Bob Spinner

Who is Bob Spinner?

Bob joined Sigma in 2003 as Venture Partner and in 2006 became

Managing Director. He brings to the firm two decades of high-technology

business operational experience. Throughout his career, Bob has served

in various operational capacities, including CEO, worldwide sales,

technical sales support, software programming, database design, and

private and public fundraising. While at Sigma, Bob has helped a number

of the firm’s portfolio companies expand operations, build management

teams and increase revenues. Bob’s technology focus areas include

enterprise applications software, e-commerce, and software as a s Prior

to joining Sigma, Bob was President and CEO of Extensity. During his

tenure, Extensity grew from $1 million to $25 million while raising

money through private funding and an Initial Public Offering. In March

of 2003, Extensity was sold to GEAC. Prior to Extensity, Bob was Senior

Vice President of Worldwide Sales and International Operations at

Clarify, a leading provider of integrated CRM solutions. During his

tenure at Clarify, he grew the company from $5 million to $140 million

in revenue while managing a worldwide organization of 260

professionals. Prior to Clarify, Bob served in expanding roles at

Sybase including working as the director of one of Sybase's most

successful regions. Bob has also held technical roles at ADR and

Chevron, including sales engineer, programmer and database

administrator.

Bob received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.