Sven Weber

Current

• Secondary Investments at Silicon Valley Bank - SVB Capital
• Chairman & President at Innovature Capital Partners/ICP Management Inc.

Past

• Board Director at Verimatrix Inc.
• Principal & Venture Partner at Cipio Partners
• Board Director at Wafer Reclaim Services

• Vice President Siemens Acceleration at Siemens Communications Inc.
• Board Member at V-Enable
• Chairman at Xingtone
• Board Member at PhoneBites
• Telecom Group Co-Chair at German-American Business Association of California
• Consultant to VC's and Start-Ups (Self-employed)
• Investment Manager at Apollis AG
• Manager Business Development at Vodafone Pilotentwicklung
• Manager Business Development/ Product Management at Viag Interkom/ O2 Germany
• Project Manager New Business Development at Thyssen Telecom
• Founder at MS Media Services

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Education

• University of Heidelberg

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Sven Weber’s Summary

Investing in Media & Communication Technology companies

Sven Weber’s Experience

• Secondary Investments

  Silicon Valley Bank - SVB Capital

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  May 2009 — Present (3 months)

  Secondary Investments

• Chairman & President

  Innovature Capital Partners/ICP Management Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  December 2005 — Present (3 years 8 months)

  Partner at Venture Capital Firm

• Board Director

  Verimatrix Inc.

  (Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

  September 2007 — May 2009 (1 year 9 months)

• Principal & Venture Partner

  Cipio Partners

  (Partnership; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  May 2007 — May 2009 (2 years 1 month)

• Board Director

  Wafer Reclaim Services

  (Semiconductors industry)

  January 2008 — July 2008 (7 months)

• Vice President Siemens Acceleration

  Siemens Communications Inc.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  November 2002 — March 2006 (3 years 5 months)

  Investment Partner for the US based investments of Siemens Acceleration

• Board Member

  V-Enable

  (Privately Held; Wireless industry)

  December 2003 — January 2006 (2 years 2 months)

• Chairman

  Xingtone

  (Wireless industry)

  June 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 8 months)

• Board Member

  PhoneBites

  (Privately Held; Wireless industry)

  December 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 2 months)

• Telecom Group Co-Chair

  German-American Business Association of California

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  November 2003 — September 2005 (1 year 11 months)

• Consultant to VC's and Start-Ups

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  February 2002 — October 2002 (9 months)

  Consultant for Start-Up's and VC's. Projects covered Product Repositioning, Financing, Investment Analyses and Business Development.
  Reference Projects: VoluBill S.A., Grenoble; Sextant Business Development, Munich; Siemens Mobile Acceleration, Munich

• Investment Manager

  Apollis AG

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  January 2001 — January 2002 (1 year 1 month)

  Apollis AG was the Wireless Early Stage VC entity of General Atlantic Partners and McKinsey&Co.
  
  Responsible for Investment Management. Active in several Boards
  
  Business Focus of Apollis shifted to a White Label Wireless Service Provider beginning 2002

• Manager Business Development

  Vodafone Pilotentwicklung

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; VOD; Telecommunications industry)

  November 1999 — December 2000 (1 year 2 months)

  Responsible for strategic Internet and Wireless project within Mannesmann/Vodafone. Negotiated and closed several investments, performed reengeneering projects and was member of Mannesmann's Internet Strategy Group

• Manager Business Development/ Product Management

  Viag Interkom/ O2 Germany

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  January 1997 — October 1999 (2 years 10 months)

  Responsible for Launch of Internet Profit Center (Founder). Deputy Profit Center Head. Responisble for Financial Planning; New Business Development and Strategic Alliances, Closed Strategic Investments.
  Also responsible for Product Management and Sales.

• Project Manager New Business Development

  Thyssen Telecom

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)

  January 1996 — December 1996 (1 year)

• Founder

  MS Media Services

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  February 1989 — December 1994 (5 years 11 months)

  Founder of local News Agency and Radio Station

Sven Weber’s Education

• University of Heidelberg

  Master , Physics , September 1990 — December 1995

  spens parts of study at UC San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography

  Activities and Societies:

  Member of the Univerity's Board;
  Member of the Faculty's Senate;
  Member of several Faculty's Commissions

Additional Information

Sven Weber’s Groups:

National Venture Capital Association; VC-Angel Roundtable; German American Business Association of California

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Sven Weber’s Honors:

Siemens Caring Hands Award for outstanding services to the Community

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