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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$11.0M
  • Private
  • US
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Anystream was started by Geoff Allen, a true visionary who recognized the future of media distribution well before its time. Of course, history doesn't mean anything unless it enables you to stay ahead in the future. And that's just what's happened. Today, Anystream has over 700 media clients. We're the global leader, because we're the only ones who truly deliver a solution for the full media life cycle, a journey from coding, to managing multiple release windows, to ad campaign management and DRM. Our relationship with our clients is a fundamentally simple one: You create the content. We create the platform to turn that content into opportunity. Anystream. Turning video streams into revenue streams.

Number of Employees 100
Contact Information

21000 Atlantic blvd 6th fl

Dulles, Virginia 20166

www.anystream.c...

(703) 450-7030

NAICS Code Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers: 423430

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Fred Singer CEO
Bill Holding President & General Manager
Christopher Mack Chief Financial Officer
Jane Vanpelt CFO
Tony Abate Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
Van Pelt Cfo and Vice President of Operations at Microhelp, Inc.
Stephen N. Becker Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing
Kevin McCartney Senior Vice President of Sales
Steve Salzinger Senior Vice President
Bhavan Shah Vice President, Engineering & Technology
Fady Lamaa Vice President of Business Development
Jeff Hosley Vice President, Business Development
Manuel De Pena Vice President, Sales & Services
Manuel Pena Vice President, Sales
Mark Jones Vice President of Education Products (Apreso)
Russell Zack Vice President, Products
Steven Geyer Anystream Founder, Senior Vice President of Technology
Steven J Murray Partner, Softbank Capital
Gregga Baxter Head of Private Equity, Falcon Private Equity
Janet Van
Bill Thompson Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Geoff Allen Anystream Chairman and Founder
Wayne Weisman Partner, Scp Private Equity, Anystream Executive Chairman
John W. Poduska PhD Board of Directors
Mary Young Board of Directors

Fred Singer is an internet pioneer and part of a small class of successful executives who have played roles in shaping the first and second phases of the Internet revolution. He has had an uncanny ability to be at the vortex of the big innovation waves playing a broad set of roles ranging from CEO, executive, entrepreneur, advisor, board member and investor. Mr. Singer has not been afraid to go against prevailing wisdom. He jumped into online media and advertising as it was just emerging in the early 1990's, tapped into the hyper-growth of narrowband online services with America Online and decided to reinvest during the Internet crash by focusing on opportunities created by the early launch of broadband networks in Japan and China. Today he is invested in Internet video, behavioral advertising, content creation and social communities. Mr. Singer has worked with Softbank Corporation since 2003 as a Senior Advisor to Masayoshi Son, President and CEO of Softbank Corporation in Japan. His role has allowed him to work with many of the worldwide top leaders in the media and Internet industry including Yahoo, AOL, Comcast, DoubleClick and News Corp to name a few. He has also remained active in the U.S. and Asian technology markets as a Venture Partner at Softbank Capital Partners helping many of their portfolio companies scale their operations. Previously, Mr. Singer worked in a variety of leading operating roles as a Senior Vice President at America Online where his primary focus was on turnarounds and content companies. During his six year tenure at AOL, some of his roles included COO, AOL Studios/Interactive Services (Content), COO, ICQ (Instant Messaging) and SVP of emerging products. He started his career with the Washington Post Company in 1992 where he was a founder of the Washington Post Online Service (now WashingtonPost.com). He was also formerly a Strategy Consultant at Bain & Company in Boston. Mr. Singer is currently serving or has served on the boards of DoubleClick, Motley Fool Company, iReit, Claria, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (International Committee), Queens School of Business, and Upper Canada College. He has also been active with Sunderam Tagore Art Gallery in New York City and Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. where he has funded pioneering work on Autism Spectrum Disorders. He has an MBA from Harvard and a LLB, MA Philosophy, BA Philosophy with Distinction and B. Commerce with Honours from Queen's University in Canada. return to top

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. CEO Current
ECHO360 Inc. CEO, Executive, Entrepreneur, Advisor, Board Member and Investor Current
Anystream Inc. Board of Directors Current
Queen's School of Business Board of Directors Current
The Motley Fool, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Claria Corporation Board of Directors Current
Internet Reit Board of Directors Current
The Washington Post Company Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Queen's University Llb Former

Bill Holding has over 20 years business development and marketing experience for digital media and technology companies. Prior to joining Anystream, he was vice president of strategic marketing and international for Into Networks, a leading provider of content delivery solutions for broadband service providers. There, he was responsible for driving the company's go-to-market strategy, as well as developing relationships with broadband and entertainment companies in Europe. Prior to that, Holding served as director of business development at Avid Technology, where he developed strategic partnerships with Apple and Intel and was instrumental in creating a new division providing video solutions for corporate and consumer markets. Holding also has held various roles at Microsoft and Young & Rubicam focused on marketing and new product development. Holding has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, an M.St. in modern history from Oxford University, and a BA in history from Emory University. return to top

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. President & General Manager Current
Anystream Inc. Senior Vice President & General Manager Former
Avid Technology, Inc. Director of Business Development Former
Young & Rubicam Inc. Former
Microsoft Corporation Former
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University MBA Former
University of Oxford M.St. in modern history Former
Emory University BA In History Former

