Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Bob Brodersen |
Berkeley Professor, Founder, Berkeley Wireless Research Center, Founder & Chairman, Sibeam |
| Jeff Miller |
Chairman of the Board, Documentum |
| Jerry Fiddler |
Founder & Chairman, Wind River Systems |
| Audrey Maclean |
Board of Directors |
Kathryn was a founding partner of Foundation Capital. During her nearly 20 years in the venture capital business, Kathryn has worked with talented entrepreneurs to create many market-leading companies, such as Shortel (SHOR), Documentum (DCTM), Grand Junction Networks, Interwoven (IWOV), InternetBrands, Inc.,Rapid City Communications, Primary Access Communications, Applied Digital Access (ADAX), OnStream Networks, and Chordiant Software (CHRD). Kathryn is now investing her own capital in seed stage companies, working closely with a select group of other private investors and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. While seed stage investing is her primary focus, she will also continue to make venture investments with Foundation Capital. Regularly recognized as one of the most accomplished venture capitalists, Kathryn has been featured on Forbes Magazine's "Midas List" of Tech's Best Venture Investors. In 2005 she received the University of Chicago's Distinguished Entrepreneurial Alumni Award. Prior to founding Foundation Capital in 1995, Kathryn was a General Partner from 1989 onwards with Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre. Before becoming a venture capitalist, Kathryn distinguished herself in the early 1980s as vice president of marketing at Oracle Corporation during the company's formative years. In the mid-1980s, she founded her own executive search firm, recruiting numerous CEOs and VPs for a host of Valley startups. Earlier, she also held various marketing and engineering positions with Data Systems Design, Gould, Inc. and Bell & Howell. Kathryn currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago, the Investment Committee of the University of Chicago, and is on the Advisory Council of the University of Chicago GSB, where she earned an MBA in 1978. She also holds a BS in Physics from the University of Toronto. Away from work, Kathryn is a serious violinist, painter and pilot. She currently runs the Magnum Opus Project, a foundation that supports composers of classical symphonic and chamber music, and is the patron behind the Music at Kirkwood summer music festival.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC |
Founder |
Current |
| Foundation Capital |
Founder |
Current |
| Hyperarts |
|
Current |
| ShoreTel, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Before The Call, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre |
General Partner |
Former |
| Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC |
Partner |
Former |
| Interwoven, Inc. |
created |
Former |
| Internet Brands, Inc. |
created |
Former |
| Chordiant Software, Inc. |
created |
Former |
| Documentum, Inc. |
created |
Former |
| Applied Digital Access |
created |
Former |
| University of Toronto |
BS In Physics |
Former |
| Grand Junction Networks |
member |
Former |
| Chordiant Software, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Internet Brands, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Interwoven, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Applied Digital Access |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rohati Systems, Inc. |
General Partner |
Current |
| Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC |
General Partner |
Current |
| Sibeam |
Partner, Foundation Capital |
Current |
| Hyperarts |
|
Current |
| CONTROL4 |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rohati Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ebidenergy, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Silver Spring Networks, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Peakstream |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Oluma, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Enernoc, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Naverus |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sibeam |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hammerhead Systems Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Synfora, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Conviva |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Enernoc, Inc. |
member |
Current |
| CONTROL4 |
member |
Current |
| Silver Spring Networks, Inc. |
member |
Current |
| Catapult Entertainment, LLC |
CEO |
Former |
| Catapult Entertainment, LLC |
President |
Former |
| Excite |
President |
Former |
| Catapult Entertainment, LLC |
Founder |
Former |
| Sony Pictures |
management |
Former |
| Apple Inc. |
management |
Former |
| Nortel Networks Corporation |
|
Former |
| Peribit Networks |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Traverse Networks Inc |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Stanford University |
MBA Degrees |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Bachelor of Applied Science |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Bas |
Former |
| SkyStream Networks, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Alteon WebSystems, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Svod |
General Partner,Foundation Capital |
Current |
| Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Hyperarts |
|
Current |
| Pano Logic, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sanrad Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Simply Hired, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Foundation Capital |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Hyperarts |
|
Current |
| Vienova |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Indian Angel Network |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. |
|
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Nasscom |
|
Former |
| Indian Institute of Management |
Master's Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Indian Institute of Technology |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
Charles joins Foundation Capital on the heels of successfully building two companies from early start-up through greater than $100 million in sales. Charles' experience spans general management, sales, marketing, product management and business development. Most recently, Charles spent 5.5 years with Tellme Networks and was a member of the founding executive team. In his role as Senior Vice President of Sales and Business development, Charles and his team collaborated with the country's largest corporations to change the way they use the phone to interact with customers. Over the past five years, Charles has led Tellme in booking over $500 million in contracted revenue backlog from notable companies such as American Airlines, AT&T, Cingular, Dominos, E*Trade, FedEx, Fidelity, Merrill Lynch, UnitedHealth Group, UPS, USAA, Verizon and Wells Fargo. Prior to Tellme moving to its enterprise model in 2001, Charles led business development, advertising sales and international. Most notably, Charles led Tellme in raising one of the largest private financing rounds in the country post Internet