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About Netskrt

The problem we solve...

For service providers

Your customers,  whether you’re an ISP,  or a transport operator,  expect to be able to watch their streaming video services wherever they are, without frustrating buffering or blurred images. We’ve built the only edge caching solution that lets you deliver to the extreme edge while controlling bandwidth costs.

For content providers

As you invest in live events rights and create new ad-supported channels, it’s more important than ever to ensure every subscriber has a high quality viewing experience.  We’ve built the only CDN that helps you achieve this at the extreme edges of the internet.

The Netskrt Team

Siegfried Luft, Co founder and CEO at Netskrt Systems

Seigfried Luft

Co-Founder, CEO

Moira Dang, COO and Co founder at Netskrt Systems

Moira Dang

Co-Founder, COO / VP Engineering

Lars Cavi, VP of Sales and Cofounder at Netskrt

Lars Cavi

Co-Founder, VP Sales

John Seminerio, independent board member at Netskrt

John Seminerio

Independent Board Member

Charles Cook, CFO at Netskrt

Charles Cook

CFO

Steve Miller-Jones, VP of Product Strategy at Netskrt

Steve Miller-Jones

VP, Product Strategy

Virginia Balcom, VP of Marketing at Netskrt Systems

Virginia Balcom

VP, Marketing

Kevin Walsh, VP of ISP Business Development at Netskrt Systems

Kevin Walsh

VP, Sales- ISPs

Mike Satterfield, Independent Board Member at Netskrt Systems

Mike Satterfield

Independent Board Member

Industry Associations

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STREAMING VIDEO TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE

The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA) is a not-for-profit technical association that enables over 100 companies across the video ecosystem to come together and solve the critical challenges of delivering high-quality video at scale.

The SVTA provides a forum for its members to collaborate on improving streaming video interoperability and define streaming video best practices and specifications to ensure a more consistent end-user experience and promote further adoption of online video.

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APEX

As a global non-profit and one of the world’s largest international airline associations, the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) accelerates our industry with the backing of nearly every major airline and valued supplier.  In conjunction with both the International Flight Services Association (IFSA) and Future Travel Experience (FTE), APEX serves the full spectrum of the end-to-end travel experience.  APEX reinvests all of its resources to serving its members, strengthening the worldwide airline industry, advancing thought-leadership, fostering business opportunities via events, developing global initiatives, setting key airline standards, and highlighting well-deserved recognition across our industry.

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WISPA

The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) supports the interests of local entrepreneurs in the wireless internet service provider industry. Their mission is to represent the interests of WISPs in the United States to ensure all Americans, no matter their location, have access to reliable and affordable internet access. The WISPA community includes innovators from the fixed wireless, fiber and other connectivity related industries.
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FISPA

The Fiber Internet Service Providers of America (FISPA) is a tight knit community of industry leaders who drive professional development, innovation, regulatory awareness and business relationships in the telecommunications space. FISPA, a member-focused community,  provides a platform for members to foster business growth and collaboration across the telecommunications industry.

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About Siegfried Luft

Siegfried (Sig) Luft, a serial entrepreneur, has been at the forefront of technical innovation for over twenty five years. Prior to co-founding Netskrt Systems, Sig founded Siaras, a pioneer in cloud computing. Sig was also founder and CTO at Zeugma Systems, which was subsequently purchased by Tellabs. Sig was a co-founder of Siara Systems, which was purchased by Redback Networks in 2000; and part of the founding team of Fiberlane/Cerent Corp., which was acquired by Cisco Systems in 1999.

Siaras, Ericsson, Zeugma, Redback, Siara, Fiberlane, MPR Teltech

About Moira Dang

Moira Dang has over 30+ years of experience leading video game, networking, and telecommunications organizations.  She has built a reputation for exceptional product delivery and leadership. As VP, COO and then VP/GM at EA Canada, the world’s largest video gaming studio, Moira was responsible for some of EA SPORTS’s top selling franchises, leading over 700 developers and increasing revenue by +30%.

Siaras, Zynga, Wyley, Electronic Arts, Redback

About Lars Cavi

Lars Cavi has over twenty-five years of experience in the telecom industry having lived and worked all over the world. Lars previously served as VP of WW Sales with SSM, Managing Director for EMEA at Zeugma Systems, Procera Networks, and Turin Networks and has grown companies from Zero to USD20M+ in less than 3 years.

Siaras, SSM, Zeugma, Procera, Turin, AFC, NWT, Marconi, Siemens

 

About John Seminerio

John Seminerio is a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications, networking, and high-performance computing industries.  John has held leadership roles in the sales, marketing, and business development aspects of several early phase companies.

Octiga Bay, Redback, Abatis

About Charles Cook

With an experience of over 29 years, Charles is known for his expertise in the financial services industry. Prior to Netskrt, he worked as a partner with Discovery Capital, a venture fund manager in Vancouver, BC, wherein he helped with the management of portfolio companies by assisting in creating value and achieving exits. Charles also assisted portfolio companies of the Fund with structuring finances, completing acquisition, and divestiture transactions.

Discovery Capital, Dundee Securities, Goepel McDermid Securities

About Steve Miller-Jones

Steve has over 15 years’ experience in the CDN industry and is a customer obsessed Product Management and Product Strategy professional. Prior to joining Netskrt, Steve was responsible for Product Management and Product Strategy at Limelight Networks, a global CDN. Steve has extensive experience in the CDN and media distribution industries spanning video workflows from field encoding to global CDN operations and solution engineering for Broadcast, Media & Entertainment and Enterprise markets.  Steve has overseen the successful growth of streaming media and digital content distribution product and services portfolios and has also designed new service offerings, most recently in Edge Compute and Ultra-Low Latency streaming.

Limelight Networks

About Virginia Balcom

Virginia has been bringing innovative technology products to market for more than 25 years, including solutions for telecom, internet, high performance computing, big data, biotech and sustainable energy. Virginia has driven marketing in companies ranging from startups to large enterprises, building brands and reputation and helping customers solve problems in new, innovative ways. 

Abatis, OctigaBay, LightHaus Networks, Sierra Wireless, Cray Inc.,  Phemi Systems, SFU VentureLabs

About Kevin Walsh

Kevin Walsh has a long and successful track record as the principal marketing executive at a series of B2B technology startups. These include IPOs with Xylan (purchased by Alcatel), Accelerated Networks, Calix, and Cyan (purchased by Ciena). Kevin was president and COO of Irvine Networks and Interim CEO at Bsquare, a publicly traded software and services company in the IoT and AI space. Kevin received a BS in Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine. He received an MBA from Pepperdine University.

CodeLogic, Siaras, Cyan, Zeugma, Calix, Accelerated Networks, Xylan

About Mike Satterfield

Mike has a diverse background in technology development, commercialization and finance. He is a co-founder and was a Partner of Vancouver-based venture capital firm Yaletown Partners until his retirement in 2019. Prior to Yaletown, Mike spent 20 years in the technology trenches, initially as a software engineer, product manager and sales leader, and then as co-founder and CEO of two software companies, Simba Technologies (business intelligence middleware) and Paradigm Development (contract software development for Microsoft and Adobe, among others). Mike continues to participate in the tech industry, serving as an advisor and director to early-stage companies.

Yaletown Partners, Simba Technologies, Paradigm Development