# Anthony Lye

> Anthony Lye is Chairman and CEO of Quid, the AI-powered consumer and market intelligence platform based in Santa Clara, California. A Silicon Valley veteran with over 25 years in enterprise software, he previously served as CEO of Amplience, Global Head of Apollo at Palantir Technologies, and EVP & GM of NetApp's Public Cloud Business Unit — which he grew from $500K to $550 million over five years. He is also an Operating Advisor at Bessemer Venture Partners, a Board of Trustees member at the University of Bath, and an active angel investor.

- **Role:** Chairman & CEO at Quid
- **Organizations:** Quid, Bessemer Venture Partners, University of Bath (Board of Trustees), MACH Alliance (Advisory Board)
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** BEng (Hons) Engineering, University of Bath
- **Known for:** Grew NetApp's Public Cloud Business Unit from $500K to $550M+ in revenue over 5.5 years — a 1,000x+ increase, Led over 12 strategic acquisitions at NetApp, transforming it from a storage company into a cloud services powerhouse, Appointed CEO of Amplience, growing its AI content platform to serve 400+ leading global brands

## Career timeline

- **1989** — Graduated with BEng (Hons) in Engineering from University of Bath, England
- **1989-2000s** — Early career in enterprise software including Remedy — helped establish foundations in CRM and distributed computing
- **2000s** — Senior roles at Siebel Systems in enterprise CRM and technology transformation
- **2007-2012** — Senior Vice President and General Manager, CRM at Oracle — led customer relationship management strategy for one of tech's largest software firms
- **2013-2016** — President & CEO at HotSchedules — led workforce management SaaS platform for the restaurant and hospitality industry
- **2016-2017** — Executive Vice President & Chief Cloud Officer at Guidewire Software — drove cloud strategy for insurance industry platform
- **2017-2022** — Executive Vice President and General Manager, Public Cloud at NetApp — grew the Public Cloud Business Unit from $500K to over $550 million, orchestrating more than a dozen acquisitions in 5.5 years
- **2022-2023** — Global Head of Apollo and Product-Led Growth Business Unit at Palantir Technologies — expanded the Apollo deployment platform and enterprise AI strategy
- **2023-2024** — Chief Executive Officer at Amplience — led AI-driven content platform serving 400+ global brands including Crate & Barrel, Ulta Beauty, and Coach
- **2024-present** — Chairman & CEO at Quid — leading AI-powered consumer and market intelligence platform based in Santa Clara, California

## Achievements

- Grew NetApp's Public Cloud Business Unit from $500K to $550M+ in revenue over 5.5 years — a 1,000x+ increase
- Led over 12 strategic acquisitions at NetApp, transforming it from a storage company into a cloud services powerhouse
- Appointed CEO of Amplience, growing its AI content platform to serve 400+ leading global brands
- Led Global Head of Apollo and Product-Led Growth at Palantir Technologies, expanding enterprise AI deployments
- Operating Advisor at Bessemer Venture Partners, one of Silicon Valley's most storied venture capital firms
- Member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Bath, England
- Established a scholarship for women in coding
- Active angel investor and venture fund participant
- Board member at Spoken Communications (AI conversation platform acquired by Avaya)
- Advisory Board Member at MACH Alliance
- Senior Advisor to Boston Consulting Group and SUSE

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Quid raises $110M in its latest funding round (Venture, round not specified), valuing the company at a total of $162.4M raised to date
- **2024-09** — Anthony Lye appointed Chairman & CEO of Quid, succeeding Peter Caswell who stepped down after 13 years of leadership
- **2025-03** — Quid announces strategic partnership with Vantage Discovery to expand AI-powered consumer insight capabilities
- **2025-05** — Actively building Quid's Market Models — customized, daily-updated AI models for enterprise consumer and market intelligence

## Links

- Website: https://quid.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonylye
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Quid
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Quid.Inc

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Last updated: 2026-05-17