Chris Mack has over 18 years of financial and operational experience for public, private and venture-backed companies. He has served as Chief Financial Officer since October 2006 and is responsible for all financial, accounting and tax related matters for Anystream. Prior to joining Anystream, Mack was Chief Financial Officer of HealthScribe, Inc., a venture-backed global provider of technology-based services to healthcare providers. While at HealthScribe, he completed various debt and equity offerings and helped lead the business to its sale to Spheris, Inc. in 2004. The HealthScribe/Spheris business combination was a Warburg Pincus/Towerbrook Capital sponsored transaction and was financed in part by a $125 million high yield debt offering. Following the HealthScribe acquisition, Mack joined Spheris as Senior Vice President of Operations to lead the integration efforts for the combined entity as well as oversee the US Operations of approximately 3,500 employees. In late 2005 he then assumed the role of role of CFO for Spheris. During this time, he completed the public registration of the high yield bond offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prior to HealthScribe, Mack was President and Chief Financial Officer of ITC Learning Corporation, a publicly traded technology-based training and education company prior to its sale in 2002. ITC produced, developed and distributed custom and off-the shelf multimedia training programs for corporate, government and education markets worldwide. Mack is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Shepherd University. return to top

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
ECHO360 Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
ITC Learning Corp. President Former
ITC Learning Corp. Chief Financial Officer Former
ITC Learning Corp. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. CFO Current

Organization Position Status
ECHO360 Inc. Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development Current
Anystream Inc. Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development Current
Mercator Partners, LLC Partner Current
Whitney & Co., LLC Vice President Former
Battery Ventures General Partner Former
United States Air Force Officer Former
Mercator Partners, LLC Consultant Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Consultant Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Duke University Bse In Electrical Engineering Former

Van Pelt served as the CFO and VP of Operations at MicroHelp, Inc., makers of the first Windows uninstaller program, negotiating financings and partnerships which led to the inclusion of UnInstaller in the McAfee product line. Van Pelt also joined Samna Corporation shortly before its introduction of Ami Pro the first Windows-based word processor software and served as its primary financial executive after Samna's acquisition in 1990 by Lotus Development Corporation. As CFO of Telemate.Net Software, a publicly held producer of voice network intelligence software, Van Pelt directed the company's acquisition by Verso Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSO) in 2001. Van Pelt most recently served as CFO of MBS, Inc., an integrated payroll and benefits technology service provider now owned by H&R Block.

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Cfo and Vice President of Operations at Microhelp, Inc. Current
Microhelp, Inc Cfo and Vice President of Operations Former
Verso Technologies, Inc. Former
Lotus Development Corporation Former

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Senior Vice President of Sales Current
Spirent Communications Director, Sales Former
Spirent Communications Director Former

Steve Salzinger was the former president and CEO of Cauldron Solutions where he oversaw the company's strategic direction, expansion plans and corporate partnerships. Having co-founded or developed four successful ventures prior to Cauldron, Steve has a rich professional background in bridging the gap between direct marketing and technology. He was president and CEO of Salzinger and Company; a pioneering strategy consulting firm that focused on helping large corporations launch Internet businesses. In addition, Salzinger co-founded eAgents, a personalized email marketing company in 1998. Steve holds a BA from SUNY Binghamton and an MBA from Harvard Business School. return to top

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Cauldron Solutions CEO Former
Cauldron Solutions President Former
E-Agents Co-Founder Former
Cauldron Solutions Co-Founder Former
Harvard Business School Mba Former

Bhavan Shah holds more than 15 years experience designing and architecting complex, enterprise software solutions. Shah is the former CTO of Cauldron Solutions, where he served as the technology visionary. Prior to joining Cauldron, Bhavan spent five years at Wavexpress where he was responsible for the company's technology strategy, architecture, product planning and development, technical management, intellectual property, out-sourcing and IT operations. He previously spent four years as Chief Software Architect at Toshiba America Consumer Products working on interactive digital television. Previously, he worked at Intel and Indian Space Research Organization. Bhavan earned a Master of Science in computer engineering from the University of Arizona. His additional educational experience includes a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Gujarat University in India. return to top

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Vice President, Engineering & Technology Current
Cauldron Solutions Cto Former
Wavexpress, Inc. Former
The University of Arizona Master of Science In Computer Engineering Former

Fady Lamaa has over 16 years experience in high-tech product marketing, management and development including 12 years experience in the digital media industry. Lamaa has led Anystream's product marketing and management efforts since the company's inception, directing all aspects of the market launches of Agility software products and managing the product line's evolution to maintain a market-leading position. Lamaa also directs Anystream strategic technology partner relations with leading broadcast and digital media production suppliers. Prior to Anystream, Lamaa was director of product marketing for Integrated Computing Engines, a provider of hardware and software solutions for high-performance visual effects, and served in marketing and technical roles for Avid Technologies, the leading provider of digital non-linear editing technologies, and Avid Sports - a subsidiary marketing to the professional and collegiate sports market.

