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When we created Benchmark, we created a new kind of venture firm - one that's based on teamwork, superior service to entrepreneurs and an intense dedication to building technology companies of lasting value.

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Denise Reed
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Recent Events

  • Twitter to try premium accounts in Japan

    11/27/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • Online video guides go live

    11/20/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • Text messaging co Zlango raises $3m: Benchmark Capital led the company's second round. [Globes, Tel...

    11/19/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • Too Late to Buy Amazon, Microsoft?

    10/24/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Benchmark Capital Adds Michael Wolfe as Entrepreneur-in-Residence

    10/21/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Twitter's US Traffic Growth Stalls In September

    10/19/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

    10/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Marten Mickos Joins Benchmark Capital as Entrepreneur-in-Residence

    9/30/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Twitter Nears $100 Million Mark In Funding

    9/25/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • Twitter announces new funding, backers

    9/28/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • Report: Insight Venture is Twitter investor

    9/17/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • New Funding Would Value Twitter At $1 Billion, Report Says

    9/17/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • Intuit to acquire Mint Software

    9/15/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • Vivox sets up voice chat system for Facebook, online games

    9/15/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • TC50: Clicker is a TV guide for the Internet age

    9/14/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • Riot Games Raises $8M

    9/09/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • Polyvore Announces $5.6 Million in Series B Financing and 4 Million Unique Visitors

    8/18/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • VMware buying SpringSource for $420 million

    8/11/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Denise Reed Vice President
Bruce W. Dunlevie Founder
Alex Balkanski General Partner
Arad Naveh General Partner
Bill Gurley General Partner
David Beirne Partner
Dennis Barsema Venture Partner
George Coelho General Partner
Gideon Barak Venture Partner
Igor Sill Limited Partner
Jerome Misso General Partner
Johan Brenner General Partner
Kevin Harvey General Partner
Mark Kremer General Partner
Michael Eisenberg General Partner
Nachman Shelef General Partner
Reed E. Hundt Venture Partner
Richard Barton Venture Partner
Robert C. Kagle General Partner
Steve Spurlock General Partner
Tim Bunting Partner
Ynon Kreiz General Partner
Andy Rachleff Owner
David B. Goldberg
Dennis Segers EIR
Gilles Samoun
Hatim A. Tyabji Ambassador
Josh Hannah EIR
Matt Cohler
Nirav Tolia
Sarah Leary
Sean Seton-Rogers Associate

