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Palo Alto California - Alpine California Portola Valley, California - New York - Redwood City - Stanford - Menlo Park - San Mateo - CA, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Mr. Alan Chiu is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Enya. He also serves as Venture Advisor at Istari Ventures. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Head of Data at Blockdoc. He serves as a Partner at XSeed Capital. He co-founded and served as Vice President of Products at Listo. His investment areas include mobile enterprise applications, next-generation data center stack, and data analytics platforms and applications. He serves on the Board of Directors of StackStorm and supports other portfolio companies including Lex Machina, AtScale, Dispatcher, Teapot, Pixlee, SIPX (acquired by ProQuest), Zooz, and BrainofT. He is currently Vice President for Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, an alumni association that seeks to strengthen Stanford's startup community by fostering relationships among entrepreneurs and alumni investors. He was previously Director of Product Management at Bycast (acquired by NetApp), an object storage software company with a global customer base that included some of the largest digital content repositories in the world. At Bycast, he and his team drove the product roadmap, managed OEM relationships with IBM and HP, and developed strategies to enter new vertical markets. Prior to Bycast, he served as an engineering manager at a network security start-up and helped develop the market-leading digital prepress workflow system at Creo, which was acquired by Kodak for $1B in cash. He holds a BASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia, as well as an MS in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was a Sloan Fellow focused on entrepreneurship, venture capital, and mergers and acquisitions.
London - Europe, operating in the biotechnology, retail, clean technology, media - U.K., U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Investment Management • Mobile • Productivity
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San Francisco California - Menlo Park California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Investment Management • Mobile
MD at Altos Ventures. Lead investor in fast-growing, founder-led software and mobile startups. Proud Canuck. Always learning.
New York City (NY) - Sydney Australia - Shenzhen China - Beijing, China - Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Material Science • Investment Management
Dr. David Wang serves as Senior Managing Director at OrbiMed. Most recently, he was a Managing Director at WI Harper Group, responsible for healthcare investment in China. Previously, he served as Head of Business Development at Siemens Medical Solutions, where he directed corporate strategy and new businesses in molecular diagnostics and diagnostic imaging. He was co-founder and EVP at First Genetic Trust, a personalized medicine company. During his tenure at Bristol-Myers Squibb, he was Chairman of The SNP Consortium Management Committee, the first group of its kind formed by pharmaceutical and technology industries to support the development of personalized medicine. He received his MD from Peking University Medical School. He earned his doctorate in Developmental Biology from California Institute of Technology.
Menlo Park California - San Francisco California, U.S.A.
Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Material Science • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Nanotechnology • Consumer • Woman Focused
Kamini Ramani brings more than 25 years of public relations and marketing communications experience to Mayfield. She has counseled several early-stage companies on messaging, media relations, crisis handling and the communications of strategic initiatives. Her experience includes working with Internet companies such as Bigstep.com and NetObjects, semiconductor leaders such as NVIDIA, enterprise software players such as ASK/Ingres and NeXT and venture capital firms such as Sevin Rosen Funds. She holds a Masters in English Literature from Yale University, a Masters in Communication Research from Stanford University and a Bachelors in English Literature from Bombay University.
San Mateo California - Menlo Park California - San Mateo, California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Investment Management • Mobility
Board Member at LeaseLock
Board Member at LeaseLock
Westport Connecticut - New York City (NY) - Connecticut - Palo Alto, California - South Carolina - North America - Massachusetts - Croatia - Albania - Montenegro, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Developer tools • Food & Beverage • Mobile Apps • Online Social
Mr. Zac Zeitlin is the Founder and serves as Partner at New Ground Ventures. He serves as Board Member at Waltz. Zac has been an active investor in an exciting group of impact-minded, early stage companies, with a focus on food, health and wellness, education and financial technology. Prior to starting NGV, Zac was a co-founder and head of the Principal Finance business of Silver Point Capital, as well as one of the firm's six partners. Zac began his career as a private equity investor in the PIA group of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and at TPG Capital. He is a Plan II-Business Honors graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Zac is the Treasurer and a Trustee of Greens Farms Academy. He served as Board Member at Foodsmart.
San Francisco, California, Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Material Science • Investment Management • Mobile • Nanotechnology
Building something new-- Hiring!
