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Mark Ruddock | CEO, StatusNet
Former CEO of Viigo (acquired by RIM), Founder INEA (acquired by Cartesis). Serial entrepreneur 10+ years experience in VC backed startups.
Words to live byA certain amount of opposition is good for a man ... kites rise against, not with the wind.
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Founded INEA, a software company focused on Financial Services. When acquired by Cartesis in 2005, INEA powered many of the worlds biggest banks and had deployments in 44 countries. It was funded by RBC, Ventures West, APAX and Edgestone. Subsequently joined the Paris-based management team as Chief Product Officer, and led the successful integration. Cartesis was acquired by Business Objects in 2007. Following that became EIR at Ventures West, focusing on Web 2.0 and Mobile sectors. Subsequently joined Viigo as CEO in 2007, attracting funding from Ventures West and RBC. Viigo become one of the most popular BlackBerry applications of all time … with hundreds of partners, numerous awards (including “PC Magazine’s Editors Choice“, “WES Best of Show”, “CNMA Most Promising New Company”, and the “Wireless Leadership Award” from RIM), and marquee enterprise customers such as Oppenheimer, UBS, BAT and Scotts. After Viigo was acquired by RIM in 2010, joined the RIM M&A team.