Ralph Verrilli

Ralph J. Verrilli is a Boston-based operator, M&A advisor, and venture partner focused on enterprise engineering and manufacturing software, industrial software, and IIoT. Ascentage Group lists him as a Managing Director working with enterprise engineering and manufacturing software companies and IIoT companies across North America and Europe on M&A strategy and execution. The same bio states that he is Managing Partner of Next Stage Advisors, where his team helps companies prepare for acquisition and maximize value at exit.

Before his advisory career, Verrilli was COO of VISTAGY, an enterprise design and manufacturing software company serving aerospace, automotive, and marine markets. Ascentage says he led VISTAGY’s global expansion into England, France, Russia, China, and Japan, and that in 2012 he and the executive team sold VISTAGY to Siemens in a strategic acquisition. Pickwick Capital Partners also describes him as part of VISTAGY’s founding team and says he later led integration with Siemens after the acquisition.

Earlier in his career, Verrilli held front-line and executive leadership roles across operations, sales, product development, support, and client services. Ascentage says he helped position Concentra for its successful IPO as a product manager. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, with research areas including advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence applied to mechanical design.

Verrilli has also been associated with Madison Park Group, where Pickwick says he started and led the engineering and manufacturing software and IIoT practice. Companyon Ventures lists him as a Venture Partner; its Venture Partners are fund investors who have founded and scaled companies and support portfolio companies with expertise and networks.

• Focuses on enterprise engineering software, manufacturing software, CAD, PLM, simulation, industrial IoT, supply-chain software, and industrial AI, drawing on his operating background at VISTAGY and Siemens and his advisory work at Madison Park Group, Ascentage, Pickwick, and Next Stage.
• Through Companyon Ventures, aligns with a hands-on post-seed / pre-Series A strategy for B2B startups. Companyon’s stated fit includes B2B companies, excluding B2C, healthcare, and biotech; companies growing at least 3x year over year; about $1M+ in annualized revenue; customers renewing, reordering, and expanding; and founders raising $2M-$10M in a priced equity round.
• Companyon describes its model as backing only a few founder-led B2B startups each year and helping with talent, GTM scale, and future fundraising rather than providing capital alone.
• Next Stage Advisors’ stated focus is helping enterprise manufacturing, engineering, supply-chain software, and IIoT companies in North America and Europe with M&A, capital raising, acquisition readiness, corporate development strategy, and AI strategies as applied to growth and exit.
• Verrilli’s own recent LinkedIn commentary emphasizes capital efficiency, focused execution, early preparation for acquisition, disciplined financial controls, governance, and building relationships with strategic acquirers before a company is under pressure.