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{{Infobox person
| name = Robert A. "Bob" Fabbio
| name = Robert A. "Bob" Fabbio
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1957|6|21|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|6|21}}
| birth_place = [[Utica, New York]]
| birth_place = [[Utica, New York]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| known_for = Founding and funding various high tech companies
| known_for = Founding and funding various high tech companies
| notable_works = [[Tivoli Software]]
| notable_works = [[Tivoli Systems]]
| awards = [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award]], 1997; [[Forbes]] Midas List of the Top 100 Technology Venture Investors, 2002;[[Rochester Institute of Technology]] Innovation Hall of Fame, 2013<ref>
| alma_mater = [[Mohawk Valley Community College]] ([[Associate of Applied Science|AAS]])<br>[[SUNY Potsdam]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) <br>[[Rochester Institute of Technology]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])
| awards = {{bulleted list|[[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award]], 1997;<ref name="EaY1997">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rit.edu/alumni/ihf/inductee.php?inductee=24|title=Gallery of Innovators &#124; RIT Innovation Hall of Fame|website=www.rit.edu}}</ref> |[[Forbes]] Midas List of the Top 100 Technology Venture Investors, 2002;<ref>{{cite web |title=Hanging out with PledgeCents |url=http://www.kindleinteractive.org/hanging-out-with-pledgecents/ |website=KindleInteractive |accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref>|[[Rochester Institute of Technology]] Innovation Hall of Fame, 2013.<ref>
{{cite web|title=2013 RIT Innovation Hall of Fame|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJxcDEMf9pg|website=YouTube|accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref>.
{{cite web |title=RIT inducts six into Innovation Hall of Fame |url=https://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=49849 |website=RIT |accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref>}}
}}
}}


'''Robert "Bob" Fabbio''' is an American technologist and venture capitalist, best known for founding companies in and around [[Austin, Texas]]<ref>
'''Robert "Bob" Fabbio''' (born June 21, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, technologist, and venture capitalist. He is best known for founding companies in and around [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>
{{cite web|title=eRelevance Founder Bob Fabbio on the Austin Startup Scene and Niche Customers|url=https://www.americaninno.com/austin/erelevance-founder-bob-fabbio-on-the-austin-startup-scene-and-niche-customers|website=AmericanInno|accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web |title=eRelevance Founder Bob Fabbio on the Austin Startup Scene and Niche Customers |url=https://www.americaninno.com/austin/erelevance-founder-bob-fabbio-on-the-austin-startup-scene-and-niche-customers |website=AmericanInno |accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web|title=The state of tech entrepreneurship in Austin|url=http://lucky7.io/post/the-state-of-tech-entrepreneurship-in-austin|website=Lucky7|accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref>.
{{cite web |title=The state of tech entrepreneurship in Austin |url=http://lucky7.io/post/the-state-of-tech-entrepreneurship-in-austin |website=Lucky7 |accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ic2.utexas.edu/aeg/ |title=Austin's Entrepreneurial Genesis {{!}} IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin|website=ic2.utexas.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022132423/http://ic2.utexas.edu/aeg/|url-status=live|archive-date=2017-10-22}}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
Fabbio received his [[Bachelor_of_Arts|BA]] in [[Chemistry]]/[[Computer Science]] from [[State University of New York at Potsdam]], and a [[Master of Science|MS]] in Computer Science and [[Technology]] from the [[Rochester Institute of Technology]].
Fabbio received his [[Associate of Applied Science|AAS]] in [[Chemistry]] from [[Mohawk Valley Community College]], a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in [[Chemistry]]/[[Computer Science]] from [[State University of New York at Potsdam]], and a [[Master of Science|MS]] in Computer Science and [[Technology]] from the [[Rochester Institute of Technology]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Bob Fabbio |url=https://capitalfactory.com/mentor/bob-fabbio/ |website=CapitalFactory |accessdate=2017-10-09}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==


