Anthony Nassar launched  Venture Momentum, Inc. because he has a passion for helping entrepreneurs start an innovative venture, and grow it into a successful business. He brings to Venture Momentum's clients 20 years of financial management experience. Anthony has advised start-ups and small businesses as a financial management consultant and contract CFO on various matters including angel and venture financings, acquisitions, business plans, due diligence, accounting systems automation, financial reporting, internal controls, stock options plans and employee benefits. Throughout his various assignments, he advised companies on transactions valued at well over $100 million, including private equity financings, acquisitions, real estate, portfolio and treasury management.

Anthony is the developer of the VMI Financial Roadmap, an impressive financial modeling framework often praised by investors. He leads workshops on financial modeling and financial operations for startups. He presented for SDForum, the Berkeley Business Plan Competition, The Lester Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Best practices Series, San Jose State University, Technology Ventures Corp., eBIG, and SiliconFrench. 

Prior to launching Venture Momentum, Anthony was Vice President of Corporate Planning with Nexcom Technology, Inc., a Silicon Valley semiconductor start-up, where he directed all business planning, risk management and human resources functions. He participated in contract negotiations with intellectual property licensees of the company’s patented Flash memory technology and presented the company’s business plans to strategic alliance partners and outside investors. He directed due diligence efforts in connection with the acquisition of the company by Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.

Prior, Anthony was a Senior Consultant with a consulting group in Europe, where he advised clients worldwide in corporate planning, mergers and acquisitions, and global asset management, covering such industries as electronics, information technology, construction management, waste management, real estate and hospitality. Anthony headed the firm’s information technology and assisted clients in the areas of financial and hotel information systems, and productivity tools.

Previously, Anthony held several positions as Corporate Planning Principal, Controller and Project Manager with Fair Isaac Corporation, a leading provider of credit scoring and decision-making solutions based in San Rafael, CA. As Controller, he managed the entire finance, accounting and purchasing functions of the company, and was instrumental in reengineering the company’s financial information systems. He was actively involved in the company’s Initial Public Offering in 1987.

Anthony holds an MBA in Finance from New York University, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University and a Diplôme d'Ingénieur from Ecole Centrale de Paris in France.