Bio

Over 20 years of success as a skilled market maker building global organizations in highly differentiated, fast growth markets. Through my career, I've created over $3B in shareholder value; founded or co-founded four companies; generated over $200M in first generation ''tough-tech” revenue with strategic customers including Google, Apple, Amazon, Tyco and Qualcomm; raised over $100M in Venture/Angel funding and secured over $75M in non-dilutive strategic partner funding that contributed to one IPO, one merger and two acquisitions. (while completing 11 Ironman triathlons in the downtime) My background includes successful early-stage CEO and new division management, global senior sales, marketing and business development experience in fast growing public and start-up companies. In addition to my main job, I continue to look for new disruptive technologies both professionally and personally with active involvement in early stage companies both investing with LaunchPad Ventures or mentoring new startups at MassChallenge and the CleanTech Open. Outside of my business drive, I'm a passionate executive athlete who likes to start and complete hard things. Over the past 15 years in endurance events, I've completed 11 Ironman Triathlon races, multiple marathons and in the winter spend most weekends skiing in Vermont. I strive to live life with the spirit of the Ironman tagline, Anything is Possible. My personal website is: https://www.hellophello.com/hi/stuartnixdorff Specialties: Launching startup companies, penetrating new markets, launching first generation products, financing new ventures Areas of specialty are: startups consumer electronics mobile wearables and IoT consumer products in retail semiconductors, SoCs imaging; image sensors CMOS and CCD display technology