bubble, adding $125 million in cash to the company balance sheet during tough market conditions in August, 2000. He is currently serving on the board of directors for Therative, Powerset, Weblistic, Xoopit, and ShoreTel Communications. Prior to Tellme, Charles was a member of the founding team of Internet access provider @Home Network. Charles incubated the initial idea for @Home while at TCI Cable and then became the founding Vice President of Business Development in 1994. Over the first two years, Charles worked to secure long-term distribution deals with the nations largest cable operators. In 1996, Charles established the @Media division and over the ensuing three years helped establish @Media as the leading broadband media provider. In 1998, Charles assisted in the $7 billion acquisition of Excite Network. After the merger, Charles became General Manager of Matchlogic, the $80 million division focused on interactive advertising. Charles' entrepreneurial penchant dates back to 1989 when he co-founded two businesses. The first, OnTime Guide, established itself as the leading source of travel information for business executives, replacing the OAG Pocket Flight Guide as the must have resource for frequent business travelers. The second, PrimeTime Partners, attempted to establish a new category of self liquidating promotions on behalf of advertisers and direct marketers. Prior to the start-up ventures, Charles spent three years in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice at Merrill Lynch. Charles holds a BS degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and received his MBA from Harvard University. Charles lives in the Bay Area with his wife and four children.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC |
General Partner |
Current |
| Edge Dynamics, Inc. |
Partner At Foundation Capital and Edge Dynamics Board Member |
Current |
| Hyperarts |
General Partner |
Current |
| Foundation Capital |
General Partner |
Current |
| Conformia Software, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TuVox, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Coverity, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ketera Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Solidware Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mendocino Software, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Codefast.Com, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Kana Communications, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
Former |
| Pure Software, LLC. |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| The I.P.O.'s |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| Pure Software, LLC. |
General Manager |
Former |
| The I.P.O.'s |
General Manager |
Former |
| Pure, Inc. |
|
Former |
| SRI International |
|
Former |
| Simply Hired, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
MA In Foreign Affairs |
Former |
| University of California |
MBA |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
MBA |
Former |
| James Madison University |
BS |
Former |
| Madison University |
BS |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foundation Capital |
General Partner |
Current |
| Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Campventures |
|
Current |
| Hyperarts |
|
Current |
| Mobius Microsystems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Azimuth Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Solarflare, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Prematics |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dust Networks |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Atheros Communications, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Atheros Communications, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Polygon Company |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Atheros Communications, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Purdue University |
Bsie |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Silver Spring Networks, Inc. |
General Partner of Foundation Capital and Member of The Silver Spring Networks' Board of Directors |
Current |
| Itemfield, Inc. |
General Partner, Foundation Capital |
Current |
| Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC |
Foundation Capital General Partner |
Current |
| Springcm |
Executive |
Current |
| Docexchange, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Hyperarts |
|
Current |
| Ngenera |
Board Member |
Current |
| Iconixx Corporation |
Board Member |
Current |
| Purfresh, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Itemfield, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Apexon, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| eMeter Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rearden Commerce, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Guardian Analytics |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bsg Alliance |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Springcm |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Markmonitor, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Quaris |
Director |
Current |
| Markmonitor, Inc. |
member |
Current |
| Asera Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Prism Solutions, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Prism Solutions, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Asera Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Foundation Capital |
General Partner |
Former |
| The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation |
|
Former |
| Novazone, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Western Illinois University |
BS |
Former |
| Itemfield, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Silver Spring Networks, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Novazone, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cochran Caronia Waller Securities LLC |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Foundation Capital |
General Partner & Founder |
Current |
| Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC |
|
Current |
| Hyperarts |
|
Current |
| Cochran Caronia Waller Securities LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rembrandt Venture Partners |
Advisory Board Member |
Current |
| Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre |
Founding Partner |
Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
marketing |
Former |
| Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre |
founding partnership positions |
Former |
| Beckman Instruments, Inc. |
marketing |
Former |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Senior Financial Analyst |
Former |
| Foundation Capital |
founding partnership positions |
Former |
| Legacy Venture |
Founding Member |
Former |
| Purdue University |
Msee |
Former |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business |
Master of Business Administration With Honors |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
MBA |
Former |
| Purdue University |
Bsee |
Former |
| Connecticut College |
B.A |
Former |
