winning document management tools and print on demand solutions to lower document related costs while improving employee productivity. The company was founded in 1998 and operates digital print facilities in both the U.S. and the U.K. Investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, DFJ Gotham, Goldman Sachs (GS) Harbourvest and Hewlett Packard (HP). -
Co-Founder, DirectorSoundspectrum 2000 - 2018Soundspectrum provides music visualization software to the online music industry. Licensing and distribution partners include Apple, Microsoft, and Yahoo (MusicMatch). SoundSpectrum's flagship products, G-Force, Aeon, WhiteCap, and SoftSkies have been installed by millions worldwide been used in concert productions by leading music artists such as George Michael, Aerosmith, Journey, Seal, Herbie Hancock, and Michael W. Smith. SoundSpectrum offices are located in New York, NY and Austin, TX. -
Senior Vice PresidentLiveperson 2014 - 2016New York, Ny, UsLivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN) offers a cloud-based platform that enables businesses to proactively connect in real-time with their customers via chat, voice, and content delivery at the right time, through the right channel, including websites, social media, and mobile devices. This "intelligent engagement" is driven by real-time behavioral analytics, producing connections based on a true understanding of business objectives and customer needs. -
Co-FounderNexgraph (Acquired By Liveperson) 2014 - 2014NexGraph was formed by the founding team from XGraph with the intent to focus on new initiatives related to data products and services.
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President, Data & DistributionAddthis (Acquired By Oracle) 2011 - 2013Reston, Virginia, UsAddThis is personalizing the web with powerful, easy-to-use consumer engagement tools, APIs and services. The data company reaches 1.3 billion unique users monthly. AddThis' social tools are used by 14 million domains worldwide to power social sharing, increase engagement, boost traffic and provide user insights. Proprietary XGraph technology processes more than 10 terabytes of data daily allowing AddThis to provide brands with sophisticated audience models, data-driven tools and web-wide consumer insights that enhance their paid, earned and owned media strategies.Following the XGraph acquisition, Key became SVP Corporate Development and he subsequently lead the data team as President, Data & Distribution. -
Co-Founder, CeoXgraph (Acquired By Addthis) 2008 - 2011Acquire by Clearspring Technologies (later renamed AddThis), XGraph provided buyers and sellers of online advertising with Connected Audience™ solutions that improve ad targeting. XGraph's innovative social targeting approach is based on the simple premise that people who share similar lifestyles, values and purchasing habits with an advertiser's core customers are an optimal audience for targeted display advertising. Social network analysis applied to privacy-friendly data sources is the core of XGraph's unique "multi-graph" methodology, enabling high-value targeting at scale. XGraph was funded by Rho Ventures, the Sand Hill Angels, XGraph founding team members, and a handful of New York and Silicon Valley angel investors.
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Founder, Ceo And ChairmanSolbright (Acquired By Operative / Sintecmedia) 1997 - 2003Acquired by Operative (SintecMedia), Solbright provided business software solutions that helped leading Web publishers to manage the entire spectrum of their online advertising and revenue operations, from proposals and insertion orders to real-time inventory management, ad trafficking, billing, workflow and reporting. More than 6,000 websites trust Solbright's AdSuite to solve their most daunting business challenges. Notable customers include Yahoo!, Terra Lycos, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Discovery Networks, Times Mirror Co., Internet Broadcasting, Weather.com, MTV Networks and CBS SportsLine. Solbright operated from London; Baroda, India; and Sydney, Australia.
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Equity Research AnalystBramwell Capital Management 1995 - 1996Bramwell Capital Management provides services to investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, individuals, banking or thrift institutions, charitable organizations, and state or municipal government entities. The firm manages equity portfolios and mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The firm invests in growth stocks to create its portfolios. The firm was founded in 1994 and was acquired in 2006 by Sentinel Asset Management Inc.Key's vision for Solbright, stemmed from his work at Bramwell Capital Management where he recognized that the rapid growth of online advertising would require automated solutions to manage advertising sales, operations and billing.
Key Compton Education Details
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Columbia Business SchoolEmba Global -
London Business SchoolEmba Global
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University Of VermontMinor: Environmental Studies
Frequently Asked Questions about Key Compton
What company does Key Compton work for?
Key Compton works for Global Public Offering Fund
What is Key Compton's role at the current company?
Key Compton's current role is Co-Founder, Managing Director @ GPO Fund | Investor, Board Member.
What schools did Key Compton attend?
Key Compton attended Columbia Business School, London Business School, University Of Vermont.
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