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Actimize, Inc. - (Acquired by NICE Systems Ltd)
Solutions for compliance, audit and operational risk management
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: NICE
Position: Executive Vice President, Marketing & Business Development
Investor(s): Carmel Ventures, FTVentures, Giza Venture Capital, Vertex Venture Capital
Actimize, Inc.

Active Endpoints, Inc.
SOA integration solutions
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Atlas Venture, North Bridge Venture Partners
Active Endpoints, Inc.

ActiveGrid, Inc.
Enterprise Web 2.0 solutions
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Allegis Capital, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Worldview Technology Partners
ActiveGrid, Inc.

Aesthera Corporation
Developer of photopneumatic-based aesthetics treatment systems
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, MedVenture Associates
Aesthera Corporation

Akimbo Systems
Internet video-on-demand for TV-viewed content
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Investor(s): AT&T Inc., Blueprint Ventures, Cisco Systems, Inc., Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sprout Group, Zone Ventures
Akimbo Systems

AllRecipes
Online community for home cooks
Publicly traded: Subsidiary of NYSE: RDA
Position: President, AllRecipes.com
AllRecipes

America Online - (Acquired by Time Warner, Inc.)
Nation's largest locally-focused online network
Publicly traded: NYSE: TWX
Position: Chief Executive Officer, Digital City
Position: Chief Financial Officer, Digital City
America Online

AMI Semiconductor, Inc. - (Acquired by ON Semiconductor)
Digital & mixed-signal application-specific integrated circuits
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: ONNN
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Position: Vice President, Human Resources & Administration
Investor(s): CitiGroup Ventures, Francisco Partners
AMI Semiconductor, Inc.

AMS Services
Automation solutions for the insurance industry
Position: Chief Executive Officer
AMS Services

Archivas, Inc.
Archive object management (AOM) solutions
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): North Bridge Venture Partners, Polaris Venture Partners
Archivas, Inc.

Ariba, Inc.
Enterprise spend management solutions
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: ARBA
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Amerindo Investment Advisors, Benchmark Capital, Crosspoint Ventures
Ariba, Inc.

Atrica, Inc. - (Acquired by Nokia Siemens Networks B.V.)
Optical ethernet solutions for metropolitan networks
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital
Atrica, Inc.

Audible, Inc.
Mobile playback of spoken audio delivered over the internet
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): Apax Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Audible, Inc.

Avvenu, Inc. - (Acquired by Nokia Corporation)
Secure remote access and file sharing engine for mobile devices
Publicly traded: NYSE: NOK
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Charles River Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners
Avvenu, Inc.

Baan - (Acquired by SSA Global Technologies, Inc.)
Global provider of enterprise application software
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): General Atlantic LLC
Baan

BabyCenter, LLC
Online resource for new and expectant parents
Publicly traded: NYSE: JNJ
Position: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
BabyCenter, LLC

Become, Inc.
Comparison-shopping service
Position: President
Investor(s): European Founders Fund, Texas Pacific Group, Transcosmos
Become, Inc.

Bella Pictures
Online wedding photography service
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Foundation Capital
Bella Pictures

BigBand Networks, Inc.
Broadband multimedia infrastructure
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: BBND
Position: Senior Vice President & General Manager, Product Operations
Investor(s): Cedar Fund, Charles River Ventures, Eastward Capital Partners, Evergreen Investments, Lauder Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Pilot House Ventures Group, Redpoint Ventures, STAR Ventures
BigBand Networks, Inc.

BigFix, Inc.
Security configuration management software
Position: Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Board Member
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Position: Senior Vice President, Global Sales
Investor(s): Levensohn Venture Partners, Selby Ventures, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners, Treehouse Capital
BigFix, Inc.

Bionic Harvest
Producer of kinetic energy microgenerators
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Mohr Davidow Ventures
Bionic Harvest

BitPass, Inc.
Digital content commerce platform
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Amicus Capital, Cardinal Venture Capital, Garage Technology Ventures, RRE Ventures , Steamboat Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners
BitPass, Inc.

BizRate.com - (Acquired by EW Scripps Company)
Comparison shopping site and e-commerce research
Publicly traded: NYSE: SSP
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Mission Ventures
BizRate.com

BusinessWeek
Business media company
Publicly traded: NYSE: MHP
Position: Senior Vice President & General Manager, BusinessWeek.com
Investor(s): The McGraw-Hill Companies
BusinessWeek

CAIS Internet, Inc. - (Acquired by Cisco Sytems, Inc.)
Comprehensive high-speed Internet solutions
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: CSCO
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Apax Partners
CAIS Internet, Inc.

