KATHRYN KRANEN
President and Chief Executive Officer, Jasper Design
Automation
Kathryn Kranen is responsible for leading Jasper’s
team in bringing the company’s pioneering technology
to the mainstream design verification market. She has
15 years EDA industry experience and a proven management
track record, serving as president and CEO of Verisity
Design, Inc., US headquarters of Verisity Ltd.
LUCIO LANZA
Managing Director of Lanza techVentures
Lucio founded Lanza techVentures, an early stage venture capital and investment firm, in January 2001. Lucio has been general partner and chief technology strategist of Radnorwood Capital, LLC, since 2008. In 1990, he joined US Venture Partners as a venture and general partner. From 1990 to 1995, he independently consulted to technology companies, including Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Previously, Lucio was CEO of EDA Systems, Inc.; VP of Marketing and later as GM at Daisy Systems Corp.; in strategy and innovation at Intel Corp; and in processor architecture and design at Olivetti Corporation. Lucio serves on the board of directors of several private and public companies. He holds a doctorate in electronic engineering from Politecnico of Milano.
MAGNUS BERGLIND
Investment Director of InnovationsKapital.
Magnus joined InnKap from McKinsey & Co., New York in 2007. His previous career includes: COO & CFO of Mactive, Inc., the US market leader in newspaper advertising software, Founder and CEO of eWork AB, the leading Nordic technology consultant broker. In addition, his early career includes positions as Investment Manager of Telia Business Innovation and Corporate Associate of Vision Capital.
Magnus is based in New York and has an overall responsibility for InnovationsKapital’s US based investments, including Syntensia and Virtutech. Magnus holds a Masters of Law (LLM) degree and a Master of Science in Business Administration and Economics degree, both from the University of Stockholm.
MIKE SCHUH
General Partner, Foundation Capital
Before joining Foundation Capital in 1998, Mike Schuh
was CEO, co-founder, and chairman of the board of Intrinsa
Corporation, a software applications company that was
acquired by Microsoft. Mike helped to create and establish
two leading software companies: Computervision in the
CAD/CAM market, and Cadence in the EDA market.
PÄR-JÖRGEN PÄRSSON
Partner, Northzone Ventures
Pär-Jörgen joined Northzone in April 2003.
He has been active within private equity and venture
capital since 1994, most recently as a business angel
investor with his own company Konceptkapital. Pär-Jörgen
was during 1998 to 2001 CEO of Cell Ventures, an early
stage technology venture capital company that was sold
to NewMedia SPARK in 2000. Pär-Jörgen holds
an MBA from Stockholm School of Economics (1989)
THERESIA GOUW RANZETTA
General Partner, Accel Partners
Theresia has been with Accel Partners since 1999, where
she invests in the software sector with a specific interest
in security and infrastructure software. Theresia has
worked in the computer and communications industries
since the late-1980's as an entrepreneur, consultant
and venture investor. Theresia holds an Sc.B. in Engineering
from Brown University, magna cum laude and an M.B.A.
from Stanford University.
VENKY HARINARAYAN
Founding Partner, Cambrian Ventures
Prior to founding Cambrian in 2000, Venky Harinarayan
was a General Manager at Amazon.com, where he helped
create the company's marketplace business. Venky has
a Ph.D. from Stanford University in Computer Science,
and is the holder of multiple patents, serving as investor,
advisor, or board member to several technology start-ups. |
