Enterprise data center networking software and AI for vendor agnostic network management

Data lake house analytics & data pipeline for AI model training

Intelligent cloud edge for video streaming of sports, entertainment and live events.

Next-generation Kubernetes orchestration providing full lifecycle management of containers.

FMCW LiDAR for industrial/robotics, automotive, security, and UAV applications.

Alter Venture Partners is new early stage B2B technology-oriented venture capital fund started by experienced investment and operating executives. Focus areas include cloud/data center, edge computing, networking, mobility, DevOps, cyber security, ML/AI, and computer vision.

ML semiconductors applied to computer vision for embedded devices.

Online gaming application development.

Advising multiple corporate venture capital funds related to communications/mobility, IoT, cyber security, and access controls.

Cloud-based security analytics based on Osquery. Incubated Uptycs with founding executive team. Board member 2016-2018.

NoSQL database built on Apache Cassandra.

Zero trust network access (ZTNA) and secure access service edge (SASE) solutions provider

Intelligent edge software.

Series A investor in a thin intelligent network edge start-up.

Co-founded autonomous venture capital investment fund for Comcast Corporation and NBCUniversal and led team building a premier corporate venture capital fund. Managed group activities starting in 2005, becoming Managing Partner in 2009. Led Technology/Enterprise team with focus areas such as networking, data center/cloud, video, cyber security, DevOps, and Big Data. Hired team members to establish SF Bay Area & NYC presence and consumer investing expertise. Notable investments include Icontrol Networks, Uptycs, CTI Towers, DataStax, Maginatics, ConteXtream, Immedia Semiconductor/Blink, BNI Video, Benu Networks, Verivue, RGB Networks, Vitrue, Invite Media, Divide/Enterproid, New Global Telecom, StrataLight Communications, Broadbus Technologies, SkyStream Networks, Arroyo Video Solutions, Nuera Communications, Cedar Point Communications, and Half.com. Co-sponsor for EdgeConneX, Accolade, FanDuel, Dollar Shave Club, Visible World, BelAir Networks, and LinkShare.

Co-founded CTI Towers with founding CEO leading to building and sale of two mobile tower portfolios (one to InSite Wireless and one to Melody Investment Advisors).

Series A investor in video processing semiconductor start-up which developed Blink wireless security cameras. Acquired by Amazon/Ring.

Software platform for smart home security & control. Acquired by Comcast & Alarm.com.

Video processing & streaming technology. Acquired by Imagine Communications.

Storage software. Acquired by VMWare.

Series A investor in a social media marketing pioneer. Acquired by Oracle.

Video control plane software. Incubated BNI Video with founding team. Acquired by Cisco Systems.

Software-based video on demand solutions. Acquired by Cisco Systems.

VoIP gateway. Acquired by AudioCodes.

IP video delivery technology. Acquired by Tandberg TV.

Video streaming technology. Acquired by Motorola.

Series A investor in online marketplace for standard consumer products (books, consumer electronics, etc.). Acquired by Ebay.