Eric Kigathi

Eric Kigathi has a long and varied work experience. Eric began their career in 2001 as a Senior Information Technology Business Consultant at Fairfield Data Services, where they consulted, advised, and strategized on various projects for companies in the TV & Entertainment, Finance, Insurance & Healthcare, eCommerce (Direct to Consumer & B2B), Music Rights & Licensing, and Non-profit industries. In 2005, they co-founded cuebill, an online billing platform that used machine learning to pre-filter high risk credit card and ACH transactions. In 2011, they became the Technology Lead at Pentapedal, where they led the development, enterprise compliance, deployment, and support efforts for major brands such as The NFL, ESPN, NBC, TruTV, FUSE, BestBuy and Telemundo. In 2016, they became the Partner and Chief Technology Officer at LendersBox, where they built an industry leading platform, worked with hundreds of small business owners, and brokered millions in commercial financing. In 2018, they became the Chief Technology Officer at Uplyft Capital and a Strategic Technical Advisor at encaptiv, where they work to turn audience members into engaged, paying clients.

Eric Kigathi received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Bridgeport between 1998 and 2002.