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Vice President of Business Development Current
Avid Technologies, Inc. Former
Purdue University bachelor's of science degree in computer science and master's of science degree Former

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Vice President, Sales & Services Current

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Vice President, Sales Current

Organization Position Status
ECHO360 Inc. President and General Manager Current
Anystream Inc. Vice President of Education Products (Apreso) Current
ECHO360 Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager Former
Mercator Software Vice President of Product Management Former
University of Denver Master of International Management program Former
University of Minnesota BS In Business Former

Organization Position Status
Sigma 6, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Cauldron Solutions Coo Former
University of Michigan BS Degree In Digital Multi, Media Former

Steven Geyer has over 20 years experience in the design and development of complex software and hardware systems. His experience spans parallel and distributed architectures, high-speed networking, client-server architectures, database exploitation and artificial intelligence. Geyer has served as an independent developer on a variety of projects, including the architectural design of a TV-based Web delivery system, autonomy and collaboration technologies for NASA's space flight program and a high-performance, distributed computing environment to detect fraudulent billing practices in a 300 million record database. Geyer also served as a senior software developer for MRJ Technology Solutions where he was the technical lead for a fault-tolerant, distributed digital video-on-demand architecture.

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Anystream Founder, Senior Vice President of Technology Current
University of Illinois bachelor's of science degree in electrical engineering with a concentration in computer science Former

Steve Murray joined SOFTBANK Capital in 1997 and has over 14 years of experience in managing investments, mergers and acquisitions, finance and accounting for growth orientated technology companies. In addition to his investment sourcing, evaluating and management responsibilities within SB Capital, he is also the CFO for the SOFTBANK group that manages substantially all of SOFTBANK's global activities outside of Japan. This role has allowed Murray to develop long-standing and valuable relationships within SOFTBANK's management and operations that assists in facilitating deal sourcing from Asia as well as unique due diligence for potential investments. Murray has been the principal executive responsible for several billion dollars of complex structured transactions and monetization strategies to maximize investment value during his tenure at SOFTBANK. These transactions have included structured loans, initial and secondary public offerings, mergers, private asset and stock sales, public market block stock sales, and long-term collars. He started his career in the Audit Department of Deloitte & Touche where he worked with some of the firm's most prestigious and acquisitive clients including KKR, Primark and Harcourt General. Murray serves on the boards of several private companies, including Webhire, National Leisure Group, Viacore, BERJ, and Anystream. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BS in Accounting from Boston College. return to top

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Partner, Softbank Capital Current
Mobile Posse, Inc. Board Member Current
Nellymoser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Voxant, Inc Director Current
Pivot Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current
V-Enable, Inc Director Current
ECHO360 Inc. Board of Directors Current
Anystream Inc. Board of Directors Current
Webhire, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Viacore, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Boston College Certified Public Accountant Former
National Leisure Group, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Boston College BS In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Falcon Private Equity Head of Private Equity Current
Anystream Inc. Head of Private Equity, Falcon Private Equity Current
ECHO360 Inc. Board of Directors Current
Beringea, LLC Board of Directors Current
Emotion Inc. Board of Directors Current
Anystream Inc. Board of Directors Current
White Rock Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of Oxford Former
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Current
Lotus Development Corporation Former
Verso Technologies, Inc. Former
Georgia State University masters of business administration degree in finance Former
Bob Jones University bachelor's of science degree in accounting Former

Geoff Allen has over 15 years experience in high-technology sales and marketing, product development and business operations. Prior to founding Anystream, Allen was the general manager of Enterprise Solutions for the Anystream development group at Integrated Computing Engines, Inc. He has an extensive background in Internet cutting-edge video applications, previously serving as chief technology officer of iXL's Washington D.C. office. He founded and served as president and chief executive officer of Axicom, a developer of digital video advertising insertion systems, and Source Digital, a systems integrator focused on digital video production systems. Allen is a member of the Young Entrepreneur's Organization (YEO) and currently serves as the vice president of technology for YEO's International Board. Allen attended George Mason University's computer science program and the Birthing of Giants Entrepreneurial Management Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. return to top

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Anystream Chairman and Founder Current
ECHO360 Inc. Anystream Chairman and Founder Current
Axicom, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Axicom, Inc. President Former
Anystream Inc. Owner Former
Young Entrepreneurs' Organization Board of Directors Former
Young Entrepreneurs' Organization member Former

Organization Position Status
SCP Private Equity Partners Partner Current
Anystream Inc. Partner, Scp Private Equity, Anystream Executive Chairman Current
CIP Capital, L.P. Vice President Former
CIP Capital, L.P. Director Former
Anystream Inc. Board of Directors Former
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Former
The University of Michigan Law School J.D. Former
University of Pennsylvania B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
ECHO360 Inc. Board of Directors Current
Anystream Inc. Board of Directors Current
Novell Suse Linux Director Current
Novell, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. Director Current
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors Current
Anystream Inc. Founder & Vice President, Res and Development Former
Prime Computer, Inc. Founder Former
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. Independent Consultant Former
Lahey Clinic trustee Former
Advanced Visual Systems Inc. Chairman Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sc.D. Former
Boston Ballet Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Anystream Inc. Board of Directors Current