Stephen Meyer

Prior to joining TechFund, Mr. Meyer was the President and COO of Puma Technology, Inc., where he was responsible for driving critical aspects of company growth, including strategy, financing, M&A, partnerships, and operations.
During Mr. Meyer's tenure Puma grew from a market capitalization of $400 million to a high of $4 billion and Puma was recognized as the Nasdaq's #1 performing stock in 1999.
Mr. Meyer came to Puma through its acquisition of NetMind Technologies, Inc., where Mr. Meyer served as SVP of Sales and Business Development.
At NetMind, Mr. Meyer helped to create the Alerts and Personalization space, signing up clients such as eBay, CNN, Gateway, Boeing, IBM, and Siemens.
Mr. Meyer led NetMind's growth and turned a total investment of $8.7 million into a company worth $1 billion in just over a year.
Prior to NetMind, Mr. Meyer was a Partner with Dakota Capital, a boutique investment banking and management concern, focused on software and emerging technology companies, and selected turn-around opportunities.
Mr. Meyer has worked with firms from the U.S., Russia, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Mr. Meyer began his career as a Marketing Representative at IBM, where he was consistently among the firm's top producers, and has manufacturing and operations experience at Chrysler and in the computer industry.
Mr. Meyer holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA, magna cum laude, in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.