Past: Sequoia, Uber, Facebook, Microsoft
San Diego California Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Robotics
Partner at Menlo Ventures
San Francisco California - Palo Alto California - Menlo Park California - Atlanta Georgia, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobile • Oncology
Greg Williams is the Managing Director at DAG Ventures since 2006. Greg focuses primarily on enterprise infrastructure, SaaS, consumer internet and clean tech. Prior to joining DAG, Greg spent over a decade at other VC firms, including Summerhill Ventures (formerly BCE Capital). Previously, Greg was the Portfolio Manager at Teacher Private Capital where he focused on mid-stage investments in the technology sector. Greg was a Vice-President at Growthworks Capital, managing a diverse portfolio of early stage venture capital investments. Greg holds a B.Sc. degree from McGill University.
Portola Valley California - San Francisco California - Valley California - Menlo Park California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Life Science • Mobile • Oncology
Daniil Stolyarov serves as Investment Director at Almaz Capital. He is responsible for bridging Almaz partners and portfolio companies in Silicon Valley and Russia/CIS. Working with portfolio executives and entrepreneurs both in Russian and Silicon Valley, Daniil is focused on helping companies develop and successfully grow their operations and organizations across borders. Daniil is a seasoned investment professional with over 10 years of experience in advising technology, media and communication companies in Russia and the Silicon Valley in the fields of corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, strategic partnerships, public and private financings. Previously Daniil worked at Cowen and Company, Lehman Brothers, and Renaissance Capital.
New York City (NY) - San Francisco California - Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness)
General Partner, Agave Lab Ventures
San Francisco, California - Europe, operating in the biotechnology, retail, clean technology, media - U.K., U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Investment Management • Mobile
Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico - San Pedro Mexico - Monterrey, Mexico,
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Mobile
Paul Ahlstrom is a Co-Founder and serves as a Managing Director at Alta Ventures Mexico. Ahlstrom co-founded the firm in 2010. He was employed at vSpring Capital. Previously, Ahlstrom served as a Managing Director at the vSpring. Prior to founding vSpring Capital, he founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer at Knowlix. He also invested in Altiris. Mr.Ahlstrom is the Board Member at iDeal Response. Ahlstrom has led several successful early stage investments including Rhomobile, Aeroprise, 7degrees and FamilyLink. He serves as a Director of BMC Mobility for IT Service Management, New Mexico Community Capital, KQ, Aeroprise, GlobalSim, Cogito, MyFamily.com, and DriveSafety. Ahlstrom also serves as a Member of Advisory Board of UTFC, BYU's e-business center and Corda Technologies. He serves as a Member of the Utah Angels and has participated in several regional angel investments. He serves as a Director and Trustee at the Utah Information Technology Association and an Advisor at the Kevin Rollins Center for E-Business at Brigham Young University. Ahlstrom serves on the Technical Advisory Board at Westminster College's business school and Dougway Proving Ground's Test and Evaluation Initiative. He served as a Director of Public Engines, Senforce Technologies, Ancestry.com and S5 Wireless. He serves on the Executive Committee of the University of Utah's Technology Commercialization Advisory Board. Ahlstrom is listed as a Founding Member of the BYU Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. He served as a Director of The American Academy. He served as a Trustee for the Utah Technology Council and other community boards and has also served multiple years as a Member of Motorola's Visionary Research Board. He served as the Board Member at VidAngel. Ahlstrom is a regular speaker and supporter of the Rocky Mountain, New Mexico and Utah's entrepreneurial communities. He holds an Honorary Degree from the Netanya Academic College in Israel for his work of promoting peace. Ahlstrom received a B.A. in Communications from the Brigham Young University. He currently serves as a Board member at Screenie.
San Francisco California - Menlo Park California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
Principal at Thoma Bravo
Carl Press serves as Principal at Thoma Bravo. He served as a Senior Associate at HighBAR Partners. Previously, he served at Oaktree Capital Management, where he was an Associate in the Principal Investments Group. While at Oaktree, Press evaluated and executed leveraged buyout, distressed debt-for-control and special situations investments in the technology, energy and financial services sectors. Prior to joining Oaktree, Press was an investment banker with UBS Investment Bank, where he worked on leveraged finance and restructuring assignments for financial sponsors and corporate clients in the technology and industrials sectors. Press has also worked in business development at Addepar, a venture-backed financial software company, where he focused on opportunities in the alternative asset management industry. Additionally, he has held engineering roles at Analog Devices and Motorola. Press holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering with Honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar. He also serves as the Board Member at Infogix.