CardioDx, Inc.
Molecular diagnostics company focused on cardiovascular disease
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Intel Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Texas Pacific Group
CardioDx, Inc.

Cellfire, Inc.
Mobile coupon solutions
Position: Vice President, Finance
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Menlo Ventures, Silver Creek Ventures, Storm Ventures
Cellfire, Inc.

Centive, Inc.
Enterprise incentive management (EIM) solutions
Position: Board Member
Investor(s): BancBoston Ventures, Infinity Capital, Polaris Venture Partners, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners, Venture Strategy Partners
Centive, Inc.

Centrata, Inc.
IT service delivery solutions for the Fortune 500
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Invesco Private Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Centrata, Inc.

Centrify Corporation
Access control and identity management
Position: Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations
Investor(s): Accel Partners, Invesco Private Capital, Mayfield Fund, Sigma Partners
Centrify Corporation

Ceon, Inc.
OSS solutions for broadband service providers
Position: President
Investor(s): Accel Partners, Needham Capital Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures
Ceon, Inc.

Chelsio Communications
High-speed protocol acceleration products
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Global Catalyst Partners, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Sequoia Capital
Chelsio Communications

CinemaNow, Inc. - (Acquired by Sonic Solutions)
Online movie and video download service
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: SNIC
Position: Senior Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): Cisco Systems, Inc., Menlo Ventures, Microsoft Corporation
CinemaNow, Inc.

Codon Devices, Inc.
Constructive biology company
Position: Vice President, Marketing & Business Development
Position: Vice President, Operations
Investor(s): Alloy Ventures, Flagship Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Codon Devices, Inc.

Cognio, Inc. - (Acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc.)
Intelligent spectrum management solutions for WLANs
Publicly traded: NADAQ: CSCO
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): ABS Ventures, Avansis Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners
Cognio, Inc.

CollabNet, Inc.
Web-based solutions for collaborative software development
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Benchmark Capital, Bowman Capital
CollabNet, Inc.

Consorte Media, Inc.
Online marketing solutions for the Hispanic market
Position: Regional Vice President, Advertising Sales
Position: Regional Vice President, Advertising Sales
Investor(s): Mayfield Fund
Consorte Media, Inc.

Control4 Corporation
Home automation and entertainment solutions
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Foundation Capital, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners
Control4 Corporation

Coremetrics, Inc.
Online marketing analytics solution
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Highland Capital Partners
Coremetrics, Inc.

Covalent Technologies
Web application management software
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Adobe Ventures, Granite Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Sequoia Capital
Covalent Technologies

Danger, Inc. - (Acquired by Microsoft Corporation)
Mobile applications platform
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: MSFT
Position: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Diamond Ventures, inOvate Communications Group, Mobius Venture Capital, Orange Ventures, Redpoint Ventures
Danger, Inc.

DecisionView Software
Performance optimization solutions for pharmaceutical & life sciences
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Adobe Ventures, Granite Ventures, Partech International
DecisionView Software

Decru, Inc. - (Acquired by Network Appliance, Inc.)
Networked data storage security
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: NTAP
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners, In-Q-Tel, New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Decru, Inc.

Dell, Inc.
Computer systems company
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: DELL
Position: Vice President, Corporate Communications
Position: Senior Vice President, Personal Systems
Dell, Inc.

Dendrite International, Inc. - (Acquired by CEGEDIM S.A.)
Sales and marketing solutions for the pharmaceutical industry
Publicly traded: EURONEXT: CGM
Position: President & Chief Operating Officer
Position: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Sales
Dendrite International, Inc.

Digital Chocolate, Inc.
Mobile games, lifestyle, and entertainment applications
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital
Digital Chocolate, Inc.

Ditech Communications Corporation
Telecommunications equipment for voice and optical networks
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: DITC
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Investor(s): Summit Partners
Ditech Communications Corporation

DNAR
Developer of innovative cancer diagnostics
Position: Senior Director, Product Development
Position: Executive Vice President
Investor(s): Mohr Davidow Ventures
DNAR

Doppelganger, Inc.
Virtual world entertainment
Position: Vice President, Sales & Business Development
Investor(s): Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Greycroft Partners, Trident Capital
Doppelganger, Inc.

