SVASE VC Breakfast Club with Arif Janmohamed, Lightspeed Venture Partners Focus: Infrastructure, Communications, Networking, & Software March 5, 2009

SVASE VC Breakfast Club with Arif Janmohamed, Lightspeed Venture Partners Focus: Infrastructure, Communications, Networking, & Software

Start: 03/05/2009 - 8:00am
End: 03/05/2009 - 9:30am

Contact Info: JaiKumar Email: [email protected]
Cell: 408-406-4693

Location:
Greenberg Traurig LLP 1900 University Avenue, 5th Floor
East Palo Alto, CA 94303

URL:www.svase.org/?q=node/2220

Lightspeed Venture Partners, www.lightspeedvp.com/

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a leading global venture capital firm that manages over $2 billion of capital commitments. We closed Lightspeed VIII, an $800 million fund, in early 2008. Over the past two decades, our investment professionals have backed more than 150 companies, many of which have gone on to become leaders in their respective industries. Our team invests in the U.S. and internationally, with investment professionals and advisors located in Silicon Valley, China, India, and Israel.

Arif Janmohamed, Senior Associate, Lightspeed Venture Partners

Arif joined Lightspeed in 2008 and focuses primarily on investments in the areas of infrastructure, communications, networking, and software.

Prior to joining Lightspeed, Arif worked in the Corporate Business Development group at Cisco where he focused on opportunities in the unified communications and SaaS market. Before joining Cisco Systems, he was with Novitas Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm.

Earlier in his career, Arif worked in technical development and product management roles at WebTV (acquired by MSFT), Andes Networks (acquired by SUNW), and Sun Microsystems.

Arif holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada.

WHEN: Thursday, March 5th
8 – 9:30 AM

LOCATION: Greenberg Traurig LLP, 1900 University Avenue, 5th Floor, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

PRE-REGISTERED RATES:
Members - $25; Affiliates who advertise this event - $39; General Public - $49.

This event is intended for entrepreneurs seeking feedback on their startup ideas and funding strategies. Please do not register if you do not fit this profile.

This event is co-sponsored by Greenberg Traurig LLP, www.gtlaw.com.

Official Website: http://www.svase.org/?q=node/2220