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(1990 - 1994)
Total Funding: $26M
Total Funding: $130M
Total Funding: $6M
Total Funding: $160M
Total Funding: $79M
Total Funding: $920K
Total Funding: $7M
Total Funding: $130M
Total Funding: $1M
Total Funding: $16M
2008
2008
Co-conspirator to preseed and seed stage founders before product market fit. Partners with only 3-5 companies per year (not spray and pray). Leads rounds with check sizes ranging from $300k to 3M. Takes board seats. Lead seed investor and initial board member for companies like Lyft and Xamarin and more recent investments like SmarterDX, TerraDot, Studio and Roo.vet
2019
Co Director and lecturer of an immersive nine month entrepreneurship and leadership program that trains a diverse cohort of 12 Stanford undergraduate and co-term students to become leaders in tech. Program alumni include Josh Reeves founder of Gusto, Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom, founders of Instagram.
2019
2019
2001 - 2003
2001 - 2003
• Sourced deal financed by Ted Dintersmith (Venetica) which subsequently was acquired by IBM in a profitable deal for CRV only one year later • Performed due diligence on, evaluated and filtered business plans • Wrote and revised executive summary and pitches with CEOs of portfolio companies • Presented venture capital industry overview and recommendations for investments strategies to managing partners in new and emerging industries like biotechnology and nanotechnology
1998 - 2001
1998 - 2001
Wireless Internet Expert. Led team members in researching topics and structuring problems. Presented recommendations to senior client management. Studies included: • Wireless Internet strategy for wireless operators − Developed a venture capital arm for a Japanese wireless operator. Led analysis of threats and opportunities for investment within US wireless market landscape − Launched one of the first European wireless internet services for a Spanish wireless operator by identifying key strategic relationships and necessary content. • Strategy for growth for three Wireless Internet start-up companies − Identified priority market segments specifically within US enterprise wireless data market on which to focus to drive revenue growth.