Venture Fund Member Profile
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.406 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in innovative Information Technology (“IT”) and services companies founded by the finest entrepreneurs. We are a veteran team of industry entrepreneurs, operators and investors who apply real world experience, deep industry knowledge and networks, and strong company-building skills to create value for our entrepreneurs and investing partners. We typically are the lead, first institutional investor in early-stage and de novo investments in market-changing IT Security and Infrastructure, Technology-Enabled Business Services, and Next-Generation Software companies.
As investors, we bring an entrepreneurial energy, enthusiasm and tireless commitment to our companies. Every member of the .406 team is an entrepreneur, each of us having been a founder, builder or principal driver in several successful companies. As a result, we are able to offer real-world advice based on first-hand experience with the unique challenges, opportunities and rewards associated with growing early-stage businesses.
We have a passion to share the benefits of our past experience so that entrepreneurs can make better decisions and avoid costly mistakes. We can help anticipate and manage rapid-growth risks as well as identify and support first-mover advantage on potential opportunities.
Finally, we understand the importance of mutual alignment in creating value every day. We believe in being fair to founders and sensitive to their ownership concerns. We work to achieve a balance of being an exceptionally strong advocate and a constructive sounding board. And we are committed to direct and honest communications with our investors and business partners.
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Greg Dracon Principal .406 Ventures |
Greg brings 14 years of venture investing and technology company operating and management experience to .406 Ventures. Prior to joining .406, Greg was a Vice President of Core Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused on early stage venture and small to mid-sized growth technology companies. At Core, Greg focused on software, digital media, technology-enabled services and wireless opportunities and led the investment process for five of the seven investments made during his tenure. From 1995 to 2005, Greg held various operating roles at Texas Instruments, including positions in technical and field sales management and business development. He has investing and industry expertise in wireless technologies; internet and digital media; telecommunications; technology-enabled services and enterprise software. Greg received his MBA, with majors in Entrepreneurial Management and Finance, from Wharton and his BS in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
Representative Investments
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ThingMagic is a leading provider of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers, sensors, and embedded solutions. ThingMagic’s RFID readers offer unprecedented functionality, performance, and value. ThingMagic’s products are used by its partners in applications and industries including supply chain management, manufacturing, mobile data collection, automatic identification, and point-of-sale/self-checkout. |
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Health Dialog uses sophisticated analytics, consulting, and technology to help reduce healthcare costs, improve outcomes, and create better patient satisfaction. Health Dialog identifies opportunities for improvement within a patient population and delivers programs that help individuals better understand their medical issues and become more engaged in managing their healthcare with their physicians. |
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Kaltura Inc. provides the first extensive open-source video management platform, empowering web publishers to seamlessly and cost-effectively integrate customized interactive and collaborative rich-media functionalities, including searching, uploading, importing, editing, remixing, and sharing. Kaltura also offers its global network of publishers hosted services that include content streaming, transcoding, storage, advertising, merchandising, and syndication. |
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Business Intelligence Advisors (BIA) is a business services firm that adapts techniques developed in the context of national security for use in high-stakes commercial settings. |
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