MATTHEW I. GROWNEY - FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER Matthew has become a well-known and successful innovator for both his understanding of new technologies as well as his ability to build compelling new businesses for the consumer marketplace. In early 2008, Matthew launched Rudyard Partners, his family investment office, focused on creating and investing in consumer technology companies (hardware, software, cloud) for both mass market and specialized verticals. One such company is Isabella Products, which Matthew founded in February 2008 as one of the industry’s first mobile Internet device and services companies focused on creating a full-circle mobile Internet experience for consumers. Through Isabella’s VizitMe.com Mobility & Content Management Platform, Matthew has created one of the first mobile Internet device portfolios poised for children and adults alike.
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CRISTINA DOLAN - PARTNER Cristina Dolan has spent the past two decades building and bringing to market advanced technology based products and businesses utilizing the Internet, eCommerce, interactive television, executive information systems, communications and network management technologies, wireless, multilingual enabling software and enterprise software. Most recently Cristina has been consultant helping companies with business development, creation of business plans, implementation of go-to-market strategies and establishing distribution channels. Clients include VeriSign, Redwood Partners (Contracted by Fortune 50 Tech company to help spin off IP.) Sector Inc. (SIAC and NYSE subsidiary), and beingmeta (MIT spin-off supported by the MIT Venture Mentors).
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AMBER CROOKER MARRAMA - OPERATIONS MANAGER Amber is currently the Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner and serves as Operations Manager for the firm. Organized and detail oriented, she excels in driving and supporting the firm’s events/logistics, policy compliance, financial management, payroll and HR. Closely working with the firm’s Partners and portfolio, she has become vital in coordinating the moving parts of the business. Prior to joining Rudyard Partners, Amber trained and performed professionally with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. She is the former Director of two professional dance companies and a Cum Laude graduate from University of Massachusetts Amherst.
KEN MORSE - ADVISOR Ken Morse is a serial entrepreneur, having played a key role in launching several high-tech start-ups, including 3Com Corporation, Aspen Technology, an expert systems company, and a biotech firm. Ken’s batting average is 0.833: five of his start-ups went public or were successfully merged; one was a complete disaster. As head of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center, Ken is responsible for inspiring, training, and coaching new generations of entrepreneurs from all parts of MIT. Ken has been profiled and quoted in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Economist, and Red Herring.
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