Bio

Matt Rothman, Managing Partner (London), was CEO of SOFTBANK Emerging Markets, a $200 million fund established by SOFTBANK Corp. and the International Finance Corp., from 2000 to 2002.?? He launched and operated offices in Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Warsaw, Johannesburg and San Francisco. Prior to joining SOFTBANK, Matt was a strategic consultant to a number of venture-backed startups focusing on capital formation, business development, and alliances. ?Until 1998, Matt was General Manager of Sony Online Ventures, and Senior Vice President of Sony New Technologies, the strategic development arm at Sony Corp. of America.