2Wire, Inc. (Acquired by Pace Micro Technologies America)
Business:
2Wire provides global telecom carriers with broadband services platforms that enable an integrated triple play of networked data, voice, and media services. 2Wire’s award-winning products and services include residential gateways, broadband multimedia entertainment platforms, remote management systems, and call center customer support 2Wire’s customers include global DSL market leaders AT&T, Telmex, BellSouth, BT, Embarq, SingTel, and others.
Investors:
Oak Investment Partners, Venrock, Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), Weber Capital Management LLC, Doll Capital Management (DCM), Granite Global Ventures, INVESCO Private Capital Group, Meritech Capital Partners, Pilgrim Baxter, Dell USA LP, Shell Internet Ventures. In 2005, Alcatel, AT&T, and Telmex acquired minority shares in the company.
Agere is a global leader in semiconductors for storage, wireless data, and public and enterprise networks. The company's chips and software power a broad range of computing and communications applications from cell phones, PCs, PDAs, hard disk drives, and gaming devices to the world's most sophisticated wireless and wireline networks.
Symbol:
NYSE: AGR
Position:
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Storage Division
Company:
Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Business:
Founded in 1973, Altair Nanotechnologies(Altairnano) is a recognized industry leader in the discovery, development, and manufacturing of advanced, novel ceramic nanomaterials. The company has developed nanomaterials for the alternative energy, life sciences, and performance materials markets based on its proprietary manufacturing process. This process also provides the foundation for its innovative AHP pigment process.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (CM): ALTI
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Amarantus BioSciences, Inc.
Business:
Amarantus BioSciences, Inc. (“Amarantus”) is focused on the discovery and development of therapeutic proteins with the potential to address critically important biological pathways involved in the treatment human diseases.
Symbol:
OTC: AMBS
Position:
Executive Chairman
Company:
Ambarella, Inc.
Business:
Ambarella, Inc. is a technology leader in low-power, high-definition video compression and image processing semiconductors. Ambarella products are helping to define a new class of hybrid digital cameras that bring consumers unmatched high-definition video and digital still images together in one device. Many cameras and camcorders from top brands have been shipping worldwide using Ambarella SoC's. Ambarella technology is also widely used in broadcasting and a high amount of TV programming worldwide is transmitted using Ambarella compression chips.
Investors:
Benchmark Capital, Walden International, Matrix Partners, DAG Ventures
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Applied Materials, Inc.
Business:
Applied Materials is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions for the electronics industry with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service, and software products.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): AMAT
Position:
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations
Company:
Applied Micro Circuits Corp.
Business:
AMCC provides the essential building blocks for the processing, moving, and storing of information worldwide. AMCC is a global leader in network and embedded PowerPC processing, optical transport, and storage solutions.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): AMCC
Position:
Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Company:
Applied Signal Technology, Inc.
Business:
Applied designs, develops, manufactures, and markets advanced digital signal processing equipment to collect and process a wide range of telecommunications signals for signal reconnaissance applications.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): APSG
Position:
Member, Board of Directors
Company:
Aptina Imaging Corp.
Business:
Aptina is a leading innovator of CMOS imaging technology, enabling imaging everywhere with excellence in pixel performance, sensor functionality, and camera system capability. Leveraging its industry-leading product portfolio, the company is extending its strength in the mobile and PC markets into gaming, digital camera, surveillance, medical and automotive applications, enabling customers to deliver new and differentiated solutions faster.
Investors:
Riverwood Capital, TPG Capital, Micron Technology
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Arteris SA
Business:
Arteris is a start-up company founded in 2003 by a group of semiconductor industry veterans. The company's focus is on the next-generation of challenges associated with system-on-chip (SoC) design, on-chip communications, or network-on-chip (NoC).
Investors:
Crescendo Ventures and Techno Venture Management (TVM)
Position:
President and Chief Executive Officer
Company:
Artimi, Inc.
Business:
Artimi is a fabless semiconductor company developing silicon solutions for high bandwidth wireless connectivity based on Ultra Wideband (UWB) technologies.
Investors:
Accel Partners, Index Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, and Oak Investment Partners
Position:
Chief Executive Officer
Company:
Asyst Technologies, Inc.
Business:
Asyst is a leading provider of integrated automation systems for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, which enable semiconductor manufacturers to increase their manufacturing productivity and protect their investment in silicon wafers during the manufacture of integrated circuits.
Audience is a leading global provider of advanced voice and audio processors for mobile products. With their earSmart™ intelligent voice processors, they are innovating “brain-like” technologies that allow mobile devices to deliver better voice quality for clear conversations in nearly any setting, higher accuracy and performance for speech recognition services, and enhanced audio for multimedia recording and playback, including mobile video, music, and more.
Investors:
New Enterprise Associates, Tallwood Venture Capital, Vulcan Capital, VentureTech Alliance
Position:
Chairman of the Board
Company:
Aurora Algae, Inc.
Business:
Aurora Algae leads the world in the development of high performance, sustainable algae-based alternatives that improve the way we live and grow. Their unique algae platform and optimized production methods yield a plethora of cost effective, high value products addressing a variety of markets.
