About Me:

Mr. Sebastien Torre has 20+ years of successful experience in the leadership and management of international marketing/sales and corporate/business development teams/divisions of various technology firms. Partner and founder of Venture Development International, LLC and Venture & Capital International LLC (1999), Mr. Torre has directly participated in the US, EU and international business development, strategic marketing, venture capital funding and M&A efforts of 100+ small, medium and large (some public) European and US software, hardware and wireless companies; including long term executive/VP roles at SWT SA acquired by Captiva Software and then acquired by EMC, and at Captaris, Inc. acquired by Opentext.

For the last 10 years, in addition to offering global executive search and capital/grant advisory services for local and international tech firms, Sebastien has been focusing on co-developing and implementing Ecosystem Management Programs and Platforms for Transatlantic Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

In January 2020, Sebastien Torre joined San Jose State University – Small Business Development Center as a part-time Senior Consultant for ENRICH in the USA Programs and Platforms.