Our Team
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Mitch TuchmanMitch is a Silicon Valley veteran with more than 26 years experience in venture capital, public finance, strategy and technology. Prior to MarketRiders, Mitch was a sub-advisor for micro cap technology investments for Apex Capital, LLC. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Tuchman invested in and advised venture funds focusing primarily on Internet. Mr. Tuchman began his career at Atari, Inc. and served as an operating executive for several Silicon Valley companies while leading them through strategic transformations. He currently serves on the boards of Workstream Inc. (Nasdaq:WSTM) Phoenix Technologies (Nasdaq: PTEC) and Kowabunga! (AMEX: THK). He served as a director of Kintera (Nasdaq: KNTA) until it was sold to Blackbaud (BLKB). Mitch holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Boston University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Steve BeckSteve is serial entrepreneur having started several successful companies over a 25 year career. From 2000 - 2008, Steve served as a General Partner of Integrity Partners, a venture capital firm in Danville, California. He was a founding investor and board member of Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU), (the "Google of China") and worked closely with other portfolio companies, including Hydration Technologies, a pioneer in water purification technologies. Steve was a co-founder of C2B Technologies in 1996 and after its sale to Inktomi in 1998, he pioneered 48 portal relationships including, AOL, Yahoo, Lycos, American Express, and Merrill Lynch. In the 1980s, Steve co-founded CCS which grew to become the world's largest action sports mail-order and e-commerce business and was acquired by Alloy Inc. (Nasdaq: ALOY). He holds a B.A. in Speech Communications from Cal Poly.
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Ryan PfenningerRyan is an accomplished technologist who has applied his skills to both investing and operational finance. Most recently, Ryan has built business information and intelligence systems for two computer gaming companies - SonicMule -- his current employer and PlayFirst where he served as Senior Program Manager from 2006 - 2009. From 2002 - 2006, Ryan worked as a financial analyst for two hedge funds, Joe Feshbach Partners in Palo Alto, and Financial Stocks in Cincinnati. Mr. Pfenninger holds a B.S. in Computer Information Systems and a M.S. in Information Systems, both from Indiana University.
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Sally BrandonSally comes to MarketRiders with diverse experience in product management, market analysis and client relations. Prior to MarketRiders, Sally was a Director in the International Division of Gap Inc. From 1995 to 2001, Ms. Brandon developed and implemented merchandise strategies and financial plans for multiple product lines in Europe and Japan. Ms. Brandon began her career in public relations and market research working for leading high technology clients such as Sun Microsystems, MacroMedia, and Broderbund. Sally holds a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from University of Southern California Business School.
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