| Penn State University | |
| Industrial Engineering |
Tony Bifano is a Managing Partner of SeventySix Capital. Born in Buffalo, New York, Tony received his Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University. He brings to SeventySix over a decade of hands-on operational experience in early stage technology companies.
Tony began his professional career as a developer in the Technology practice of Anderson Consulting. He launched his first internet company in 1996 and was honored by Philly Tech Magazine as “30 under 30†hottest technology executives in the Philadelphia region. Tony has been a featured speaker at local universities and industry events on how to build high growth technology companies.
Tony currently serves on the boards of ReverbNation, a digital music company, and meetMoi, a mobile location-based dating company, and Ryzing, a social gaming company. An avid “TechCruncherâ€, Tony specializes in early stage investing in mobile location-based services, media and entertainment delivery platforms, and social gaming companies.
In 1996, Tony founded egenda.net, an online community for college students that provided web based email, calendaring, and an integrated publishing environment for sharing content and events. The company was acquired by Aroundcampus Inc,. the nation’s largest yellowpage publisher for college and university directories. Aroundcampus Inc. was subsequently acquired by White Directory, a division of the Hearst Corporation. Prior to SeventySix Capital, Tony served as CEO of Boomi, an enterprise integration company. Tony was also a member of the management team for Health Market Science, an INC 500 fastest growing company which has since been acquired by a private equity firm. Tony currently serves as an advisor to SpecialtyDiets and VisualFund.
