Cliff Monlux

Cliff is the Founder and Managing Partner for Ramp Equity and Ramp Catalyst Group based in Seattle, WA. Cliff Monlux has over 25 years experience starting, growing, investing, and selling market leading technology companies. His experience covers private, venture backed and public companies across a broad spectrum of software, Internet, media, and energy. Prior to Ramp was a founder of Paradigm Technology Partners, a corporate development and M&A consulting firm. Paradigm helped launch such companies as: Docusign, eNom/Demand Media (DMD), Cartavi, and PassAlong Networks. Cliff has been involved in launching companies and financing which have created more than $12 Billion in market value.

Prior to Paradigm, Cliff was the founder, CEO and later Chairman of CapitalStream (www.capitalstream.com) creating market leading web-based front office automation solutions for banks and finance companies. With over $50MM in venture finance, its clients included: Bank of America, GE, Fleet, Merrill Lynch and others (Sold to HCL). He also was co-founder and CEO of WorkWise which developed and marketed a human resource programs and EAI technology for small/mid-enterprise companies (sold to Oralis/VerticalNet).