San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Woman Focused
San Francisco California - Menlo Park California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management
Paul Ferris is a Co-Founding General Partner at Azure Capital Partners. He also serves as Advisor, Investing at Sway Ventures. He has over 20 years experience working with high growth technology companies, with the past 14 years investing directly in communications technology, mobile, cloud applications and infrastructure, gaming and digital media related companies for Azure. During his career Paul has helped drive over 30 very successful venture backed outcomes, both as an investor and adviser. Paul received his B.A. degrees in Computer Science and English from Amherst College, where he graduated summa cum laude.
North, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Life Science
Tom Siegel serves as Managing Director and is a Co-Founder at Shepherd Ventures. He focuses on investments in technology, with particular emphasis on software and services, internet, digital media, mobile/wireless as well as food manufacturing and marketing. Past investments have resulted in many acquisitions and public offerings. Prior to Shepherd Ventures, Tom was a Senior Vice President with Advantage Capital Partners, a large early stage venture fund. He has also been a Managing Director of Illinois Ventures. Prior to Advantage Capital, Tom founded and/or served as President and Chief Executive Officer of various companies, primarily in the software, food, and publishing industries. Earlier in his career, Tom was a Management Consultant with, and a member of the M&A Group of KPMG. Tom received a BA in Economics and an MBA from the University of Illinois. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and also holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He is a member of the CFA Institute, is a past Chairman and President of the CFA Society San Diego and past board member of Software San Diego. The US Small Business Administration has selected him as a Financial Services Advocate of the Year. Tom has been an active investor, advisor, and/or board member for dozens of privately-held companies.
London - Europe, operating in the biotechnology, retail, clean technology, media - U.K., U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Investment Management • Mobile
Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Material Science • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Life Science • Mobile • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Oncology • Consumer • Restaurants • Woman Focused
Menlo Park California - San Francisco California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness)
Bob Rees is an experienced venture capitalist with a 25-year track record of forming, incubating, funding, and growing successful young companies. His background also includes operating executive experience in sales, marketing, and strategic planning positions with two Fortune 500 companies (Mobil and Tenneco). As a Special Limited Partner of Woodside Fund from 1993 to 1999, Bob built a successful investment record including exits for Innova Corporation, Hotrail, and AccelGraphics. Bob and three of his Woodside Fund partners left the firm in 1999 to form Access Venture Partners, an affiliate of Draper Fisher Jurvetson. As a Managing Director of Access Venture Partners until 2004, Bob sourced technology deals in Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma and syndicated these deals with top-tier venture capitalists in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. At Access, Bob led the firm's syndication of Dallas-based Cashworks, Inc. which was later sold to General Electric Card Services. Prior to his venture roles at Woodside Fund and Access Venture Partners, Bob led the successful diversification of Rees/Source Ventures, Inc., a family-owned oil and gas business, through creation of a venture capital investment program.Bob held key executive positions at Mobil and Tenneco and led the sales and marketing group at a Kentucky-based start-up. In 1987, he launched the Oklahoma City Innovation Center as Oklahoma's first privately run business incubator. He also played an active role in helping the state develop its own entrepreneurial and venture capital initiatives, which culminated in the founding of the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board (OCIB) and Oklahoma Technology Commercialization Center (OTCC). Bob continues as an active board member of QuanTEM Laboratories, one of the Oklahoma companies originally incubated by the Oklahoma City Innovation Center. He holds an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business and a BA in business from Principia College. At Startup Capital Ventures, Bob serves on the boards of WhiteHat Security and Xignite. He is also a board observer at EzRez Software, Suturenetics, and Think Finance. Bob was born in Oklahoma to a family with a long history of entrepreneurship. Risk taking was encouraged and successful results were celebrated. When not at SCV, Bob enjoys spending time with his wife and family which includes two adult children and three grandchildren. He enjoys California hiking and Oklahoma football.
Palo Alto California - San Francisco California - Carmel California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Energy • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Tyler Peterson serves as Principal at Triangle Peak Partners. Prior to Triangle Peak, he spent seven years at Google where he held various product strategy and finance positions. Most recently, he focused on new product development for YouTube monetization. Additionally, he has led strategy and finance groups in the Google+ and Google Maps businesses. Earlier in his career, Tyler worked across a variety of Google products including: AdWords, AdSense, Gmail, Google Checkout, Google TV Ads, and more. He has advised country managers how to scale teams internationally, built new products from idea to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, and been a lead analyst on multi-billion dollar businesses. He is also a Mentor for Acceleprise, a Washington DC based accelerator focused on enterprise technology. Tyler graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a BA in Economics and History, and he holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson. He served as board observer at StayNTouch.