In 1989, Fabbio founded Tivoli Systems
In 1989, Fabbio founded Tivoli Systems
<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert A. Fabbio: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=83376&privcapId=267162186|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=2017-10-04}}</ref>, creators of the [[Tivoli Software]] suite; the company was acquired by [[IBM]] in 1986. He subsequently served as a [[Partner (business rank)|Venture Partner]] in [[Austin Ventures]], and as [[Director_(business)|Managing Director]] of [[TL Ventures Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Serial Entrepreneur Reveals What He Learned Launching 5 Companies & Creating Over $1.5B In Shareholder Value|url=http://www.thestartupslingshot.com/the-lab/serial-entrepreneur-reveals-what-he-learned-launching-5-companies-creating-over-1-5b-in-shareholder-value/|website=StartupSlingshot|accessdate=2017-10-04}}</ref>.
,<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert A. Fabbio: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=83376&privcapId=267162186 |website=Bloomberg |accessdate=2017-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Journal Profile: Meet Austin entrepreneur Robert Fabbio, eRelevance CEO |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/03/30/journal-profile-meet-austin-entrepreneur-robert.html |website=Austin Business Journal |accessdate=2017-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Founder of Tivoli Joins Business Certainty Blog as Feature Commentator |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060406005740/en/Founder-Tivoli-Joins-Business-Certainty-Blog-Feature |website=BusinessWire |accessdate=2017-10-09}}</ref> creators of the [[Tivoli Software]] suite; the company was acquired by [[IBM]] in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lohr |first=Steve |date=1996-02-01 |title=''I.B.M. to Pay $743 Million For Developer Of Software'' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/01/business/ibm-to-pay-743-million-for-developer-of-software.html |accessdate=2017-02-18 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In 1991, Fabbio founded DAZEL Corporation, acquired by [[Hewlett-Packard]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inc.com/profile/dazel-corp |title=DAZEL Corp. |website=Inc. |accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref> He subsequently served as a [[Partner (business rank)|Venture Partner]] for [[Austin Ventures]], and as [[Director (business)|Managing Director]] of [[TL Ventures Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Serial Entrepreneur Reveals What He Learned Launching 5 Companies & Creating Over $1.5B In Shareholder Value |url=http://www.thestartupslingshot.com/the-lab/serial-entrepreneur-reveals-what-he-learned-launching-5-companies-creating-over-1-5b-in-shareholder-value/ |website=StartupSlingshot |accessdate=2017-10-04}}</ref>


In 1991, Fabbio founded DAZEL Corporation, acquired by [[Hewlett-Packard]] in 1999<ref>
He founded WhiteGlove Health in 2006,<ref>
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{{cite web |title=Pre-IPO Interview with Robert Fabbio Founder and CEO, WhiteGlove House Call Health, Inc |url=https://ipocandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/R2-Pre-IPO-Interview-White-Glove-Final-May-26.pdf |website=IPOCandy |accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref> and eRelevance Corporation in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Fabbio's eRelevance Offers Human Touch To Marketing Services Platform For SMBs |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2017/04/28/bob-fabbios-erelevance-offers-human-touch-to-marketing-services-platform-for-smbs |website=Forbes |accessdate=2017-10-04}}</ref> Fabbio is also a partner at the Capital Factory, a [[Business incubator|startup incubator]] in Austin, Texas.<ref name=":0" />
{{cite web|title=DAZEL Corp.|url=https://www.inc.com/profile/dazel-corp|website=Inc.|accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref>. He founded WhiteGlove Health in 2006<ref>
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{{cite web|title=Pre-IPO Interview with Robert Fabbio Founder and CEO, WhiteGlove House Call Health, Inc|url=https://ipocandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/R2-Pre-IPO-Interview-White-Glove-Final-May-26.pdf|website=IPOCandy|accessdate=2017-10-03}}</ref>, and eRelevance Corporation in 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Fabbio's eRelevance Offers Human Touch To Marketing Services Platform For SMBs|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2017/04/28/bob-fabbios-erelevance-offers-human-touch-to-marketing-services-platform-for-smbs|website=Forbes|accessdate=2017-10-04}}</ref>.


Fabbio also led the funding and was an active-Chairman of [[Agere Systems]].<ref name=":0"/>
Fabbio also led the funding of [[Agere Systems]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Fabbio|url=https://capitalfactory.com/mentor/bob-fabbio/|website=CapitalFactory|accessdate=2017-10-09}}</ref>. In addition, Fabbio held senior technical and executive management positions with Cesura, VIEO, IBM, Prime Computer, Applix, and Kodak. Mr. Fabbio also served as a Rochester Institute of Technology Board of Trustee member.

