SVASE Event: 'VC Breakfast: Hummer Winblad Venture Partners: Focus On Desktop Software, Embedded Systems, Client-server, Distributed Network Computing, Internet, And Software As A Service' June 28, 2007

SVASE Event: 'VC Breakfast: Hummer Winblad Venture Partners: Focus On Desktop Software, Embedded Systems, Client-server, Distributed Network Computing, Internet, And Software As A Service'

Event: 'VC Breakfast: Hummer Winblad Venture Partners: Focus On Desktop Software, Embedded Systems, Client-server, Distributed Network Computing, Internet, And Software As A Service'

Date: Thursday, June 28, 2007 At 08:00
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Contact Info:
CONTACT: VCBC Chair: Jai Kumar, contact no. - 408-406-4693 Email: [email protected]
URL: svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=991

VC Breakfast: Hummer Winblad Venture Partners: Focus on desktop software, embedded systems, client-server, distributed network computing, internet, and software as a service

The featured VC will be Ann Winblad, Founding Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. www.humwin.com

EVENT LOCATION: Jackson Hole Group, 100 Spear Street, Suite 935, San Francisco, CA 94105

This event is co-sponsored by Bridges SF, LLC. www.bridgessf.com.

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners was founded in 1989 as the first venture capital fund to invest exclusively in software companies. Through our history, we’ve had the opportunity to invest in the pioneers and leaders of several generations of software applications, architectures, delivery methods and business models.

We’ve helped entrepreneurs build companies in desktop software, embedded systems, client-server, distributed network computing, internet, and software as a service. Our earliest portfolio companies started shipping software on floppy disks and today we’re investors in pioneering companies in on-demand computing. We’ve seen everything from shrink-wrap licenses to enterprise-wide "big deals" to subscription pricing; from direct sales to highly-leveraged channel strategies.

In other words, because software is all we do, we bring tremendous value to highly talented people who want to build great software companies. We hope our website tells you a lot about us, but please feel free to contact any of us directly.

Ann Winblad
Ann Winblad is the co-founding Partner of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. She is a well-known and respected software industry entrepreneur and technology leader. Her background and experience have been chronicled in many national business and trade publications.

Ann has over 25 years of experience in the software industry. She began her career as a systems programmer at the Federal Reserve Bank. In 1976 Ann co-founded Open Systems, Inc., a top selling accounting software company, with a $500 investment. She operated Open Systems profitably for six years and then sold it for over $15 million. Prior to co-founding Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Ann served as a strategy consultant for prestigious clients such as IBM, Microsoft, Price Waterhouse, and numerous start-ups. In addition, Ann has co-authored the book Object-Oriented Software and has written articles for numerous publications. Ann received a BA in mathematics and in business administration, as well as an MA in education and international economics from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. Ann also has an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of St. Thomas.

Ann has served as a Director of start-up and public companies and currently serves as a director of Voltage Security, Krillion and Mulesource. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of St. Thomas and is an advisor to numerous entrepreneur groups.

COST: $25 SVASE Members; $39 Affiliates; $49 Non-members. This event is for ENTREPRENEURS ONLY, BY PREREGISTRATION ONLY.

This event is co-sponsored by Bridges SF, LLC. www.bridgessf.com.

CONTACT: VCBC Chair: Jai Kumar, contact no. - 408-406-4693

Jackson Hole Group, 100 Spear Street, Suite 935, San Francisco, CA 94105

Official Website: http://svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=991