WAKEFIELD,Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 23, 2003–Dave Furneaux, Managing General Partner at Kodiak Venture Partners, will participate in a panel of industry veterans, representing viewpoints from theenterprise, service provider, venture capital, and global research communities, who will share their perspectives on areas of growth and opportunity in the data networking market. Furneaux and hisfellow panelists will discuss customer pain points, technology trends, investment areas, and global strategies for entrepreneurs within the data networking market.
Dave Furneaux focuses on semiconductor and communications investments at Kodiak. Prior to Kodiak, Furneaux co-founded Furneaux & Company, LLC, a seed stage high technology venture investment company. He has been the founding investor for companies such as AuroraNetics (acquired by Cisco), Extreme Packet Devices (acquired by PMC-Sierra), Philsar (acquired by Conexant), and Skystone Systems (acquired by Cisco). He is Chairman of the Board of Litchfield Communications and TeraConnect and a member of the board of Potentia Power Systems, Silicon Dimensions and Tropic Networks.
Details
What: Dave Furneaux of Kodiak will participate in a panel entitled “Data Networking: Takes a licking but keeps on ticking” with fellow industry veterans, including moderator Dr. James Luciani, Entrepreneur in Residence, St. Paul Venture Capital; Raj Alur, Managing Director, St. Paul Venture Capital; Catherine Forster Connolly, President, Pyramid Research; and Ofer Gneezy, President & CEO, iBasis.
Where: TiECON 2003
Sheraton Colonial Center, Wakefield, MA
When: Friday, May 30, 2003 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
About Kodiak Venture Partners
Kodiak Venture Partners is a Waltham, Massachusetts-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage investments in emerging communications/IT, semiconductor and software companies. With a focus in the eastern regions of the U.S. and Canada, Kodiak Venture Partners builds relationships with entrepreneurs seeking accelerated market success. Kodiak’s investment partners are successful high-technology business entrepreneurs who take a high-impact, hands-on approach to forming, operating, building and funding market leaders. For more information, visit www.kodiakvp.com.