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Vice President Current
Benchmark Financial Current
Fpa of Phoenix Board of Directors Current
Fpa of Phoenix President Former
Fpa of Phoenix Office Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Founder Current
Netxen Inc Board of Directors Current
Jasper Wireless, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Servicesource Corporation Board of Directors Current
Coverity, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Orchestria Corporation Board of Directors Current
Eastside Preparatory School Board of Directors Current
Stanford University Board of Trustees Current
Solidware Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Raza Microelectronics, Inc. Director Current
Veraloft, LLC. Director Current
Kepler's Board of Directors Current
Numenta, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Marin Software Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current
Everex Systems, Inc. general manager Former
Everex Systems, Inc. Founder Former
Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre General Partner Former
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Systems Designer Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business Arjay Miller Scholar Former
Andersen Consulting programmer Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. systems designer Former
Western Association of Venture Capitalists Director Former
Collabra Software, Inc. Investor Former
Orchestria Corporation Investor Former
Encompass, LLC Investor Former
Tabula, Inc. Investor Former
Snaptrack, Inc. Investor Former
Handspring, Inc. Investor Former
Accept.com Investor Former
Unicru Inc. Investor Former
Rambus Inc. Investor Former
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. Investor Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
Rice University BA Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Picarro, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mu Security, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Newport Media, Inc. Director Current
Infinera Corporation Board Member Current
Decru Incorporated Board Member Current
Entrisphere, Inc. Board Member Current
Mu Dynamics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ccube Founder Former
DiviCom Team Member Former
PMC-Sierra, Inc. Former
Atrica, Inc. Former
Harvard University Ph.D Former
Harvard College Ph.D. Former
Harvard University master's degree Former
Harvard College B.S Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Panaya Inc. Board of Directors Current
Broadlight Board of Directors Current
Optun, Inc Board of Directors Current
INTEGRA5, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Resolute Networks, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Sentrigo, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Skybox Security, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cisco Systems, Inc. director of business development Former
Materials, Inc. Former
Finjan Software, Ltd. Investor Former
INTEGRA5, Ltd. Investor Former
Raysat, Inc. Investor Former
Skybox Security, Inc. Investor Former
Resolute Networks, Ltd. Investor Former
Hebrew University of Jerusalem B.S. and Ph Former
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Bsc Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Nanosolar, Inc. Partner With Hummer Winblad Venture Partners Current
Linden Laboratory Current
Zillow.com Board of Directors Current
Freebase Board of Directors Current
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners partner Former
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. marketing manager Former
Compaq Computer Corporation Design Engineer Former
Compaq Computers design engineer Former
Hewlett-Packard Company Former
Credit Suisse Former
Business.com, Inc. Investor Former
Tropos Networks, Inc. Investor Former
Avamar Technologies, Inc. Investor Former
Nanosolar, Inc. Investor Former
Zillow.com Investor Former
OpenTable, Inc. Investor Former
Nordstrom, Inc. Investor Former
The University of Texas MBA Former
University of Florida BS in computer science Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Partner Current
Securify, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Northstar Systems International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vontu, Inc. Director Current
Blazent, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ramsey/Beirne Associates, Inc. CEO Former
Vontu, Inc. CEO Former
Securify, Inc. CEO Former
Ramsey/Beirne Associates, Inc. Founder Former
Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. Former
Vontu, Inc. Investor Former
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. Investor Former
Securify, Inc. Investor Former
Vivecon Corporation Investor Former
Blazent, Inc. Investor Former
Bryant College B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Venture Partner Current
Santa Clara University Advisor Current
Community Collaboration, Inc. Chairman Current
Stoke Inc. Chairman, Blue Lane Technologies Current
Blue Lane Technologies, Inc. Chairman Current
Netdevices, Inc. Board Member Current
The I.P.O.'s CEO Former
Redback Networks Inc. CEO Former
Onetta, Inc. CEO Former
The I.P.O.'s President Former
Redback Networks Inc. president Former
Paradyne Networks, Inc. senior executive position Former
Onetta, Inc. Chairman Former
Blue Lane Technologies, Inc. Board Member Former
Northern Illinois University BS in Business Management Former
Northern Illinois University BS in Business Management Former

Organization Position Status
Investor Allstars Venture Capital Awards Managing Director of Good Energies Current
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Bridgeco AG Bridgeco Chairman, Partner at Balderton Capital Current
Kalido, Ltd. General Partner, Benchmark Capital Current
Orchestria Corporation Board Member Current
Video Island Board Member Current
Neartek, Inc. Board Member Current
Kalido, Ltd. Board Member Current
Balderton Capital Partner Former
Nomura Securities Co, Ltd. senior executive position Former
Intel Corporation founded, led the international strategic investment group Former
Broadcom Corporation Former
Bridgeco AG Board of Directors Former
The George Washington University MBA Former
American University BS Former

Gideon Barak is co-founder and Chairman of IXI Mobile. Mr. Barak is currently a Board member of several other technology companies. Mr. Barak has over 25 years of experience in the communications industry, with leading positions such as Chief Financial Officer of DSP Group (NASDAQ: DSPG), Co-Founder and CEO of DSP Communications , acquired by Intel for $1.6 billion, and Founder and Chairman of Envara and Butterfly VLSI, acquired by Intel and Texas Instruments, respectively. Mr. Barak was also a Board member of Modem Art and WIDCOMM, which were acquired by Agere Systems and Broadcom, respectively. Mr. Barak serves as a Director of additional semiconductor and communications companies, including Metalink (NASDAQ: MTLK) and Advasense (founder and Chairman). Mr. Barak also serves as venture partner with Benchmark Capital.

