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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$28.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Kabira is the global expert in memory-based transactional computing. With expertise honed over the past 14 years in some of the world's most demanding systems, Kabira offers the technology, architectural expertise, applications and components to create systems that scale to the demands of today's 6+ billion consumers. Globally, communication and payment devices have proliferated at rapid pace. Consumer behavior has shifted towards "immediacy of service" and the ability to transact in real-time. Existing communication and payment systems were not designed for this new world of high-volume, real-time service life-cycles. Kabira embraces this challenge and specifically address this need with the products that deliver the highest levels of performance and reliability for our customers.

President & CEO
Paul Sutton
Number of Employees 140
Contact Information

1850 Gateway Dr Fl 5

San Mateo, California 94404

kabira.com

(415) 446-5000

NAICS Code Computer and Software Stores: 443120

Recent Events

  • Hitachi Selects Kabira Transaction Core for Mobile WiMAX

    9/22/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Kabira Technologies to Provide Highly Available Real-Time Transaction Capability for Hitachi's MVNE Service Platform

    9/15/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Kabira Adds to Its Team

    9/08/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Paul Sutton President & CEO
Bradley Rode COO
Daniel J. Sifter CTO & Vice President, Engineering
Greg Straughn Chief Financial Officer
Mark Phillips Chief Technology Officer
Chris Clabaugh Vice President, Business Development
David Marshall Vice President, Corp Development, Marketing
Dirk Epperson Vice President, Strategic Planning
Doug Doyle Vice President, Worldwide Marketing
Douglas J. Ehrenreich Vice President, Business Development
Eric Graber Vice President, Global Sales
Frederic Aries Vice President, Intl
Jean-Bernard Guyonnaud Vice President Sales Emear
Sanjay Saini Vice President, Global Customer Services
Steve Norris Vice President, North American Sales
Dan Geiger Product Marketing Director
Sharon Kawaguchi Director of Marketing
Stephane Beauvais Kpsa Product Manager

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Alan R. Batkin Vice Chairman
Robin Murray Board of Directors
Stephen M. Dow Board Member

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. President & CEO Current
Softlab Inc. Vice President of Sales Former
Intellicorp Inc. vice president of sales and marketing Former
Boole & Babbage Managing Director Former

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. COO Current
CMGI, Inc. Former
TIBCO Software Inc. Former
AT&T Bell Laboratories Former

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. CTO & Vice President, Engineering Current
Sybase, Inc. chief architect Former
Kabira Technologies Inc. Founder Former
Kabira Technologies Inc. Data Processing Executive Former
Control Data Corporation Architect Former

Greg Straughn has over 20 years of experience in financial management of high-growth communications and technology firms. Prior to joining Kabira, Straughn was consulting to emerging Internet firms on developing and implementing merger and acquisition strategies. He was CFO of Pacific Bell Internet Services where he developed the original business plan and managed the establishment of the business and growth from zero to $25 million in revenue, and CFO of PacTel Finance, a diversified leasing company. Straughn previously held various financial management positions at Pacific Telesis Group. He has a BS in finance from UC Berkeley. Straughn is also the author of several books on financial and general management of a small business.

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Pacific Telesis Group Former
University of California, Berkeley BS in finance Former

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
P3WORKS CIO Current
Intellicap, LLC Chief Technology Advisor Current
Incentive Technology Corp. Chief Technology Officer Current
Knowmadic, Inc. Vice President of Engineering Current
L'Executive Club Vice President Engineering Current
General Magic, Inc. Vice President of Product Development Former
In Session Former
Tandem Computers Former
International Business Machines Corporation Former
Tsa, Inc. Former
University of Oxford MS Degree In Physics Former

VARBusiness Magazine named Mr. Clabaugh to its list of top channel executives to watch in 2006. He joined Kabira after his role as VP of Business Development for CollabNet, where he oversaw the global channel program and launched its on-demand training and e-commerce site, open.collab.net. Prior to joining CollabNet, he was VP of Application Partner Market Development for Progress Software. In that role, he directed the overall vision and programs of Progress Application Partners. Mr. Clabaugh was co-founder and CEO of Allegrix, Inc., which was acquired by Progress software in 2001. He has a BS in Computer Science from Tulane University with graduate studies in technical management at the University of California at Irvine.

