Stephen Milbank
Operating Partner, CEO, Co-Founder | C-Suite Operator Across Revenue, Strategy, and Finance | Commerce, Fintech, SaaS, CPG
- Role
- President at Hellohive
- Location
- Providence, RI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stephen Milbank
I\'ve spent the last twelve years building, scaling, and selling companies. As a founder raising $100M+ and negotiating partnerships. As an operator driving revenue and M&A execution. As an operating partner directing a sale. Most of my recent work has been in AI-native businesses: agentic commerce at Nate and Rye, AI-powered networking at Intros.ai, and AI-driven resume technology at hellohive. Before all of it, I spent the first half of my career as a private equity investor, sourcing and executing transactions across real estate, hospitality, and distressed debt at Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, and Ekistics Property Advisors.I co-founded Button in 2013 and helped grow it from four people to 130 employees and a commerce platform that\'s now surpassed $25B in transactions. I raised $65M in venture capital, set up our London operations, and built partnerships with Mastercard, Capital One, and Klarna. Button is now backed by PSG and processed $10B in commerce last year.Since then I\'ve driven 5X revenue growth and led M&A execution as a CRO. I built a SaaS company from zero, attracted two acquisition offers, and ran the full diligence process. I was brought in by the Intros.ai board to lead GTM and corporate development, and directed its sale to Bevy. I advised Rally on company formation and growth, and it was later acquired by OpenSea. And right now I\'m president at hellohive, an AI-powered resume technology company, where I\'m guiding the company\'s strategic direction and next chapter.Yale BA. London Business School MBA. KPMG QuantumShift Fellow.
Experience
President
Dec 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US
Joined as a strategic advisor to the CEO, then took on an operational role at an AI-powered resume technology company. hellohive\'s patented platform standardizes, optimizes, and versions resumes at scale, delivering 20X higher hire rates and 60% faster reviews for enterprise clients including Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Wells Fargo, and Yahoo- Helped the company exceed quota by 2X and achieve its best quarter in history by refining messaging and prioritizing the sales funnel- Driving GTM strategy, product roadmap, and partnership development- Advising the CEO on fundraising, investor relations, and corporate development- Guiding the company\'s strategic direction and evaluating options for the next stage of growth
Education
Yale University
BA, History
2000 — 2004
London Business School
MBA, Finance
2009 — 2011
Skills
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Alternative Investments
- Private Equity
- Due Diligence
- Hedge Funds
- Valuation
- Emerging Markets
- Venture Capital
- Financial Modeling
- Equities
- Capital Markets
- Investments
- Investment Banking
- Asset Management
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