Diversity reboot 2022
SPEAKER
Wasim
Wasim Ahmad
Summit Speaker
Chief Crypto Officer, Vault12
Location: United States
Innovative operator with 20+ years of executive-level startup experience in scaling enterprise B2B2C companies. Now launching a crypto security company after running a successful STO. Previously raised more than $80M in venture funding at eight startups with five successful exits. Always looking at innovation such as AI, Blockchain, and Crypto for the future. Now advising funds and open to board positions, co-founder and CEO opportunities. As founding vice president of Voltage Security grew revenue from zero to $60M+ and profitability within a four-year period acquiring 1,000 customers including AT&T, JPMorgan Chase, Lloyds TSB, Walmart, and Wells Fargo. Raised more than $42M in venture funding across multiple rounds. As part of the executive management team pivoted Voltage Security to become the category leader for end-to-end encryption less than 12 months. This attracted the largest payment card protection projects, and as a result within 18 months of launching, the new product line contributed at an equal run rate, laying the foundation for the subsequent acquisition by HP. As head of marketing at RebelMouse transitioned the business from a consumer freemium model to an enterprise B2B2C model that generated $2.4M ARR within 12 months. Equipped the sales team with product roadmap and other product collateral and produced two industry conferences to close deals including TheSnug, MiMi, and InStyle, all part of Time Inc. Transitioned ChatID's 5-year old brand into a vibrant new identity, Welcome. Rationalized the product roadmap, created product collateral and a new sales story that jump-started sales and lead generation resulting in a 250% increase in sales pipeline within three quarters. At each company, I have worked closely with high-performing sales executives who focus on a range of deals from $250K to $16M, and crafted marketing strategies and programs to accelerate the sales cycle.