Nicolai Wadstrom

CEO & Founder

Nicolai Wadstrom is a serial entrepreneur. He started his first company in 1995, and have been starting and running a number of companies since then, ranging from enterprise software, computer games, internet, media and professional services.

Some of his past companies and engagements include:

• Founder of Internet and software consulting companies.
• Founder of ECM sotware company and Data integration/EAI software company.
• Software architecture and project management for major companies like IBM, Orange.
• Angel investor and advisor to Internet, SaaS, software companies.
• Founder, advisor and investor in public Internet and mobile companies.

His focus is on technology related business and Telecom, Internet, Media and Entertainment (TIME) sector in particular. He has experience from startup companies and technology and consulting for some of the major brands.

Nathan Beckord

Startup advisor

Nathan has been working with startups on strategy, finance, business development and venture / exit issues for over ten years. He has been involved with more than 100 companies across a broad range of industries– from software, SaaS, and social media, to mobile, entertainment, and consumer products.
He has also served in interim Corporate / Business Development and CFO roles, and helped several firms develop key strategic partnerships with F500 firms. Nathan is currently on the Advisory Board of five companies and has been co-founder in two technology startups.

Nathan is an active speaker and moderator on startup panels, and together with Pivotal Labs, he co-produced the popular ‘Project Startup’ series of events. He is an annual judge at the Venture Labs Investment Competition, held in Austin, Texas. He is currently preparing for his next event, on Startup Exits — Early Stage M&A. On the content side, he authors the blog Seed Stage Capital and maintains the VA Facebook Page, which is a curated collection of resources for startup founders.

Previously, Nathan worked for JP Morgan, Access Ventures, and Piper Jaffrey. He has been involved in three technology IPOs and nearly 40 acquisitions, in addition to numerous private investments and business development deals. Nathan has an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of Texas at Austin and a BSC from Santa Clara University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Mark Cameron White

Startup advisor

Mark Cameron White is senior lawyer and have represented companies such as HotMail, ClassmatesOnline, Nuvomedia, Native Minds, 3ware, SurfMonkey.com, garageband.com, Betasphere, the EDA Consortium and AirFlash and venture capital funds such as New Enterprise Associates, Nexit Ventures and Selby Ventures.

Mark Cameron White started his legal career as an attorney in the Silicon Valley offices of Cooley Godward and Fenwick & West.

Mark Cameron White co-founded a number of law firms in Silicon Valley; White & Lee in 1996, White & Altman, and the firm of Carr, DeFilippo, White & Ferrell. Prior to his legal career, Mr. White worked as the Managing Director of the International Trade division of the Harper Group, a Fortune 500 company and was the founder of Campamericana, an international travel operator based in Brussels, Belgium.

 

Anna Wilkens

Communication Officer

Professional Communication Officer with 10 years experience in communication, manages the BootstrapLabs internal and external communication, and help’s our companies be more effective and targeted in their communication strategies and implementation.