Organization Position Status
Ixi Mobile, Inc Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board Current
Benchmark Capital Venture Partner Current
IXI Mobile, Inc. Chairman Current
DSP Communications CEO Former
DSP Communications co-founder Former
Ixi Mobile, Inc Director Former
Widcomm, Inc. Board Member Former

Igor Sill is the Founder and President of GenevaGroup International, Inc. Prior to forming GenevaGroup he served as Vice President for Visual Engineering, a 3D graphics software company, founding management team member of INGRES, and Director, Sales and Support for MicroPro International (renamed WordStar) during its high growth pre IPO period. Prior to entering the software industry, he served as General Manager, EIS and managed the internal merger and integration of EXXON Corporation's three high technology divisions: Qwip, QYX and VYDEC in San Francisco, CA. Igor received his MBA from Oxford University, Said Business School and is a member of Merton College. He attended the University of California, Berkeley 1975, as well as Stanford University's Graduate School of Business SEP program 1984, Advanced Management College 1981 and Strategic Marketing Management 1983. He concluded the Microprocessor Design and Programming Certification Program at De Anza College 1980 and attended Harvard University's GSB Venture Capital Program, 1997 & 2000 and Stanford University School of Law's Directorship College Program in 1998, 2002. He is also the Managing Director of Hambrecht Geneva Ventures, and Managing Director of Geneva Venture Partners I & II, a Limited Partner of Benchmark Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Brentwood Affiliates Fund I & II, Granite Ventures, Angel Partners Fund I (the Google investor), and Vertical Ventures LLC. He was a direct investor in Salesforce.com, Tumbleweed, Callixa (SAP) Cohesiant, eBenefits.com, Extricity (PRGN), Finjan, NetGravity, Rubric (KANA), Weblogic (BEA Systems) and iWitness (ZANTAZ), and was an early investor in Powersoft, Microsoft, Sapiens, Siebel Systems, GigaNet (EMLX), Ingres, Oracle, ConnectInc.com (CalicoCommerce) and SmartStar Corporation. Igor is, or has been, a Board Member of Callixa, Encirq, Karna and Advisory Board member of Salesforce.com, and Global Technology Business. He is a board member of the International Myeloma Foundation.

Organization Position Status
Geneva Group International, Inc Founder and President Current
Encirq Software, Inc. Managing Director, Hambrecht Geneva Ventures Current
Geneva Venture Partners Managing Director Current
Hambrecht Geneva Ventures Managing Director Current
Geneva Venture Partners Co-Founder Current
Granite Ventures, LLC Limited Partner Current
Benchmark Capital Limited Partner Current
Vertical Ventures Limited Partner Current
Karna Global Technologies, Inc. Current
Geneva Group International, Inc Chairman Current
International Myeloma Foundation Board of Directors Current
Encirq Software, Inc. Board Member Current
Oxford University Society Board of Directors Current
Visual Engineering, Inc. Vice President Former
The Geneva Group, Inc. Founder Former
WR Hambrecht & Co. LLC Founder Former
Norwest Venture Capital Limited Partner Former
Geneva Group International, Inc Owner Former
Ingres Corporation founding management team member Former
Salesforce.com, Inc. Advisory Member Former
Callixa Board Member Former
Smartstar Corporation Investor Former
Siebel Systems, Inc. Investor Former
Powersoft, Inc. Investor Former
Ebenefits, LLC Investor Former
Finjan Software, Ltd. Investor Former
Microsoft Corporation Investor Former
Salesforce.com, Inc. Investor Former
Tumbleweed, Inc. Investor Former
NetGravity, Inc. Investor Former
Oracle Corporation Investor Former
University of Oxford MBA Former
University of California Former
Graduate School Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Nabarro Nathanson partner Former
Eversheds Llp partner Former
Eversheds Llp solicitor Former
Nabarro Nathanson head, Corporate Finance Technology Group Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Stockholm School of Economics MBA Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive education Former
Royal Institute of Technology Graduate Former
NYU Stern School of Business Graduate Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Collabnet, Inc. General Partner, Benchmark Capital Current
Tellme Current
Critical Path, Inc. Current
Collabnet, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Odesk Corporation Board of Directors Current
Qlusters, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Zimbra, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bytemobile, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mysql Inc. Board Member Current
Metaweb Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Freebase Board of Directors Current
Tellme Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Red Hat, Inc. board member Current
Lotus Development Corporation President and CEO Former
Approach Software Corporation CEO Former
windows CEO Former
windows President Former
Approach Software Corporation president Former
Lotus Development Corporation Founder Former
windows Founder Former
Approach Software Corporation Founder Former
Keen.Com, Inc. Former
Claris Corporation Former
Ashford.Com Former
Allegis Corporation Former
Ingenio, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Qlusters, Inc. Investor Former
Terra Cotta Corp Investor Former
Zimbra, Inc. Investor Former
Ingenio, Inc. Investor Former
Bytemobile, Inc. Investor Former
Collabnet, Inc. Investor Former
Broadbase Software Investor Former
Proofpoint, Inc. Investor Former
Rice University Bsee Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Precise Software Solutions, Inc Chief Executive Officer Current
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Privia, Inc. Board Member Current
Monosphere, Inc. Board Member Current
Qlusters, Inc. Board Member Current
Clarizen Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mirantis, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Broadbase Software CEO Former
Broadbase Software Founder Former
Oracle Corporation executive position Former
Verity, Inc. executive position Former
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology BSc Degree Former
Institute of Technology, Inc. Bsc Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Avidinteractive Director Current
Montgomery Securities partner Former
Yeshiva University Ba In Political Science Former
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Former

