Russell Franks

Russell Franks has a long and varied career in business. Starting in 1998, they were an Entrepreneur in Residence at FC Capital, a diversified investment and operating company. Russell then moved on to become the VP of Business Development at Gamesville.com, a leading games-for-prizes web-site operator and database marketing company. In 2000, they took on the same role at Lycos, Inc., a leading internet portal and search engine. Russell then joined Spryance, Inc. as Senior Vice President in 2002, a VC-backed medical transcription company. In 2007, they co-founded IPEngine, partnering with a leading US-based intellectual property law firm to deliver IP research and advisory services. Russell then served as an investor/advisor/board member for various companies from 2000-2011. In 2011, they became an investor/board member at Notch Brewing, a craft brewery. In 2012, they became President and COO of SnapApp, a lead qualification platform that helps marketers get great leads without guesswork. Finally, in 2020, they became President and Co-Founder of PredictAP, Inc., the first and only Intelligent Invoice Capture™ solution designed for the complexity of Real Estate AP.

Russell Franks completed their MBA from Harvard Business School in 1991, and their MA Law from the University of Oxford in 1986.