Venture Fund Member Profile
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Founded in 1998, Selby Venture Partners is a leading seed and early stage venture fund which invests in startup companies developing disruptive, next generation technologies, applications and services for the digital media, Internet, and communications industries.
The Selby team has a deep understanding of what it takes to build successful companies as both entrepreneurs and investors. As entrepreneurs, Selby's team has built multiple billion dollar market cap companies and has over 100 years of senior operating experience from leading companies including Compaq, Electronic Arts, HP, Oracle, SGI, Silicon Valley Bank, Sun, Tandem and Turner Broadcasting.
As investors, Selby has backed dozens of successful startup companies, including 3Ware (acquired by AMCC), Hotrail (acquired by Conexant Systems, Inc.), Panopticon (acquired by Kana Software, Inc.), Silicon Packets (acquired by Cypress Semiconductor, Inc.) as well as emerging private companies such as Active Semi, BigFix, Bay Microsystems, Pandora Media, SkyPilot, and Visage Mobile.
In addition to providing "hands-on" operational support, Selby has helped its early stage companies raise over $800 million of follow-on capital from leading institutional and corporate investors including Accel, August Capital, DFJ, Disney, Intel Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Mobius Venture Capital, Morganthaler Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Norwest Venture Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Sigma Partners, and U.S. Venture Partners.
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Bob Marshall
Chairman & Managing Director
Selby Venture Partners |
Mr. Marshall is one of the most accomplished and respected senior executives in Silicon Valley having founded multiple industry leading technology companies over the past 40 years. He has a knack for picking the diamond out of the rough, whether that be an entrepreneur or new start up. Mr. Marshall co-founded Selby and led its investments in 3ware, Hotrail, OnSite, and Silicon Packets, among others, and currently serves on the board of Bay Microsystems, OnSite Systems, Triformix and Sierra Monitor.
After starting his career as an engineer at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Mr. Marshall was a co-founder and COO of Tandem Computers, a company he helped grow from its inception to over $2.3 billion in annual revenues before it was sold to Compaq for $3 billion. At Tandem, Mr. Marshall oversaw more than 10,000 employees worldwide, and was also responsible for the Company's corporate venture investments. Later, Mr. Marshall was a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Infogear Technology, an Internet telephony start-up, which was backed by NEA. The Company was later acquired by Cisco Systems for $300 million.
Bob has a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Heald Engineering, and received his MBA from Pepperdine University. In his off hours, he enjoys traveling, hacking away at golf, fine wines, and spending time with family and friends.
Representative Investments
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Sharpcast is pioneering innovative solutions that combine fast offline applications with rich online services for protecting, sharing, accessing and enjoying digital files from anywhere on a broad range of devices — personal computers, mobile phones and more |
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SkyPilot Networks is a leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless equipment that enables service providers, municipalities, and public safety agencies to rapidly deploy cost-effective network services, including last-mile Internet access, voice over IP, Wi-Fi hotspots, video surveillance, and other wireless applications. |
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BigFix, Inc. offers the IT industry’s only intelligent enforcement engine that enables real-time visibility and control of globally distributed desktop, mobile and server computer infrastructures. |
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Triformix The merging of Triformix and the polymer optics division of OCLI/JDSU created a company with over 20 years experience in the development and manufacture of precision polymer optics and optical assemblies. |
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