Organization Position Status
3Com Corporation Vice President & General Manager Current
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Xagoon Internet Solutions Board of Directors Current
I2I Ventures Board of Directors Current
NiceCom, Ltd. President Former
Com Corporation Vice President of Business Development Former
NICE Systems Ltd. Vice President Former
NiceCom, Ltd. Founder Former
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology B.S. In Computer Engineering Former
University of Tel Aviv Degree In Physics Former

Reed E. Hundt is an advisor on information industries to McKinsey and Company, a worldwide management consulting firm. His work with McKinsey has focused on helping senior management and boards address a wide range of strategic and other leadership challenges. He also serves on the board of directors of three publicly traded companies, Allegiance Telecom, Inc., Expedia, and Intel Corp. He is a special advisor to Blackstone Group, a New York-based private equity firm, and a venture partner at Benchmark Capital, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, specializing in investments in high-tech companies. He teaches a seminar cross-listed at the Yale Law School and the Yale School of Management, where he serves as a member of the advisory committee. Hundt served four years as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), from 1993 to 1997. He also helped negotiate the World Trade Organization Telecommunications agreement, opening markets in 69 countries to competition and dropping barriers to foreign investment. He is especially proud of his role in making the largest single national commitment to K-12 education in America's history: the Snowe-Rockefeller program that dedicates more than $2 billion annually to connect all classrooms in the country to the Internet. Hundt is the author of, "You Say You Want A Revolution: A Story of Information Age Politics." (Yale University Press, 2000). He has also been Co-Chairman of The Forum on Communications and Society at The Aspen Institute.

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Venture Partner Current
Benchmark Capital Advisor Current
Knight Commission Commissioner Current
F.C.C. Co., Ltd. Chairman Current
Vanu, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Telegent, LLC Board of Directors Current
Access Spectrum Board of Directors Current
Allegiance Telecom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Public Knowledge Board of Directors Current
Expedia, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Intel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Tropos Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Velocity Services, Inc. Advisory Board Current
Latham & Watkins Partner Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Former
The Blackstone Group L.P. Former
Aspen Institute Co-Chairman Former
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Former
Yale Law School B.A. with Exceptional Distinction in History Former

Organization Position Status
Zillow.com CEO Current
Car Rental Weekly President, Expedia Current
Glassdoor.Com Co-Founder, Chairman Current
Benchmark Capital Venture Partner Current
Zillow.com Chairman Current
Atom Entertainment Inc. Director Current
NetFlix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Expedia, Inc. Director Current
Expedia, Inc. CEO Former
Expedia, Inc. president Former
Expedia, Inc. Founder Former
Alliance Consulting Group, Inc. Strategy Consultant Former
Stanford University B.S. In Industrial Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Mint Software, Inc. Current
Kettering University chairman of the board of trustees Current
Benchmark Capital Board of Directors Current
ZipRealty, Inc. Director Current
Prosper Marketplace, Inc. Director Current
eBags, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Benchmark Capital Member Current
Western Association of Venture Capitalists president Former
Benchmark Capital Co-Founder Former
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. focused on issues of corporate strategy Former
eBay Inc. Investor Former
ZipRealty, Inc. Investor Former
Synopsys, Inc. Investor Former
Friendster, Inc. Investor Former
Uship, Inc. Investor Former
Allposters.Com, Inc. Investor Former
Zipcar, Inc. Investor Former
Ariba, Inc. Investor Former
PeopleSupport Inc. Investor Former
E-LOAN, Inc. Investor Former
Art.com Investor Former
eBags, Inc. Investor Former
Prosper Marketplace, Inc. Investor Former
Jamba Juice Company Investor Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
General Motors Corporation Fellow Former

