Kevin Foreman

Kevin Foreman founded Bevy, Inc. a Seattle-based start-up as entrepreneur-in-residence at Madrona Venture Group in September 2007. Bevy received $1.2 million in funding from Madrona Venture Group and the Trilogy Partnership in October 2007. Foreman described Bevy as a social merchandising venture, "helping people find products for which they are not really looking." [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/334787_apollo10.html]

He previously was the General Manager of the Mobile Business Unit at RealNetworks Inc. Earlier, he was Real's GM, Helix, and was credited with launching Real's open source strategy.

Education and Career

He was at RealNetworks from November 1997 to 2006. His final role at RealNetworks was head of the mobile business unit. Previously, he was heading the management of a digital media platform -- Helix, as well as the industry ecosystem that builds on this platform -- Helix Community. Prior to RealNetworks, he worked for five years in various product and program management roles at Avid Technology, the world's leading non-linear video-editing company. Prior to Avid, he worked in various sales and sales management positions within DEC.cite web
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He graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He also earned a Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.

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