Mr. Steve Gledden serves as Managing Partner at Straight Bat Private Equity. He is an Angel Investor. He Co-Founded and served as Chief Revenue Officer at aiPod. He also serves as an Advisor at Libryo. Gledden is an active VC/COO with Forward Partners in London, Seedcamp EIR, NED/Exec Chairman to Seedcamp Portfolio companies, and advisor. He is ex McKinsey & Co, citysearch.com (NASAQ: IAC), and VP Idealab. He built an exited a life sciences company (EML sold to ASX:ALS). He has been a founder, held senior positions (CEO, President, VP) in scale-ups, been a NED/Chairman and Advisor to 13 startups and has helped raise over $90 million in the US, Australia and the UK. He helps startups scale-up and raise their next round. B.Com/B.Sc (Chemistry) Melbourne, MBA Oxford. He serves as an Advisor at Songtradr.