Tony Surak

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Sightgain, Inc.

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Tony Surak is the founder of TalkingNets, Inc. (founded in 1999), Startuphire LLC (founded in 2008), and Socialspring, Inc. (founded in 2011).
He is currently the Director at Sightgain, Inc. (since 2021), an Investor & Advisor at The Data Tribe LLC (since 2018), and a Board Member at Quickcode.ai, Inc. (since 2021).
His former positions include Chief Executive Officer & Director at The Wireless Registry, Inc. (2016-2018), Senior Director at Newforth Partners LLC (2003-2005), Director at Attila Security, Inc. (2019-2021), Principal at Acterna Corp., Principal at Hughes Aircraft Co., Senior Vice President & General Manager at GlobalLogic, Inc., Board Member at Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (2000-2006), Head-Sales at FoundationDB LLC (2014-2015), Board Member at ReFirm Labs, Inc. (2019-2021), and Chief Revenue Officer at GenNext Media, Inc. (2015-2016).
He holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania, a graduate degree from the University of Southern California, and an undergraduate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.

Tony Surak active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Sightgain, Inc. Sightgain, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software that helps cyber security teams assess and improve the performance of production technology and personnel	Director/Board Member	01/01/2021
Quickcode.ai, Inc. Quickcode.ai, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides data analytics and artificial intelligence training services	Director/Board Member	01/12/2021
The Data Tribe LLC The Data Tribe LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Data Tribe invests in private companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of technology services such as cybersecurity and data science sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of up to USD 2 million and makes follow on investments.	Private Equity Investor	-

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Former positions of Tony Surak

Companies	Position	End
Attila Security, Inc. Attila Security, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides cyber security services	Director/Board Member	30/06/2021
ReFirm Labs, Inc. ReFirm Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops develops big data cyber security software for vetting and validating firmware	Director/Board Member	30/05/2021
The Wireless Registry, Inc. The Wireless Registry, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides global registry solutions for wireless names and identifiers	Chief Executive Officer	30/04/2018
GenNext Media, Inc. GenNext Media, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides social media and marketing services	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/07/2016
FoundationDB LLC FoundationDB LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Operates a database platform to combine NoSQL scalability	Sales & Marketing	31/03/2015

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Private companies	19
Acterna Corp. Acterna Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides test and analysis products & services for communications industry	Technology Services
Hughes Aircraft Co. Hughes Aircraft Co. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Manufactures advanced electronic systems	Electronic Technology
The Wireless Registry, Inc. The Wireless Registry, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides global registry solutions for wireless names and identifiers	Commercial Services
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Southern California University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
TalkingNets, Inc. TalkingNets, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides high-speed Internet access services	Communications
Newforth Partners LLC Newforth Partners LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides financial advisory & consulting services	Finance
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
GlobalLogic, Inc. GlobalLogic, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides digital engineering, AI and data services	Technology Services
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Handles, protects and licenses technologies developed by the faculty, staff and students	Commercial Services
GenNext Media, Inc. GenNext Media, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides social media and marketing services	Technology Services
FoundationDB LLC FoundationDB LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Operates a database platform to combine NoSQL scalability	Technology Services
The Data Tribe LLC The Data Tribe LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Data Tribe invests in private companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of technology services such as cybersecurity and data science sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of up to USD 2 million and makes follow on investments.	Finance
ReFirm Labs, Inc. ReFirm Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops develops big data cyber security software for vetting and validating firmware	Technology Services
Attila Security, Inc. Attila Security, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides cyber security services	Technology Services
Startuphire LLC Startuphire LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a job search engine platform	Technology Services
Socialspring, Inc. Socialspring, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software development services	Technology Services
Sightgain, Inc. Sightgain, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software that helps cyber security teams assess and improve the performance of production technology and personnel	Technology Services
Quickcode.ai, Inc. Quickcode.ai, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides data analytics and artificial intelligence training services	Commercial Services

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