Primary Job Title Team Member Primary Organization 
Blacksmith Capital
Location Sarasota, Florida, United States Regions East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
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Mr. Anthony Conrad, also known as Tony, is a Venture Partner of True Ventures. Mr. Conrad serves as an Advisor of Typekit, Inc. He is a Special Advisor to AOL Ventures. Additionally, he serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Blacksmith Capital. Mr. Conrad was a Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Surphace Inc. Mr. Conrad has market
development and management expertise.
Mr. Conrad has significant experience in leading marketing and corporate finance projects for early-stage growth and public branded companies. He has deep market development and management expertise. Mr. Conrad was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Sphere. He was the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PumpkinHead, Inc.
Prior to founding Sphere, Mr. Conrad was a General Partner of VSP Capital (Venture Strategy Partners), which he left in late 2004 and focused on consumer technologies, services investments, and marketing software services. Prior to VSP, he spent nine years abroad, working in India, France, and Indonesia focusing on brand extension opportunities through mergers and acquisitions in Southeast Asia. He served as the Head of New Product Development at Compagnie Gervais Danone S.A.
