FanWide Technologies Inc.

FanWide is a social network for sports fans that organizes viewing parties for every team in every city.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Internet / Web Services
  • Location Seattle, WA, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded February 2016
  • Employees 25
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website fanwide.com

Company Summary

FanWide is the first service designed to connect tens of millions of sports fanswith fellow supporters of their favorite team at local bars and restaurants that are guaranteed to be featuring their game. Each week these venues use the FanWide platform to bid against each other for the right to host dozens of events in their area bringing in new patrons, boosting sales, providing advertising to locals, and providing predictable attendance.

Team

  • Vice President of Operations

    Jeff is FanWide’s VP of Operations and oversees the company’s day-to-day operations business, finance, human resources and legal. He is a licensed and practicing attorney specializing in transactional law, administrative law, and civil litigation with a focus on civil rights and employment defense. He graduated from Duke University with a degree in Economics, and received his Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law.

  • President & Founder

    Symon leads the company’s overall business strategy and development. He has held a variety of technical and business leadership roles, including VP of Business Development & Marketing (5nine Software), Chief Architect (ScorchCenter), and Senior Technical Evangelist (Microsoft). Symon has developed over a hundred websites and mobile applications, and established or managed business operations in over two dozen countries, and graduated from Duke.

  • T.J. Goltermann
    Vice President of Engineering

    T.J. runs FanWide’s Engineering team, and leads technical development. He has been a Lead Test Developer (Microsoft), Development and QA Manager (Amazon) and Technical Program Manager (Google). T.J. graduated from Duke University with degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science, received his MS in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Washington, and then returned to Duke for his MBA at Fuqua.

  • Director of Business Development

    Cameron is FanWide’s Director of BizDev and responsible for the overall fan experience. He graduated from the U of Oregon, then Cameron opened his own company, NS Performance. As Seattle’s leading sport-specific training on in 2010, with a major in Psychology and a minor in Business Administration. In 2011, and general fitness center, he trained dozens of professional athletes. He sold his stake in the company in 2016 to join FanWide.

  • Director of Product

    Joel Ruiz was born and raised in Chiapas, Mexico. He emigrated to the USA to attend college. He has a degree in computer engineering from the University of Utah. He spent 10+ years working in the tech industry with companies like Novell, Microsoft and T-Mobile. Joel most recent role being a Senior Product Manager for IT marketing at T-Mobile.

  • Director of Marketing

    Nick McDonald is FanWide's Director of Marketing. He is responsible for the company's marketing and communication efforts. In addition, he directs media relations, branding and advertising, and assists with strategic website development, sponsorship and event related activities. With more than six years of hi-tech PR, marketing, and communications experience, he brings a strong background to the role.

  • Director of Sales

    Sean Eagan is FanWide’s Director of Sales, leading the company’s overall strategies for revenue growth and customer acquisition. In addition to day-to-day sales execution, he is responsible for expansion efforts and manages relationships with corporate venue partners across the country. Sean attended the University of Oregon. Upon returning home to Seattle, he spent some time in the fitness and finance industries before landing in IT sales.

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