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Kindred Partners
Infrastructure Software and Services
Fonality
Cloud-based business phone systems
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Azure Capital Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Intel Capital
Fonality

eBureau
Provider of predictive scoring & information services for online advertisers
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Pinnacle Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Split Rock Partners, Tenaya Capital
eBureau

Perimeter E-Security
Information security services
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Executive Vice President, Products & Engineering
Investor(s): Bessemer Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs, Stripes Group
Perimeter E-Security

IronKey
Secure flash drive
Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Investor(s): Crosslink Capital, Leapfrog Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures
IronKey

MuleSoft
Open-source data integration and SOA governance
software
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures
MuleSoft

Sharpcast
Digital media and information synchronization solutions
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Vice President, Engineering
Investor(s): Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Selby Ventures, Sigma Partners
Sharpcast

Proofpoint
Unified email security, archiving, encryption and data loss prevention solutions
Position: Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Position: Executive Vice President, Business Development
Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Investor(s): Benchmark Capital, Bridgescale Partners, Inventures Group, JAFCO Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Mohr Davidow Ventures, RRE Ventures
Proofpoint

SEPATON
Data protection solutions
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): HarbourVest Partners, Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), Menlo Ventures, Valhalla Partners
SEPATON

RedSeal Systems
Security risk management software
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): JAFCO Ventures, Leapfrog Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, Venrock
RedSeal Systems

BigFix - (Acquired by IBM)
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

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

Mformation Technologies
Mobile device management software
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Battery Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Intel Capital, North Bridge Venture Partners, QuestMark Partners
Mformation Technologies

LeftHand Networks - (Acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company)
IP-based storage area networks (SANs)
Publicly traded: NYSE: HPQ
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): Boulder Ventures, Epic Ventures, JPMorgan Ventures, Sequel Venture Partners, Sprout Group, Valhalla Partners
LeftHand Networks

Levanta
Linux data center automation
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Industry Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, vSpring Capital, Walden International
Levanta

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

PeakStream - (Acquired by Google, Inc.)
Application platform for high performance computing
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: GOOG
Position: Vice President, Engineering
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital
PeakStream

MontaVista Software - (Acquired by Cavium Networks)
Embedded linux provider
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: CAVM
Position: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President
Position: Vice President, Engineering
Position: Vice President, Marketing & Chief Marketing Officer
Investor(s): Alloy Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners
MontaVista Software

Avvenu - (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

SkyeTek
RFID software and services
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales & Business Development
Investor(s): Appian Ventures, Palomar Ventures, Sequel Venture Partners
SkyeTek

XAware - (Acquired by Sparxent, Inc.)
Data integration, conversion, and exchange solutions
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Gefinor Ventures, ITU Ventures, Sequel Venture Partners, vSpring Capital
XAware

Bill Me Later - (Acquired by eBay)
Merchant payment solutions
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: EBAY
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Azure Capital Partners, Crosspoint Ventures, GRP Partners
Bill Me Later

Good Technology - (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

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

SNOCAP - (Acquired by imeem, Inc.)
Digital licensing and copyright management services
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Board Member
Investor(s): Morgenthaler Ventures, Walden Venture Capital
SNOCAP

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

ViVOtech
Contactless payment solutions
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Alloy Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
ViVOtech

Indicative Software - (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

Decru - (Acquired by NetApp)
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

Opsware - (Acquired by Hewlett-Packard, Inc.)
IT automation and utility computing software
Publicly traded: NYSE: HPQ
Position: Senior Vice President, Engineering
Position: Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Opsware

Tellme Networks - (Acquired by Microsoft Corporation)
Enterprise voice solutions
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: MSFT
Position: Vice President, Product Development
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Benchmark Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Tellme Networks

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

Archivas - (Acquired by Hitachi Data Systems)
Archive object management (AOM) solutions
Publicly traded: NYSE: HIT
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): North Bridge Venture Partners, Polaris Venture Partners
Archivas

Voltage Security
Secure multi-channel business communication solutions
Position: Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Field Operations
Investor(s): Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures
Voltage Security

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

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

Westbridge Technology - (Acquired by Actional)
Web services management enterprise solutions
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): August Capital, Granite Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds
Westbridge Technology

LongBoard
VoIP infrastructure software for service providers & equipment makers
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): ABS Ventures, Charter Venture Capital, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, InterWest Partners , Storm Ventures
LongBoard

MonoSphere
Cross-platform automated storage resource management software
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Benchmark Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners
MonoSphere

Kenamea
Application network for Internet applications and Web services
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Azure Capital Partners, Crosspoint Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Kenamea

Metapa - (Acquired by EMC)
Software to reduce the costs and complexity of data exchange - 2003 Merged with Didera and renamed Greenplum
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Impact Venture Partners, Primedia Ventures, SoundView Ventures
Metapa

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

ViaFone - (Acquired by Extended Systems renamed iAnywhere)
Mobile enterprise applications
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Redpoint Ventures, RRE Ventures
ViaFone

Coremetrics - (Acquired by IBM)
Online marketing analytics solution
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Highland Capital Partners
Coremetrics

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

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

Omniva Policy Systems - (Acquired by Liquid Machines)
E-policies for controlling distributed electronic assets
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Red Rock Ventures
Omniva Policy Systems

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

NewRoads
Outsourced operations solutions for direct commerce companies
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Investor(s): Accretive, DB Capital Partners
NewRoads

RCG Information Technology
National leader in IT professional services
Position: Chief Executive Officer
RCG Information Technology

Scient - (Acquired by SBI and Company)
Experience management consultancy
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Benchmark Capital, Sequoia Capital
Scient

Trading Edge - (Acquired by MarketAxess)
Trading software and exchange for fixed income instruments
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: MKTX
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Investor(s): Bain Capital, Redpoint Ventures
Trading Edge

MarketXT - (Acquired by Tradescape)
After-hours retail trading service
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Polaris Venture Partners
MarketXT

 
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