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Raymie Stata
Founder at
Start Smart Ventures LLC
Profile
Raymie Stata is the founder of Start Smart Ventures LLC (founded in 2018), Altiscale, Inc. (founded in 2012), and Aqfer, Inc. (founded in 2018).
At Altiscale, Inc., he held the title of Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2012 to 2016.
At Aqfer, Inc., he served as the Non-Executive Chairman.
Dr. Stata is also the founder of Stata Labs.
Dr. Stata's current job(s) include being a Director at Vanu, Inc., a Director at The Computer History Museum (since 2010), and an Advisor at SignalFire Management Services LLC.
Dr. Stata's former job(s) include being a Managing Director at Cambridge West Ventures, a Director at Yottaa, Inc., the Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President at Yahoo!, Inc. (from 2010 to 2011), a Partner at Fundamental Capital LLC (from 1996 to 2000), a Senior Vice President at SAP SE (from 2016 to 2017), an Assistant Professor at UC Santa Cruz Foundation, a Technical Advisor at Internet Archive (from 1998 to 2001), and a Vice President at Deploy Solutions, Inc. (Massachusetts) (from 1998 to 1999).
Dr. Stata's education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a doctorate degree conferred in 1996.
Raymie Stata active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
The Computer History Museum
 The Computer History Museum Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates a computer museum | Director/Board Member | 2010-11-01 |
Vanu, Inc.
 Vanu, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless infrastructure solutions | Director/Board Member | - |
Start Smart Ventures LLC
 Start Smart Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Start Smart Ventures LLC is an active manager which invests in companies located in United States. The firm participates in seed and early stage transactions and focuses on sectors such as Commercial Services and Technology Services. | Founder | 2017-12-31 |
SignalFire Management Services LLC
 SignalFire Management Services LLC Investment ManagersFinance SignalFire invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in seed, early, later and growth transactions with an investment size of USD 5 - 20 million. The firm acts as a lead investor. It also makes follow-on investments. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Raymie Stata
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| SAP SE | Private Equity Investor | 2017-09-01 |
Altiscale, Inc.
 Altiscale, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides hadoop as a service for data science | Founder | 2016-01-29 |
Yahoo!, Inc.
 Yahoo!, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a digital media company that delivers personalized digital content and experiences across devices | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2011-10-17 |
Stata Labs
 Stata Labs Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates a search engine and provides email services | Founder | - |
Internet Archive
 Internet Archive Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates digital library | Consultant / Advisor | 2001-01-01 |
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| Private companies | 16 |
|---|---|
Yahoo!, Inc.
Yahoo!, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a digital media company that delivers personalized digital content and experiences across devices | Technology Services |
Fundamental Capital LLC
 Fundamental Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fundamental Capital invests in small & middle market companies located in the Western United States & Hawaii with a minimum EBITDA of USD 2 million and revenues of USD 5 - 50 million. The firm targets companies operating across broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for buyout and growth stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 2 - 10 million. The firm takes a seat on the board of directors. | Finance |
Vanu, Inc.
Vanu, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless infrastructure solutions | Communications |
SAP SE
 SAP SE Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides e-business software solutions | Technology Services |
Stata Labs
Stata Labs Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates a search engine and provides email services | Technology Services |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University | Finance |
The Computer History Museum
The Computer History Museum Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates a computer museum | Consumer Services |
UC Santa Cruz Foundation
 UC Santa Cruz Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment | Miscellaneous |
Internet Archive
Internet Archive Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates digital library | Commercial Services |
Deploy Solutions, Inc. (Massachusetts)
 Deploy Solutions, Inc. (Massachusetts) Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Deploy Solutions, Inc. partners with Corporation Service Company (CSC) to provide digital brand protection and domain security services for enterprises. The private company is located in the US. The American company offers domain management, security, and enforcement solutions to safeguard brands and intellectual property online. Key services include CSC’s DomainSec platform, which uses machine learning and cyber intelligence to detect and mitigate threats such as phishing, domain spoofing, DNS hijacking, and unauthorized trademark use across domains, marketplaces, social media, and mobile apps. Deploy Solutions provides proactive brand monitoring, fraud protection, and takedown services, including domain suspensions, marketplace delisting, and social media account removals. The company also offers enterprise-class DNS security, subdomain monitoring, and domain dispute and recovery services using established policies and brokerage. Additionally, Deploy Solutions supports organizations in managing .brand top-level domains with ICANN-compliant registrar and advisory services. | Technology Services |
Cambridge West Ventures
 Cambridge West Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Cambridge West Ventures invests in companies located in United States. The firm focuses on board range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements | Finance |
Yottaa, Inc.
 Yottaa, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides digital experience optimization solutions for eCommerce | Technology Services |
Altiscale, Inc.
Altiscale, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides hadoop as a service for data science | Technology Services |
SignalFire Management Services LLC
SignalFire Management Services LLC Investment ManagersFinance SignalFire invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in seed, early, later and growth transactions with an investment size of USD 5 - 20 million. The firm acts as a lead investor. It also makes follow-on investments. | Finance |
Start Smart Ventures LLC
Start Smart Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Start Smart Ventures LLC is an active manager which invests in companies located in United States. The firm participates in seed and early stage transactions and focuses on sectors such as Commercial Services and Technology Services. | Finance |
Aqfer, Inc.
 Aqfer, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops market data platform | Technology Services |
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