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Javier Soltero

2x Founder/CEO | Former VP & GM Google Workspace | Former CVP Microsoft Office | Board Member

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $15,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $7,800,000.00

Skills

Cloud Computing
SaaS
Enterprise Software
Open Source
Distributed Systems
Agile Methodologies
Product Management
Start-ups
Software Development
Scalability
Architecture
REST
Enterprise Architecture
Web Applications
Virtualization
Strategic Partnerships
Architectures
Go-to-market Strategy
Mobile Applications
Mobile Devices

Education

Work Experience

  • Board Member

    2023

2023

  • Senior Venture Partner

    2023

    Putting my experience as an entrepreneur and operator to work in the service of Felicis amazing and growing portfolio of companies.

2022

  • Strategic Advisor

    2022

  • SVP & GM Canva Enterprise

    2023 - 2024

2019 - 2022

  • Vice President & GM, Google Workspace

    2019 - 2022

    Led the consumer and commercial products and business for Google's communications and collaboration products including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Drive, Meet, and many others. Led the restructuring of the commercial business and critical product improvements that drove massive user and revenue growth.

2016 - 2021

  • Board of Directors

    2016 - 2021

    Grupo Guayacán, Inc. is a private sector driven non-profit organization founded in 1996 with a unique model that has coupled private equity investment with a series of programs aimed at developing, strengthening, and advancing Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

  • President's Global Advisory Council

    2017 - 2019

2014 - 2018

  • Corporate Vice President - Cortana

    2018 - 2018

  • Corporate Vice President - Office Product Group

    2016 - 2018

    Responsible for overall product strategy for Microsoft Office. Helped define the company's strategy and product approach for mobile applications resulting in a stronger, clearer set of mobile products. Helped drive significant transformation in Microsoft's product culture and re-establish Microsoft's role as a key innovator.

  • Corporate Vice President - Outlook

    2015 - 2016

    Responsible for product management, design, and strategic leadership of the Outlook products across all platforms. Drove significant improvements in Outlook on the Web, Outlook for Mac, and Outlook on Windows. Revitalized the Outlook brand and external narrative.

  • General Manager - Outlook Mobile

    2014 - 2015

    Re-launched the Acompli product as Outlook mobile and to create Microsoft's fastest growing mobile application at the time. Established a new product development and delivery model for apps at Microsoft that drove a significant transformation in how Microsoft product teams approached application development.

2013 - 2014

  • CEO/Co-Founder

    2013 - 2014

    [Acquired by Microsoft in December, 2014: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2014/12/01/microsoft-acquires-acompli-provider-innovative-mobile-email-apps/ ] Bringing the power and ubiquity of email to the mobile era through amazing apps and services. Proving that you can build enterprise products that people will choose and love and that you can do it while playing nicely with IT. As seen on Techcrunch: http://tcrn.ch/1nrDX2u And the Verge: http://bit.ly/1xmW9fO And Engadget: http://engt.co/1nYQyfH We're hiring: https://angel.co/acompli/jobs

2013 - 2013

  • Entrepreneur In Residence

    2013 - 2013

2009 - 2012

  • Chief Technology Officer - SaaS and Application Services

    2009 - 2012

    Helped drive application platform strategy. Member of the Office of the CTO responsible for key relationships with SaaS providers. Actively involved in key enterprise customer engagements. Developed mobile application platform strategy.