Sergio brings to NVP over 13 years of operational experience in marketing, product management, business development, sales and finance from a wide range of business and consumer technology companies. Sergio is focused on investments in the software, internet, and media sectors. His current investments and board seats include Center'd and myYearbook. He is also a board participant and actively involved with M-Factor, Lending Club, and Picateers.
Prior to NVP, Sergio was Vice President of Product Marketing at Photobucket, which was successfully sold to News Corp in May for $300 Million. Prior to Photobucket, Sergio was Director and General Manager of the consumer electronics division at eBay, which grew from $150 million to over $500 million in gross merchandise sales in less than three years. Sergio was also a Director of New Ventures at eBay, where he pioneered several new marketplaces and initiatives.
Prior to eBay, Sergio was the co-founder and led sales and marketing at Cymerc, which was a hosted software solution for small and medium enterprises. He grew Cymerc from inception to more than $15 million in revenue. Sergio was also an early employee and marketing manager at Portal Software (now part of Oracle). Portal Software created one of the leading enterprise billing software platforms and had a successful Initial Public Offering.
Sergio holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.