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Carmen Fontana

Juniors, Masters and Professionals at USA Track & Field

Greater Cleveland

Overview 

Carmen Fontana is an experienced emerging tech leader currently serving as the Vice President of Operations at Augment Therapy, with previous roles at IEEE and Centric Consulting. Carmen has a Master of Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, and is an active investor in seed and pre-seed stage companies in sectors such as space, robotics, IoT, and AI in the Midwest region.

Work Experience 

  • Vice President Operations

    2023 - Current

    Augment Therapy® is an award-winning digital health company that engages people of all ages and ability levels in immersive body-powered games and wellness activities from hospital to home. The company is redefining rehabilitative care, turning it into an empowering experience for individuals seeking to regain their health and mobility in a fun and engaging way. The company's applications include ARWell PRO, intended for healthcare providers and their patients, and ARWell, for general wellness exercise with no prescription required. Leveraging MOCAST®, their patented technology, the company's products offer a unique combination of computer vision and augmented reality-based games and exercises on commonly used tech tools like tablets and mobile phones. The company has also received SOC2 Type 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 approval and is COPPA and HIPAA compliant.

  • Director Of Operations

    2021 - 2023

Augment Therapy is an interactive software that uses the medium of AR to provide virtual pediatric rehab and remote patient monitoring.

Raised $4,379,000.00 from CareSource.

  • Media Representative, International Speaker and Thought Leadership Contributor

    2019

    Represent IEEE in the media globally, including conference speaking and industry publications. Focus area: Emerging Tech trends including Connected Devices, AI, and AR/VR. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

IEEE is a professional association of engineers focused on advancing technological innovation and excellence.

Raised $1,200,000.00.

  • Volunteer Advisor, Entrepreneurial Education Program (INCubator)

    2023

  • Track and Field Official - High School and Middle School

    2023

  • Track and Field Official - NCAA, Juniors, Masters and Professionals

    2023

The United States national governing body/member of the Olympic movement for track & field, cross country & road running and race walking.

  • Limited Partner

    2021

    Countdown invests in founders rebuilding the American industrial base at the earliest stages.

Countdown Capital is an investor in early-stage industrial companies.

  • Member | Investor

    2021

    Member Investor that helps evaluate B2B SaaS investment opportunities, perform due diligence, and support portfolio companies.

  • Investing Member

    2020

    Member of Portfolia Funds, investment funds designed for women who want to back entrepreneurial companies for returns and impact.

Portfolia creates investment funds designed for women, backing innovative companies, for returns and impact

  • Practice Lead, Cloud & Emerging Tech

    2012 - 2021

    Direct Delivery, Operations, and Business Development for Modern Software Delivery practice, focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), and Innovation.

Centric Consulting provides full-service management consulting services.

Raised $400,000.00 from Amazon Web Services.

  • Board Member, Design Thinking Advisory Council

    2018 - 2020

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