Axel Bichara

Founder at Bolt Innovation Group

60 year

Technology Services

Finance

Electronic Technology

Axel Bichara active positions

Companies	Position	Start	End
BlueShift Technologies, Inc. BlueShift Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology BlueShift Technologies, Inc. develops and markets vacuum automation products for semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company was founded by Ray Ritter and Peter Vandermeulen in 2004 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.	Director/Board Member	-	-
Onshape, Inc. Onshape, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Onshape, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud and mobile professional three-dimensional computer-aided design system. The company was founded by Jon Hirschtick, John Joseph McEleney, Heung-Wing Li, David J. Corcoran, Michael Lauer, Axel Bichara, and Scott Harris in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.	Director/Board Member	-	-
	Founder	-	-
Bolt Innovation Group Bolt Innovation Group Investment ManagersFinance Bolt Innovation Group LLC (Bolt) is a venture capital firm founded by Ben Einstein and Axel Bichara in 2012. The firm is headquartered in the Boston, Massachusetts.	Founder	30/04/2012	-
	Private Equity Investor	30/04/2012	-

Career history of Axel Bichara

Former positions of Axel Bichara

Companies	Position	Start	End
EnglishCentral, Inc. EnglishCentral, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology EnglishCentral, Inc. develops and delivers online English conversation solutions. It provides solutions for users to record videos in their own voice, compare their speech to native speakers and get pronunciation feedback. The company was founded by Alan Schwartz in 2008 and is headquartered in Arlington, MA.	Director/Board Member	-	29/06/2012
Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc. Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Atlas Venture Advisors Inc (Atlas Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Christopher Julian Spray. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.	Chief Investment Officer	31/12/1992	30/03/2012
	Private Equity Investor	31/12/1992	30/03/2012
	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/1992	04/07/2010
CloudSwitch, Inc. CloudSwitch, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CloudSwitch Inc. provided software for enterprises to run their respective applications in the right cloud computing environment. The company was founded by John Considine and Ellen Rubin in 2008 and was headquartered in Burlington, MA.	Director/Board Member	22/02/2010	30/08/2011
Phase Forward, Inc. Phase Forward, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Phase Forward, Inc. developed e-process software solutions for accelerating global pharmaceutical development. The company was founded by Paul A. Bleicher and Augustine in 1997 and was headquartered in Waltham, MA.	Director/Board Member	30/04/1999	10/08/2010
Liquid Machines, Inc. Liquid Machines, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Liquid Machines, Inc. provides enterprise rights management solutions. The company was founded by James Schoonmaker and Mike D. Smith in 2001 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.	Director/Board Member	30/04/2002	30/05/2010
SpeechWorks International, Inc. SpeechWorks International, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SpeechWorks International, Inc. was a provider of software products and professional services that enable enterprises and communications carriers to offer automated, speech-activated services over any telephone. Using the company’s speech recognition solutions, consumers can direct their own calls, obtain information and conduct transactions automatically, simply by speaking naturally over any telephone anytime. It was located in Boston, MA.	Director/Board Member	-	20/04/2005
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Training of Axel Bichara

Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Graduate Degree
INSEAD	Masters Business Admin
Technical University of Berlin	Graduate Degree

