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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$750.0K
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- US
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LifeSize is the high definition video communications company. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Austin, TX, LifeSize is well supported by Tier 1 venture capital firms from Austin and Silicon Valley. LifeSize founders are proven industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs who spent two years redefining and redesigning the way video communications was meant to be. With LifeSize, organizations around the globe can for the very first time experience video communications technology and products that were developed with the utmost quality, simplicity, connectivity and manageability in mind.
Vice President of Human Resources
Alise MullinsNumber of Employees 7
Contact Information
901 S Mopac Bldg 3 Ste 300
Austin, Texas 78746
(512) 347-9300
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Full-Service Restaurants: 722110
Recent Events
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Mashup Activity Shakes Conferencing Market
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Logitech International acquires LifeSize Communications
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Logitech International acquires LifeSize Communications
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Logitech buys video conferencing firm
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Logitech Buying LifeSize Communications
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Logitech buys LifeSize Comms for $405 million
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Logitech's LifeSize buy bewilders
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Logitech buys high-def firm LifeSize for $405M
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LifeSize Adds Telecommunications Industry Veteran to Lead Americas Sales Team
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LifeSize Adds Telecommunications Industry Veteran to Lead Americas Sales Team
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LifeSize Adds Telecommunications Industry Veteran to Lead Americas Sales Team
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LifeSize to Release Passport amid Cisco-Tandberg Deal
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LifeSize to Release Passport amid Cisco-Tandberg Deal
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LifeSize Continues to Outperform the Video Communications Market; Posts Record Performance in First Half of...
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LifeSize Unveils Next Generation HD Video Communications Bridge
News & Analysis
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Logitech Buying LifeSize Communications
Logitech International, a provider of PC video communication, announced that it has agreed to acquire privately held LifeSize Communications of Austin, Texas for $405 million in cash. LifeSize is a provider of high definition HD video communication solutions, with more than 9,000 video conferencing customers...
Logitech buys video conferencing firm
SAN FRANCISCO AFP รข?? Switzerland-based Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications in a 405-million-dollar deal expected to close next month.The acquisition promises to transform Logitech from a side player in the growing "tele-presence" market to a major contender vying with technology powerhouses such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Cisco...
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Logitech Buys LifeSize Communications for $405M
ZURICH - Logitech said it is buying privately held LifeSize Communications for $405 million, bolstering its position in the much-prized video communication market, which is seen as a key source of future growth. LifeSize Communications has more than 9,000 video conferencing customers, Logitech?the world's largest computer mouse maker?said late on...
Logitech buys video conferencing firm LifeSize for USD405m
PC device maker Logitech is buying video conferencing firm LifeSize Communications for USD405m in a bid to drive growth of its video communications tools. Logitech produces PC mice, keyboards, game controllers and webcams, and claims it will use LifeSize’s expertise to extend HD video-calling beyond desktop use. ...
Logitech To Buy LifeSize Communications For $405 Million
Logitech LOGI this afternoon said it has agreed to buy privately held LifeSize Communications for $405 million in cash. Based in Austin, Texas, LifeSize makes high-def video conferencing systems. Investors in LifeSize include Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, Pinnacle Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Tenaya Capital (which used to be...
Logitech Buys Videoconferencing company LifeSize for $405 Million
Posted by: Peter Burrows on November 10 PC peripherals maker Logitech International has done its largest ever acquisition, by purchasing videoconferencing system maker LifeSize Communications for $405 million. This definitely represents an interesting new twist in the videoconferencing space. Given Cisco Systems' $3 billion acquisition of market leader Tandberg a...
Logitech to Acquire LifeSize Communications
FREMONT, Calif. & ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland -- Logitech International (SIX:LOGN) (Nasdaq:LOGI), a leader in PC video communication, today announced that it has agreed to acquire privately held LifeSize ...
LifeSize Adds Telecommunications Industry Veteran to Lead Americas Sales Team
Joe Vitalone Brings Sales Vision and Proven Track Record to Support Company Growth and Expansion AUSTIN, Texas -- LifeSize Communications, Inc., the global leader in...
