Steve Brown is Co-Founder, President & COO of Portola Valley Partners, a firm that helps Seed to Series A stage founders, build, grow, fund and successfully exit their startups. Prior, Steve was the Founder of Lenovo’s DevOps Solutions Practice, Managing Partner of the Global Software Business Unit, and led the company’s SAP global alliance. He was a key contributor to building and driving several Silicon Valley businesses including The Red Herring, CyberCash and GetMedia. Steve is an investor in early-stage technology companies in North America and is a Strategic Partner to 1Flourish Capital. As an entrepreneur and investor, he has helped more than 130 businesses achieve profitable and sustainable growth by leveraging his development, operations, sales, and investment experience. Steve is a member of Keiretsu Forum, the world’s largest angel investment network. He holds a BA in Communications from University of Georgia.
Listed skills include Cloud Computing, Solution Selling, Sales, Business Development, and 36 others.