Anthony Bontrager

A globally recognized technology executive and entrepreneur, Anthony has been involved in the launch of numerous companies and active in over $500 million worth of strategic funding and acquisitions within the broader technology, digital media and wireless telecom industries. Prior to joining the equity practice at WestRiver Group, Anthony was the founder & CEO of Soda Media, Inc., a consultancy firm to large family offices and private equity investors on their technology and media related investments. Previously, Anthony was President of Onecast, Inc. (“1Cast”), where he was responsible for setting overall strategy and establishing key technology and content partnerships. Before joining 1Cast, Anthony was President and CEO of Broadstream Communications, Inc., a company he co-founded, which became the telecom industry’s first virtual head-end and middleware platform for IPTV delivery utilizing the MPEG4 video encoding and 16QAM satellite modulation standards. Under Anthony’s leadership, Broadstream was the first company to secure the largest library of IP-content rights from companies such as NBC-Universal, Disney/ABC, ESPN, Starz, Discovery, Fox, Turner Networks and others. Additionally, Anthony spearheaded the company’s equity and debt financing rounds, which included a $30M strategic partnership with Intelsat, Ltd, the world’s largest satellite owner and operator, and the acquisition of over $70M worth of IP pertaining to the company’s middleware business. Broadstream was acquired by Avail-TVN (Vubiquity) in 2006. Anthony currently serves on the board of directors for Viewpath, Wicket Labs, Tectonic Audio Labs, PTO Exchange and Igneous Systems. He is also a board observer for The Riveter and strategic advisor to Madrona Venture Labs. He is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences serving on the Interactive Media Peer Group and a co-author of Washington State’s Wireless Siting Policies. Anthony received his bachelors degree in Business Administration and Finance from Seattle University.