HH

Howard Hartenbaum

General Partner at August Capital

Los Altos, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $15,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • General Partner

    2008

    Investing in early stage technology companies. Focused on consumer and software applications.

  • General Partner

    2001 - 2008

    Invested in roughly 20 early-stage technology companies. Founding investor and board member of Skype (EBAY). Invested in Flurry (YHOO), DimDim (CRM), Photobucket (Fox Interactive Media), Bebo (AOL), PowerReviews (BV).

2000 - 2001

  • CEO

    2000 - 2001

    Enterprise software as a service providing customer relationship management solutions.

1993 - 2000

  • Director of Business Development

    1993 - 2000

    Technology licensing, partnerships and market research focused on the Japanese market.

  • Ergonomics Engineer

    1988 - 1992

    Prototype vehicle testing and development ergonomics engineer. Worked on the NSX, two door Civic and Beat.

1987 - 1988

  • Mechanical Engineer

    1987 - 1988

    Manufacturing engineer supporting production of electromechanical relays for aerospace applications.