Venture Fund Member Profile
|
 |
 |
Sigma Partners was founded in 1984 on the principle that people are the essential element of success. That is why Sigma focuses on identifying exceptional entrepreneurs with creative ideas and supporting them in building great companies.
Unlike some firms that hire venture capitalists based upon their business school degrees and finance backgrounds, we think it’s much more important to have partners with experience in the trenches starting and running entrepreneurial companies. This first-hand experience allows us to give early-stage companies both tactical and strategic guidance and access to a powerful business network. We work on behalf of our portfolio companies. We know business doesn’t always go as planned, but because we’ve invested in the best and brightest entrepreneurs, together we adapt and create success.
Our investment track record is proof. For over two decades Sigma Partners has invested in over a hundred early stage companies, and our portfolio has consistently outperformed. In 2007, we raised $500 million for Sigma Partners 8, bringing our total capital under management to over $2 billion. We continue to invest today in the same way we have since our inception, by identifying great entrepreneurs and collaborating with them to build strong businesses.
 |
John Mandile
Managing Director
Sigma Partners |
John joined Sigma in 1996. With over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, a business unit manager, and an investor, John uses motivation, enthusiasm, and his own technology and operational expertise to support Sigma’s portfolio companies. Throughout his career, he has held executive management positions, created new business units and departments, and sponsored new projects at some of the industry’s most successful technology companies.
Prior to Sigma, John was the President & CEO of Vermeer Technologies, Inc., the developers of FrontPage, the leading Web authoring tool. Vermeer was acquired by Microsoft, providing Sigma and the other venture investors a very successful return. Previously, he was an early principal at SQL Solutions, where he created and led an engineering organization chartered to build heterogeneous database tools. Following an acquisition of SQL Solutions by Sybase, he took responsibility for the new Systems Management Product unit, which he grew to $55 million in sales in 30 months. Early in his career, John was recruited to Honeywell, where he worked on a variety of engineering projects in the areas of communications, operating systems, and unix co-processor design.
John is a graduate of Tufts (BSE in Engineering Science and Mathematics) and Worcester Polytechnic University (MS in Computer Science).
Representative Investments
 |
CaseNET provides a suite of care management software and service solutions that center on the individual receiving care and team-based care management. CaseNET’s platform incorporates an organization’s existing processes and workflows into an intuitive environment along with real-time reporting capabilities. |
 |
ExaGrid Systems is the leader in cost-effective disk-based data protection solutions. ExaGrid’s scalable disk-based backup solution is ideal for mid-market and small enterprise companies looking to quickly eliminate the hassles of tape backup while reducing their existing backup windows. |
 |
iWatt, Inc. develops patented pulseTrain digital technology for the power supply industry. Unlike most power supply controllers, iWatt's controller is nearly all digital. iWatt's chip at 90% digital means customers can eliminate the problems of traditional analog design, such as compensation. |
 |
Solaria Corp. designs and manufactures silicon PV modules for project developers in the decentralized commercial market. Based on its low-cost cell multiplication technology (CMT), Solaria’s modules provide reliable performance using half the silicon cells in conventional modules. |
============================================
About FundingPost
For over Twelve Years FundingPost has worked with thousands
of Angel and Venture Capital Investors. We believe that it is
important to reach investors in every medium possible -
both online and offline. We have been directly responsible for
tons of success stories and Millions and Millions of dollars raised.
We look forward to introducing your company to the leading Venture and Angel Investors nationwide.
============================================
|
| Venture Fund Member Profile |
|
Bookmark to del.icio.us
Tweet this Profile
