TONY GRIMMINCK

FOUNDER

Tony is a global business executive, entrepreneur, and advisor. Tony has a wide range of experience in finance, business strategy, and operations, helping bridge the gap from idea to execution and in growing companies to scale.

Tony has deep experience in online consumer-focused companies. He is currently the CFO of Scribd and previously HotelTonight. Prior roles include Senior Director of Finance, Strategy and Corporate Development at StubHub, eBay's ticket marketplace and as a Vice President of Investment Banking in the Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) group at both Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan. Prior to moving to the United States, Tony was an Officer in the Australian Army leading teams on operations, peacekeeping and nation-building activities in East Africa, East Timor and the Middle East. As an advisor and mentor, he has worked with a range of start-ups from a Japanese online marketplace to a mobile social network for sports fans.

Tony is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and the Australian Defence Force Academy. He has a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and an MBA from Columbia University, New York.