Charles Hess Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founder

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Charles Hess General Information

Biography

Mr. Charles Hess is the Founder of Firefox Ventures. He brings more than 39 years of sales, marketing and business operations experience in the information technology industry to the table.Charles founded Unitech Solutions in 1991 and in 1993 formed Fisher/Unitech through a merger with Fisher Engineering Systems Corporation. Over the next two decades, the company grew both organically and through the completion of 8 acquisitions. Fisher/Unitech became the largest reseller of 3D Printers in the world with their relationship with Stratasys, the leader in the 3D Printing market. In additon, the company is one of the largest resellers of Dassault Systemes SolidWorks in North America. In 2014 Fisher/Unitech was acquired by The Riverside Company, a private equity firm headquartered in New York and Cleveland. Prior to Fisher/Unitech, Charles spent 11 years with the IBM Corporation in several sales, marketing and management assignments. He worked within the Data Processing Division, which focused on mainframe systems and related applications for manufacturing. Charles has served as President of the Board of Trustees for Kensington Academy, Commodore of Pontiac Yacht Club, and developed a large youth sailing instruction and racing organization that continues to serve over 180 youth each year. Charles founded the Michigan Intercollegiate Ski Association and WSU ski team in the early 70's.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Education
Wayne State University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Email
ch
Phone
+1 (248)
Address
  • 592 West Frank Street
  • Birmingham, MI 48009
  • United States
+1 (248)

Charles Hess Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Firefox Ventures Investor Founder Birmingham, MI Growth/Expansion

Charles Hess Lead Partner on Deals (6)

Charles Hess has been the lead partner on 6 deals. Their latest deal was with ClearObject, a it consulting and outsourcing company. The deal was made for on 27-Jun-2016.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
ClearObject 27-Jun-2016 Later Stage VC (Series E) Completed IT Consulting and Outsourcing Fishers, IN
Roney Software for Manufacturing (SolidWorks Software Business) 11-Apr-2011 Completed Multimedia and Design Software Girard, PA
CADVenture 13-Dec-2010 Completed Education and Training Services (B2B) Mentor, OH
Solid Insight 12-Jan-2007 Completed Multimedia and Design Software Dayton, OH
Corporate Software Solutions 07-Sep-2004 Merger/Acquisition Completed Other Commercial Services Fort Wayne, IN
Devtron Russell 02-Jun-2003 Merger/Acquisition Completed Multimedia and Design Software Gladwin, MI

Charles Hess Network (30)

Portfolio Executives (30)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Nicole DelMastro ClearObject Director, Marketing 27-Jun-2016 Fishers, IN
Tom Kilcoyne ClearObject Chief Operating Officer 27-Jun-2016 Fishers, IN
ClearObject Chief Technology Officer 27-Jun-2016 Fishers, IN
ClearObject Vice President of Finance 27-Jun-2016 Fishers, IN
ClearObject Vice President of Engineering Services 27-Jun-2016 Fishers, IN

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