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Board Member
Jan 2010
KoolSpan, Inc. is a global leader in secure communications. We provide solutions for a protection to your communications against cyber attacks and privacy violation.
We are a U.S. based company with global presence. We provide services to the U.S. Department of Defense as well as to Governments and Enterprises worldwide.
Our exclusive solutions is covered by KoolSpan’s IP portfolio that includes 42 patents issued in US and globally.
Board Member
Aug 2006
Vonage Business is the leading pure-play provider of unified cloud communications. It leads the market by delivering carrier-grade performance and support for wireline and mobile devices to businesses over its private IP MPLS network; one of the largest of its kind in the nation. Offering a fully-integrated suite of unified communications capabilities, Vonage Business’s hosted services allow businesses of any size to enjoy all the latest voice, video, data and collaboration features of large enterprise systems without the costly investment in on-premises equipment.
Board Member
2005
WMS is a leading provider of maritime cellular networks, supporting the cruise, ferry, yacht and shipping industries worldwide. As award winning technology leaders, WMS enables digital transformation shaping the future of maritime by connecting people, data, and things through an exceptional wireless network experience. The company is headquartered in Miramar, FL with additional operations in Atlanta, GA.
Board Member
2005
Airband Communications, Inc. is the largest fixed-wireless broadband provider for businesses in the United States. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of high-speed data, Voice over IP, security and other managed solutions – delivered over one of the industry’s most scalable last-mile networks. Airband bypasses the local phone company to provide faster provisioning intervals, immediate scalability and complete redundancy for its customers. Thousands of businesses nationwide already count on Airband for their broadband service. Find out why.
For more information, please visit www.airband.com or call us at 1.866.247.2263.
Co-Investor / Partner
2001
Ignition is the leading venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in enterprise software.
Our mission is to be a transformative partner to our portfolio companies, investing not only our capital but our time, expertise and personal/professional relationships with top leaders in technology and throughout the Fortune 500. We will do everything in our power to help our founders achieve their mission of building an iconic business.
We know “early enterprise.” This understanding is not academic but comes from our team’s collective experience in leadership positions at top technology and Fortune 500 companies, as startup builders, and investors. This is not just the space we invest in, but the life we live and the circles we move in.
Our network is unparalleled. We have deep relationships with well-respected entrepreneurs and key decision makers within top technology companies and members of the Fortune 500. Through these relationships and our past experience as builders and operators, we understand the needs of your potential customers, partners, and acquirers.
Through our focus on enterprise software, our duo-locations in Seattle and Silicon Valley, and our past experience, we have deep relationships with the cloud vendors. We don’t just know the “VC relationship” person at AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, we also know the best Go-To-Market people (the engineering and product teams, the business development teams and field leaders)--and know them well. Corporate development too! Why does this matter? More than any other investor, we can help you position your business and products to meet your business goals and provide you with access to influential decision-makers who can change the trajectory of your business.
We have a track record of investing in category makers such as Cloudera, Docker, DocuSign, Heroku, Icertis, Splunk, XenSource and Xamarin. Ignition Partners has returned more than $1B to investors since 2012.
We are actively investing in early-stage startups in the following sectors: Cloud Computing, Intelligent apps, Cybersecurity, B2B, Business IT, Machine Learning, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Frontier Tech, SaaS, Vertical SaaS, Business Applications.
Silicon Valley & Seattle
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United Petroleum Company
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Board Member
Jan 2010
KoolSpan, Inc. is a global leader in secure communications. We provide solutions for a protection to your communications against cyber attacks and privacy violation.
We are a U.S. based company with global presence. We provide services to the U.S. Department of Defense as well as to Governments and Enterprises worldwide.
Our exclusive solutions is covered by KoolSpan’s IP portfolio that includes 42 patents issued in US and globally.
2006
Board Member
Aug 2006
Vonage Business is the leading pure-play provider of unified cloud communications. It leads the market by delivering carrier-grade performance and support for wireline and mobile devices to businesses over its private IP MPLS network; one of the largest of its kind in the nation. Offering a fully-integrated suite of unified communications capabilities, Vonage Business’s hosted services allow businesses of any size to enjoy all the latest voice, video, data and collaboration features of large enterprise systems without the costly investment in on-premises equipment.
2005
Board Member
2005
SkyMall, LLC. was founded in 1990. It is a specialty publishing and marketing services firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. SkyMall produces a quarterly in-flight publication, SkyMall, with an annual circulation of approximately 20 million copies distributed in airplane seat pockets. SkyMall is a multi-channel, direct marketer offering high-quality, innovative merchandise from top direct marketers and manufacturers through its SkyMall catalog and web site, skymall.com. The SkyMall catalog is seen by approximately 88% of all domestic air passengers reaching more than 650 million air travelers annually.
SkyMall is more than just the in-flight catalog, we offer turn-key website creation, marketing, merchandising and fulfillment solutions for loyalty programs for clients in the financial services, hospitality and travel industries.
In addition to the above, SkyMall has a vested interest in the technology of in-flight entertainment. We are continually making strides to keep todays modern traveler entertained.
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