Kindred Partners | Portfolio | Consumer Products

Rodale
Global media company in health, fitness, and wellness
Position: Senior Vice President & General Manager, Digital & New Brand Development

Kobo - (Acquired by Rakuten)
Global eBook retailer
Position: General Manager
Investor(s): Cheung Kong Holdings, Indigo Books & Music, REDgroup Retail

Jawbone
Products and services for the mobile lifestyle
Position: Vice President, Software Engineering
Position: Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Market Operations
Investor(s): Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital

Johnson & Johnson
Consumer and health products
Position: Vice President, Digital Strategy & E-Commerce

Simplex Healthcare
Direct to consumer diabetes supply provider
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Investor(s): New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Posit Science
Clinically proven brain fitness programs
Position: Vice President, Partner Sales
Investor(s): Aberdare Ventures , Draper Fisher Jurvetson, DuPont Capital Management , VSP Capital

Bloom Energy
Developer of fuel cell systems for on-site power generation
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Khosla Ventures

Zeo
Consumer sleep device
Position: Vice President, Online Marketing & Social Media
Investor(s): iD Ventures America, Trident Capital

Eye-Fi
Wireless memory card for digital cameras
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): LMS Capital, Opus Capital, Shasta Ventures, TransLink Capital

OpenPeak
Ecosystem to control digital systems in homes and offices
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Operations & Supply Chain
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Position: Vice President, Business Development
Investor(s): GMG Capital Partners, Millennium Technology Ventures

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

Ophthonix
High definition eyeglass lenses and diagnostic equipment
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Gund Investment Corporation, InterWest Partners , Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Trex Enterprises Corporation

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

Aesthera - (Acquired by Solta Medical)
Developer of photopneumatic-based aesthetics treatment systems
Publicly traded: Nasdaq: SLTM
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, MedVenture Associates

Danger - (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