Steven is an Associate and Kauffman Fellow at Clearstone Venture Partners. He joined Clearstone in June 2005.

David Rolf Vice President David joined VantagePoint in 2007 with significant operating experience. As a member of the Digital Media Group, he focuses on investments in the mobile/wireless space as well as general Internet and consumer-facing products. Previously, David was Managing Director, North America for Gate5 AG, a Mobile GPS/Navigation and Local Search software company that was acquired by Nokia in 2006.

Annette Finsterbusch is a director for Applied Ventures in the Corporate Business Development group of Applied Materials since 2004, responsible for identifying, recommending and managing venture capital investments. She is also a Kauffman Fellow. Prior to joining Applied Materials, Ms. Finsterbusch was the CEO at MindShadow.com, a technology spin-out of DaimlerChrysler's Research and Technology Center.

William Quigley joined Clearstone in February 1999 and focuses on Clearstone's communications investments.

Susan Mason came to ONSET Ventures in 1996 after holding positions in high technology engineering, marketing and business development. Susan most recently led a successful consulting practice, helping Fortune 100 corporations capitalize on emerging markets and technologies.

Goro Takeda Goro Takeda joined Sofinnova Ventures in 2007 as a Kauffman Venture Fellow with a focus on identifying life science spin-out opportunities in Asia. Goro holds the honor of being the first person from Japan to be selected as a Kauffman Fellow. Before arriving at Sofinnova, Goro was the Deputy General Manager of NIG SMBC Ventures, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm with $2 billion under management.

Jennifer Scott Fonstad , Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Jennifer Fonstad is a Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, having joined the firm in 1997. Ms. Fonstad has worked for 20 years with both large corporations and start-ups to help build their organizations. At Draper Fisher Jurvetson, her investments span a broad set of both technology and life sciences companies including Internet services, wireless networks, medical devices, cleantech, and nanotechnology.

David G. Lowe, Ph.D. Managing Director, Skyline Ventures David G. Lowe, Ph.D. joined Skyline Ventures in 2002. Dr. Lowe serves on the boards of NimbleGen Systems, Inc., Applied Genetics Technologies Corporation, and Avidia, Inc. Prior to joining Skyline, Dr. Lowe spent 16 years at Genentech, Inc., where he led drug discovery activities in biologics and small molecule therapeutics, eventually as director of cardiovascular research.

Stephen Straus joined Austin Ventures in 1996 as a Kauffman Fellow and recently left to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity. Prior to joining Austin Ventures, Stephen was Founder and CEO of The Solutions Group, a software and services firm in Washington, DC, from 1987 until its acquisition in 1993. Stephen graduated cum laude from Colgate University and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Andrew Farquharson – Vice President of Business Creation Andrew is an investor and entrepreneur who recently joined the InCube team to focus on all aspects of company creation, alongside Mir Imran. Andrew is also an active member of InCube Ventures, where he serves as Partner. read more

—Jennifer Fonstad, Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Investing in Nanotechnology