Chris Cantell co-founded SigEx, Inc. with partner, Frédéric Artru. Chris Cantell brings over 18 years of experience and ownership in advanced technologies in super-computers and distributed communications architectures, large voice and data over IP (VoIP) installations, comprehensive high-tech structuring including: legal and financial structures, regulatory requirements, investor relations and marketing communications, technical business modeling, recruiting and team management.
Chris Cantell’ primary focus towards his ventures is to concentrate on strategic Fortune 500 sales opportunities which are able to sustain growth and profitability -- critical for initial start-ups.
From 1995 to present Chris Cantell had developed and/or acquired a series of agencies that now make-up MultiPath Communications International, Inc., TechSource International and Cantell Communications International, which are located in Silicon Valley, Southern California and Sarasota, Florida. MultiPath Communications focuses on providing excellent public relations, investor relations, marketing communications and advertising support for today’s telecommunications and advanced storage technologies companies. With locations covering both the East Coast and West Coast markets, the agency network is poised to provide services nationally and internationally. Additional domestic and global capabilities are always available via MultiPath’s network of partners and consultants.
Chris Cantell and his Multipath teams have planned and/or executed effective campaigns for all of the following technology companies (please see Attachment A for a more comprehensive list and descriptions): Archive Technology, Broadcom, ConnectCom Solutions, Conexant, Cubic Memory, Inc., eSynch/Kissco Software, Kingston Technology, Knowledge Revolution, Moss Software, NewPort Communications, Oak Technology, OSTA (Optical Storage Technology Association – client members include: Hewlett-Packard Company, Imation Corporation, Maxoptix Corporation, Micro Design International, Panasonic Technologies Inc., Philips Components, Plasmon, Ricoh Corporation, Roxio, Inc., Software Architects, Inc., Sony Electronics, Inc., Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., Unaxis Balzers AG, Verbatim Corporation), PrinTrak, PurchasingNet, Inc., Qlogic Corporation, SigmaRAM (client members include: Toshiba America Electronic Components, Sony Electronics, Mitsubishi Electric, Integrated Silicon solutions, Inc., and GSI Technology), Simple Technology, Sony Electronics Corporation of America, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Toshiba America Information Systems, Zy.com.
During and after the sale of New England Software, from 1990 through 1995, Chris Cantell provided international technology licensing and marketing services, financial services and international structuring services for global clients, primarily focused in the United States, Canada and Brazil. Throughout that time, Chris Cantell lived primarily in Brazil for 3-6 months while maintaining residence in Weston, Massachusetts, USA.
Between 1989 and 1992, Chris Cantell founded New England Software, which marketed numerically intensive libraries and mechanical analysis design programs for super computers for Cray, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, Convex and IBM for projects in aerospace, automotive, energy, construction, process plant, computer/PCB, and other industries involving complex mechanical systems. Chris Cantell secured co-operative software and technology supplier agreements to IBM Corporation with extensive sales in international markets. He was offered an opportunity for New England Software to be acquired, which was in line with his long-term objectives, and he sold his interest in the company in December 1992.
In 1987 Chris Cantell co-founded Multipath Corporation, which became the industry’s leader in fast matrix solvers and numerically intensive memory management solutions and provided consulting services to develop computationally intensive labs. Multipath marketed and had over 100 technology contracts and strategic technology license development agreements with most of the major super-computer companies and United States government stealth laboratories (95% super-computer market penetration), including: Cray, IBM, Intel Super-Computers, Intel Semi-Conductor (i860), Silicon Graphics, Convex; and customers; such as, Mitre, Lawrence Livermore Labs, Boeing, Ford Corporation (Crash Group), MIT and MIT Labs, University of California, Berkeley and San Diego, Stanford University, Massachusetts General Hospital (Orthopedic Surgery), Corning Glass Works, MAYA, Jet Propulsion Labs, Mitsubishi Electronics, as well as numerous other corporate and GSA and stealth works sites (Chris Cantell has a US Security Clearance). Multipath Corporation received an offer to acquire many of its assets and sold their interest in most of Multipath.
Prior to 1987, Chris Cantell held engineering and sales and marketing positions with Intel, General Electric, Apollo Computer (now Hewlett-Packard), and Floating Point Systems (acquired by Cray, who has since been acquired by Silicon Graphics). Chris Cantell has had the opportunity in his career to receive extensive training and experience with Intel for nearly a year, which included comprehensive design and sales training classes for most of Intel’s chips, boards, systems, operating systems, programming and network architectures.
Chris Cantell attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts with a full academic scholarship, graduating in 1983 with a BS in computer science and a minor in chemical engineering. Chris Cantell also studied business administration and law.
Chris Cantell retains consulting arrangements with several pre-IPO companies as well as active participation in projects, which include: server farms in Silicon Valley and Canada, optic networks, voice and data over IP and interactive technologies.
