Steve Beyatte is a founder and product-engineering leader with over a decade of experience building and scaling B2B and B2C platforms from hardware-enabled retail analytics to SaaS marketplaces. He led Swarm Mobile from concept through acquisition by Groupon, later managing mixed front- and back-end teams at Groupon and scaling product, data, privacy, and security as VP of Engineering at FareHarbor prior to its acquisition by Booking.com. As co-founder and CEO of Funden he built the leading fundraising platform connecting startups with 750+ global investors and guided its acquisition by an LTV SaaS fund. Now based in San Francisco, he invests in and operates internet companies through B.E.I. and launches new ventures like Press Ranger, blending operator experience with investor instincts. Known for navigating both technical execution and go-to-market strategy, he thrives at the intersection of product, engineering, and capital formation. His background in technology management and repeated exits give him a pragmatic, acquisition-minded approach to building durable software businesses.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BS Business / Economics Technology Management, BS Business / Economics Technology Management at UC Santa Barbara
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