Statistics

International

United States	24
Germany	3
France	2

Operational

Director/Board Member	18
Corporate Officer/Principal	4
Founder	3

Sectoral

Technology Services	13
Finance	6
Electronic Technology	5

Positions held

Active

Inactive

Listed companies

Private companies

Linked companies

Private companies	23
SpeechWorks International, Inc. SpeechWorks International, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SpeechWorks International, Inc. was a provider of software products and professional services that enable enterprises and communications carriers to offer automated, speech-activated services over any telephone. Using the company’s speech recognition solutions, consumers can direct their own calls, obtain information and conduct transactions automatically, simply by speaking naturally over any telephone anytime. It was located in Boston, MA.	Technology Services
Liquid Machines, Inc. Liquid Machines, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Liquid Machines, Inc. provides enterprise rights management solutions. The company was founded by James Schoonmaker and Mike D. Smith in 2001 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.	Technology Services
BlueShift Technologies, Inc. BlueShift Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology BlueShift Technologies, Inc. develops and markets vacuum automation products for semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company was founded by Ray Ritter and Peter Vandermeulen in 2004 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.	Electronic Technology
Lima52, Inc. Lima52, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CLK Design Automation, Inc. provides software for semiconductor companies. It specializes in electronic design automation, static timing and variation. The company was founded by Joao Geada, Hal Conklin, Isadore T. Katz and Lee LaFrance in 2004 and is headquartered in Littleton, MA.	Technology Services
Pixtronix, Inc. Pixtronix, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Pixtronix, Inc. develops mobile display technologies. The company was founded by Nesbitt W. Hagood in 2005 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.	Electronic Technology
CloudSwitch, Inc. CloudSwitch, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CloudSwitch Inc. provided software for enterprises to run their respective applications in the right cloud computing environment. The company was founded by John Considine and Ellen Rubin in 2008 and was headquartered in Burlington, MA.	Technology Services
Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. develops and markets mechanical design software solutions. It supplies 3D CAD technology solutions for design, analysis, and product data management to engineers, designers, and other creative professionals. The company was founded in December 1993 and is headquartered in Concord, MA.	Technology Services
Salu, Inc. Salu, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Salu, Inc. provides Internet-based retailing services of beauty and health products. The company was founded in 1995 by Becker Mark and headquartered in Gold River, CA.	Retail Trade
NaviNet, Inc. NaviNet, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NaviNet, Inc. provides software for communication between healthcare providers. It offers NaviNet open provider portal, open advance referrals, document exchange and value based network applications. The company was founded in 1998 by Robert Chin, Thomas G. Morrison, William R. Cowen, Bradley J. Waugh and Jeffrey Daly and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Technology Services
Phase Forward, Inc. Phase Forward, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Phase Forward, Inc. developed e-process software solutions for accelerating global pharmaceutical development. The company was founded by Paul A. Bleicher and Augustine in 1997 and was headquartered in Waltham, MA.	Technology Services
Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc. Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Atlas Venture Advisors Inc (Atlas Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Christopher Julian Spray. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.	Finance
Marathon Technologies Corp. Marathon Technologies Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Marathon Technologies was founded in 1993 by experts in fault tolerance who recognized the need for cost-effective, mainframe-class availability in the entry-level to mid-range Intel server market. Marathon soon developed the industry's only fault- and disaster- tolerant solution for unmodified Windows servers. Marathon is a privately held, venture-backed corporation based in Littleton, Massachusetts with partners worldwide	Technology Services
Open Ratings, Inc. Open Ratings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Open Ratings, Inc. provides supply risk management software solutions. Its services include consulting, monitoring and analysis, reports, training, past performance evaluation, and support services. The company was founded by Giorgos Zacharia in 1999 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA	Technology Services
Bluespec, Inc. Bluespec, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Bluespec, Inc. provides electronic design automation solutions. Its technologies and solutions enable the earliest use of emulation and FPGA-based prototyping for high-speed modeling, verification and pre-silicon firmware development. The company was founded by Shiv Tasker, Rishiyur S. Nikhil, Joe Stoy and Arvind Mithal in June 2003 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.	Technology Services
Atlas Venture GmbH Atlas Venture GmbH Investment ManagersFinance Atlas Venture GmbH was the Munich office of the independent and partner-owned venture capital investment group Atlas Venture Inc., headquartered in Boston with additional offices in London and Paris, plus an administrative office in Amsterdam. The group originated in 1980 and focuses on high-technology financing, aiming for a transatlantic operations model. The Munich office was established in the late 1990s. The group manages a range of venture capital funds. Atlas Venture GmbH was liquidated in 2009.	Finance
VideoIQ, Inc. VideoIQ, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology VideoIQ, Inc. provides video analytic services. The company was founded by Mike Gardne and was headquartered in Billerica, MA.	Electronic Technology
Premise, Inc.
Inmar-OIQ LLC Inmar-OIQ LLC Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Inmar-OIQ LLC operates as a holding company, which engages in the operation as a network of channel focused websites to help consumers easily find self-support product information. It also offers advertising, direct marketing and market research services. The company was founded by Jay Habegger, Connie Johnson, Eric Mabley, Chris Back and Doug Shattuck in August 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Commercial Services
EnglishCentral, Inc. EnglishCentral, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology EnglishCentral, Inc. develops and delivers online English conversation solutions. It provides solutions for users to record videos in their own voice, compare their speech to native speakers and get pronunciation feedback. The company was founded by Alan Schwartz in 2008 and is headquartered in Arlington, MA.	Electronic Technology
Recorded Future, Inc. Recorded Future, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Recorded Future, Inc. (Recorded Future) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Christopher Ahlberg, Ulf Månsson, Jason Hines, Jan Sparud, Erik Wistrand, and Staffan Truvé. The firm is headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts.	Finance
Onshape, Inc. Onshape, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Onshape, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud and mobile professional three-dimensional computer-aided design system. The company was founded by Jon Hirschtick, John Joseph McEleney, Heung-Wing Li, David J. Corcoran, Michael Lauer, Axel Bichara, and Scott Harris in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.	Technology Services
Bolt Innovation Group Bolt Innovation Group Investment ManagersFinance Bolt Innovation Group LLC (Bolt) is a venture capital firm founded by Ben Einstein and Axel Bichara in 2012. The firm is headquartered in the Boston, Massachusetts.	Finance
Globoforce, Inc.	Technology Services

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