Investors:
Oak Investment Partners, Gabriel Venture Partners, Noventi Ventures
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Avnet, Inc.
Business:
Avnet is one of the world's largest B2B distributors of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, enterprise network and computer equipment, and embedded subsystems from leading manufacturers.
Symbol:
NYSE: AVT
Position:
Senior Vice President, Avnet Logistics
Company:
Bandspeed, Inc.
Business:
Bandspeed is a privately-held, Texas-based semiconductor company and the world's first semiconductor company that designs spatial division multiple access (SDMA) components for wireless LAN (WLAN) access point vendors.
Investors:
JatoTech Ventures, LP and CenterPoint Ventures
Position:
President and Chief Executive Officer
Company:
BeVocal, Inc. (Acquired by Nuance Communications, Inc.)
Business:
BeVocal is a provider of managed call automation solutions to enterprises and service providers.
Investors:
Mayfield Fund, U.S. Venture Partners, and Technology Crossover Ventures
Position:
Vice President, Sales
Company:
BrightScale, Inc.
Business:
BrightScale has developed a groundbreaking digital video processing technology for the next generation of digital television (DTV) and multimedia products. The company's programmable video platform (PVP) offers DTV and Multimedia products’ original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a flexible and scalable Audio/Video processing engine. BrightScale's PVP technology delivers a complete processing engine for video decode, de-interlacing, scaling, and frame rate conversion. The company's advanced video processing algorithms can be customized by the TV OEM using BrightScale's "C" compiler and libraries.
Investors:
Adams Capital Management, ATA Ventures
Position:
Chairman Chief Executive Officer
Company:
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Business:
Brocade makes Fibre Channel switches and related software for connecting corporate storage systems and servers. Its products are used in storage area networks (SANs), which pool storage resources across enterprises for easier management and more efficient utilization of assets. The company's SilkWorm switches add to the fabric of our IT lives by automatically rerouting data upon path failure and reconfiguring the SAN when new devices are added. Brocade sells its products primarily through equipment manufacturers, including EMC, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM, which together generate about 70% of revenues.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): BRCD
Position:
Vice President, Engineering Operations
Company:
Callidus Software, Inc.
Business:
Callidus provides enterprise incentive management (EIM) software for managing compensation and commission programs, including salaries, options, bonuses, and sales commissions. Callidus Software targets CFOs and other executives, who use its software to align employee incentive programs with corporate business and profit objectives.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GM): CALD
Position:
Member, Board of Directors
Company:
Calypto Design Systems, Inc.
Business:
Calypto is a privately-held EDA company focused on bridging the gap between electronic system-level design and integrated circuit (IC) implementation. Calypto products and technology significantly reduce IC design verification time and costs and increase flexibility in design and architectural optimization.
Investors:
Tallwood Venture Capital, Walden International, JAFCO Ventures, and Cipio Partners
Position:
Chief Executive Officer
Company:
Cambridge Semiconductor Ltd.
Business:
Cambridge Semiconductor (CamSemi) was founded in August 2000 as a venture-backed technology spin-out from the High-Voltage Microelectronics Group at Cambridge University. The company is located in Cambridge, UK and is a fabless developer and supplier of uniquely differentiated intelligent power integrated circuits (ICs).
Investors:
3i Group, Scottish Equity Partners, TTP Ventures, Odyssey Ventures, and University of Cambridge Challenge Fund
cFares is an emerging leader in online travel with innovative technologies and exclusive strategic partnerships that enable the company to offer travelers the lowest airfares on brand-name airlines for international and domestic flights.
Investors:
Claremont Creek Ventures
Position:
Chief Executive Officer
Company:
Charles Schwab Corporation
Business:
Schwab delivers a broad range of investment advice, services, and products to an equally broad spectrum of clients - including active traders, independent investors, individuals in need of an advisor-guided relationship, wealthy families, and employers with retirement and stock plans.
Chordiant Software, Inc. (Acquired by Pegasystems, Inc.)
Business:
Chordiant is an enterprise software provider of solutions that automate operational business processes for service-driven organizations.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GM): CHRD
Position:
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Company:
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Business:
Cirrus is a premier supplier of high-performance analog, mixed signal, and digital processing solutions for consumer entertainment electronics, automotive entertainment, and industrial product applications.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): CRUS
Position:
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Vice President, Human Resources
Company:
Cloudmark, Inc.
Business:
Cloudmark delivers tailored anti-spam solutions for the desktop, small and medium businesses (SMBs), and the large enterprise.
Investors:
Ignition Partners, FTVentures, Gemstone Capital, and Endeavor Group
Position:
Vice President, Sales Chief Executive Officer
Company:
CoolSystems, Inc. (dba: Game Ready)
Business:
CoolSystems is a modest sized private medical device company in a rapid growth mode that manufactures Game Ready and Game Ready Equine cold and compression therapy systems. CoolSystems is the second fastest growing private company in the Bay Area. Key backers of the company include well-known professional athletes, orthopedic surgeons, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and established venture capitalists.
Investors:
MedVenture Associates, The Roda Group
Position:
Vice President, Sales
Company:
Cradle Technologies, Inc.
