Vince Stratful

Vince brings an operator's lens to technology investing: how platforms are really built, where technical debt hides, what will scale, and whether a business has the product, architecture, and team needed to turn strategy into execution.

Career arc

• Senior Advisor, Technology, Opie Capital — advises on technology diligence, platform strategy, and operating-model questions for technology-led businesses.
• Chief Technology Officer, HostPapa — joined in 2016 with responsibility for Technology, Engineering, and Product Delivery, including the transformation of HostPapa's platform architecture.
• Chief Technology Officer, Site5.com — senior technology leadership, helping position the business for its acquisition by Endurance International Group.
• 20+ years in senior management roles across web hosting, cloud services, product delivery, and platform engineering.

Selected deals or wins

• Helped position Site5 for its acquisition by Endurance International Group.
• Helped close and integrate HostPapa's acquisition of Lunarpages and related Add2Net hosting brands.
• Helped close and transition HostPapa's acquisition of Deluxe Corporation's web hosting and logo design businesses.

Personal POV

"AI, cloud, and automation are power tools: in the right hands they create enormous leverage, but they don't replace taste, judgment, or operating discipline. I look for teams that understand the difference."

Outside Opie

Vince is a technology enthusiast, knee-deep in AI and discovering the practical realities of building modern software businesses. He lives in the UK with his family.