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Brad L. Farkas
Founder at HBSE Ventures /Venture Capital/
Profile
Brad is General Partner and co-founder of HBSE Ventures.
Prior to HBSEv Brad was General Partner and co-founder of i-Hatch Ventures with Chip Austin.
Prior to i-Hatch, Brad was a founding Partner of Lazard Technology Partners (LTP), the venture capital group of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, where he led investments in internet and data communications technologies.
Prior to Lazard, Brad was the Acting CFO and Director of Compatible Systems, a developer of IP routers and virtual private networking (“VPN”) equipment.
Brad raised three rounds of venture financing for Compatible, and introduced the company to Cisco who acquired it for $250M.
Before Compatible, Brad was the Founder of Argosy Technology, a communications software company.
While at Argosy, Brad developed software packages that were published by Symantec, Novell, and Citrix as well as consulted on technology and strategy consulting for AT&T and Booz Allen, & Hamilton, and the Networking Group at Microsoft.
Shortly before graduate school, Brad served as a Director and Principal of pcANYWHERE, inc., a developer of remote access software and participated in its acquisition by Symantec.
Brad was also a prolific engineer, developing all of pcANYWHERE’s non-Intel based software.
Prior to his work with pcANYWHERE, Brad was the founder of Metropolitan Asset Technology, a technology consulting firm in the financial services industry, and co-founder of Phonetix, a computer peripherals manufacturer.
Brad L. Farkas active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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HBSE Ventures /Venture Capital/
![]() HBSE Ventures /Venture Capital/ Investment ManagersFinance HBSE Ventures /Venture Capital/ (HBSE Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Chip Austin and Brad Farkas. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 31/12/2017 |
Former positions of Brad L. Farkas
Companies | Position | End |
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i-Hatch Ventures LLC
![]() i-Hatch Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance i-Hatch Ventures LLC (i-Hatch Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Chip Austin and Bradford L. Farkas. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 31/12/2017 |
ThumbPlay, Inc.
![]() ThumbPlay, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services ThumbPlay, Inc. provides mobile software solutions. The firm gives consumers access to catalog in the industry, spanning audio, video, and gaming content from the music labels and artists, game publishers, and media companies. It allows users to discover, manage, store, and share mobile content online and on its wireless devices. The company was founded by Are H. Traasdahl and and Evan Schwartz in September 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | 30/04/2011 |
Compatible Systems Corp.
![]() Compatible Systems Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Compatible Systems Corp. had developed standards-based virtual private network hardware and software for service provider networks. The company was headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Private Equity Investor | 31/05/1999 |
Lazard Technology Partners LLC
![]() Lazard Technology Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lazard Technology Partners LLC (Lazard Technology Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of LAI Partners LLC founded in 1998 by Russell Planitzer and Kevin Burns. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Brad L. Farkas
Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
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Private companies | 5 |
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ThumbPlay, Inc.
![]() ThumbPlay, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services ThumbPlay, Inc. provides mobile software solutions. The firm gives consumers access to catalog in the industry, spanning audio, video, and gaming content from the music labels and artists, game publishers, and media companies. It allows users to discover, manage, store, and share mobile content online and on its wireless devices. The company was founded by Are H. Traasdahl and and Evan Schwartz in September 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
i-Hatch Ventures LLC
![]() i-Hatch Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance i-Hatch Ventures LLC (i-Hatch Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Chip Austin and Bradford L. Farkas. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Lazard Technology Partners LLC
![]() Lazard Technology Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lazard Technology Partners LLC (Lazard Technology Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of LAI Partners LLC founded in 1998 by Russell Planitzer and Kevin Burns. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
HBSE Ventures /Venture Capital/
![]() HBSE Ventures /Venture Capital/ Investment ManagersFinance HBSE Ventures /Venture Capital/ (HBSE Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Chip Austin and Brad Farkas. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Compatible Systems Corp.
![]() Compatible Systems Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Compatible Systems Corp. had developed standards-based virtual private network hardware and software for service provider networks. The company was headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Electronic Technology |
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