Business:
Cradle is a fabless semiconductor company providing the industry’s first commercially viable multi-core DSPs (MDSPs) to address the needs of next-generation multimedia applications. The company's technology has been successfully implemented with major OEMs that serve Fortune 100 companies and prominent industry leaders.
Investors:
Cardinal Venture Capital, Investor Growth Capital, NeoCarta Ventures, East Gate Capital, and Smart Technology Ventures
Position:
Senior Vice President, Marketing Senior Vice President, Sales and Business Development Vice President, Operations
Company:
Cymer, Inc.
Business:
Cymer, Inc., the world's leading supplier of excimer light sources, delivers the deep ultraviolet (DUV) photolithography sources that are essential to today's semiconductor marketplace. Known for its highly narrowed bandwidths, higher processing speeds, and reliability, Cymer light sources are key in enabling technology which has allowed the semiconductor industry to meet the exact specifications and manufacturing requirements for volume production of today's most advanced semiconductor chips. Cymer drives innovation in the semiconductor industry.
Symbol:
NASDAQ: CYMI
Position:
Vice President & General Manager, EUV Business Unit
Company:
Diablo Technologies, Inc.
Business:
Diablo Technologies is a private fabless semiconductor company formed in March 2002. Diablo is focused on designing large mixed signal ASIC products that require high data rates, low power, and low latency. The company specializes in deep sub-micron CMOS technology, and highly integrated bridging and switching products for the server and storage industries.
Investors:
Celtic House Venture Partners, Inc., BDC Venture Capital, GTI Capital
Position:
Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Company:
Dust Networks, Inc.
Business:
Dust Networks provides wireless mesh networking systems to solution providers, integrators, and OEMs for enterprise-class monitoring and control applications.
Investors:
Cargill Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, Foundation Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, and In-Q-Tel
Position:
Vice President, Sales
Company:
e2v technologies plc
Business:
e2v technologies plc, the specialist provider of technology solutions for high performance systems, has the objective to be a global leader in the design and supply of specialized components and sub-systems that enable the world’s leading systems companies to deliver innovative solutions for aerospace and defense, medical and science, and commercial and industrial markets.
Symbol:
LN: E2V
Position:
President, aerospace & defense, inc. Head of US Commercial, aerospace & defense, inc. President, APAC
Company:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (EPRI)
Business:
EPRI was established in 1973 as an independent, non-profit center for electricity and environmental research.
Investors:
Private
Position:
Managing Director, Marketing and Communications
Company:
Enigma Semiconductor, Inc.
Business:
Enigma Semiconductor is an emerging leader in chip-level 10G, 40G, and 100G switch fabric solutions for next generation networking systems. The company's unique and patented packet-based switching architecture enables system developers to break new ground in system capability and efficiency.
Powering IP Video Convergence from Mobile to HD, Envivio is the leader in IP video convergence solutions that make IP video a reality over any type of network and to any multimedia device — from 3G to xDSL, and from mobile TV to HDTV. Founded in 2000, Envivio currently has over 200 active customers, including Orange (France); China Telecom Corporation, Ltd.; Yahoo!, Inc.; Broadbank; Swisscom AG; NBC; Canal+; and many more. The company has also established relationships with an impressive group of integrators and partners worldwide such as Nokia Corp.; Alcatel-Lucent: Huawei; and Motorola, Inc. Envivio employs 120 individuals in offices in New York, London, Singapore, Beijing, and Tokyo.
eSolar, Inc. is based on the concept that renewable energy should be cost competitive with fossil fuels. This concept drove eSolar to engineer a paradigm shift in solar thermal power plant technology, providing a dramatically cost-effective solution for the utility industry.
Investors:
NRG Energy, Inc., google.org, Oak Investment Partners, The Acme Group, The Quercus Trust, Idealab
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
FormFactor, Inc.
Business:
FormFactor is the leader in advanced wafer probe cards that are used by semiconductor manufacturers to electrically test integrated circuits (ICs) while they are still on the wafer. The company’s wafer sort, burn-in, and device performance testing products move IC testing upstream from post-packaging to the wafer level, enabling semiconductor manufacturers to bring next generation devices to the marketplace faster while reducing overall test cost thereby improving yields.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): FORM
Position:
Vice President, Manufacturing Controller
Company:
Glam Media, Inc.
Business:
Glam Media is the pioneer and global leader of Vertical Media - a revolutionary new media model that combines their flagship properties with curated publisher sites and their passionate, engaged audiences. By pairing their 2,500 publishers worldwide with their own large and growing properties: Glam.com for women; Glam Entertainment for adults; Brash.com for men; and soon, Bliss.com for health and wellness seekers, their vertical media model enables premium brands to connect with millions of passionate audiences online.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES entered the foundry industry in early 2009 with a simple but ambitious goal to become the world's first truly global foundry. In a short span of time, they have achieved this milestone with manufacturing operations spanning three continents for flexible and secure supply.
Investors:
Owned by Advanced Technology Investment Co.
Position:
Operations Controller Director, FP&A
Company:
GoPro
Business:
GoPro is the world’s leading activity image capture company. GoPro produces the famous HD Hero ® line of wearable and gear-mountable cameras and accessories, making it easy for people to capture and share their lives’ most exciting moments in high definition. GoPro’s products are sold through specialty retailers in more than fifty countries and online at the official GoPro store.
