Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 9
Number of Founded Organizations 1
  • Primary Job Title Managing Director
  • Primary Organization 
    DFJ Growth
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner
Don Wood is a Managing Director of DFJ Growth. He was a Managing Director at Vanguard Ventures. He attended Stanford University.
Number of Partner Investments 3
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Nov 20, 2006
Vocera Communications
Vanguard Ventures
Series F - Vocera Communications
$7M
Oct 1, 1999
Cooking.com
Vanguard Ventures
Yes
Series C - Cooking.com
$30M
Apr 1, 1999
Cooking.com
Vanguard Ventures
Yes
Series B - Cooking.com
$16M
Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 7
Don Wood has 3 current jobs including Faculty at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Managing Director at DFJ Growth, and Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Additionally, Don Wood has had 7 past jobs including Managing Director at Vanguard Ventures.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Vanguard Ventures
Managing Director19982006
McKinsey & Company
Management Consultant19951998
Metricom
President and Board Member19941998
Octel Communications
Marketing19911994
Wood Howard Products
Founder and CEO19891990
International Power
EVP, Sales & Marketing19841988
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Economist19771978
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 9
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 9
Don Wood holds 9 board and advisor roles including Senior Advisor at Piva Capital, Venture Partner and Senior Advisor at Energy Impact Partners, and Board Observer at Trustpilot.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Draper Venture Network
Board20062013
ZipRealty
Chairman of the Board19992004
Metricom, Inc.
President and Board member19941998
Reflectivity
Board
Cooking.com
Board
MySoftware
Board
BroadSoft
Board
Vocera Communications
Board
Power Assure
Board