Organization Position Status
Gunderson Dettmer Co-Founder Former
Abaco Inc. Board of Directors Current
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP Co-founder Former
Gunderson Dettmer Partner Former
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP partner Former
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison attorney Former
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law - Boalt Hall JD Former
University of California, Berkeley AB Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Partner Current
Balderton Capital Partner Current
Wellington College Current
Sepura Plc Board of Directors Current
Gdcm Board of Directors Current
Yell Group PLC Board of Directors Current
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Managing Director Former
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Partner Former
Betfair Limited Non-Executive Chairman Former
Cambridge University Master of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Endemol Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Venture Capital, LLC Partner Current
Benchmark Capital General Partner Current
Player X Ltd. Board Member Current
Setanta Board Member Current
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG Supervisory Board Member Current
Codemasters, Inc Board of Directors Current
Fox Kids Europe N.V CEO Former
Fox Kids Europe N.V President Former
Fox Kids Europe N.V Co-founder Former
Balderton Capital General Partner Former
Fox Kids Europe N.V Chairman Former
Setanta Sports Board of Directors Former
Tel Aviv University BA, Economics and Management Former
UCLA Anderson School of Management graduate Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Owner Current
Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer in entrepreneurship Current
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Board of Directors Current
Blue Lane Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Equinix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees Current
University of Pennsylvania member of the board of trustees Current
Netscape Communications Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Netscape Communications Corporation General Manager of Browser Products Former
Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre general partner Former
Benchmark Capital Partner Former
Crosspoint Venture Partners general partner Former
Mpae Former
Epigram, Inc. Investor Former
Cport.Com, LLC Investor Former
Equinix, Inc. Investor Former
Juniper Networks, Inc. Investor Former
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. Investor Former
OpsWare Inc. Investor Former
Blue Lane Technologies, Inc. Investor Former
Shasta Networks Investor Former
AOL LLC Investor Former
Legato Systems, Inc. Investor Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
University of Pennsylvania BS Former

David B. Goldberg serves as the Vice President and General Manager of Music at Yahoo! Inc., since the acquisition of LAUNCH Media, Inc. by Yahoo! in August 2001. Before the acquisition, Mr. Goldberg was Co-founder and CEO of LAUNCH Media, Inc. In his new position, Mr. Goldberg is responsible for the growth and continued development of LAUNCH, the music destination on Yahoo! as a compelling, global music destination for consumers, marketers and record labels. Since its inception in 1994, Mr. Goldberg spearheaded LAUNCH's vision to help music fans connect with their favorite artists and discover new music through a variety of interactive mediums. Under his leadership, LAUNCH developed into one of the leading entertainment brands and LAUNCH.com became one of the web's premier music sites. Prior to founding LAUNCH, Mr. Goldberg was Director of Marketing Strategy and New Business Development at Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California. While in this position, Mr. Goldberg was responsible for the development of new multimedia distribution methods and the development of alternative channels through which music and new artists could be effectively marketed to consumers. Before Capitol, Mr. Goldberg worked as a management consultant at Bain & Co., a prominent strategic consulting firm. Mr. Goldberg graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a B.A. in History and Government. Mr. Goldberg currently serves on the board of directors for LivePlanet and is a member of N.A.R.A.S (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences) and the Digital Coast Roundtable.