Investors:
Riverwood Capital LLC, Sageview Capital LP, Steamboat Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, Walden International
Position:
Vice President, Finance
Company:
GreenVolts, Inc.
Business:
GreenVolts, Inc. is a solar power provider developing Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) technology for the utility-scale energy market. This innovative new technology will deliver clean, reliable energy on a massive scale providing solar energy to customers in a practical and economical way.
Investors:
Oak Investment Partners
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Infinera Corp.
Business:
Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems to telecommunications carriers worldwide. Infinera’s systems are unique in their use of a breakthrough semiconductor technology: the Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC). Infinera’s systems and PIC technology are designed to provide optical networks with simpler engineering and operations, faster time-to-service, and more flexible networking.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GM): INFN
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
InFocus Corp.
Business:
InFocus is the industry pioneer and a worldwide leader in digital projection technology. The company has over twenty years of innovative experience which allows them to constantly improve their product offerings and deliver a compelling immersive visual experience in home entertainment, business, and education environments. Products include projectors and related accessories for use in the conference room, board room, auditorium, classroom, and living room. With the largest installed base of projectors in the industry, InFocus is the most recognized brand in the U.S. projector market according to TFCinfo.
Symbol:
NASDAQ: INFS
Position:
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
Company:
InnoPath Software, Inc.
Business:
InnoPath Software provides the ability to fix software bugs and upgrade capabilities on wireless devices without having to bring the device back to the shop. The company's Mobile Intelligence software enables wireless service providers to conduct over-the-air repairs and upgrades for customers' handsets.
Investors:
Nippon Venture Capital, VantagePoint Venture Partners, and Vertex Venture Capital
Position:
Chief Executive Officer
Company:
Intacct Corp.
Business:
Intacct provides on-demand financial management applications for more than 2,000 small and midsize businesses. Over 10,000 users at companies from startup to public pay a monthly subscription fee to access the first SAS 70 Type II certified financial management system that goes beyond accounting to include supply chain, business intelligence, and project management functions. Intacct's system supports all of an organization’s business units, each with its own account structure, business processes, currencies, taxes, and regulatory requirements. The ability to add more users, applications, and business units as a company grows makes Intacct the last financial management suite ever needed.
Investors:
Emergence Capital Partners, Sigma Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures
Intersil is a global technology leader specializing in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors for flat panel displays, optical storage, and power management.
Iomega is a global leader in reliable portable data storage. Iomega solutions help people protect, secure, capture, and share their digital lives.
Symbol:
NYSE: IOM
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
ITM Software Corp.
Business:
ITM Software has a single goal and focus – support the success of Chief Information Officers. ITM Software provides software products and management expertise to help Chief Information Officers establish themselves as business leaders and excel in the role of the General Manager of the IT function. This unique combination enables Chief Information Officers to drive down IT costs, deliver increased business value, and support the increasingly rapid pace of business demands.
Investors:
Technology Partners, InnoCal Venture Capital, Ascend Venture Group LLC, Red Rock Ventures, RBC Technology Ventures
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
JDS Uniphase Corp.
Business:
JDS Uniphase designs and manufactures products for markets where its core optics technologies provide innovative solutions for communications, commercial, and consumer applications.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): JDSUD
Position:
Member, Board of Directors
Company:
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Business:
Juniper Networks, Inc. is the leader in high-performance networking. The top sixty-five service providers, ninety-six of the Fortune 100, and large government agencies and institutions are among the many demanding businesses that rely on Juniper Networks to quickly meet their high-performance business requirements.
Symbol:
NASDAQ: JNPR
Position:
Vice President, Corporate Communications Senior Vice President, Business Process Reengineering Senior Directors, Business Transformation Program
Company:
KLA-Tencor Corp.
Business:
KLA-Tencor is the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): KLAC
Position:
Vice President and Controller Vice President, Human Resources
Company:
Lam Research Corp.
Business:
Founded in 1980, Lam is a major supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the world's semiconductor industry. The company's innovative etch technologies empower customers to build the world's highest-performing integrated circuits.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): LRCX
Position:
Vice President, Corporate Quality
Company:
Laszlo Systems, Inc.
Business:
Laszlo is the original developer of the open source platform OpenLaszlo, and provider of rich Internet applications and services that advance the Web experience.
Investors:
The WI Harper Group, Sofinnova Ventures, Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners
LogLogic strives to lead in the creation, development, and delivery of the industry’s leading LMI platforms. The company has established a position as the market visionary and leader as evidenced by awards and accolades including Gartner SIEM Magic Quadrant “Leader.” Its award winning appliances enable log data from firewalls, routers, servers, applications (both commercial and homegrown), operating systems, and devices to be automatically collected, stored, reported, and alerted in near real-time for compliance and risk mitigation.
