# Jeff Stewart

> Jeffrey “Jeff” Stewart is a New York-based entrepreneur, investor and author. He co-founded internet consultancy Square Earth and online printing company Mimeo, serving as Mimeo’s first CEO, and later co-founded Lenddo with Richard Eldridge. He is co-founder and managing director at GPO Fund, which backs founder-led technology businesses pursuing international growth and access to global capital markets, and author of Global IPO: The Great Rewiring of Capital Markets.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Managing Director at GPO Fund
- **Organizations:** GPO Fund, Mimeo, Lenddo, Square Earth, Urgent Group, Urgent Career, Monitor110, Ernst & Young, Rensselaer Venture Network
- **Education:** BS in Business Management, concentration in entrepreneurship, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mimeo and served as its first CEO., Co-founded Square Earth, subsequently acquired by Proxicom; the combined entity completed an IPO in 1999., Shared the 2014 William F. Glaser Rensselaer Entrepreneurs of the Year recognition with Mimeo colleagues John Delbridge and David Uyttendaele.

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
- **Early 1990s** — Worked in Ernst & Young’s technology consulting practice, advising large financial institutions and exchanges.
- **1993** — Discussed a business-to-business online printing idea with John Delbridge and David Uyttendaele during a stop at Rensselaer en route to a Vermont ski trip.
- **1994–1995** — Started internet technology consultancy Square Earth with David Uyttendaele; it was later acquired by Proxicom.
- **1998** — Co-founded the business that became Mimeo and served as its first CEO.
- **2000** — Mimeo launched online ordering with next-day delivery of bound documents.
- **2001** — John F. Lyons replaced Stewart as Mimeo CEO in May; Stewart remained a director and became chief strategist.
- **2011** — Co-founded Lenddo with Richard Eldridge to address credit access using alternative data.
- **2014** — Named a William F. Glaser Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year alongside John Delbridge and David Uyttendaele; Lenddo received World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer recognition.
- **2018** — Co-founded GPO Fund.
- **2026** — Authored Global IPO: The Great Rewiring of Capital Markets and discussed its thesis in public interviews.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mimeo and served as its first CEO.
- Co-founded Square Earth, subsequently acquired by Proxicom; the combined entity completed an IPO in 1999.
- Shared the 2014 William F. Glaser Rensselaer Entrepreneurs of the Year recognition with Mimeo colleagues John Delbridge and David Uyttendaele.
- Co-founded Lenddo, a 2014 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.
- Co-founded GPO Fund in 2018.
- Author of Global IPO: The Great Rewiring of Capital Markets.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared on Seedcamp’s This Much I Know to discuss entrepreneurship, global capital, cash flow and IPOs; the episode page says he was drafting a fourth edition of Global IPO.
- **2026-05** — Appeared in a Venture5 interview about how founders can use international public markets to support growth.
- **2026-03** — Global IPO: The Great Rewiring of Capital Markets was published by Urgent Publishing Inc. on March 31, 2026. Stewart discussed its argument in a March 17 citybiz interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.globalipobook.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewartjeffrey/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/urgentspeed

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