| Stanford University, MS and BS | |
| Mechanical Engineering |
Steve is a cofounder and General Partner of Focus Ventures. Steve focuses on investments in the enterprise software and electronic commerce areas. He has led successful investments in Broadbase (Kana), FrontBridge (Microsoft), Interwoven and ShoreTel. He has recently headed up investments in Entropic, MarkMonitor, Six Apart, Turn and VideoEgg.
Prior to cofounding Focus Ventures, Steve was a Managing Director at Comdisco Ventures where he provided debt and equity capital for emerging growth companies. Previously he was a General Partner at First Century Partners, a $100 million venture capital fund affiliated with Smith Barney. Successful investments at First Century and Comdisco included Aspect Development, Elantec, Summit Design Technology, SuperMac Technology, and US Web. Steve was a Manager at Bain & Company, a management consulting firm where he worked in the communications, software, and semiconductor industries. Steve began his career as a Senior Development Engineer working in software development at Battelle Northwest Laboratories.