Organization Position Status
Digital Music Forum Vice President and General Manager of Music at Yahoo Current
Musicmatch, Inc. Vice President & General Manager Current
Svod Influential Music Industry Executive Current
Benchmark Capital Current
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Board of Directors Current
Launch Media, Inc. CEO Former
Launch Media, Inc. General Manager Former
Launch, Inc Founder Former
Launch Media, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Capitol Records, Inc. Director of Marketing Strategy and New Business Development Former
Bainco Management Consultant Former
Harvard University B.A. In History and Government Former

Before joining Tabula, Dennis Segers served as president, CEO and director of Matrix Semiconductor, the pioneer in the design and development of three-dimensional integrated circuits. At Matrix, Dennis oversaw the transition of the company from the early technology feasibility phase to high volume production, culminating in the acquisition of the company by SanDisk in January, 2006. Before Matrix, Dennis served as the senior vice president and general manager of the advanced products group at Xilinx, where he built a multi-billion dollar business. Dennis oversaw the development and introduction of the Virtex family of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), the most successful programmable logic family in the industry's history. In April 2000, he was elected to the Xilinx board of directors. A 30-year industry veteran, Dennis began his career at Mostek Corporation as a product development engineer for Mostek's 16K DRAMs. He held a variety of management positions in circuit design, process technology, and product development in a wide range of IC businesses including memory, logic, and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs). In 1988, Dennis co-founded Summit Micro Circuits, a contract-design company for high performance memory. A graduate of Texas A&M University, Dennis is a member of the board of directors of the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA), as well as Synplicity, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Tabula, Inc. CEO Current
Xilinx, Inc. senior vice president Current
Benchmark Capital EIR Current
Synplicity, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Global Semiconductor Association Board of Directors Current
Tabula, Inc. Director Current
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. chief executive officer Former
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. president Former
Xilinx, Inc. general manager Former
Mostek Corporation product development engineer Former
Xilinx, Inc. 30-Year Industry Veteran Former
Xilinx, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. Director Former
Texas A&M University graduate Former

Organization Position Status
Solsoft, Inc. CEO Current
Benchmark Capital Current
Solsoft, Inc. Chairman Current
Agiliance, Inc. Member of the Board Current
Qualys, Inc. CEO Former
Verity, Inc. Vice President for Europe Former
Verity, Inc. General Manager Former
Qualys, Inc. founder Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Ambassador Current
Depotpoint, Inc. Executive Chairman of Bytemobile Current
Jasper Wireless, Ltd. Chairman Current
eFunds Corporation Board of Directors Current
Merchant E-Solutions Inc. Board of Directors Current
Best Buy Co., Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sierra Atlantic, Inc Board of Directors Current
Rightpriceinvesting Director Current
Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance Board of Directors Current
The Board, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tafmo Ltd Board of Directors Current
Verifone CEO Former
Verifone, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Verifone, Inc. President Former
Verifone Chairman Former
DataCard Group Chairman Former
Verifone, Inc. Chairman Former
Depotpoint, Inc. Board of Directors Former
The State University of New York Doctorate Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital EIR Current
Uship, Inc. Board Member Current
Bain & Company NA Former
Stanford University Master's degree in Business Administration Former
University of California BA in Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Current

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Current
Round Zero President Former
Dealtime, Ltd. COO Former

Sarah Leary has spent more than 15 years as a product and marketing executive responsible for building, branding and launching market-defining consumer software and Internet services. Most recently, she has focused on developing online community, user-generated content and e-commerce businesses. Prior to joining Benchmark, Sarah served in several executive roles at Shopping.com, the Internet's largest comparison shopping service and third-largest shopping site overall. As vice president of product, she was responsible for overall product management, definition and design. Initially, she served as vice president of marketing, where she led the effort to create, brand and launch Shopping.com following the Epinions-DealTime merger. In 2005, when Shopping.com was acquired by eBay, Sarah led the company's integration effort. Prior to Shopping.com, Sarah was an early employee and executive in product and marketing at Epinions, one of the first consumer Internet companies to create on online community for user-generated content. She oversaw the company's rapid expansion into over thirty different categories and the creation of more than two-million consumer reviews. Over a four-year period, she helped grow the company from launch to profitability and played a key role on the management team that merged Epinions with DealTime. Before Epinions, Sarah worked as an associate at Greylock Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. She started her career at Microsoft, where she spent nearly five years as a product manager on the teams that launched Office 4.0, Office 95 and Office 97.

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Current

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Associate Current
New England Venture Network founder Former
New England Venture Network head Former
BEA Systems, Inc. working in sales Former
Commonwealth Capital Ventures drove pilot investments Former
Bain & Company consultant Former
New England Venture Capital Association board Member Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Rice University BS in Chemical Engineering Former

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