CE

Craig Edelman

Entrepreneur across multiple countries and industries

United States

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $10,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $50,000.00

Work Experience

  • Co-Owner / Chief Financial Officer / Chief Product Officer

    2019

2020

  • Founder

    2020

    Those who are incredible at their craft are not always as strong in business thinking, finance and strategy — the building blocks of a company. I help creators launch and grow companies.

  • Advisor

    2019

  • Founder & Chief Product Officer

    2012 - 2019

    Polymath is a company builder for emerging markets. Polymath uses a proprietary method for designing, testing and launching new companies from scratch to serve the growing middle class. Polymath has offices in Colombia, Mexico and China and has launched companies across industries including transportation, financial services, education, and the labor market. The company has grown to 300+ diverse and talented staff across the group. I focus on company design and creation, early-stage product development and operations, and building the best teams and culture you can find, anywhere.

  • Founder & Executive VP

    2005 - 2012

    Founder of Switchboard, a social enterprise that builds nationwide mobile phone networks to improve collaboration amongst health workers. We built the nation's largest mobile health network within each country we operated: Tanzania, Ghana, and Liberia. Funded by Google.org and other great, aligned foundations. Acquired by IntraHealth International in 2012.

2009 - 2009

  • Inclusive Business Analyst

    2009 - 2009

    Worked as an economic analyst focusing on businesses that operate for and by low-income populations.

  • Environmental Policy Analyst

    2006 - 2006

    Worked as a policy analyst focusing on trans-border (US-Mexico and US-Canada) environmental issues and negotiations.