YOUR DEEP-TECH
VENTURE NEEDS
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP.
NOT IN SIX MONTHS. NOW.
PVentures embeds a battle-tested executive directly into your deep-tech leadership team — telecommunications, industrial IoT, edge computing, autonomous systems. Fractional basis, full executive authority.
THREE PROBLEMS COSTING
YOU MARKET TIMING
You need a CxO now, not after a 6-month search.
The window to lead your market doesn't stay open. In telecommunications, autonomous systems, and industrial IoT, the companies that establish technology leadership in the next 18 months will define the standards that last a decade.
Junior execs can't carry the weight. Full-time hires cost $400K-$600K.
You are caught between executives who lack the experience to navigate carrier qualification, OEM procurement cycles, and Series B board dynamics — and full-time CxO salaries that consume a quarter of your runway.
Your industry requires insider relationships, not general-purpose leadership.
A generalist fractional executive who has never sat inside an OEM partner meeting or worked through a telecom carrier qualification doesn't understand what you're actually building. Domain credibility is the price of admission.
There is a third way. An embedded fractional executive who has already done exactly what you need — built the operating system, forged the alliances, navigated the capital raise — and who will do it again for your company.
That is the PVentures model.
No obligation • No sales pitch • Clarity in 30 minutes
THE ALIGN™ FRAMEWORK
Every PVentures engagement follows the same five-phase operating model, built from 18 years of fractional leadership across two globally significant consortia and four core deep-tech verticals.
We map your operational gaps, team capability, and market position. You receive a written Leadership Gap Report.
We embed directly into your C-suite. Company email. Monday morning leadership meetings. Real decision-making authority from Day 1.
We implement frameworks, KPIs, reporting dashboards, and partnership structures your company needs to scale.
We execute against the strategic architecture. Pipeline is built. Alliances are signed. Capital milestones are hit.
We run the search for our own full-time replacement and hand off a functioning operation — not a blank slate.
Methodology Promise: We embed, assess, build, and execute — then hand off a functioning operation so you never need us again.
WE DON'T WORK WITH EVERYONE.
WE WORK WITH THE RIGHT COMPANIES.
Four deep-tech verticals where no other fractional executive firm has comparable credentials.
AUTONOMOUS
SYSTEMS
Tier 1 suppliers, sensor and semiconductor companies, and mobility startups needing executive leadership to navigate OEM procurement cycles and AVCC specifications.
AVCC President 2017-2025. Direct relationships: GM, Toyota, DENSO, Bosch, Continental, ARM, NVIDIA, NXP.
EDGE
COMPUTING
Infrastructure and platform companies building distributed computing architectures — private 5G edge, MEC platforms, edge AI inference.
Founded OpenFog Consortium with Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Dell, Arm & Princeton University. Became IEEE Standard 1934.
INDUSTRIAL
IoT
Industrial companies adopting private 5G, digital twins, predictive maintenance, or edge AI. IIoT platform startups navigating OT/IT convergence.
CEO of Wi-Next (Italy, 2014-2017). Combined with OpenFog/IEEE 1934 — two credentials no other fractional executive in IIoT can match.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
& BROADBAND
Telecom infrastructure companies and software stack providers needing executive leadership for carrier qualification, standards-body participation, and international GTM.
NTT Laboratories approval at Marvell. Led Lantiq GTM spin-out from Infineon. TIA Board; EIA Board.
VC-BACKED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
Venture capital firms with deep-tech portfolios across any of the four core verticals. The PVentures portfolio model allows a VC firm to retain a single fractional executive on a portfolio-level retainer, deploying into individual companies as leadership gaps emerge — at a fraction of what each full-time hire would cost.
Book VC Portfolio Strategy Session →BATTLE-TESTED.
NOT ADVISORY EXPOSURE.
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Founded the OpenFog Consortium with Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Dell, Arm, and Princeton University — which became IEEE Standard 1934.
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President of the AVCC for eight years (2017-2025), working directly with GM, Toyota, DENSO, Bosch, Continental, NVIDIA, and NXP.
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Led telecom and broadband GTM at Marvell, Ikanos, and Lantiq — including NTT Laboratories approval in Japan.
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Raised over $100M in venture funding across Seed to Series C stages. Scaled startups to 100+ team members within one year.
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TIA Board and EIA Board member; Senior Member IEEE. C-suite roles across the US, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Brazil.
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Fractional executive since 2008 — before the term was common. 18 years of practice in the four exact verticals.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP.
WITHOUT THE FULL-TIME HIRE.
A fractional executive is not a consultant. They join your team, attend your leadership meetings, represent you externally, and take direct accountability for outcomes.
FRACTIONAL CEO / PRESIDENT
"Your board is demanding operational maturity."
Executive leadership and board management for early-to-growth stage deep-tech companies.