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current
Progress Software Corporation Vice President of Application Partner Market Development Former
Collabnet, Inc. Vice President, Business Development Former
Tulane University Bs In Computer Science Former
University of California, Irvine Former

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Vice President, Corp Development, Marketing Current

Before co-founding Kabira in 1996, Dirk Epperson was director and architect for Sybase's successful Intermedia Server that delivered video-on-demand to major telecommunications customers across the globe. Before joining Sybase, Epperson was vice president of software development at Hill Arts & Entertainment, Inc., where he developed industry-leading billing and ticketing systems. Epperson was a vice president and founder of Performing Arts Technology, Inc., which developed and supplied client/server sales and marketing information systems to theaters and management organizations. He holds a Bachelor's degree in physics from Harvey Mudd College and a Master's degree in engineering from Yale University.

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Vice President, Strategic Planning Current
Kabira Technologies Inc. Founder Former
Kabira Technologies Inc. Architect Former
Sybase, Inc. architect Former
Kabira Technologies Inc. Director Former
Sybase, Inc. Director Former
Yale University Master's Degree In Engineering Former
Yale University Bachelor's Degree In Physics Former
Harvey Mudd College Bachelor's Degree In Physics Former

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Director of Global Telecommunications Market Development Former
Canisius College Bachelor of Science in Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Vice President, Global Sales Current
Traiana, Inc. Vice President, Global Sales Former
SERENA Software, Inc. Vice President of North American sales Former
Legent Corporation Former
San Jose State University degree in computer mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
Visto Corporation Senior Vice President & General Manager, EMEA Current
Kabira Technologies Inc. Vice President, Intl Current

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Vice President Sales Emear Current

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Vice President, Global Customer Services Current
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania M.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Vice President, North American Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Product Marketing Director Current

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Director of Marketing Current
Avolent Inc Director, Marketing Programs Former

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Kpsa Product Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Kabira Technologies Inc. Vice Chairman Current

Organization Position Status
Signature Days Partner Current
Merchant E-Solutions Inc. Observer Current
Mobileway Board of Directors Current
Sonim Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Kabira Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Kaneriya Board of Directors Current
Mobile 365, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Peerflix Inc Board of Directors Current
Son Im Board of Directors Current
Signature Days Board of Directors Current
Ubicom, Inc. CFO Former
Think New Ideas Senior Executive Former
Ernst & Young Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Former
3 I Corp Former
Stanford University MBA Former

Since joining Sevin Rosen Funds in 1983, Mr. Dow has helped entrepreneurs refine their great ideas and turn them into thriving realities. As a General Partner at Sevin Rosen Funds, Mr. Dow fills the role of advisor and counselor for young companies during their incubation periods, helping them lay the foundation for a fast start. He currently serves on the boards of Cytokinetics and Citrix, two public companies funded by Sevin Rosen Funds. He also sits on the boards of Limerick Neurosciences, Kabira, Plectix B iosystems, and Reactive Nanotechnologies. His empathy for the entrepreneur developed in the 1980s when he was CEO for Ansa Software and Calera. In that role, he performed day-to-day operational duties that are familiar to entrepreneurs the world over, from writing business plans to buying office furniture to calling on prospective customers. He has a special appreciation of the entrepreneurial spirit, and understands how to make it grow and thrive.

Organization Position Status
Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc. Chairman Current
Limerick Neurosciences, Inc Board of Directors Current
Proactivenet, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Airgo Networks, Inc. Director Current
Cytokinetics, Inc. Director Current
Kabira Technologies Inc. Board Member Current
Citrix Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sevin Rosen Funds General Partner Former
Citrix Systems, Inc. Chairman Former
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Director Former
Stanford University MBA Former
Stanford University B.A. In Economics Former