With over 20 years of venture capital investment experience, Bob is a veteran of the venture industry. Prior to Benchmark, Bob spent 12 years as a General Partner with Technology Venture Investors. Before TVI, Bob worked for the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he focused on issues of corporate strategy in industries ranging from retail distribution to high technology manufacturing.

Ping joined Accel in 2004 and focuses primarily on information technology infrastructure (compute, networking, security and storage), as well as digital media solutions. He currently serves on the Board of Directors at BitTorrent, Mendocino Software, Mochi Media, Mu Security, and YuMe, and he is actively involved in Consentry, Imperva, and Oak Pacific Interactive. Ping was also responsible for Accel’s investment in Reactivity (acquired by Cisco).

Jim is currently on the Board of Directors of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (WMT), where he is the Lead / Presiding Independent Director, and Chairman of the Strategic Planning and Finance Committee. He also serves on the board of Marvel Entertainment (MVL), RealNetworks (RNWK...

Bill Gurley joined Benchmark Capital in 1999 after spending two years as a partner with Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Before entering the venture capital business, Bill spent four years on Wall Street as a top-ranked research analyst, including three years at CS First Boston focusing on personal computer hardware and software. His research coverage included such companies as Dell, Compaq, and Microsoft, and he was the lead analyst on the Amazon IPO.

David joined Bessemer Venture Partners in 1992. He has since made 45 early-stage investments for Bessemer, including 19 that have gone public, and 18 that have been acquired by public companies. The first Forbes Midas List ranked David among the world's top 10 venture investors.

Kevin joined Accel in 2003. His background is primarily as an entrepreneur and operating executive. He served two stints as an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers where he started Corio, an ASP/SaaS pioneer which went public on Nasdaq and was acquired by IBM in 2005. Later he served as the first CEO of IronPlanet , an online marketplace for heavy equipment with current annual gross sales over $200M.

In Sik Rhee has co-founded 2 successful startup companies and has developed technologies across a wide spectrum of domain knowledge – from end-user packaged software to high-end mission critical enterprise systems. In Sik self-taught software programming at the age of 12 and began developing commercial software as a 19-year old.

Faysal Sohail is a General Partner with CMEA Ventures. Mr. Sohail has more than a decade of senior executive experience in engineering, marketing and business development. He was CEO of Cadabra Design Automation and managed its acquisition by Numerical Technologies (NMTC) where he served as Sr. Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations. Prior to Numerical Technologies, Faysal was Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy for Synopsys Inc. (SNPS).

Richard Wong, General Partner at Accel Partners, concentrates on mobile and broadband services software, as well as messaging and security investments. Prior to Accel, Rich was SVP/GM of Products at Openwave. Previously Rich was the Chief Marketing Officer and EVP/GM of Value-Added Services at Covad Communications, the DSL provider. Preceding Covad, he was a management consultant for McKinsey & Company, focusing on software and consumer technology.

In addition to serving as a venture partner at Benchmark, Rich is Chairman and CEO of Zillow Inc., an online real estate service dedicated to providing home buyers and sellers with valuable tools and information.

Andy served as a Benchmark general partner from 1995 until 2004. Since the raising of our latest US fund, he has reduced his role to focusing on his existing portfolio companies and no longer evaluates new investments. With his free time, Andy serves as a lecturer in entrepreneurship at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He also serves as a member of the board of trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and as an overseer for its School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Steve has been active in venture capital for nearly 20 years. He currently serves as Benchmark’s operating partner, running the day-to-day operations of the firm and acting as counsel to the firm. He joined Benchmark in 1999 after spending four years as a partner with Gunderson Dettmer.

Dave joined Benchmark Capital in May 1997. Prior to joining Benchmark, Dave founded Ramsey/Beirne Associates, the leader in senior management, high-impact search for information technology companies. In his more than 10 years at Ramsey/Beirne, Dave was CEO of the firm and developed a nationwide reputation for recruiting high-profile executives.

