SVASE Event: 'VC Breakfast: Foundation Capital, Focus Enterprise Software And Information Technology' March 6, 2008

Event: 'VC Breakfast: Foundation Capital, Focus Enterprise Software And Information Technology'

Date: Thursday, March 06, 2008 At 08:00 AM
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Contact Info:
Greenberg Traurig, 1900 University Ave, 5th Floor Palo Alto, CA 94303 Program Chair: Jai Kumar 408-406-4693 Email: [email protected]
URL: www.svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=1391

Foundation Capital
We're not investment bankers. We're not obsessed with money. And because of that, we're able to keep our focus where it belongs: on the many different facets of creating and building successful enterprises.

To that effort we bring our own real-world experience at startups, our contacts and a commitment to work at your side to create a company we can all be proud of. We'll see to it that you get access to industry leaders, potential customers, prospective partners, world-class board members and candidates for key management positions. And we'll do all that because great people are what it takes to build great companies. We're here to help build yours.

Focused on Information Technology
Because we invest our expertise as well as our money, we tend to keep our focus trained on the markets we know best:

Enterprise Software & On-Demand Services
Networking, Storage & Telecommunications
Semiconductor & EDA
Cleantech
Consumer

Featured VC is Ashmeet Sidana, General Partner
Ashmeet is a seasoned executive who comes to Foundation Capital with a combination of 15 years of experience in enterprise software and core systems technology. His experience spans line-of-business management, product strategy and engineering at start-up and large companies.

Most recently, he was at VMware (acquired by NYSE:EMC) where he was responsible for multiple products including Virtual SMP, P2V and their flagship product, ESX Server. At VMware, he grew ESX Server from early pilots to widespread worldwide deployment in mission critical systems by Fortune 500 companies. Prior to VMware, Ashmeet was CEO of Sidana Systems, a successful enterprise-software company that pioneered Docsan for publishing ultra-large (terabyte) documents. He bootstrapped Sidana Systems from inception through growth to its acquisition by Doclinx. Ashmeet began his professional career at Hewlett-Packard and later Silicon Graphics, holding various key technology roles.

Ashmeet currently serves on the board of Pano Logic, Sanrad, Altor Networks, Virtugo Software and Simply Hired.

Ashmeet loves adventure travel and in his spare time can be found planning his second trip to Mt. Everest.

In addition to an MBA from the Wharton School, Ashmeet received an MSCS from Stanford University.

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

COST: $25 SVASE Members; $39 Affiliates; $49 Non-members.

This event is for ENTREPRENEURS ONLY, BY PREREGISTRATION ONLY.

CONTACT: VCBC Chair: Jai Kumar, 408-406-4693

Official Website: http://www.svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=1391