Brett Turner

About Brett Turner

Since leaving Amazon in 2005, I\'ve developed a strong track record for building, financing, and growing 4 successful tech startups as a senior executive & founder. During that time, I\'ve raised nearly $200M through equity and debt financings with successful exits at 3 enterprise startups generating over $700M in shareholder value:2016: Trovata, Founder & CEO - Fintech for managing cash ($85M raised / Series B stage)2010: 2nd Watch, Co-Founder & CFO (sold to ST Telemedia for $165M in 20••••09: Demand Energy, Co-Founder & COO/CFO (sold to Enel Green Power for $42M in 20••••05: World Wide Packets, VP Finance (sold to Ciena for $305M in 2008)Great ideas and innovative tech are obviously important, but it\'s the people who build great companies. Talented people who truly care and respect their teammates are key to building team chemistry. Team chemistry is paramount to building trust and camaraderie that makes the daily grind of flawless execution and maniacal pursuit of the mission, fun and rewarding.I believe the key ingredient is getting this simple yet dynamic equation to hold true across the entire company regardless of stage:(1) the right person,(2) in the right role,(3) at the right time. Spoiler alert - you\'ll experience a lot of changes along the journey.I started my career at Deloitte as a CPA and spent the first 8 years as a financial reporting & GAAP specialist in Controller roles in high growth tech companies prior to joining Amazon to manage its SEC reporting in 2004. Managing cash and leveraging data to drive efficiency and automate workflows has always been a big part of my operating playbook. Trovata has been the perfect startup for me (my last hurrah) that was over 10 years in the making prior to its launch in 2016.

Experience

1. Founder CEO

   Trovata

   Mar 2016 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Trovata is reengineering the way companies manage cash. No spreadsheets. No legacy systems. Just real-time visibility, intelligent forecasting and analysis, and seamless money movement—all in one unified platform. As the first cloud-native treasury platform built on corporate banking APIs and AI, Trovata partners with the world’s largest financial institutions to deliver next-gen digital experiences for corporate finance and treasury teams at scale. https://trovata.io/

Skills

• Cash Management
• Cloud Computing
• Strategic Planning
• Corporate Development
• Finance
• Business Planning
• Venture Financing
• Management
• Team Building
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Early-Stage Startups
• Venture Capital
• Strategy
• Growth Management
• Mergers
• Bridge Financing
• Business Development
• Start-Ups
• Leadership
• Business Modeling
• Business Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Saas
• Organizational Development
• Telecommunications