# Stan Richter

> Stan Richter is co-founder and CEO of signageOS, the company that built a unification layer between digital signage hardware and the CMS platforms that run on top of it. Founded in Prague in 2016, signageOS solves the fragmentation problem that has plagued digital signage for decades - dozens of SoC operating systems, dozens of manufacturers, no common API. Richter turned that chaos into a business, bootstrapped growth to global scale, raised $4.2M from Reflex Capital, relocated to San Francisco, won the 2025 Outstanding Individual award at the Global Digital Signage Awards, and in January 2026 unveiled Supra - an encrypted edge-streaming platform that extends the usable life of existing hardware by two to five years.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at signageOS
- **Organizations:** signageOS
- **Nationality:** Czech
- **Education:** Ph.D. in International Economic Relations, Prague University of Economics and Business (VSE)
- **Known for:** Co-founded signageOS in 2016 and grew it from a bootstrapped Prague startup into the world's first unification technology platform for digital signage, Led seed funding round of $4.2M total from Reflex Capital, Won the Outstanding Individual Gold Award at the 2025 Global Digital Signage Awards

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Enrolled in Ph.D. program in International Economic Relations at Prague University of Economics and Business
- **2012-2015** — Worked at 3M Cesko in a business role
- **2014-2016** — Worked at PwC in consulting capacity
- **2015-2016** — Involved with HUGPORT, a business project in Prague
- **2016** — Connected with xPORT VSE Business Accelerator at Prague University of Economics and Business
- **2016** — Co-founded signageOS in Prague with Lukas Danek and Michael Zabka - built initially as an internal tool for managing large heterogeneous display networks
- **2018** — Officially launched signageOS publicly; secured 30 NDAs with software firms within the first month; introduced signageOS Open at ISE 2019
- **2018** — Completed Ph.D. in International Economic Relations
- **2020** — Raised $2M seed round from Reflex Capital (part of $4.2M total raised); company expanded globally
- **2022** — Represented signageOS at DSE 2022 (Digital Signage Experience)
- **2024** — Acquired SignageLab, expanding expert services capabilities
- **2025** — Won Outstanding Individual Gold Award at the 2025 Global Digital Signage Awards (Sixteen:Nine)
- **2025** — Spoke at ISE 2025 on cybersecurity risks and managed services in digital signage
- **2025** — Represented signageOS at DPAA Global Summit in NYC
- **2026** — Unveiled Supra at ISE 2026 - an edge-based encrypted streaming platform, the most significant product launch in signageOS history

## Achievements

- Co-founded signageOS in 2016 and grew it from a bootstrapped Prague startup into the world's first unification technology platform for digital signage
- Led seed funding round of $4.2M total from Reflex Capital
- Won the Outstanding Individual Gold Award at the 2025 Global Digital Signage Awards
- Built partnerships with major display manufacturers including Samsung, LG, NEC, BenQ, and Philips
- Acquired SignageLab in 2024, expanding signageOS's expert services arm
- Launched Supra at ISE 2026 - a patent-pending encrypted streaming platform that extends hardware lifespan by 2-5 years
- Scaled the company to 55 employees with dual headquarters in San Francisco and Prague
- Positioned signageOS as the industry standard API layer for SoC displays used by CMS companies worldwide

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Unveiled Supra at ISE 2026 - an edge-based encrypted streaming solution that bypasses SoC limitations and extends hardware lifespan by 2-5 years
- **2025-11** — Represented signageOS at DPAA Global Summit in NYC discussing data connectivity and retail media
- **2025-02** — Won Outstanding Individual Gold Award at the 2025 Global Digital Signage Awards in Barcelona
- **2025-01** — Spoke at ISE 2025 on cybersecurity risks and managed services in digital signage
- **2024-01** — Led acquisition of SignageLab, expanding signageOS's Expert Services capabilities

## Links

- Website: https://signageos.io
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stanrichter
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/signageos
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3vGfdOdg8E
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/signageos

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Last updated: 2026-05-11