In addition, Fabbio held senior technical and executive management positions with Cesura,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cesura, Inc. Announces First Business Certainty Solution for End-Users of Web Applications |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/cesura-inc-announces-first-business-certainty-solution-end-users-web-applications-671528.htm |website=MarketWired |accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref> VIEO,<ref>{{cite web |title=Vieo: A start-up to watch |url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2341497/infrastructure-management/vieo--a-start-up-to-watch.html |website=NetworkWorld |date=April 21, 2003 |accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref> IBM, [[Prime Computer]], [[Applix]], and [[Kodak]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BOB FABBIO, Adviser |url=http://www.shelfbucks.com/bob-fabbio |website=ShelfBucks |accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref> Mr. Fabbio also served as a Rochester Institute of Technology Board of Trustees member.<ref>{{cite web |title=Success Stories |url=https://www.rit.edu/success.php?s=76 |website=RIT |accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref>


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== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 10:46, 11 June 2024

Robert A. "Bob" Fabbio
Born (1957-06-21) June 21, 1957 (age 67)
Utica, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMohawk Valley Community College (AAS)
SUNY Potsdam (BS)
Rochester Institute of Technology (MS)
Known forFounding and funding various high tech companies
Notable workTivoli Systems
Awards

Robert "Bob" Fabbio (born June 21, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, technologist, and venture capitalist. He is best known for founding companies in and around Austin, Texas.[4][5][6]

Education

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Fabbio received his AAS in Chemistry from Mohawk Valley Community College, a BA in Chemistry/Computer Science from State University of New York at Potsdam, and a MS in Computer Science and Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology.[7]

Career

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In 1989, Fabbio founded Tivoli Systems ,[8][9][10] creators of the Tivoli Software suite; the company was acquired by IBM in 1996.[11] In 1991, Fabbio founded DAZEL Corporation, acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1999.[12] He subsequently served as a Venture Partner for Austin Ventures, and as Managing Director of TL Ventures Inc.[13]

He founded WhiteGlove Health in 2006,[14] and eRelevance Corporation in 2013.[15] Fabbio is also a partner at the Capital Factory, a startup incubator in Austin, Texas.[7]

Fabbio also led the funding and was an active-Chairman of Agere Systems.[7]

In addition, Fabbio held senior technical and executive management positions with Cesura,[16] VIEO,[17] IBM, Prime Computer, Applix, and Kodak.[18] Mr. Fabbio also served as a Rochester Institute of Technology Board of Trustees member.[19]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Gallery of Innovators | RIT Innovation Hall of Fame". www.rit.edu.
  2. ^ "Hanging out with PledgeCents". KindleInteractive. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "RIT inducts six into Innovation Hall of Fame". RIT. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "eRelevance Founder Bob Fabbio on the Austin Startup Scene and Niche Customers". AmericanInno. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "The state of tech entrepreneurship in Austin". Lucky7. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Austin's Entrepreneurial Genesis | IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin". ic2.utexas.edu. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Bob Fabbio". CapitalFactory. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "Robert A. Fabbio: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Journal Profile: Meet Austin entrepreneur Robert Fabbio, eRelevance CEO". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  10. ^ "Founder of Tivoli Joins Business Certainty Blog as Feature Commentator". BusinessWire. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  11. ^ Lohr, Steve (February 1, 1996). "I.B.M. to Pay $743 Million For Developer Of Software". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  12. ^ "DAZEL Corp". Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Serial Entrepreneur Reveals What He Learned Launching 5 Companies & Creating Over $1.5B In Shareholder Value". StartupSlingshot. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  14. ^ "Pre-IPO Interview with Robert Fabbio Founder and CEO, WhiteGlove House Call Health, Inc" (PDF). IPOCandy. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  15. ^ "Bob Fabbio's eRelevance Offers Human Touch To Marketing Services Platform For SMBs". Forbes. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  16. ^ "Cesura, Inc. Announces First Business Certainty Solution for End-Users of Web Applications". MarketWired. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  17. ^ "Vieo: A start-up to watch". NetworkWorld. April 21, 2003. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  18. ^ "BOB FABBIO, Adviser". ShelfBucks. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  19. ^ "Success Stories". RIT. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
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