Franc Nemanic

About Franc Nemanic

Founder of Hostopia.com (IPO 2006) and currently providing Financing/Business Credit & Sales Process Optimization Expertise and Consulting for those looking to expand their business and reinvent or revitalize their existing sales/marketing strategy. Public & Corporate paid & pro-bono speaker at various events focused on: investing,\"Cracking The Startup Code\"​, helping Corporations transform cultures with the \"Startup Mentality\"​, Startups and the Startup community. Judged numerous business plan competitions including eMerge, created GeekTank, Startup Weekends, rode the Startup Bus, and pitching competitions. I have reviewed many thousands of business plans in my investing career so I know what it takes to succeed. I will do anything I can to foster the startup community and grow the ecosystem.Currently, I am the President & Founder of Nemvest LLC. and I am Regional Managing Partner for J. Galt. Previously, I was the Founder and Former President of Hostopia.com, a Deloitte & Touche, “Fast 500” and “INC 500” technology and software as a service (SaaS) company specializing in, high-volume/high-availability web services and solutions. The company was headquartered in Fort Lauderdale with offices in Toronto, Ukraine, and the UK. Hostopia successfully went public in 2006 and was later acquired for $122 million.The Hostopia platform has generated hundreds of millions of dollars of recurring revenue for its wholesale channel partners and it established itself as the number one company in the world in its niche. My expertise is in the technology and software industries and I love the startup environment. I am a former Board Member & founding member of the Miami Innovation Fund, former Board Member and Member Investor with New World Angels, and I volunteer my time as a Board Member of the Executive Board of MIT Enterprise Forum for South Florida. As a consultant, I have advised startups on how to raise capital and better structure their Marketing and Sales efforts.

Experience

1. Investor

   Symptify

   Jun 2015 — Present

   Winner of the 2015 eMerge America\'s Early Stage Contest, as discussed in this Miami Herald article is Symptify?An online self-assessment tool that uses a customized algorithmic engine to help users educate themselves about causes of symptoms. We have combined the cumulative experience of multiple ER doctors with current medical knowledge to create a tool that helps users narrow the causes of their symptoms, find the closest place to get care and give a heads-up when going to a facility.

Education

• Schulich School of Business - York University

  BBA, Marketing/Finance

Skills

• Marketing Strategy
• Mobile Devices
• Product Marketing
• Finance
• Sales Process
• Cloud Computing
• Management Consulting
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Market Research
• Strategic Planning
• Advertising
• Channel Partners
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Negotiation
• Angel Investing
• Business Alliances
• Networking
• Portfolio Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Private Equity
• Selling
• Start-Ups
• New Business Development
• Business Development
• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Venture Capital
• Public Speaking
• Product Management
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Sales
• Management
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Leadership