Jim Burke
Private Equity Investor at Formative Ventures LLC
Profile
Mr. Jim Burke is Venture Partner at Formative Ventures LLC.
He is on the Board of Directors at Health Carechain, Inc. Mr. Burke is the former Chief Financial Officer at Alteon WebSystems.
Prior to joining Alteon, he was Chief Financial Officer at C-Cube Microsystems, a fabless semiconductor company serving the digital video compression markets, where he successfully executed the company's hugely successful Initial Public Offering.
The company has since been acquired by LSI Logic.
He was also instrumental in successfully completing the $175M acquisition of DiviCom, a digital video equipment manufacturer, to broaden the company's markets.
In November 1996 the Fabless Semiconductor Association presented awards to C-Cube for Best Financially Managed Company and Most Respected Company.
Prior to C-Cube, he co-founded Insite Peripherals, a leading manufacturer of 3.5 inch, very high capacity, floppy disk drives using innovative combinations of optical and magnetic technologies.
He served first as Director and Chief Financial Officer, and then as Executive Vice President of Operations, where he managed all of the internal functions of the company.
He held President, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer positions at Insite Peripherals, Counterpoint Computers, Vertex Peripherals, Shugart Associates and Xebec Systems.
Mr. Burke received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Harvard University.
Jim Burke active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
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. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of Jim Burke
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION (USA) | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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 | Director of Finance/CFO | - |
Health CareChain, Inc.
 Health CareChain, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Health CareChain, Inc. provided medical transcription services and related software solutions. It offers MD-IT EMR, a narrative note emergency medical record (EMR) and MD-IT Platform, a software that handles the transport, workflow, delivery, and archival of medical records. The company was founded by Thomas E. Carson in 2000 and was headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Director/Board Member | - |
Alteon WebSystems, Inc.
 Alteon WebSystems, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Alteon WebSystems, Inc. develops, markets, and supports web data products. It also provides networking infrastructure solutions. The company's web data center products include switches, server adapters, and software. Its customers include e-commerce, web portal & web hosting companies, internet service providers, content publishers, server vendors, and enterprises. The company was founded in May 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director of Finance/CFO | - |
Training of Jim Burke
| Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
| University of Wisconsin | Undergraduate Degree |
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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 |
Nortel Networks Corp.
 Nortel Networks Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Nortel Networks Corp. supplies end-to-end networking products and solutions serving both service providers and enterprise customers. It designs, develops, engineers, markets, sells, supplies, licenses, installs, services, and supports networking solutions worldwide. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. | Finance |
Alteon WebSystems, Inc.
Alteon WebSystems, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Alteon WebSystems, Inc. develops, markets, and supports web data products. It also provides networking infrastructure solutions. The company's web data center products include switches, server adapters, and software. Its customers include e-commerce, web portal & web hosting companies, internet service providers, content publishers, server vendors, and enterprises. The company was founded in May 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Health CareChain, Inc.
Health CareChain, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Health CareChain, Inc. provided medical transcription services and related software solutions. It offers MD-IT EMR, a narrative note emergency medical record (EMR) and MD-IT Platform, a software that handles the transport, workflow, delivery, and archival of medical records. The company was founded by Thomas E. Carson in 2000 and was headquartered in Boulder, CO. | 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 |
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