Rodney D. Altman, MD Senior Partner Rodney D. Altman, MD joined CMEA in 2006. Prior to joining CMEA, he was a founder and managing director of Aphelion Capital. Previously, he also worked at Piper Jaffray Ventures and was a partner at TVM Techno Venture Management. Before joining TVM, Rod practiced emergency medicine for 10 years.

David J. Collier, MD Managing Director David Collier , MD joined CMEA Ventures as a Managing Director in 2001. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of three CMEA portfolio companies: Arcadia Biosciences, Sorbent Therapeutics, and VeraLight. He also serves as a Board Observer at Bayhill Therapeutics.

Mitch Lasky has spent more than two decades in the mobile gaming, new media and interactive entertainment business. Prior to joining Benchmark Capital, Mitch served as executive vice president of Mobile and Online at Electronic Arts. Previously, he was chairman and chief executive officer of JAMDAT Mobile, Inc, the leading global publisher of wireless entertainment applications, which was acquired by EA in 2005.

Bruce is a seasoned veteran of venture capital with more than 18 years experience in high-tech investing. Prior to Benchmark, Bruce spent six years as a general partner with Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre (MPAE). Before MPAE, Bruce served as general manager of the Personal Computer Division of Everex Systems, which he founded and grew to a multi-hundred million-dollar business unit.

Andrew Braccia joined Accel in 2007 bringing with him a decade of operational and leadership experience. His primary areas of investment interest include consumer Internet and software businesses with a focus on web search, digital media and online advertising. Andrew currently sits on the board of OpenX , the world's leading Open Source Ad Server and TRUSTe , a provider of online privacy certification.

Jim Swartz, Accel Partners founder, has been active in venture capital since the early 1970's. Experienced in the operating needs of young companies, he particularly enjoys working with start-up teams that are defining new industries.

Peter Fenton is general partner at Benchmark Capital Peter Fenton is only 34. Yet not only has he already led three investments that have sold for substantial amounts of money, he also was in the rare position of being fought over last year by two of the valley's most prominent venture firms. Benchmark Capital raided Accel Partners specifically to pull Fenton, who had joined Accel in 1999, over to their ranks. Why did Benchmark bother?

Arthur is a General Partner at the venture capital firm of Accel Partners. Arthur works closely with startup entrepreneurial teams in the areas of Enterprise Software and Communication Services. As a Director and lead investor he has helped a number of companies in each area to become public companies.

Kevin is a seasoned entrepreneur with a long track record of developing innovative technologies into successful enterprises. Prior to Benchmark, Kevin was founder, president and CEO of Approach Software where he led the development of the world's first end-user client/server database for Windows.

Carl is a member of the Board of Directors at FormFactor (NASDAQ: FORM) a publicly traded company and the leader in advanced silicon wafer probe technology. Carl is a member of the Board of Directors at FormFactor (NASDAQ: FORM) a publicly traded company and the leader in advanced silicon wafer probe technology.

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. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Accel-KKR, Aceva Technologies, Andale, CRS Retail Systems, ForeScout, Interlace Systems, Imperva, and Jasper Design Automation.

Peter Wagner General Partner, Accel Partners Peter has been involved in networks and computing since the mid-'80s. Peter has been involved in networks and computing since the mid-'80s. He focuses on networked infrastructures, including the communications, computing, storage and wireless sectors. He focuses on networked infrastructures, including the communications, computing, storage and wireless sectors.

Karl Handelsman joined CMEA Ventures in February 1999. Karl has been involved with numerous CMEA investments such as: Ambrx, Ensemble Discovery, Ilypsa, Kalypsys, Maxygen, Phenomix, Rigel, Syrrx, and Xenoport. Prior to joining CMEA, Karl was one of the first employees of Tularik, Inc., a drug discovery company, where his business development role spanned corporate partnering, technology licensing, and operations.

Prior to joining Benchmark, Alex led C-Cube and DiviCom, two pioneering companies that drove the MPEG standard to dominance in consumer electronics and broadcasting. Alex founded C-Cube in 1988. In 1994, he took the company public, and in 1998 he orchestrated C-Cube’s acquisition of DiviCom. By 2000, C-Cube was generating a half-billion dollars in annual revenue with 1,200 employees worldwide.