Andrew Bolwell

Co-founder and Managing Partner of HP Tech Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Silicon Valley’s original startup, with an emphasis on identifying and executing early stage investments and partnerships with emerging technology startups for financial and strategic ROI. Also responsible for partnerships with start-ups around the world to provide partners and customers with innovative, leading-edge solutions designed to solve today’s technology issues, grow the business, strengthen market traction… Show more

Co-founder and Managing Partner of HP Tech Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Silicon Valley’s original startup, with an emphasis on identifying and executing early stage investments and partnerships with emerging technology startups for financial and strategic ROI. Also responsible for partnerships with start-ups around the world to provide partners and customers with innovative, leading-edge solutions designed to solve today’s technology issues, grow the business, strengthen market traction, and take HP into the future. Show less

• Global lead in helping HP to define and develop the immediate and long-term vision and strategy, with a focus on distilling socio-economic, demographic, technological and industry trends, understanding changing markets, and zeroing in on technology innovation in areas including artificial intelligence (AI), advanced manufacturing, microfluidics, digital health, robotics, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR).
• Responsible for HP thought leadership and industry evangelism… Show more

• Global lead in helping HP to define and develop the immediate and long-term vision and strategy, with a focus on distilling socio-economic, demographic, technological and industry trends, understanding changing markets, and zeroing in on technology innovation in areas including artificial intelligence (AI), advanced manufacturing, microfluidics, digital health, robotics, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR).
• Responsible for HP thought leadership and industry evangelism. Sought after keynote speaker, recognized futurist, blogger and HP spokesperson for global megatrends, new business creation, innovation, emerging technology trends and new, disruptive technologies. Widely quoted in the New York Times, USA Today, The Financial Times, The Economist, Reuters, CNET, Information Week and The Inquirer, among others; appeared as a spokesperson and industry expert on ABC News with Charles Gibson and ABC News Now.
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• Served as GM for portfolio of 4 HP businesses, including HP Hiflex, a cloud-based software workflow solutions for print service providers, HP Smart Production Suite, a disruptive SaaS-based print production services business, HP MagCloud, a cloud-based publishing platform, and HP ePrint, a mobile printing platform.
• Successfully managed global teams of more than 300 employees across the 4 businesses.
• Implemented complex exit strategy for HP Hiflex and HP Smart Production Suite… Show more

• Served as GM for portfolio of 4 HP businesses, including HP Hiflex, a cloud-based software workflow solutions for print service providers, HP Smart Production Suite, a disruptive SaaS-based print production services business, HP MagCloud, a cloud-based publishing platform, and HP ePrint, a mobile printing platform.
• Successfully managed global teams of more than 300 employees across the 4 businesses.
• Implemented complex exit strategy for HP Hiflex and HP Smart Production Suite, enabling business continuity for partners and customers, and assisting laid-off employees with outplacement/employment services and counseling.
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• Promoted to role as Entrepreneur-in-Residence and charged with identifying and pursuing game-changing new market opportunities and/or disruptive new businesses that complemented existing growth strategies, created opportunities outside current BU focus, and launched and incubated as HP new businesses.

• Promoted to direct global partnership between Nokia and HP in developing new business through Visual Radio initiative. Recruited, built, developed and led a world-class global sales pursuit team, serving more than 185 customers across 43 countries; met or exceeded all forecasted deal objectives.
• Key results consisted of signing 13 radio groups across 11 markets including: the largest media groups in Singapore (MCR: 85% market share) and Spain (PRISA: 62% market share), the largest… Show more

• Promoted to direct global partnership between Nokia and HP in developing new business through Visual Radio initiative. Recruited, built, developed and led a world-class global sales pursuit team, serving more than 185 customers across 43 countries; met or exceeded all forecasted deal objectives.
• Key results consisted of signing 13 radio groups across 11 markets including: the largest media groups in Singapore (MCR: 85% market share) and Spain (PRISA: 62% market share), the largest commercial radio group in the UK (GCAP: 25% market share), the largest radio group in Malaysia (Astro: 84% market share), and market leaders in the US, India, Finland, Germany, Turkey, Sweden, and Thailand.
• Signed 14 mobile operators across 9 key markets, including all major operators in Sinagpore (Singtel, M1, Starhub), the largest operators in Turkey (Turkcell: 67% market share), Spain (Telefonica: 48% market share), and Finland (TeliaSonera: 49% market share), and market leaders in UK, India, Sweden, Malaysia and Thailand.
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• As Worldwide Director of product innovation initiatives, recruited and worked with more than 700 companies in the mobility space to invent, develop, and introduce new mobile e-services into the telecom marketplace; program was lauded by Booze Allen Hamilton as an industry benchmark.
• Engaged with early stage, emerging technology companies and developers worldwide, built facilities, and partnered with industry experts to develop novel phone applications including the 1st commercially… Show more

• As Worldwide Director of product innovation initiatives, recruited and worked with more than 700 companies in the mobility space to invent, develop, and introduce new mobile e-services into the telecom marketplace; program was lauded by Booze Allen Hamilton as an industry benchmark.
• Engaged with early stage, emerging technology companies and developers worldwide, built facilities, and partnered with industry experts to develop novel phone applications including the 1st commercially available cell phone ring-tones, music applications, mobile advertising platforms and more.
• Built developer community, drove hardware sales and thought leadership, generating $100+ million for HP.
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• Development of early Smart Cards that evolved into the framework of technology used by corporations, government agencies, and developers for purposes including encryption, purchasing, employee identification.
• Development of some of the first Internet banking applications used to implement online banking worldwide.
• Launched new consulting business in Japan for HP joint venture that grew from zero to $2+ million annual revenue in 18 months with more than 15 global accounts including… Show more

• Development of early Smart Cards that evolved into the framework of technology used by corporations, government agencies, and developers for purposes including encryption, purchasing, employee identification.
• Development of some of the first Internet banking applications used to implement online banking worldwide.
• Launched new consulting business in Japan for HP joint venture that grew from zero to $2+ million annual revenue in 18 months with more than 15 global accounts including Citibank, Mercedes Benz, DuPont, and Accenture.
• Customer support/response roles supporting early HP technology and software products, as well as positions as technical engineer and product developer.
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