Investors:
Sequoia Capital, SAP Ventures, Telesoft Partners, Worldview Technology Partners, Invesco Private Capital
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
Business:
Founded in 1995, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. has operations worldwide and approximately 5,700 employees. A leading fabless semiconductor company, Marvell ships over one billion chips per year. Marvell’s expertise in microprocessor architecture and digital signal processing drives multiple platforms including high volume storage solutions, mobile and wireless, networking, consumer, and green products.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): MRVL
Position:
Vice President, Information Technology
Company:
Mayfield Fund
Business:
Mayfield provides "venture capital with impact" by partnering with exceptional individuals to create industry-leading companies.
Investors:
Mayfield's limited partners (LPs) are prominent institutional and individual investors who represent a broad cross-section of universities, large corporations, and influential business leaders.
Position:
Chief Administrative Partner
Company:
Micron Technology, Inc.
Business:
Micron Technology is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, NAND Flash memory, CMOS image sensors, semiconductor components, and memory modules. Micron's DRAM and Flash components are used in today's most advanced computing, networking, and communications products, including computers, workstations, servers, cell phones, wireless devices, digital cameras, and gaming systems. Micron also provides CMOS image sensor solutions to the handset camera, digital still camera, and PC video camera markets.
Symbol:
NYSE: MU
Position:
Vice President and Treasurer Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Mobile Messenger Americas, Inc.
Business:
Founded in 1999 by CEO, Steve Taylor, Mobile Messenger provides turnkey technology and services solutions to small and mid-sized direct marketers and mobile content providers. The company’s solutions enable the marketing and distribution of digital content to mobile communication consumers. Mobile Messenger’s offerings include technologies such as SMS/MMS applications and content management systems, and services such as campaign creation and management, media planning and buying, billing process management, customer service, and wireless carrier interface operations.
Investors:
Silver Lake Sumeru
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
Business:
Monolithic Power designs, develops, and markets proprietary, advanced analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for large and high-growth markets. The company's integrated circuits are used in a variety of electronic products, such as notebook computers, flat panel displays, cellular handsets, digital cameras, wireless LAN access points, home entertainment systems, and PDAs.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GM): MPWR
Position:
Chief Financial Officer Member, Board of Directors Corporate Controller
Company:
NanoH2O, Inc.
Business:
NanoH2O designs, develops, manufactures, and markets reverse osmosis (RO) membranes that change the fundamental economics of desalination. Founded in 2005 by proven entrepreneurs, engineers, and scientists, NanoH2O is committed to developing a new generation of advanced membrane technology to maintain an economically viable and sustainable freshwater supply. Based on pioneering research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), NanoH2O focuses on the synthesis of new membrane materials for desalination and water reuse.
Investors:
Khosla Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, PCG Asset Management, Capital Dynamics
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Network Appliance, Inc.
Business:
Network Appliance (NetApp) is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, NetApp has pioneered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive the evolution of storage.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): NTAP
Position:
Chief Financial Officer Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing Vice President, Market Development and Strategy Vice President, Strategy
Company:
Nortel Networks Corp.
Business:
Nortel is one of telecom's North (American) stars. The company, which operates through its Nortel Networks Limited subsidiary, is one of the top global makers of telecom equipment in North America. It makes core network switching, wireless, and optical systems for customers worldwide. Nortel's wireline and enterprise network equipment includes systems for digital voice and data switching, routing, and call center communications. Wireless products include cellular base stations and controllers. The company makes such long-haul fiber optic products as multiplexers and optical switches. Clients include global communications carriers; regional, local, and wireless phone carriers; and corporations.
Symbol:
NYSE: NT
Position:
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations Chief Information Officer
Company:
Novalux, Inc.
Business:
Novalux was founded in 1998 by renowned scientist Dr. Aram Mooradian to commercially introduce his most significant invention to date - the first new semiconductor laser technology platform in over twenty years. Called Necsel™, or Novalux Extended Cavity Surface Emitting Laser, this innovative platform is an elegant, power scalable, highly efficient, compact laser source that marries reliable performance with a high level of manufacturability.
Investors:
Crescendo Ventures Management, LLP, DynaFund Ventures, Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, Oerlikon, Vanguard Ventures
Position:
Chief Operating Officer
Company:
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Business:
Nuance develops voice interface software that organizations use to make their information and services accessible by phone.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): NUAN
Position:
Member, Board of Directors Chief Information Officer Senior Vice President, Sales
Company:
Oxford Semiconductor, Inc.
Business:
Oxford designs and markets high performance connectivity controllers for the storage, multimedia, communication, computing, and industrial sectors. Its innovative solutions, comprising chips, drivers, firmware and development kits have served leaders in each of these sectors since the company was established in 1992.
Investors:
Vantage Point Venture Partners
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Packeteer, Inc. (Acquired by Blue Coat Systems, Inc.)
Business:
Packeteer was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California. It is the pioneer and global leader in Wide Area Network (WAN) application traffic management. Packeteer solutions combine a family of scalable appliances with patented software capabilities to deliver unmatched visibility, control, compression, acceleration, and management of application traffic across WAN and Internet links. These solutions help align network and application resources with the priorities of the business, optimizing performance, and reducing operational costs in the process. Packeteer solutions are sold through a global network of VARs, distributors, and system integrators, and are backed by a 24/7 global service and support organization.
