Matt Zito TravelStartups.co at TravelStartups.co

I have a passion for technology & working on projects that add value to our world. Self-employed most of my career which enabled me to work with many CEO's & tech teams helping to find product market fit & grow a company from scratch both in the U.S. and internationally. Started in tech in 2005 working on local search & marketing. Worked on numerous local projects & founded a print publication (Webirectory) to promote local websites. Eventually, I moved to Silicon Valley working for Zvents (acquired by StubHub) as the Director of Local Sales & Advertising. Companies I’ve worked with have been venture backed by: Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital, Shasta Ventures, SoftTech VC, AT&T, NAVTEQ, Nokia Growth Partners, Red Rock Ventures, VantagePoint Venture Partners, The Entrepreneurs’ Fund III, Innogest Capital, TLcom... Three years ago I shifted my focus to mobile technology working with: Appbackr (Winner PayPal X) we created the worlds' first wholesale marketplace for mobile developers & Xchange for Android distribution. Worked w/ thousands of publishers helping to crowdfund millions of dollars & w/ Paramount Pictures to get mobile IP for: Naked Gun, Old School & The Untouchables. Most recently worked with Beintoo (Winner LeWeb 11') creating a true loyalty program for app users. Helped team scale to over 150 million reachable users and raised $7 million in series A capital. I'm Co-Host at SF New Tech - San Francisco's Largest, Longest Running and Most Loved Tech Event. Featured in NYT, WSJ, Forbes.... 10,000+ members and some of the best networking on the planet. 400+ companies have demo'd and still growing strong.

An accomplished marketer and entrepreneur with strong business development credentials and marketing/e-commerce focus. Roy has covered all aspects of strategic planning, sales and marketing in multinational companies and startup environments. He possesses a unique Chinese and Asian business and culture expertise having worked in and with that region since 1996. Roy speaks, reads and writes Mandarin Chinese (traditional and simplified characters). He has demonstrated a high degree of initiative, independence and innovation in growing the Chinese arm of a multinational company and launching a China-focused boutique market entry consultancy and implementation agency. Among his projects, Roy launched a new travel agent platform for Expedia Affiliate Network and created a travel distribution platform for a leading North American travel group. Roy works with clients in the luxury travel and hospitality sectors to facilitate market entry through e-commerce solutions, online and offline brand promotion and social media. The services provided by ChinaContact and China Edge extend beyond China to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea and Japan. In the non-profit sector, he serves as Director of Eco and Heritage Tourism at Juccce.org. Specialties: e-commerce, public relations, distribution, travel and tourism, sales and marketing, China market expertise, directing events and exhibitions, new business development, China market access, sustainable development, high growth ventures, China mediation, China localization, tourism and hospitality investment, market research, public speaking, cross-cultural training

Startup and Fortune 500 experience in business development, legal and executive functions. Innovative, proactive, driven executive with strong business and legal background and a talent for identifying opportunities to increase growth and development. Strong leader, visionary strategist, and adept negotiator with significant experience in the sports, entertainment, online media areas and the technology sector, specifically travel, subscription and B-to-B-based services