Seth Bridges

Seth Bridges is a tech entrepreneur based in Seattle, known for co-founding and developing two successful tech companies. He completed his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington in 2006, which laid the foundation for his career in the tech industry. In the span of his career, Seth has been deeply involved in the creation and growth of Rival IQ and V2Green.

At Rival IQ, which he co-founded in 2012, Seth Bridges leveraged data to assist brands in enhancing their social media presence by employing competitive benchmarking strategies. During his tenure at Rival IQ, he focused on team support and development, fostering some of the most memorable moments of his professional journey.

Prior to his Rival IQ venture, Seth immersed himself in the realm of hardware and software development through V2Green, a company he founded in 2006. V2Green specialized in creating in-vehicle devices for managing remote demand generation and vehicle-to-grid operations for electric vehicles. Seth enjoyed the multifaceted challenges posed by this business, ranging from hardware design and production to overseeing data collection from widely dispersed, intermittently connected devices across the U.S.

In terms of education, Seth Bridges holds a PhD and Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Washington, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and he pursued a Study Abroad program in Ingeniería de Sistemas Electrónicas at Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Throughout his career, Seth Bridges has assumed various roles in different organizations. He has previously served as Founder and Head of Product & Marketing at Rival IQ, Director of Product Management for Electric Vehicle Management at GridPoint, Inc., Founder and Principal Engineer at V2Green, Instructor at the University of Washington, Hardware/Software Engineer at Impinj, Inc., and Research Assistant at the University of Washington.