Steve Larsen
Education
Thunderbird School of Global Management
, -Work Experience
Arizona Commerce Authority
Current
Arizona Commerce Authority
Thunderbird School of Global Management
2010-02-01 - 2015-12-01
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Krugle, Inc.
2005-09-01 - 2009-03-01
Krugle, Inc.
Better Life Media Group
2004-03-01 - 2004-08-01
Better Life Media Group
HCL BigFix
2003-01-01 - 2003-12-01
HCL BigFix
St. Paul Venture Capital (now Split Rock Partners, LLC)
2001-01-01 - 2003-12-01
St. Paul Venture Capital (now Split Rock Partners, LLC)
Net Perceptions
1997-03-01 - 2000-12-01
Net Perceptions
Citysearch.com
1996-02-01 - 1997-03-01
Citysearch.com
Prodigy Labs Pvt. Ltd.
1989-01-01 - 1995-01-01
Prodigy Labs Pvt. Ltd.
Open Systems, Inc.
1984-01-01 - 1985-01-01
Open Systems, Inc.
Skills
Summary
Larsen’s entrepreneurial career involves starting and running nine companies. As founder, co-founder and CEO, he personally raised over $43M in venture funding and was involved in raising $120M more. These companies created over 1,500 jobs, two successful IPOs (public stock offerings) and a sale to IBM for over $400M. Larsen spent four years as a venture partner with St. Paul Venture Capital, a billion dollar Venture Capital firm and later Emergence Capital. His investment team invested in over 20 companies. He mentored Visage Mobile, raising seed and Series A funding rounds. Larsen held senior management positions at IBM/Prodigy, AT&T, Open Systems, and CDC. He is the former Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Thunderbird School of Management in Glendale and advises companies in his role with the Arizona Commerce Authority. In his spare time he rides motorcycles and writes. His adventure articles appear in RIDER Magazine, Motorcycle Consumer News, RoadRunner and The Overland Journal. Specialties: Company Founder/CEO/Board Member with analytical, leadership and operational skills. Solid track record in early stage, venture-backed companies. High-value contributor to a growth-oriented venture capital firm. Expertise in software, wireless, media and consumer technology. Strong marketing and business development skills.
