Skylight Names Michael Segal as Chief Executive Officer

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Skylight is a consumer IoT platform that thousands of families around the world use to share photos with loved ones. Skylight's flagship product, Skylight Frame, is a connected touchscreen photo frame that allows everyone in the family to send a loved one photos instantly, from anywhere.

Skylight is proud to announce the appointment of Michael Segal to the role of Chief Executive Officer of Skylight, leading business development, marketing and operations.

Prior to Skylight, Michael was a Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), a $4 billion global venture capital firm investing in consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology companies. Michael also spent time as a product manager at Spotify, working on the company's music discovery products. Michael holds an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School, and a BA degree, summa cum laude, in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College.

Skylight Frame has seen extraordinary growth in 2017 and H1 2018, with 20K+ units sold and 10,000+ units live and receiving photos in people's homes.

Skylight is also appointing Jake Kring to the role of Chief Technical Officer, responsible for leading the company's product strategy and technical research and development. Prior to Skylight, Jake was the GM at Scripted.com, an online marketplace connecting freelance writers with small businesses and digital agencies. Under Jake's leadership, Scripted grew revenue 2.5x in 2017 and reached profitability.

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