Ettore Leale

Ettore is a business builder and investor in internet, software, and online education companies. A proven operating executive and venture investor, Ettore’s specialties include growing companies and products from inception to scale, opening new markets, and closing transformative transactions. His sweet spot is at the intersection of investments, operational improvements, and consolidation.

Ettore co-founded a venture capital firm dedicated to investing and growing technology companies. Investment exits include online matrimonial company Matrimony.com, SVG Media South Asia’s leading digital marketing company, and Cloud Academy an enterprise cloud software digital training platform.

Earlier in his career, Ettore advised Ashmore Group a $70B UK-based investment manager on the sale of its technology portfolio companies, and led Yahoo's search engine business across 17 countries in India, South East Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East growing it from zero to $36M in revenue. He also launched new digital products and opened new markets for Harvard Business School Online, Instill, Digital Impact and Adaptec.