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Steve Payne

Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures

Palo Alto, California

Overview 

Steve Payne is a seasoned executive with a strong background in technology M&A, corporate venture capital, and CEO advising, currently serving as a Partner at Architect Partners LLC. With experience at notable companies like SegaSoft and Booz, Allen & Hamilton, he brings expertise in strategic planning, mergers & acquisitions, and product marketing to his current role, advising and guiding companies in the tech space. Payne's career highlights include co-founding Architect Partners LLC and serving as Managing Partner at Ignite Ventures, showcasing his leadership in the venture capital and startup ecosystem.

Work Experience 

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Architect Partners LLC

  • Co-founder and Partner

    2009 - Current

    Architect Partners is a boutique tech mergers & acquisition and investment advisory firm focused on the crytpo and fintech sectors. I've been an investor, advisor or Board Member for dozens of global technology companies, and I've done transactions with Cisco, NTT, Opera Networks, Ricoh, Netgear, FICO, Marlin Equity, Qualcomm and many more.

Architect Partners ("AP") is the go-to crypto M&A and strategic financing advisory firm.

architectpartners.com
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Pegasus Tech Ventures

  • Partner

    2021

Pegasus Tech Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based global venture capital firm.

pegasustechventures.com
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KIC Silicon Valley

  • Global Mentor

    2017

    Advising Korean AI, blockchain, AR/VR and enterprise software CEOs on venture financing, strategic partnerships and business development.

KIC Silicon Valley is a government organization that works to support Korean startups and SMEs to grow in the US market.

kicsv.org

Ignite Ventures

  • Managing Partner

    1997 - 2008

    Ignite Group is a trans-Pacific corporate venture capital firm with offices and multiple funds in Silicon Valley and Tokyo. I headed Ignite's early stage venture capital investments and new business building for strategic investors such as NTT, Ricoh, Epson, DoCoMo, and other corporate partners.

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NTT/Verio, Inc

  • Board Advisor

    2002 - 2005

    M&A advisory, strategy, executive recruiting, turnaround consulting

SegaSoft

  • EVP Product Development & Marketing

    1995 - 1997

    Headed all marketing and software development for Sega, Sony Playstation, PC and online digital entertainment products. Launched Sega Heat, one of the first online gaming networks.

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Sega of America

  • VP Product Development

    1994 - 1994

    Managed 400+ people across five North America game development studios for Sega, responsible for releasing over 60 games per year. Responsible for $75mm+ annual development budget.

  • Director New Products

    1993 - 1994

    Headed $250 million business unit responsible for new hardware platforms and software titles

SEGA develops, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms.

sega.com

Tidemark

  • VP Marketing

    1990 - 1991

    Managed product marketing and wrote second round business plan for this Kleiner Perkins/Sequoia Capital/Interwest/Austin/3i Ventures startup.

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Booz, Allen & Hamilton

  • Senior Associate

    1985 - 1990

    Managed projects for strategy, marketing and technology clients in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australia. Charter member of Booz Allen Capital buyout team.

Booz Allen Hamilton is a consulting firm that specializes in analytics, technology, and engineering.

Raised $2,378,460,000.00.

boozallen.com

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