John Zeisler

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• Venture Partner and Private Investor at -

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John Zeisler’s Summary

SENIOR TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE

....and private investor in and advisor to a number of early stage technology companies, A past director of Infoseek(sold to Disney), PlaceWare(sold to MSFT), eVoice (sold to AOL), NetBotz (sold to APC), Airgo Networks (sold to Qualcomm), Lightningcast (sold to AOL) , and Applied Science Fiction (sold to Kodak).

Twenty-five years of Silicon Valley investment and operating experience. Skills in venture capital, management, business and corporate development, and consumer market development, in organizations ranging from development stage through Fortune 500. Served on the board of more than 10 public and private companies.

John Zeisler’s Experience

• Venture Partner and Private Investor

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  (Financial Services industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years )

  In addition to personal investments, I help source and drive new investment opportunities with local venture firms, assist portfolio companies, and consult on emerging market opportunities.
  
  Some notable recent personal investments include Boku (digital goods payment via your mobile phone account), Filtrbox (real time social media monitoring), Vidyo (H.264 SVC -based HD videoconferencing), Six Apart (blogging software and services); NextG Networks (RF over fiber backhaul for carriers); Vitalstream (content delivery network; acquired by INAP), and HOVRS (video relay services for the hearing impaired; acquired by GOAM).
  
  During this time period, I was also affiliated with WaldenVC ($225mm fund in Digital Media, Services, eCommerce) and Gabriel Venture Partners ($260mm fund in Wireless, Software and Services, and Security).

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