- Board management and investor communications
- OKR/KPI frameworks, reporting dashboards
- Capital raise preparation: Series A, B, or C
FRACTIONAL CTO / SVP ENGINEERING
"Your engineering team lacks senior leadership for technical due diligence."
Technology leadership rooted in deep-tech execution. Standards-body credentials are operational assets.
- Technology architecture and engineering roadmap
- Standards-body representation: IEEE, ETSI, TIA
- Carrier or OEM technical qualification
FRACTIONAL CMO / VP MARKETING
"Your GTM uses consumer frameworks that don't translate to carrier procurement."
18 years of B2B marketing leadership across all four deep-tech verticals.
- Deep-tech GTM strategy and ICP definition
- Carrier and OEM partner marketing
- Consortium communications strategy
ECOSYSTEM ARCHITECT
"You need someone who has built industry consortia from scratch."
Consortium formation, standards development, and multi-stakeholder alliance management. No other fractional executive firm offers this service.
- Consortium architecture and governance
- Standards-body engagement: IEEE, SEMI, ETSI, TIA
- Multi-stakeholder alignment across OEMs and carriers
I'VE DONE THIS 20+ TIMES.
HERE'S HOW IT STARTED.
In 2015, five of the world's most competitive technology companies had a shared problem — and no shared leader. Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Dell, and Arm all saw the same technical horizon: computing needed to move from the cloud to the network edge. That's the call that came to me.
Over 18 months, I built what became the OpenFog Consortium — a working industry alliance that produced the fog computing reference architecture now standardized as IEEE 1934. Not an advisory group. Not a committee. A functioning body that shipped a standard, attracted members across three continents, and shaped the technical direction of edge computing globally.
I didn't start with a playbook. I started with a phone and a clear view of what needed to happen.
I've done that 20+ times across 18 years — walked into a leadership gap, assessed the situation, built the team and the structure, executed on the mission, and handed off a functioning operation.
That is fractional leadership. That is PVentures.
MBA, Santa Clara University · MSEE & BSEE in Electronics & Computer Engineering · Senior Member IEEE
Marvell · Ikanos · Lantiq — Broadband access GTM. NTT Laboratories approval in Japan. Led Lantiq GTM spin-out from Infineon. TIA Board; EIA Board.
OpenFog Consortium → IEEE 1934 (2015-2017) — Founded with Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Dell, Arm, Princeton University. Became the global edge/fog computing standard.
Wi-Next CEO (Italy, 2014-2017) — Led Italian IIoT startup through the early market. Built commercial operations from scratch.
AVCC President (2017-2025) — Direct working relationships: GM, Toyota, DENSO, Bosch, Continental, ARM, NVIDIA, NXP. Brokered the SEMI-AVCC alliance.
$100M+ raised across Seed to Series C. Scaled startups to 100+ members within one year. CEO, President, SVP roles across US, Japan, Germany, Italy, Brazil.
PVentures Consulting (2008-present) — 18 years of fractional executive practice. Exclusively in four deep-tech verticals.
TESTIMONIALS
It was my pleasure to work with Armando at the AVCC when I was Arm's representative to that body. Running an industry consortium is a challenging endeavor, but Armando executed it expertly.
Armando led our start-up Wi-Next with a great strategic vision but at the same time a deep attention to execution in a market that was still in its infancy but was already tremendously competitive.
He is an excellent decision maker who listens well and makes timely well-thought-out decisions. I would very much welcome working with him again.
He is really expert on running an industry consortium in all aspects. Armando is the person that practically created AVCC.
PVENTURES DOES ITS BEST WORK
IN THIS SPECIFIC SITUATION
You are a founder, CEO, or investor of a deep-tech startup or growth-stage company. If three or more of these describe your situation, let's talk.
You have raised seed-to-Series C funding — and your leadership team has not scaled with your ambition.
You need a working executive, not an advisor. Someone who attends your Monday morning leadership meeting.
You are thinking about a strategic consortium or standards body — and need someone who has built them before.
You cannot yet justify a $500K/year full-time CxO — but cannot afford to operate without executive leadership.
You are preparing for a capital raise, carrier qualification, or international market entry — and need executive firepower now.
You need domain credibility that generalists cannot provide: carrier procurement dynamics, OEM qualification processes.
If three or more of these describe your situation, let's talk.
Book Your 30-Minute Strategy Session →30 minutes • No obligation • No sales pitch • Clarity on your next steps
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION
The 30-minute strategy session is not a sales call. It is a structured conversation about your leadership gap, market timing, and capital situation. You will leave with three specific next steps, whether or not we work together.
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Book a 30-minute slot. Calendar invitation with a video call link.
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3-question pre-session brief. 2 minutes so we spend the call on substance.
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We meet. Your situation, your leadership gap, your options.
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Written summary within 24 hours: three specific next steps, regardless of fit.