Joyce Chung, Garage Ventures: Looking for the Next Big Thing!

February 28, 2024May 22, 2011 by Pemo Theodore

Video interview with Joyce Chung, Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures. Joyce Chung has over 10 years of operating experience in technology companies and 10 years of venture capital investing experience. She was a founding partner of Cardinal Venture Capital, a $125 million early stage venture fund. At Cardinal, Joyce was responsible for investments in Chipcon (acquired by Texas Instruments), Mobilygen, Valista, and Zilliant. She continues to co-manage the current Cardinal portfolio. Prior to forming Cardinal Venture Capital, Joyce managed venture investments for Adobe Ventures. Her portfolio companies included Vignette (Nasdaq: VIGN), DigitalThink, Digimarc (Nasdaq: DMRC), and Virage. Joyce also held operating roles at Adobe Systems, Sony Corporation, and Cambridge Technology Group. She received an S.B. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Joyce is active at the Stanford Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and is on the board of the Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA), Chair of the Northern California chapter of AMITA and Member of the Executive Council of Astia.

Patricia Nakache, Trinity Ventures: Investing in the Woman’s Web

February 28, 2024May 11, 2011 by Pemo Theodore

Video interview with Patricia Nakache, General Partner Trinity Venture. Since joining Trinity Ventures in 1999, Patricia has focused on funding companies launching innovative online consumer and business services. She is particularly interested in the impact of social media and mobile on the next generation of Internet services. Prior to Trinity Ventures, Patricia worked at McKinsey & Company helping enterprises in technology, financial services and retailing address their strategic and operational issues. Previously, she also contributed to Fortune magazine and other publications on management best practices in technology companies. Patricia is a member of the Stanford Business School Trust Investment Committee. You can find Patricia on Twitter @pnakache

Founders Conference: Investors

February 28, 2024May 9, 2011 by Pemo Theodore

Founders Conference in Mountain View May 3rd, 2011 Investors Panel featured Rebecca Lynn, Morgenthaler Ventures * Jeff Clavier, SoftTech VC * George Zachary, Charles River Ventures * Tim Young, SocialCast

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