
Partner, Partech International
San Francisco Bay Area

Partner, Partech International
San Francisco Bay Area
Looking to support great entrepreneurs committed to their vision.
Enterprise software and Internet
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
2006 — Present (3 years)
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
April 2000 — Present (9 years 4 months)
Founded in 1982, Partech International is a leading international venture capital firm with $650 million under active management, focusing on US, European and Israeli investments. Partech invests exclusively in companies with high return potential and disruptive technologies in Information Technology with primary focus on Software, Vertical Solutions, Communications and Components. The firm has a unique 20+ year track record of assisting its portfolio companies in becoming global leaders. Some of Partech's successful investments include: Ascend Communications, Alvarion, Business Objects, Cadence, CSG Systems, Digital Island, Informatica, Pentasafe and Vignette. Additional information can be found at www.partechvc.com
(Computer Software industry)
2007 — 2009 (2 years)
Acquired by Sun Microsystems
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
2003 — 2008 (5 years)
Acquired by Oracle
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years)
Acquired by VMware
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
2003 — 2006 (3 years)
Acquired by Progress Software
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
Acquired by IBM
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
1998 — 2002 (4 years)
Acquired by Affinity Internet
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; MULM; Internet industry)
1997 — 2000 (3 years)
IPO, then acquired by Lycos
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
1996 — 2000 (4 years)
Acquired by Cable & Wireless
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
1987 — 2000 (13 years)
Acquired by ITway
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
1995 — 1999 (4 years)
Acquired by Microsoft
HEC MBA , International Business , 1980 — 1983
IMP DKM , Betriebswirtschaft , 1983
IMP , MBA , 1982