James Paul Collas
Chief Executive Officer at IdeaEdge-CA
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James Paul Collas is the founder of Engage Financial Technology, Inc. (California), where he holds the title of President & Chief Executive Officer since 2012.
He is also the founder of Optimize Financial Technology, Inc. Mr. Collas's current job is as President & Chief Executive Officer at IdeaEdge-CA since 2006.
Mr. Collas's former jobs include being President & Chief Executive Officer at IdeaEDGE, Inc. from 2007 to 2009, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at DVD Movie Update, Inc. in 2007, President & Chief Executive Officer at Socialwise, Inc. from 2006 to 2009, President & Chief Executive Officer at GiftFlix, Inc., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at SpendSmart Networks, Inc. in 2011, Chief Technology Officer & SVP-Product Development at Gateway, Inc. from 1992 to 1998, and President at Amiga, Inc. from 1998 to 1999.
James Paul Collas active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| IdeaEdge-CA | Chief Executive Officer | 2006-03-31 |
OnBudget, Inc.
 OnBudget, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services OnBudget, Inc. provides a general purpose reloadable prepaid card for managing personal or household budgets. The firm also provides a smartphone application, which enables the management of monthly household spending and budgets. The company was founded by James Paul Collas, Jeffrey Lee Hall and Jonathan Drew Shultz in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2011-12-31 |
Former positions of James Paul Collas
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Optimizeft, Inc.
 Optimizeft, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Optimizeft, Inc. operates as a financial technology platform for next-generation digital payment solutions and programs. The private company is located in the US. | Chief Executive Officer | 2022-05-31 |
| SPENDSMART NETWORKS, INC. | President | 2011-04-25 |
IdeaEDGE, Inc.
 IdeaEDGE, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services IdeaEdge, Inc. is engaged in the development and marketing of gifting solutions. Its services include enables individuals to give gifts within social networking or other online environments. The company was founded by Chris Nicolaidis in 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | President | 2009-05-12 |
| Socialwise, Inc. /Old/ | President | 2009-05-12 |
| DVD Movie Update, Inc. | President | 2007-02-28 |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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Gateway, Inc.
 Gateway, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Gateway, Inc. manufactures and sells personal computer systems and related products to the home and business markets. It also offers plasma and liquid crystal display TVs, digital music players, peripherals, software, and accessories. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Amiga, Inc.
 Amiga, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Amiga, Inc. provides multimedia enabling technologies. It enables applications to run on a broad range of processors including ARM, StrongARM, Intel X-Scale, OMAP, MIPS, x86 and Hitachi SH series. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Issaquah, WA. | Technology Services |
OnBudget, Inc.
OnBudget, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services OnBudget, Inc. provides a general purpose reloadable prepaid card for managing personal or household budgets. The firm also provides a smartphone application, which enables the management of monthly household spending and budgets. The company was founded by James Paul Collas, Jeffrey Lee Hall and Jonathan Drew Shultz in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Technology Services |
IdeaEDGE, Inc.
IdeaEDGE, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services IdeaEdge, Inc. is engaged in the development and marketing of gifting solutions. Its services include enables individuals to give gifts within social networking or other online environments. The company was founded by Chris Nicolaidis in 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Commercial Services |
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| DVD Movie Update, Inc. | |
| Socialwise, Inc. /Old/ | Retail Trade |
| GiftFlix, Inc. | |
SpendSmart Networks, Inc.
 SpendSmart Networks, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services SpendSmart Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile and loyalty marketing agency services. It operates under the SMS Masterminds brand. It offers licenses, which includes a proprietary software as a service system, proprietary marketing, and sales training materials; and mobile responsive website building software. The company was founded by Alex Minicucci and Luke Wallace on May 14, 1990 and is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, CA. | Commercial Services |
Optimizeft, Inc.
Optimizeft, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Optimizeft, Inc. operates as a financial technology platform for next-generation digital payment solutions and programs. The private company is located in the US. | Technology Services |
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