fnGlobal Keynote & Roundtables with Alfonso de la Nuez (December 14, 2023)

Last year, venture capital firm Bessemer Ventures coined a new phrase to describe SaaS startups who have achieved $100M ARR: Centaur. According to the report, there are approximately 160 private cloud Centaurs in the world, making these companies about seven times more rare than unicorns.

Among that rare breed of SaaS startups is UserZoom, a user experience (UX) insights management company that helps businesses gather and manage the insights they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences.

Co-founded by Alfonso de la Nuez in 2007, UserZoom has grown from a bootstrapped firm out of Spain into a $100M ARR, global organization with Fortune 100 customers across the retail, e-commerce, healthcare, financial services, technology, and insurance industries.

To date, the startup has raised $150 million in venture capital funding and is backed by Silicon Valley investors Sunstone Capital and Owl Rock. Last year, UserZoom was acquired by top software investment firm, Thoma Bravo, for $810 million.

In a Founders Network global keynote, Alfonso will share his journey with UserZoom where he served as CEO. He’ll provide tips on how to scale a SaaS startup to $100 million ARR and achieve centaur status.

Opening Remarks @ 9:30am PT

Join us for opening remarks with Dina Fattom, Member Success Manager at Founders Network, to get the latest updates from the Network and opportunities for getting involved.

Keynote Speaker @ 9:40am PTstart

Alfonso de la Nuez was the Co-Founder and CEO of UserZoom, the UX Insights company that helps businesses gather and manage the insights they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences. Under his leadership, UserZoom grew from a bootstrapped firm out of Spain in 2007 into a $100m ARR, global organization with Fortune 100 customers across the retail, e-commerce, healthcare, financial services, technology, and insurance industries. The company raised a total of $150m from 3 Silicon Valley investors. In 2022, UserZoom was acquired by top software investment firm, Thoma Bravo, for $810m.

Stage-Based Roundtables @ 10:30am PT

Community Partner:

Jeff Erickson

Jeff leads the Partnerships Team at Forecastr — a leading FP&A software company that helps startups create kick-butt financial models to impress investors, confidently raise capital, and effectively run their businesses better.

Jeff serves on the advisory boards of several startup companies and is an active angel investor. He's passionate about startups and enjoys working with founders and mentoring entrepreneurs.

Jeff is an experienced entrepreneur and was the founder and CEO of a successful consumer goods company that he rapidly grew from $1M in sales its first year to over $40M in annual revenue in its fourth year of operations and was ranked #138 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies.

Prior to founding his own company, Jeff was a partner at Beanstalk Partners where he led the sales and business development activities. He also served as the National Sales Director for a venture-backed tech startup where he generated over $45M in client contracts and developed the company’s channel partner program.

Jeff has a degree in accounting and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Utah. After receiving his MBA in Finance from the University of Utah he served as the Vice President of Investments for Sentry Financial Corporation.

Cathy Keeler

Cathy is the Managing Partner at FullScope Growth, a global consortium of elite Fractional Executives and Business Acceleration Partners that provide the exact combination of experts that organizations require.

She has cross-functional experience in sales, management, marketing and business planning, client services, network development and operations. Delivers strong results within highly competitive markets.

Guests Are Welcome!

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All guests must be full-time tech startup founders and you can register them directly on this function page. See How to Register a Guest here.

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