Kindred Partners | Portfolio | Semiconductors, Components and Hardware

Peerless Systems Corporation
Advanced imaging and networking technology
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: PRLS
Position: Chief Executive Officer

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

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

Xambala, Inc.
Application specific integrated circuits
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): JAFCO Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, TeleSoft Partners

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

ZettaCore, Inc.
Molecular memory technology & products
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

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

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

Mission Research Corporation
Research and development for advanced technologies
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Board Member
Position: General Manager, Sensor Products Division

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

Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation
Communication Ics for core, access, enterprise, metropolitan and storage area networks
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: VTSS
Position: Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Investor(s): Sequoia Capital

Legerity, Inc.
Analog/mixed-signal ICs for voice and data networks
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Austin Ventures, Francisco Partners, Sprout Group

Quantum Corporation
Data protection and network storage systems
Publicly traded: NYSE: DSS
Position: Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing

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

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