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Gary Portney

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Founder at Prosody Labs
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Gary Portney is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder of Prosody Labs, a company focused on emotionally intelligent conversational AI. He has a distinguished track record of founding and scaling five SaaS companies to significant revenue and successful acquisitions. Gary earned his BA from Arizona State University.

He has founded five distinct SaaS companies, scaling three of them—Ventaso, KonaWare, and Convoke Systems—to a combined annual recurring revenue of over $70 million before their acquisitions.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Conversational AI
Currently pioneering voice-first, multi-agent conversational AI systems capable of outcome-driven dialogue at his latest venture, Prosody Labs.
SaaS Scalability
Has repeatedly demonstrated expertise in scaling SaaS platforms, achieving significant annual recurring revenue and leading multiple companies to acquisition.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Founder
Prosody Labs
2-2017
Founder & CEO
Adtoniq
10-2006 - 10-2011
Founder and CEO
Convoke Systems
9-2001 - 9-2006
Cofounder and VP of Sales
KonaWare
1998 - 2001
Cofounder and VP Sales
Ventaso
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Education
BA
Arizona State University
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