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Joseph R. Saviano, Founder and Managing Member, brings 25 years of private equity and venture capital investment experience to the Firm.
Mr. Saviano is currently the Managing Partner at Dot Capital, LLC, a New York City based venture capital firm he founded in 2012. Dot Capital is focused on investments in companies that disrupt and drive the digital economy. Wireless applications, software-as-a-service, big data, digital media and internet infrastructure are its current areas of focus.
Previously, Mr. Saviano was a Partner and CFO of Baker Capital, joining the firm in June 1997 to lead all administrative functions at the firm. In 1998 he became a Partner and in 2001 joined the investment committee and worked on the firm’s investment activities in the telecomm-media-technology sector. At Baker Capital, Mr. Saviano led investments in the software, mobile application, digital media and Internet infrastructure sectors.
Prior to joining Baker Capital, he was the CFO of Harvest Partners and from 1992 to 1996 he worked at Apollo Management. From 1988 to 1992 he worked at Bear Stearns.
Mr. Saviano has been a member of the Board of Directors of several private companies which successfully exited or been marked up: Dotster (a leading domain name registrar and web services provider); IQNavigator (a software-as-a-service employee relationship management software solutions for the contingent labor market); Offermobi (a leading mobile only performance marketing network); Humandemand, Inc. (a first mover in the mobile demand side platform, data management space); and Wine.com (the most trafficked wine retailer on the web). Current Board of Director roles include: Console (a peering provider that links networks to provide low latency high available inter-connect solutions); Statsocial, Inc. (a social media, big data analytics provider); and Crowded.com Inc. (a marketplace for on-demand labor).
Mr. Saviano is the Chairman of the ARC Angel Fund and is on the advisory committees of DEV (Digital Entertainment Ventures) and Funding Wonder, Inc., a small business lending portal.
Mr. Saviano received his B.S. in finance from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from Fordham University.
Lawrence Bettino, Managing Director, brings over 25 years of private equity and venture capital investment experience to the Firm.
Mr. Bettino joined Dot Capital in April 2016 as an Associate Partner and brings extensive transaction expertise earned through his partner level experience at four private equity and venture capital firms.
For nine years, 2006 to 2015, Mr. Bettino was a Partner at StarVest Partners, a New York City based venture capital firm focused on technology-enabled business services that take advantage of next-generation internet and information technologies.
From 2001 to 2006, he was a Partner and Managing Director of Warburg Pincus and led the firm’s investment activities in telecommunications and information technology, and was a member of the firm’s executive management group.
For the five years prior to joining Warburg Pincus, he was a founding partner at Baker Capital where he worked with Mr. Saviano. From 1989 to 1996 he was a partner with Dillon Read Venture Capital where he focused on technology and data communications investments. An experienced engineer, he held a series of technical and management positions at IBM.
Mr. Bettino is currently a member of the Board of Directors of TDAmeritrade and Validately (a leading SaaS provider of user experience, application testing), previously he has been a member of the Board of Directors of several public and private companies, including: IRON Solutions (a Data-as-a-Service provider and the largest farm equipment transaction information database); Accept Software (a solution for Innovation Process Management); Switchfly (a leading loyalty redemption platform and payments engine for travel); Transactis (a leading provider of electronic bill presentment and payment (“EBPP”) solutions); and Travora Media (a leading next-generation travel platform).
Mr. Bettino is a member of the Board of the Non-Partisan Committee of Bronxville.
Mr. Bettino received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Alex Krakoski graduated from Cornell University’s College of Engineering with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Entrepreneurship. He currently works with Centene on its Strategy & Growth team, where he is focused on growing Ambetter and leveraging emerging technologies to improve the patient and provider experience. His prior experience in launching his own consumer brand and helping early stage technology startups gain substantial traction as well as early stage venture capital exposure will help the Dot team continue to deliver outsized returns to our investors.
Responsibilities include marketing fund, deal sourcing, due diligence, investment monitoring, Limited Partner relations and firm operations
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Edward is an experienced and well-balanced finance professional, adapted to many roles and prepared for the business trends of the future, such as SaaS, AI, the ‘Machine Economy,’ and the ubiquitous Tech that is now a large part of everyone’s professional lives. With a unique background in Tax Management and Financial Analysis, Edward also has basic training for Sales roles, specifically for tech and software companies, where he looks to evolve and contribute significantly to fast growing teams and companies.
With six years in professional tax accounting, financial analysis and office management experience, Edward actively engaged with a large and diverse client base, where he excelled at client relations, finance roles and problem solving.
Edward achieved a B.A. from Boston University in 2013 where he established a strong liberal arts foundation that inspires his business acumen, and participated in and led creative associations with his peers, including comedy and theater.
Edward now continues his professional career and life-long learning in Finance, Sales and Entrepreneurship. His interests include investing, Blockchain Technology including Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies, and Venture Capital in SaaS, New Media, Data Analytics and AI.