Robert Ross

Robert Ross Email and Phone Number

Founder and CEO @ Dreamable, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, US
Robert Ross's Location
San Francisco, California, United States, United States
About Robert Ross

I'm interested in consumer, enterprise, AI, Digital Security, SaaS & infrastructure. ex-engineer at Apple. I led BD at 7 startups that were acquired or IPOd: Xamarin (acq by Microsoft), CRI (acq by Rambus), Zero G (acq by Tivo), Adero (acq by COLT), ValiCert (IPO & acq by Axway), Individual (IPO & acq by Thomson Reuters), Gild (acq by Citadel). Investors include: Bessemer, Kleiner, August, DFJ, CRV, Ignition, Insight, Floodgate, Menlo, Lead Edge, USVP, Microsoft, Intel, Reuters, Fidelity and others.I've built profitable, customer and strategic relationships with Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Salesforce, Oracle, IBM, SAP, Accenture, Deloitte, AT&T, Verizon, Cisco, Reuters, Intel, Samsung, Sony, Disney, Schwab and many others.

Robert Ross's Current Company Details
Dreamable, Inc.

Dreamable, Inc.

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Founder and CEO
San Francisco, CA, US
Website:
dreamable.com
Employees:
10
Robert Ross Work Experience Details
  • Dreamable, Inc.
    Founder And Ceo
    Dreamable, Inc.
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
  • Hustle Fund
    Investor
    Hustle Fund 2023 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Early stage VC & Angel Squad investor community. Hustle invested in Webflow, NerdWallet & many more.
  • The Genai Collective
    Event Organizer
    The Genai Collective 2023 - Present
    The GenAI Collective is a community of 25,000+ founders, researchers, operators, and investors representing the global forum for AI and technological progress. Through world-class events, workshops, and online forums, members leverage their diverse perspectives and innovative minds to foster meaningful relationships, solve challenging problems, and define the future of AI.
  • Yc Startup School Alumni
    Founder
    Yc Startup School Alumni 2022 - Present
    Founder of the largest community of YC Startup School Alumni https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12682370/
  • Angellist
    Investor
    Angellist 2020 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
  • Cluster Capital
    Investor
    Cluster Capital 2017 - Present
  • Microsoft
    Vice President Business Development
    Microsoft 2016 - 2017
    Redmond, Washington, Us
    After Xamarin's acquisition by Microsoft, I led partnerships for mobile developer and devops solutions, and helped guide our integration.
  • Xamarin (Acquired By Microsoft)
    Vice President Business Development
    Xamarin (Acquired By Microsoft) 2013 - 2016
    Xamarin is a software platform to develop iOS & Android apps. We grew ARR to $48M & 1.4M+ devs. Acq by Microsoft for $500M after raising $82M. I was deal lead on partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, Google, Salesforce, IBM, Oracle, SAP, & Samsung. My 10-person team led thousands of partner integrations across security, analytics, payments and more. I also led buy vs build due diligence on acquisitions. Investors: Lead Edge, CRV, Ignition, Insight, Floodgate.
  • Wishpop
    Founder/Ceo
    Wishpop 2011 - 2013
    Founded consumer app company & served as chief product officer. App let kids create a curated wishlist and thank you cards for parent-approved family & friends who got reminders to buy the right gift for for the right kid at the right time. Achieved top rating in iOS app store, learned product management, dev & designer hiring & tools, cross-platform frameworks & full mobile app software lifecycle. I shut down WishPop when I joined Xamarin.
  • Gild (Acquired By Citadel)
    Vp Marketing & Business Development
    Gild (Acquired By Citadel) 2010 - 2012
    Gild built an AI SaaS for technical recruiters to synthesize & rate developer code and skills on GitHub, StackOverflow and social media. I signed dozens of customers and led mobile product management. Gild was acquired by Citadel. Investors: Menlo, Correlation, Globespan, Baseline, Sapphire, Drive, DNX, TMT.
  • Cryptography Research Inc. (Acquired By Rambus)
    Vp Business Development
    Cryptography Research Inc. (Acquired By Rambus) 2006 - 2009
    CRI was founded by Paul Kocher, co-inventor of SSL. I led BD for our digital media security business, adopted by Apple, Samsung, Sony, Fox, Disney & others. CRI was acquired by Rambus for $342M.
  • Zero G Software (Acquired By Macrovision, Now Flexera)
    Vp Sales & Business Development
    Zero G Software (Acquired By Macrovision, Now Flexera) 2003 - 2006
    Zero G provided software deployment and devops solutions. I led sales & BD, building a base of thousands of enterprise customers including Apple, AT&T, Microsoft, HP, SAP, Oracle, CA. Zero G was acquired by Macrovision (now Tivo).
  • Adero (Acquired By Colt)
    Vp Business Development
    Adero (Acquired By Colt) 1999 - 2002
    Adero provided a content delivery network (like Cloudflare or Akamai) with servers in 40 countries. I built our strategic partnerships, and was deal lead on our $80M Series C. Investors: Microsoft, Intel, Reuters, Mitsubishi, Yahoo, Fidelity, Spectrum Equity & MC Partners. Adero was acquired by Colt, a cloud infrastructure provider.
  • Valicert (Ipo, Acquired By Axway)
    Vp Business Development
    Valicert (Ipo, Acquired By Axway) 1997 - 1999
    ValiCert provided digital security solutions. I built relationships with BofA, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, British Telecom, France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom & others. Investors: August, Bessemer, DFJ, USVP, Intel, France Telecom, Gemplus (now Thales) & Thomson. IPO & acquired by Axway, a cloud infrastructure provider.
  • Individual Inc. (Acquired By Thomson Reuters)
    Director Business Development
    Individual Inc. (Acquired By Thomson Reuters) 1991 - 1997
    INDIVIDUAL provided competitive intelligence services. I signed enterprise license deals with our largest customers including AT&T, Cisco, DirecTV and built a $2.4M deal with Microsoft, helping our ARR grow from $1M to $30M. After our IPO, Thomson Reuters acquired INDIVIDUAL. Our IPO S1 filing: http://goo.gl/UYtASy
  • Apple
    Systems Engineer
    Apple 1989 - 1991
    Cupertino, California, Us
    I developed custom solutions for several campus-wide implementations for Apple education customers, including Dartmouth, Harvard Business School, and Boston area K-12 school districts.

Robert Ross Skills

Strategic Partnerships Start Ups Business Development Cloud Computing Venture Capital E Commerce Strategy Enterprise Software Product Management Amazon Web Services Business Strategy Mobile Applications Mobile Devices Social Commerce Salesforce.com Facebook Marketing Executive Management Mobile Commerce Saas Entrepreneurship Angel Investing Mergers And Acquisitions Startup Consulting Mobile Design Social Media Measurement Go To Market Strategy Lead Generation Linkedin Digital Curation Integrated Marketing Software As A Service

Robert Ross Education Details

  • Duke University
    Duke University
    Political Science & Religion
  • Y Combinator
    Y Combinator
    Startup School S22
  • Choate Rosemary Hall
    Choate Rosemary Hall
    High School Degree

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