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Rewriting the playbook on startups.
Starting a technology company is easy.
Building a technology company is a different story.
That’s where Canrock excels.
As serial entrepreneurs, we know all about vision, business plans and proposals, and competitive advantages. As successful investors, we know all about market trends, due diligence, financial analysis, and balancing risks and opportunities. Put these together and that’s what sets Canrock apart. We don’t just invest; we partner. We take risk out of startups by providing far more than capital; we provide knowledge, insight and experience.
Our Management Team
Serial entrepreneur, Managing Director of Canrock Ventures, early stage technology venture capital fund. Also co-founder, CEO of FatWire Software (founded 1996, sold to Oracle for $163M), Crowdster (formerly Karma411 founded 2008), General Sentiment (founded 2009), Thrive Metrics (founded 2011), Sentiment Alpha (founded 2011). Won E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year 2000. Board of Overseas Military Sales Corp, CooCoo, Accelerate LI, NYS Regional Economic Development Council. B.A. Cornell, M.S., Ph.D. University of Chicago (Computer Science).
Mark Fasciano
Managing Director
Mark Fasciano, Serial Entrepreneur, co-founder, CEO of FatWire Software (1996), Crowdster (formerly Karma411 founded 2008)…
Ted Smith has been Chairman and CEO of John Hassall, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of cold formed rivets, since 2004. From 1997 to 2004, Ted served as president of John Hassall and prior to that he served in various positions in manufacturing and sales for John Hassall, Inc. Ted currently is a board member of Global Telecom & Technology.
Ted Smith
Managing Director
Ted Smith has been Chairman and CEO of John Hassall, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of cold formed…
Dan runs technology operations for several Canrock businesses and consults as needed on others. His responsibilities include technology strategy, defining the business’ technology road maps, staffing and managing on shore and off shore technology teams, executing software development and IT infrastructure projects and ensuring system availability and compliance with service level goals. Dan holds a BS in Marketing and Business Management from Cornell University.
Dan Spiegel
Chief Technology Officer
Dan is responsible for managing the people, processes and technologies that are used by Canrock’s portfolio companies.
Kavita Sethi joined the Canrock team as the Director of Finance in August 2012. Kavita manages financial reporting for all of Canrock’s incubated portfolio companies. Prior to joining Canrock, Kavita was Corporate Controller at FatWire Software (2000 to 2012). Kavita holds a Master’s degree in Financial Accounting.
Kavita Sethi
Director of Finance
Kavita manages financial reporting for all of Canrock Ventures’ incubated portfolio companies. Prior to joining Canrock…
Carla Schieferstein joined the Canrock team as an Executive Assistant to Partners, Mark Fasciano and Jim Estlll in September 2011. Carla runs Canrock’s administration and is also the office manager for Canrock and all incubated companies. Carla has a background in education with a masters degree from Hofstra University.
Carla Schieferstein
Executive Assistant
Carla runs Canrock’s administration and is also the office manager for Canrock and all incubated companies.
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