Michael Perone

Advisor at Nubeva

Michael has pioneered sales enablement, lead generation and online marketing strategies for the tech industry for more than 30 years. He co-founded Barracuda Networks (NYSE: CUDA) in 2003 and served as EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, growing the company to >$400 million in annual revenue. Prior to Barracuda, Michael co-founded and served as President and Board Member for Address.com, a free email and internet access service reaching more than 3.5 million users before it was acquired by WhitePages. He also co-founded Spinway Inc. (acquired by Kmart Corporation), which powered several major retail ISPs, and Affinity Path, a private-label ISP that supported ISPs throughout North America. In 2007, Michael received Ernst & Young’s “Technology Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California” award.