Brian Connors
Founder at Formative Ventures LLC
Profile
Mr. Brian Connors is a Managing Director at Formative Ventures LLC.
He is on the Board of Directors at IP Infusion, Inc., Pyxis Technology, Inc., and Samplify Systems, Inc.
Prior to co-founding Formative Ventures in 2000, Mr. Connors was an angel investor and venture advisor at Institutional Venture Partners and Redpoint Ventures, where he helped guide companies from early stage to market leadership positions.
He was vice president of worldwide sales at C-Cube Microsystems.
Prior to C-Cube, he was vice president of North American sales for Synopsys, Inc. One of the early employees at LSI Logic Corp., he advanced to become vice president of strategic marketing and sales, managing approximately one-third of the company's business, including its silicon and software strategies.
Mr. Connors holds a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Northern Arizona University, and attended the Graduate School of Business at Arizona State University.
Brian Connors active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
IP Infusion, Inc.
 IP Infusion, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services IP Infusion, Inc. provides network software for internet protocol (IP) services. It offers network operating systems for physical and virtual networks to carriers, service providers and enterprises. The company was founded by Kunihiro Ishiguro and Yoshinari Yoshikawa in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Formative Ventures LLC
 Formative Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Formative Ventures LLC (Formative ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2000 by Brian Connors and Clint Chao. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Founder | 01/07/2010 |
Pyxis Technology, Inc.
 Pyxis Technology, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Pyxis Technology, Inc. operates as an early-stage EDA company that develops router for use in the design of semiconductor devices. The company was founded by PT Patel is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Brian Connors
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Open Country, Inc.
 Open Country, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Open Country, Inc. provides system management and support software services. It also develops OC-Manager software, which runs on Linux and Windows and keeps track of Linux-based blades, desktop computers, information appliances and servers. The company's solutions allow customers to build, deploy, manage and support the Linux systems. Open Country was founded in 2001 by Paul Cubbage and Laurent Gharda and is located in Redwood City, CA. | Director/Board Member | 08/05/2008 |
Institutional Venture Partners
 Institutional Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Institutional Venture Partners (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Reid Dennis. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Redpoint Ventures
 Redpoint Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Redpoint Ventures (Redpoint Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jeffrey Brody, Tom Dyal, Tim Haley, Brad Jones, John Walecka and Geoff Yang. The firm is headquartered in Woodside, California. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Samplify Systems, Inc.
 Samplify Systems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Samplify Systems, Inc. is a provider of intellectual property solutions which solve data acquisition and data processing bottlenecks. Its Prism Compression addresses data acquisition bottlenecks in industrial, scientific, medical markets, while its APAX technology accelerates software applications which are performance-limited by I/O, storage, or memory bandwidth bottlenecks in the computing, consumer, and mobile device markets. It is a private company based in Silicon Valley, with backing from leading venture capitalists, Charles River Ventures and Formative Ventures and strategic partners Schlumberger, IDT, and Cosmo. | Director/Board Member | - |
| SYNOPSYS INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Brian Connors
| Northern Arizona University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Arizona State University | Graduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| SYNOPSYS INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 8 |
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IP Infusion, Inc.
IP Infusion, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services IP Infusion, Inc. provides network software for internet protocol (IP) services. It offers network operating systems for physical and virtual networks to carriers, service providers and enterprises. The company was founded by Kunihiro Ishiguro and Yoshinari Yoshikawa in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Open Country, Inc.
Open Country, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Open Country, Inc. provides system management and support software services. It also develops OC-Manager software, which runs on Linux and Windows and keeps track of Linux-based blades, desktop computers, information appliances and servers. The company's solutions allow customers to build, deploy, manage and support the Linux systems. Open Country was founded in 2001 by Paul Cubbage and Laurent Gharda and is located in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Formative Ventures LLC
Formative Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Formative Ventures LLC (Formative ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2000 by Brian Connors and Clint Chao. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Finance |
Institutional Venture Partners
Institutional Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Institutional Venture Partners (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Reid Dennis. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
C-Cube Microsystems, Inc.
 C-Cube Microsystems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology C-Cube Microsystems, Inc. manufactures, designs, develops, and sells semiconductors and software solutions for digital video applications. It also designs microprocessors. The company was founded by Edmund Sun, Alexandre Balkanski, Alain Rossman, and Jim Rafferty in July 1988 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA | Electronic Technology |
Pyxis Technology, Inc.
Pyxis Technology, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Pyxis Technology, Inc. operates as an early-stage EDA company that develops router for use in the design of semiconductor devices. The company was founded by PT Patel is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Electronic Technology |
Samplify Systems, Inc.
Samplify Systems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Samplify Systems, Inc. is a provider of intellectual property solutions which solve data acquisition and data processing bottlenecks. Its Prism Compression addresses data acquisition bottlenecks in industrial, scientific, medical markets, while its APAX technology accelerates software applications which are performance-limited by I/O, storage, or memory bandwidth bottlenecks in the computing, consumer, and mobile device markets. It is a private company based in Silicon Valley, with backing from leading venture capitalists, Charles River Ventures and Formative Ventures and strategic partners Schlumberger, IDT, and Cosmo. | Electronic Technology |
Redpoint Ventures
Redpoint Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Redpoint Ventures (Redpoint Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jeffrey Brody, Tom Dyal, Tim Haley, Brad Jones, John Walecka and Geoff Yang. The firm is headquartered in Woodside, California. | Finance |
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