Palm is a leader in mobile computing and strives to put the power of computing in people’s hands so they can access and share their most important information. The company’s products for consumers, mobile professionals, and businesses include Palm® Treo™ smartphones, Palm LifeDrive™ mobile managers and Palm® handheld computers, as well as software, services, and accessories. Palm®’s products are equipped with a comprehensive suite of Personal Information Management (PIM) software, infrared beaming capabilities, calculators, note-taking applications, and games. A range of additional features - including hi-resolution color screens, wireless capabilities (Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi, cellular), MP3 software, and digital cameras — ensures that there is a Palm® product to meet almost any user’s needs.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): PALM
Position:
Vice President, Hardware Engineering
Company:
Pericom Semiconductor Corp.
Business:
Pericom Semiconductor enables serial connectivity with the industry’s most complete solutions for the computing, communications, and consumer market segments. Pericom’s analog, digital, and mixed-signal integrated circuits, along with its SaRonix-eCera™ frequency control products, are essential in the timing, switching, bridging, and conditioning of high-speed signals required by today’s ever-increasing speed-and-bandwidth-demanding applications. Company headquarters are located in San Jose, California, with design centers and technical sales and support offices around the world.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GM): PSEM
Position:
Member, Board of Directors
Company:
Photon Dynamics, Inc. (Acquired by Orbotech Ltd.)
Business:
Photon Dynamics incorporated in 1986. The company utilized its advanced digital imaging technology to develop systems that enable flat panel display manufacturers to collect and analyze data from the production line, and quickly diagnose and repair process-related defects, thereby allowing manufacturers to decrease material costs and improve throughput. Flat panel display manufacturers used the company's portfolio of products, services, and expertise to increase manufacturing yields of high-performance flat panel displays used in a number of products, including notebook and desktop computers, televisions, and advanced mobile electronic devices such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants, and portable video games.
Symbol:
NASDAQ: PHTN
Position:
Member, Board of Directors
Company:
Pixim, Inc.
Business:
Pixim is a leading developer of digital imaging systems that has developed imaging technology and products that revolutionize the way digital cameras capture and process images.
Investors:
Mohr Davidow Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Mitsubishi International, China Development Industrial Bank, and Newbury Ventures
Position:
President and Chief Executive Officer
Company:
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
Business:
PMC-Sierra is a leading provider of broadband communications and storage semiconductors for metro, access, fiber to the home, wireless infrastructure, storage, laser printers, and customer premises equipment.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): PMCS
Position:
Member, Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer Chief Technology Officer Chief Financial Officer Vice President and Corporate Controller Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Company:
Power-One, Inc.
Business:
With its focus on Renewable Energy and “Green” power solutions, Power-One has recently established itself as the world’s second largest provider of solar inverters. Further, as one of the world’s ten largest providers of power conversion and power management solutions, Power-One is one of the few companies with the product breadth to support every step in the refinement of utility-grade AC into the various DC voltages required to power high-availability infrastructure systems at the site, system, and semiconductor levels.
Symbol:
NASDAQ: PWER
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
PureDepth, Inc.
Business:
Founded in 1999, PureDepth is an innovative technology company transforming the visual display experience by delivering award-winning Multi-layer Display (MLD™) technology. Backed by forty-six approved patents, and over seventy pending patents, this breakthrough in visualization is the first display technology that provides actual depth. The company has, among others, a manufacturing license agreement with DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS), and a sales, marketing, and distribution license agreement with Sanyo Corp. (NASDAQ: SANYY) in Japan, a worldwide licensing agreement with International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), and business in medical, financial, and consumer markets. PureDepth is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California and has offices in Japan and an engineering center located in New Zealand.
Symbol:
OTC: PDEB.OB
Position:
Chief Executive Officer
Company:
Qpixel Technology, Inc.
Business:
Founded in 2003, Qpixel Technology is a privately-held fabless semiconductor company that develops and markets low power consumption, low latency, high quality H.264-based audio and video encoder/decoder solutions for the markets serving digital consumer electronics and digital video communication industries.
Investors:
Oak Investment Partners, Technology Associates Management Company, Acorn Campus Ventures, iD SoftCapital Group
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Qspeed Semiconductor, Inc. (Acquired by Power Integrations, Inc.)
Business:
Qspeed is a fabless semiconductor company that provides breakthrough products for high efficiency power management solutions in the computing and industrial market segments. Qspeed's solutions provide a clear economic advantage for OEMs by reducing the energy usage of data centers, consumer appliances, and industrial equipment, while also reducing the cooling requirements.
Investors:
Adams Capital Management, Intel Capital, Sony Corporation, and E-Invest
Position:
Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer
Company:
Rambus, Inc.
Business:
Rambus is one of the world's premier technology licensing companies specializing in the invention and design of high-speed chip interfaces.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): RMBS
Position:
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Licensing, and Marketing Vice President, Corporate Development
Company:
ReVera, Inc.
Business:
ReVera was formed in order to focus its proprietary technology on the critical emerging need for ultra-thin film and compositional metrology in nanometer-generation chip manufacturing and process development.
Investors:
Crosslink Capital and ATA Ventures
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Riverdeep Interactive Learning Ltd.
