US Funding Strategy and Investor Readiness, Go-To-Market Strategy, Corporate Innovation, Investor, Advisor
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Maria Pienaar is an accomplished senior executive with a proven track record in driving revenue growth, profitability, and market share for ambitious technology product/service organizations. Her expertise spans key niches such as Cybersecurity, Mobile/Telecommunications, IoT, Enterprise Software, Cloud/SaaS, and Social Media.
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Maria excels in guiding startups and growth ventures to identify optimal ecosystem niches, develop reference customers, and target funding strategically. She has successfully developed and launched over 30 global enterprise and consumer mobile products. Noteworthy achievements include quadrupling product revenues for Nielson through a strategic pivot and leading double-digit sales gains for The Immersion Lab during a challenging market downturn.
Maria's leadership extends to founding a Corporate Venture Capital firm focused on early growth-stage technology company deals.