ESP Biography



STEPHANIE PALMERI, Venture Capitalist investing in tech startups



Major: Not available.

College/Employer: SoftTech VC

Year of Graduation: Not available.

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Steph Palmeri is an investor with SoftTech VC, where she invests in early stage consumer internet companies including next generation commerce, mobile services, and SaaS. She has over a decade of experience working at the intersection of marketing and technology. At SoftTech VC, Steph’s work includes opportunity reviews, due diligence, market analysis, and dealflow management, in addition to active involvement with SoftTech VC portfolio companies.

Prior to joining SoftTech VC, Steph was an active member in New York City’s emergent VC and entrepreneurial community where she was an Associate with early-stage venture fund NYC Seed and launched the NYC SeedStart incubator. Additionally, she worked with Lot18 on business development and marketing initiatives. Steph’s early experience includes working for Accenture and Estee Lauder as well as building SaaS applications for customers including SAP AG, JP Morgan, and Diageo. Steph holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and graduated magna cum laude from Villanova University with joint degrees in Marketing and Management Information Systems. In her spare time, Steph enjoys bikram yoga, skiing, and getting lost in foreign countries.

Follow Steph on Twitter @stephpalmeri.



Past Classes

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M2601: Start a Company. in Splash! Fall 2012 (Nov. 03 - 04, 2012)
Ever wanted to start your own business? Learn how entrepreneurs start with an idea, test their ideas with customers, and turn their ideas into real businesses. In this class, you will work with a team to conceive, test, and develop a go-to-market strategy for a business idea… all in less then two hours! This interactive course will be taught by seed stage venture capitalists and entrepreneurs David Rogier and Steph Pameri, who will also share what investors look for when they invest in early stage start-ups.


L2168: Creating A Startup in Splash! Spring 2012 (Apr. 21 - 22, 2012)
Ever wanted to start your own business? Learn how entrepreneurs start with an idea, test their ideas with customers, and turn their ideas into real businesses. In this class, you will work with a team to conceive, test, and develop a go-to-market strategy for a business idea... all in less than two hours! This interactive course will be taught by two very well respected seed stage venture capitalists David Rogier (Harrison Metal) and Steph Pameri (SoftTech VC), who will also share what investors look for when they invest in early stage start-ups.