E*Trade Group, Inc.
Personalized and fully integrated financial services solution
Publicly traded: NYSE: ET
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Position: Vice President, Customer Management
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Investor(s): General Atlantic LLC, SoftBank Capital
E*Trade Group, Inc.

eBay, Inc.
Leading person-to-person auction website
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: EBAY
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Benchmark Capital
eBay, Inc.

Elance, Inc.
Software for services procurement and management
Position: Vice President, Marketing & Business Development
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Engineering
Position: Vice President, Midwestern Sales
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Pequot Capital Management
Elance, Inc.

envIO Networks, Inc.
Developer of mobile applications
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Matrix Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners
envIO Networks, Inc.

Equinix, Inc.
Core Internet exchange services
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: EQIX
Position: Vice President, Sales
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): Benchmark Capital, Cisco Systems, Inc., Microsoft Corporation
Equinix, Inc.

Essentus Corporation - (Acquired by Jesta I.S.)
ERP Software for Retail Companies
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales
Position: Senior Vice President, Services
Investor(s): General Atlantic LLC
Essentus Corporation

Excelergy Corporation
Internet/Software for the Energy vertical
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Battery Ventures, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Sigma Partners
Excelergy Corporation

Excite - (Acquired by @Home Network)
Personalization portal on the Internet
Position: Vice President, Sales
Excite

EXE Technologies, Inc. - (Acquired by SSA Global)
Leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales
Position: Vice President, Research and Development
Position: Senior Vice President, Services
Investor(s): General Atlantic LLC, Technology Crossover Ventures
EXE Technologies, Inc.

ExlService Holdings, Inc
Third party business process outsourcing
Publicly traded: NASDAQ:EXLS
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): FTVentures, Oak Hill Capital Partners
ExlService Holdings, Inc

Exult - (Acquired by Hewitt Associates)
HR-led business process outsourcing
Publicly traded: NYSE: HEW
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): General Atlantic LLC
Exult

Eye-Fi, Inc.
Connectivity solutions for photo service endpoints
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Opus Capital, Shasta Ventures
Eye-Fi, Inc.

Facebook
Online social networking directory
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Regional Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, Meritech Capital Partners
Facebook

Fandango - (Acquired by Comcast)
Online movie ticketing service
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: CMCSA
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Accretive LLC, General Atlantic LLC
Fandango

Firepond, Inc.
Interactive selling and online customer assistance solutions
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: FIRE
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Executive Vice President, Sales
Position: Senior Vice President, Product Strategy & Development
Investor(s): General Atlantic LLC
Firepond, Inc.

Five9, Inc.
On-demand virtual call center software
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Mosaic Venture Partners, Partech International
Five9, Inc.

Folica.com
Online retailer for personal care and cosmetics
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Stripes Group
Folica.com

Forbes.com
Privately held publishing and new media company
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Elevation Partners
Forbes.com

Formation Systems, Inc.
Product Lifecyle Management (PLM) solutions for process industries
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): ABS Ventures, Bain Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Formation Systems, Inc.

Fortify Software, Inc.
Security software tools for developers of business applications
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sigma Partners
Fortify Software, Inc.

Frictionless Commerce, Inc. - (Acquired by SAP AG )
Enterprise sourcing software
Publicly traded: NYSE: SAP
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Draper Richards L.P., Intel Capital, Needham Capital Partners, Olympus Ventures, Polaris Venture Partners, RRE Ventures
Frictionless Commerce, Inc.

Friendster, Inc.
Online social networking service
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Battery Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Friendster, Inc.

GalleryPlayer, Inc.
Delivery platform for high definition televisions and displays
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Greyhawke Capital Advisors , Menlo Ventures
GalleryPlayer, Inc.

GlobespanVirata, Inc. - (Acquired by Conexant)
ICs, software, and system designs for broadband communications
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: CNXT
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): The Catevo Group
GlobespanVirata, Inc.