Business:
Riverdeep is one of the fastest growing education and consumer software companies in the U.S.
Investors:
Private
Position:
Executive Vice President, School Sales
Company:
SanDisk Corp.
Business:
SanDisk is the original inventor of flash storage cards and is the world's largest supplier of flash data storage card products using its patented, high-density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and has operations worldwide, with more than half its sales outside the U.S.
Symbol:
NASDAQ: SNDK
Position:
Vice President, Human Resources
Company:
Sendmail, Inc.
Business:
Sendmail offers a variety of e-mail systems and support services designed for large enterprises and Internet service providers. The company's products are used to route and manage e-mail, protect against viruses and spam, and manage and enforce network policies. Its customers come from a wide range of industries such as financial services, manufacturing, consumer goods, transportation, retail, and technology.
Investors:
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, Adobe Ventures, The Intel IA64 Fund, Novell Technology Capital, Andy Bechtolsheim, and Bill Joy
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
ShoreTel, Inc.
Business:
ShoreTel is a leading provider of IP telephony solutions worldwide and well known for exceptional customer satisfaction. ShoreTel's unique architectural approach to IP telephony delivers unmatched reliability, scalability, and manageability, plus a user interface that sets the standard for ease-of-use.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GM): SHOR
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
SightSpeed, Inc. (Acquired by Logitech International S.A.)
Business:
Founded in 2001, SightSpeed is a leading creator of software that quickly allows people to make video calls using their personal computer, standard consumer Web Cam, and any high-speed Internet connection.
Investors:
The Roda Group, Cornell University, and BR Ventures
Position:
Chief Executive Officer
Company:
SigmaTel, Inc. (Acquired by Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.)
Business:
SigmaTel is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Austin, Texas, and designs, develops, and markets proprietary, analog intensive, mixed-signal ICs for a variety of products in the consumer electronics and computing markets.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): SGTL
Position:
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Company:
Siperian, Inc. (Acquired by Informatica Corp.)
Business:
Siperian helps companies create and present real-time unified views of its customers, products, and suppliers to business users from distributed data sources for higher profitability, reduced operational costs, and improved compliance. Siperian’s award-winning Master Data Management (MDM) solution, Siperian MDM Hub, is the most adaptive, complete, and integrated software platform to deliver significantly lower total cost of ownership, faster time-to-value, and superior return on investment.
Investors:
Anthem Venture Partners, ArrowPath Venture Partners, Blumberg Capital, Brightspark Ventures, Constellation Ventures, Red Rock Ventures, Reed Elsevier, Saffron Hill Ventures
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Six Apart Ltd.
Business:
Six Apart makes movable type and typepad self-publishing software that lets individuals and businesses create online journals (called Weblogs or blogs) and other personal online content.
Investors:
Neoteny and August Capital
Position:
Vice President and Corporate Controller
Company:
SMART Modular Technologies, Inc.
Business:
SMART Modular Technologies is a leading independent designer, manufacturer, and supplier of value added subsystems to original equipment manufacturers, and OEMs. Subsystem products include memory modules, embedded computing subsystems, and thin film transistor - liquid crystal display, or TFT-LCD - products which SMART offers to customers worldwide. The company’s success is derived from a customer-focused approach characterized by a commitment to quality, advanced technical expertise, fast time-to-market, build-to-order flexibility, and high quality customer service.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): SMOD
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Sun Microsystem, Inc. (Acquired by Oracle Corp.)
Business:
Sun Microsystems is a leading maker of UNIX-based servers used to power corporate computer networks and Web sites. It also makes workstation computers and a widening range of disk- and tape-based storage systems. Unlike most hardware vendors, Sun makes computers that use its own chips (SPARC) and operating system (Solaris). Its software portfolio includes application server, office productivity, and network management applications. Sun also developed Java, a programming language for creating software that can run unchanged on multiple operating systems.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GS): SUNW
Position:
President, Software Products and Platforms
Company:
SupplySolution, Inc. (Acquired by TradeBeam, Inc.)
Business:
TradeBeam is a global trade management software and services company providing solutions that streamline global trading processes for enterprises and their partners. TradeBeam's integrated solutions provide import and export compliance, inventory management, shipment tracking, supply chain event management, and global trade finance solutions such as open account and letter of credit management.
Investors:
Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Sprout Group, Sigma Partners, The Carlyle Group, and Silicon Valley Bancventures
Position:
Vice President, Product Management
Company:
Tapjoy, Inc.
Business:
Tapjoy is the leading platform company for mobile and tablet applications, helping app developers acquire new users, maximize revenue, and deepen user engagement. The company's distribution network spans more than 5,000 applications and 200 million total end-users on iOS and Android, delivering over 1.5 million high-value customers each day to brand advertisers, direct marketers, and app developers.
Investors:
InterWest Partners, LLC; North Bridge Venture Partners; D.E. Shaw Ventures; and Rho Ventures
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Tectura Corp.
Business:
Tectura is a computer services consulting firm that specializes in Microsoft Business Solutions applications and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for business and collaborative packages. Tectura also develops software to help customers integrate multiple Microsoft applications.
Investors:
GE Pension Trust
Position:
Chief Financial Officer Vice President and Corporate Controller
Company:
Tessera Technologies, Inc.