LifeSize Offers 'Passport,' HD Video Communications
LifeSize Communications, a provider of high definition video communications, introduced LifeSize Passport, an HD video conferencing system that the company said provides the telepresence experience to anyone, anywhere. LifeSize said that Passport features include - Delivers 720p 30 frames per second HD video...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Alise Mullins | Vice President of Human Resources |
| Casey King | Chief Technology Officer |
| William R Paape | Chief Financial Officer |
| Adam Taylor | Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Service |
| Alan Hagedorn | Senior Vice President of Operations |
| Colin Buechler | Senior Vice President of Marketing |
| Matt Collier | Senior Vice President of Corporate Development |
| Joe Bulger | Vice President of Engineering |
| Rob Hughes | Vice President |
| George Guo | General Manager, Lifesize China |
| Brian Paul | Managing Director, Lehman Brothers Venture Partner |
| Michael Kenoyer | Co-Founder of Lifesize Communications and Serves |
| Venu Shamapant | General Partner, Austin Ventures |
| Robert Durand | |
| Stacy Saxon | |
| Joe Marengi | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Malloy | Board of Directors |
| Jeff Brody | Board of Directors |
| Ron Bernal | Board Observer for Sutter Hill Ventures |
| Vab Goel | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Vice President of Human Resources | Current |
| Mullins | President | Former |
| Mullins | Founder | Former |
| The University of Texas | Bachelor of Fine Arts | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | CEO and Co-Founder | Current |
| Polycom, Inc. | General Manager, Communications | Current |
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Polycom, Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Master of Business Administration | Former |
| United States Naval Academy | Bachelor of Science degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| The University of Texas | Bsee | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Polycom, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Accenture Ltd. | Associate | Former |
| The University of Texas | M.B.A. In Finance | Former |
| The University of Texas | Bba In Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Service | Current |
| Avid Technology, Inc. | Former | |
| City University of New York | B.A. In Macroeconomics and Industrial Psychology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Operations | Current |
| Polycom, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Corporate Operations | Former |
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Vice President of Operations | Former |
| California State University | B.A. In Management | Former |
| Amati Communications Corporation | Former | |
| California State University | B.A. In Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Marketing | Current |
| Harvard University | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Corporate Development | Current |
| Sipeerior Technologies, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Level 3 Communications, Inc. | President | Former |
| Polycom, Inc. | Vice President of Business Development | Former |
| University of Memphis | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Vice President of Engineering | Current |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Master of Computer Science | Former |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | Master of Computer Science | Former |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | Bachelor of Computer Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vidyo.Com | Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales | Current |
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Vsgi | Senior Vice President of Sales | Former |
| RADVision Ltd. | Vice President | Former |
| Polycom, Inc. | Vice President of North American Channel Sales | Former |
| RADVision Ltd. | General Manager | Former |
| Loyola University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Northwestern University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | General Manager, Lifesize China | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Managing Director, Lehman Brothers Venture Partner | Current |
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Co-Founder of Lifesize Communications and Serves | Current |
| Polycom, Inc. | Chief Technical Officer | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bachelor of Science degrees with High Honors and graduating Phi Beta Kappa | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | General Partner, Austin Ventures | Current |
| Austin Ventures | General Partner ,Venture Capital | Current |
| Mavenir Systems, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tie - Austin | Board Member | Current |
| Navini Networks, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Telecom Technologies, Inc. | Vice President of Business Development | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Vice President of Business Development | Former |
| Spatial Wireless | Partner | Former |
| D2AUDIO, Inc. | Partner | Former |
| PulseWave RF | Partner | Former |
| Navini Networks, Inc. | Partner | Former |
| Paragon Wireless | Partner | Former |
| Sipera Systems | Partner | Former |
| Britestream Networks, Inc. | Partner | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Engagement Manager | Former |
| Mentor Graphics Corporation | Engineering lead | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | M.S. In Computer Engineering | Former |
| The University of Texas | MS | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Osmania University | BS in electronics and communications engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Redpoint Ventures | Managing Director | Current |
| Redpoint Ventures | Managing Director | Current |
| Redpoint Ventures | Managing Director | Current |
| Red Point | Founder | Current |
| Red Point | Founder | Current |
| Metreo, Inc. | Current | |
| Mobitv, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Metreo, Inc. | Current | |
| Metreo, Inc. | Current | |
