Charles Beeler - El Dorado Ventures. “As an entrepreneur, it's vital to develop a strong partnership with your investors, and that's what we have with Charles Beeler and El Dorado Ventures. Charles adds value in many ways beyond financing, providing introductions, helping with strategic planning, sharing leads on potential customers, and just day-to-day advice.” Phil Soran, CEO, Compellent Technologies Charles Beeler is an accomplished venture capital investor who has been with El Dorado Ventures since 1999. His primary focus is on companies with the potential to radically change the capabilities, cost/performance and energy efficiency of datacenters and enterprise computing environments.
This includes companies in the systems, storage and cloud computing sectors. Prior to joining EDV, Charles served as a partner at Piper Jaffray Ventures, where he managed the firm’s technology venture capital funds. Contact Information. Charles Beeler (charlesbeeler) Jeff Hinck. “Start-ups are a rough-and-tumble business, and Jeff Hinck has proven to be a steady and insightful investor in the front-end development of my present company, Ampulse, and in navigating the successful exit for my prior company, Picolight. On either end, the need is for board members who are thoughtful, practical and involved in helping the business, without crossing the line into trying to run the business. That's a delicate balance; Jeff and EDV get it.”
Steve Hane, CEO, Ampulse Jeff Hinck, a proven technology investor and former start-up company CEO, joined El Dorado Ventures as a General Partner in 2008. Prior to becoming an EDV General Partner, Hinck worked closely with the firm, co-investing with EDV in seven companies, including Compellent Technologies and NuSpeed Internet Systems. Hinck has been a venture capitalist since 1997, most recently as a Senior Managing Director of Vesbridge Partners (co-managers of St.
Contact Information. Jeff Hinck (Jeffie88) Scott Irwin. Scott Irwin (scottirwin) Tom Peterson. “Tom Peterson was the first VC to get the Jigsaw idea, and he backed us right from the start. He's been there at every turn, helping to guide us, connect us with the right people and helping steer us through the rough times. He's been a pleasure to have as a board member and investor. " Jim Fowler, CEO, Jigsaw (acquired by Salesforce.com) Tom Peterson is a veteran early-stage technology investor who has been with El Dorado Ventures since 1986. He focuses on early-stage investments in enterprise software and infrastructure companies. Tom joined El Dorado in 1986 from Union Venture Corp., the venture capital arm of Union Bank of California, where he was an Investment Officer. Prior to joining Union Venture, Tom held engineering and management positions with Hewlett-Packard and General Electric. Tom received a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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