Stephen Upstone

Stephen Upstone is the CEO, founder, and board member of LoopMe, a mobile advertising company. Stephen has over twenty years of experience in sales and business development in the mobile industry.

Upstone began their career in mobile advertising with Ad Infuse, where they served as managing director of Europe. Stephen was responsible for leading Europe sales and business development, building and executing the financial plan, recruiting and managing the team. Under their leadership, Ad Infuse became a market leader in mobile advertising in Europe. In 2009, Ad Infuse was acquired by Velti.

At Velti, Upstone served as VP sales and business development from 2009 to 2011. Stephen was responsible for growing Velti's business across Europe with mobile carriers, media owners, retail, and financial services clients. In 2011, Velti went public on NASDAQ, raising $300 million and reaching a market cap of over $1 billion.

In 2012, Upstone founded LoopMe, a mobile advertising company that uses big data to better target video advertising. LoopMe is backed by leading Silicon Valley venture capitalists Softbank, ComVentures, and Storm Ventures. Under Upstone's leadership, LoopMe has become one of the fastest growing mobile advertising companies in the world.

Stephen Upstone has a 2:1 in Mathematics and Philosophy from The University of Manchester. Stephen also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising from West Herts College Watord. Stephen is certified from LinkedIn in Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging.

Some individuals on their team include Neil Holmes - UK Head of Sales, Paolo Cerroni - Head of Legal, and Charlotte Forsyth - VP, People.