Cliff Monlux

Cliff Monlux, Ramp Equity Partners, LLC Founder and Managing Partner has had over 25 years experience founding, growing, and selling market leading technology companies. His experience covers private, venture backed and public companies across a broad spectrum of software, Internet, and new media. Most recently he was a founder of Paradigm Technology Partners, a corporate development and M&A consulting firm. His clients include companies in markets from enterprise software to media technologies including: Docusign, eNom, Demand Media, and PassAlong Networks. In 2006 Cliff was involved in 5 M&A and financing events valued at over $140,000,000, including the launch of Demand Media with former MySpace CEO Richard Rosenblatt.

Prior to Paradigm, Cliff was the founder, CEO and later Chairman of CapitalStream (www.capitalstream.com) creating market leading web-based front office automation solutions for banks and finance companies. With over $50M in venture finance its clients include: Bank of America, GE, Fleet, Merrill Lynch and more. He also was co-founder and CEO of WorkWise which developed and marketed a human resource program called Employee File, now sold by ADP. WorkWise also created the market leading Alerting and EAI technology for small/mid-enterprise companies sold through software companies like Best, and Computer Associates. Workwise was sold to Oralis/VerticalNet. Cliff serves as and advisor and board member for several technology companies including: CustomerVision, Just Media, and Grid Networks.