Business:
Tessera licenses a portfolio of patented semiconductor packaging technologies. These designs enable semiconductor makers to produce high-performance packages for use in mobile phones, PDAs, PCs, and other electronic products.
Touchpoint, Inc. (Acquired by American Greetings Corp.)
Business:
Touchpoint is a leading provider of premium, highly personalized and real-time direct marketing technology and services. The company's proprietary technology allows businesses and individuals to personalize and send premium-quality communications directly from their computer. At the right time. One customer at a time.
Investors:
Private Company
Position:
Chief Executive Officer
Company:
Transmeta Corp.
Business:
Transmeta develops and licenses innovative computing, microprocessor and semiconductor technologies, and related intellectual property. Founded in 1995, Transmeta first became known for designing, developing, and selling its highly efficient x86-compatible software-based microprocessors, which deliver a balance of low power consumption, high performance, low cost, and small size suited for diverse computing platforms. The company also develops advanced power management technologies for controlling leakage and increasing power efficiency in semiconductor and computing devices.
Symbol:
NASDAQ: TMTA
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Tropos Networks, Inc.
Business:
Tropos Networks has developed routing devices that extend the coverage of networks utilizing 802.11 wireless networking technology (also known as Wi-Fi). Its products include indoor and outdoor networking equipment, as well as management software. The company markets to network operators, service providers, and government agencies. Customers have included the City of Chaska, Minnesota, and the police department of San Mateo, California. Tropos is in a consortium that won the contract to install a citywide Wi-Fi network in Philadelphia; it will work with EarthLink and Motorola on the ambitious municipal project. Tropos Networks was founded in 2000.
Investors:
Benchmark Capital, Boston Millennia Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, Hanna Ventures, Integral Capital Partners, Intel Communications Fund, Voyager Capital, and WK Technology Fund
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
TuVox, Inc.
Business:
Founded in 2001, TuVox is a leading provider of on demand speech applications, enabling companies to deliver superior caller experience through the voice channel. The company’s mission is to replace outdated touch-tone systems that frustrate consumers with conversational speech applications that serve callers faster and deliver a substantially better experience overall.
Investors:
Foundation Capital, Granite Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Glynn Capital Partner, various institutional investors
Position:
Executive Chairman
Company:
United Microelectronics Corp.
Business:
UMC is a world-leading semiconductor foundry, specializing in the contract manufacturing of customer designed ICs for high performance semiconductor applications. Its position as the foundry industry technology leader has been a major contributing factor to its rapid growth.
Symbol:
NYSE: UMC [ADR]
Position:
President, USA
Company:
Velocity11 (Acquired by Agilent Technologies, Inc.)
Business:
Velocity11 is a life sciences technology company focused on providing pioneering solutions to the industry that is transforming the world.
Virage Logic is a leading provider of best-in-class semiconductor IP platforms based on memory, logic, I/Os, and IP development tools that are silicon-proven and production ready.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GM): VIRL
Position:
Chairman of the Board Member, Board of Directors Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Volterra Semiconductor Corp.
Business:
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. designs, develops, and markets proprietary, high-performance analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors for the computing, storage, networking, and consumer markets. Their core products are integrated voltage regulator semiconductors and scalable voltage regulator semiconductor chipsets that transform, regulate, deliver, and monitor the power consumed by digital semiconductors.
Symbol:
NASDAQ (GM): VLTR
Position:
Members, Board of Directors
Company:
Workshare Technology, Inc.
Business:
Workshare helps businesses share, and compare, their work electronically. The company develops document integrity management software that helps users manage the exchange and verification of electronic information and documents. The company's products are used in a variety of industries and include Workshare Professional, Workshare DeltaView , and Workshare Protect.
Investors:
Independent and International Investors
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Zend Technologies Ltd.
Business:
Businesses utilizing PHP know Zend as the place to go for PHP expertise and sound technology solutions. Zend's founders, Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski, are key contributors to PHP and the creators of the core PHP scripting engine, the Zend Engine. Because of their internationally recognized expertise, the company continues to provide important leadership for PHP and other open source communities, and plays a central role in the explosive growth of PHP.
Investors:
Greylock Partners, Azure Capital Partners, Index Ventures, SAP Ventures, Intel Capital, Walden Israel, Platinum Ventures
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
ZoomSystems, Inc.
Business:
ZoomSystems is pioneering a new channel; automated retail. ZoomSystems enables brands to place their products directly in the path of consumers in an interactive manner; removed from the competitive clutter of traditional retail, offering the immediate gratification of instant product delivery. The company is partnered with leading brands to implement networks of robotic stores located in high-traffic locations such as airports, malls, grocery, and big-box retail. A ZoomSystems robotic store is a standalone retail store where consumers purchase items through a touch screen interface. Consumers select products, pay for their purchase using a credit or debit card, and receive their product immediately via robotic arm.
Investors:
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Sierra Ventures, NeoCarta Ventures, Inc.
Position:
Chief Financial Officer
Company:
Zoran Corp.
Business:
Zoran is a leading provider of digital solutions for applications in the growing digital entertainment and digital imaging markets.