Dr. Brown has nearly 30 years experience in the Defense Industry, initially as an Army officer and more recently as a senior analyst and manager at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Hicks and Associates. During his Army career, Dr. Brown served as an infantry officer with operational assignments in the Berlin Brigade and the 82nd Airborne Division. He was also a faculty member of the Social Sciences Department at the United States Military Academy where he taught courses on international relations theory, international security issues and economics. Later in his military career, Dr. Brown served as a special or military assistant to senior decision makers in the Department of Defense, including the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASA M&RA), the Army's Chief of Legislative Liaison and the Director of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. When he came to SAIC, Dr. Brown worked on studies associated with the emerging security environment, the Revolution in Military Affairs information operations, in particular and Military Transformation. He also worked on several classified projects whose goal was understanding the economic dimensions of strategy. Currently, Dr. Brown is a Senior Vice President of Hicks and Associates (a wholly owned subsidiary of SAIC). Prior to this he was Director of the Strategic Assessment Center at H&AI and SAIC. The Strategic Assessment Center conducts studies and analyses of issues associated with strategy, policy and military transformation primarily for clients in the Office of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Intelligence Community, the Experimentation Directorate of the Joint Forces Command, the Concept Development and Experimentation branch of Allied Command Transformation and the individual Services.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Hicks & Associates Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Hyperarts |
Principal |
Current |
| Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC |
Principal |
Current |
| Advanced Internet Security, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Affirma Consulting |
|
Current |
| Greenborder Technologies, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Surferess |
|
Current |
| Mozes, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Quantum Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nektar Therapeutics |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Compumentor |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Techsoup Global |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hicks & Associates Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Alpine Air Express Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Symantec Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Quantum Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Hicks & Associates Inc. |
Manager |
Former |
| Blue Fire |
Client Services Manager |
Former |
| Army.Com |
Officer |
Former |
| Braxton Associates |
Research Associate |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Arjay Miller Scholar |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Business Analyst |
Former |
| Free Rein |
Senior Developer |
Former |
| Partech International, Inc. |
Associate |
Former |
| Berlinbrigade.Com |
Officer |
Former |
| United States Military Academy |
Member Social Sciences Department |
Former |
| EqualLogic |
Chairman |
Former |
| Line 6 Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Veritas, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Mpa and A PhD |
Former |
| Yale College |
MBA |
Former |
| Stanford University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
MBA |
Former |
| Yale University |
BA in Economics and East Asian Studies |
Former |
| Harvard University |
B.A. in economics |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foundation Capital |
General Partner |
Current |
| Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC |
|
Current |
| Summit Preparatory High School |
Chairman |
Current |
| Financial Engines, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Envestnet, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rembrandt Venture Partners |
Advisory Board Member |
Current |
| Envestnet, Inc. |
member |
Current |
| Cloudshield |
member |
Current |
| Dust Networks |
member |
Current |
| Apexon, Inc. |
member |
Current |
| Financial Engines, Inc. |
member |
Current |
| Vivecon Corporation |
member |
Current |
| Netscape Communications Corporation |
Vice President, Marketing |
Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
senior management position |
Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
senior management positions |
Former |
| Silicon Graphics, Inc. |
senior management positions |
Former |
| Silicon Graphics, Inc. |
senior management position |
Former |
| Pacific Edge Software Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Cloudshield |
investor |
Former |
| Envestnet, Inc. |
investor |
Former |
| Apexon, Inc. |
investor |
Former |
| Dust Networks |
investor |
Former |
| Pacific Edge Software Inc. |
investor |
Former |
| Financial Engines, Inc. |
investor |
Former |
| Vivecon Corporation |
investor |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Masters in engineering management |
Former |
| Stanford Company |
Masters in engineering management |
Former |
| Princeton University |
BS In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| Onyx Software Corporation |
member |
Former |
| United Online, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Pacific Edge Software Inc. |
member |
Former |
Steve Vassallo is a Principal at Foundation Capital where he focuses on new opportunities in Cleantech. An entrepreneur who lives at the intersection of business, technology, and design, Steve has spent the last 13 years launching and building a broad array of successful companies and products. He is currently serving on the board of directors for SunRun. Prior to joining Foundation in 2007, Steve was VP of Product and Engineering at Ning, a consumer Internet company focused on fast and free creation of social Web applications. As a member of the founding management team, Steve led all product development from initial concept to a massively scalable platform. Prior to Ning, Steve worked with several alternative energy startups including an independent project with Bloom Energy. Prior to this, Steve was Senior Director of Mechanical Engineering at Immersion [IMMR], a development and licensing firm that pioneered tactile feedback and human touch technology. Prior to Immersion, Steve was a project leader and design engineer at IDEO where he developed more than a dozen successful products including Cisco's 7900 family of VoIP phones, Nike sunglasses, Vecta KART chair, and Caterpillar steering and transmission controls. Steve holds 19 patents and has received numerous product awards including Business Week Design of the Decade Bronze Award, IDEA99 Gold and Bronze Awards, NeoCon Gold and Most Innovative New Product Awards. Steve earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. When Steve is able to break away from brainstorming the next big idea, he enjoys building Lego robots with his two children and bicycling through the Palo Alto foothills with his wife and best friend, Trae.
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