Good Technology, Inc. - (Acquired by Motorola, Inc.)
Enterprise mobile computing software, services, and handhelds
Publicly traded: NYSE: MOT
Position: Vice President, Business Process Engineering
Position: Chief Information Officer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Corporate Sales
Position: Director, Server Software
Position: Vice President, Engineering
Position: Vice President, Channel Sales
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Position: President, Field Operations
Investor(s): Bank of America Venture Partners, Benchmark Capital, Broadview Capital Partners, Crosslink Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Good Technology, Inc.

Google, Inc.
Advanced search technology
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: GOOG
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital
Google, Inc.

GreenBorder Technologies, Inc. - (Acquired by Google, Inc.)
Enterprise security software
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: GOOG
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Labrador Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds
GreenBorder Technologies, Inc.

Heavy, Inc.
Online site for 18-34 year old males

Position: Chief Technology Officer
Investor(s): Polaris Venture Partners
Heavy, Inc.

hi5 Networks, Inc.
International social networking site
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Mohr Davidow Ventures
hi5 Networks, Inc.

HNC Software Inc. - (Acquired by Fair Issac Corporation)
High-end analytic and decision management software
Publicly traded: NYSE: FIC
Position: Executive Vice President, Software Products, Platform and Tools
Position: Vice President, Growth Initiatives
HNC Software Inc.

Homestead Technologies, Inc. - (Acquired by Intuit Inc.)
Webservices for small businesses
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: INTU
Position: Chief Customer Officer
Investor(s): Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Meritech Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners
Homestead Technologies, Inc.

iControl Networks, Inc.
Web-based solutions to monitor and control homes and businesses
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): Charles River Ventures, Intel Capital
iControl Networks, Inc.

IdenTrust, Inc.
Identity solutions
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Investor(s): Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Rho Capital Partners, Zions Bancorporation
IdenTrust, Inc.

iFLOOR.com
Online flooring retailer.
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Maveron LLC
iFLOOR.com

Ignis Optics - (Acquired by Bookham Technology)
Transceivers for next-generation optical networks
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: BKHM
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): CenterPoint Ventures, InterWest Partners , Morgenthaler Ventures, Storm Ventures
Ignis Optics

Image Metrics
Facial animation technology
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Investor(s): Saffron Hill Ventures
Image Metrics

inCode Telecom Group - (Acquired by VeriSign, Inc.)
Consulting to wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: VRSN
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): inOvate Communications Group, Sequoia Capital
inCode Telecom Group

Indicative Software, Inc. - (Acquired by Nimsoft, Inc.)
End-to-end service management software
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Sequel Venture Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures, WW Ventures
Indicative Software, Inc.

IndustryClick Corporation - (Acquired by Primedia Company)
Targeted publications, websites, & exhibitions that bring sellers & buyers together
Publicly traded: NYSE: PRM
Position: Chief Executive Officer
IndustryClick Corporation

Inertia Beverage Group
Provider of web-based technology for wineries to manage direct sales
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Allegis Capital, Sid R. Bass Associates
Inertia Beverage Group

InfoNow Corporation
SaaS-based channel data services
Position: Vice President, Business Development
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): Sequel Venture Partners, Sevin Rosen Funds
InfoNow Corporation

Informative, Inc. - (Acquired by Satmetrix Systems, Inc)
Customer dialogue marketing solutions
Position: Board Member
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Apex Venture Partners, Global Catalyst Partners, Levensohn Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Nokia Venture Partners, Walden International
Informative, Inc.

Infotrieve, Inc.
Content management technology and information services for R&D-intensive industries

Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Boston Millennia Partners, Signal Equity Partners, Trident Capital
Infotrieve, Inc.

InQuira, Inc.
Integrated customer experience software platform
Position: Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Investor(s): Investor Growth Capital, Partech International , Sutter Hill Ventures
InQuira, Inc.

Integrated Decision Systems, Inc. - (Acquired by CheckFree Corporation)
Portfolio management solutions
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: CKFR
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): FTVentures, Shelter Capital Partners
Integrated Decision Systems, Inc.

Intelleflex Corporation
RFID integrated circuits
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Alloy Ventures, Selby Ventures, Woodside Fund
Intelleflex Corporation

Interactive Video Technologies
Rich-media software and services
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Allen & Company, Intel Capital, Tudor Ventures, Warburg Pincus
Interactive Video Technologies

Isensix, Inc.
Wireless monitoring solutions for hospitals, clinical labs, and blood banks
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Baradaran Ventures, rb Venture Capital, Shelter Capital Partners
Isensix, Inc.