| Kodiak Company, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kodiak Company, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Receivables Exchange, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kodiak Company, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Let's Talk LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Let's Talk LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Home Away | Board of Directors | Current |
| Home Away | Board of Directors | Current |
| Home Away | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kodiak Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kodiak Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Let's Talk LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| ePeople, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kodiak Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| ePeople, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Receivables Exchange, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Receivables Exchange, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| ePeople, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mobitv, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Red Point | Founder | Former |
| Redpoint Ventures | Partner | Former |
| Redpoint Ventures | Partner | Former |
| Redpoint Ventures | Partner | Former |
| Mobitv, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Redpoint Ventures | Founder | Former |
| Redpoint Ventures | Founder | Former |
| Brentwood Venture Capital | General Partner | Former |
| Schlumberger Limited | Field Engineer | Former |
| Brentwood Venture Capital | General Partner | Former |
| Brentwood Venture Capital | General Partner | Former |
| Schlumberger Limited | Field Engineer | Former |
| Comdisco Holding Co. | Associate | Former |
| Schlumberger Limited | Field Engineer | Former |
| Comdisco Holding Co. | Associate | Former |
| Comdisco Holding Co. | Associate | Former |
| Crosspoint Venture Partners | Associate | Former |
| Crosspoint Venture Partners | Associate | Former |
| Crosspoint Venture Partners | Associate | Former |
| Comdisco Ventures | Former | |
| Concur Technologies, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Comdisco Ventures | Former | |
| Comdisco Ventures | Former | |
| Danger, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Zing Systems Inc. | Director | Former |
| Zing Systems Inc. | Director | Former |
| Zing Systems Inc. | Director | Former |
| Danger, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Danger, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Concur Technologies, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Concur Technologies, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | M.B.A. | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | M.B.A. | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | B.S. In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | B.S. In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | B.S. In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Comdisco Holding Co. | Associate at Crosspoint Venture Partners | Former |
| Comdisco Holding Co. | Associate at Crosspoint Venture Partners | Former |
| Comdisco Holding Co. | Associate at Crosspoint Venture Partners | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sequel Venture Partners | Partner | Current |
| Indicative Software, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Board Observer for Sutter Hill Ventures | Current |
| Data Domain, Inc. | Board member | Current |
| Heliovolt Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Growth Networks, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Growth Networks, Inc. | President | Former |
| Edge Computer | COO | Former |
| Silicon Graphics, Inc. | senior vice president | Former |
| Edge Computer | Vice President of Engineering | Former |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Vice President of Operations | Former |
| Sutter Hill Ventures | Managing Director | Former |
| Growth Networks, Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
| Sutter Hill Ventures | Venture Partner | Former |
| Silicon Graphics, Inc. | executive | Former |
| Sequel | Former | |
| DeVry Institute of Technology | Bsee Degree | Former |
Vab is the CEO of Virtela, the leading global network solutions company he founded in April 2000. Vab is also a general partner with Norwest Venture Partners, a premier venture capital firm, where he focuses his efforts on systems, services and Internet investments. Previously, Vab served Qwest as vice president of emerging technologies, a group he founded. In that position, he was responsible for identifying new networking technologies. He also fostered strategic relationships with start-up companies such as Qtera, Corvis, Sonus Networks, Redback Networks, Siara Systems, Juniper Networks, and Extreme Networks. Earlier, as vice president of IP network engineering and advanced technology, he created and implemented the "Qwest IP Network and Data Center Strategy", designed to enable seamless services with open standards and a strong customer focus. Prior to joining Qwest, Vab worked at Sprint, where he was a principal architect for the Sprint Internet backbone and contributed to the company's IP and optical network strategy. He created the optical Network Strategy which drove the world's first IP over Sonet and the first IP over DWDM network. He played a key role in the Global One IP network, a venture partnership among France Telecom, Sprint, and Deutsche Telecom. Vab serves on the board of Virtela as well as LifeSize Communications and Unisfair, and has worked closely with Extreme Networks. Other investments include C2C Pte. Ltd., Qumranet (acquired by Red Hat), Sonoa Systems, Veveo and Winphoria Networks (acquired by Motorola).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Virtela Communications, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| MOBILE2WIN | General Partner | Current |
| Norwest Venture Capital | General Partner | Current |
| Unisfair, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Norwest Venture Capital | Board of Directors | Current |
| Virtela Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lifesize Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| MOBILE2WIN | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qumranet Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Qwest Corporation | vice president of emerging technologies | Former |
| George Mason University | Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering | Former |
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