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Michael Rothman has over 25 years of experience in the industrial service sector and 10 years in the retail services industry. Mr. Rothman served as chairman and CEO of SMS Assist, L.L.C. since its startup in 2003 to May 2017. Mr. Rothman currently serves as chairman. Mr. Rothman founded SMS Assist in 2003 with six employees. Under his leadership, SMS Assist transformed into one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Chicago. In 2016, the same year Rothman was named a Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year and also a national finalist by Ernst & Young, SMS Assist received $150 million in Series D funding at a $1 billion valuation from Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, the same team that invested in Uber, Facebook, Pinterest and Spotify. SMS Assist has also been ranked on the Forbes World’s Best #32 of 100 Cloud Companies list, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for two years running, a 2017 Digital Edge 50 award winner, and in 2015 received the Moxie Award and the Momentum Award for
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- • 2,490 investors hold the Founder role in VCSift. Michael Rothman is one of them.
- • 1,718 investors are based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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