Jim Whims
Director/Board Member at SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
Net worth: 2 M $ as of 29/04/2024
Network origin in Jim Whims first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Company | Semiconductors | 62 | |
THQ, Inc.
 THQ, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services THQ Inc. was developed and published interactive entertainment software focused on the core gamer on all popular game systems. The company developed its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. The company was founded in 1989 and was headquartered in Agoura Hills, CA.
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| Extinct | Packaged Software | 34 |
Alsop Louie Management LLC
 Alsop Louie Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Alsop Louie Management LLC (Alsop Louie Partners ) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 19 |
3Dfx Interactive, Inc.
 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. develops high performance, cost-effective graphic chips, graphic boards, software and related technology that enabled an interactive and realistic 3D experience across multiple hardware platforms. The company was founded on August 24, 1994 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.
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| Extinct | Packaged Software | 12 |
PortalPlayer, Inc.
 PortalPlayer, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology PortalPlayer, Inc. designed and manufactured semiconductor and firmware components. The company offered software for original equipment manufacturers of personal media players and notebook computers with secondary displays. PortalPlayer was founded by John H. Mallard in 1999 and headquartered in San Jose, CA.
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| Extinct | Semiconductors | 10 |
TechFund Capital
 TechFund Capital Investment ManagersFinance TechFund Capital (TechFund Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Kurt A. Keilhacker. The firm is headquartered in Saratoga, California, with additional office on Paris, France.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 10 |
Phizzle, Inc.
 Phizzle, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Phizzle, Inc. operates a platform which delivers mobile marketing automation solutions. Its platform provides both proprietary and strategic partner, multi-channel marketing automation tools intended to engage, motivate and analyze fan identity profiles for sports properties, entertainment venues and consumer brands. The firm offers digital marketers with the opportunity to leverage the potential of highly evolved business analysis and the reach of the social web they require to manage the fan experience. The company was founded by Benjamin Davis III and Max Woon in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Internet Software/Services | 10 |
Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
 Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC manufactures consumer electronics. The firm manufactures, distributes and markets the PSP Vita, Sony Playstation 3 and 4 consoles and accessories. The company was founded in May 1994 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.
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| Extinct | Electronics/Appliances | 6 |
Keyssa, Inc.
 Keyssa, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Keyssa, Inc. develops connectors. It offers wireless transfer of data and video between devices with speed. The company was founded by Gary McCormack and Ira Deyhimy in 2009 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.
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| Holding Company | Electronic Components | 6 |
Digilens, Inc.
 Digilens, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Digilens, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets transparent liquid crystal displays. The firm also provides application specific optical elements for original equipment manufacturers in the consumer, automotive and specialty displays markets. The company was founded by Jonathan D. Waldern in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.
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| Holding Company | Electronics Distributors | 5 |
Karmic Labs, Inc.
 Karmic Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Karmic Labs, Inc. provides budgeting solutions. The company founded by Ryan Weidenmiller, Chris Agerton and Garrett Blythe and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Packaged Software | 4 |
Kuprion, Inc.
 Kuprion, Inc. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Kuprion, Inc. develops and manufactures inks and pastes. The firm specializes in the formulation and licensing of nano copper inks and pastes. The firm offers The company was founded by Alfred A. Zinn in 2016 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Industrial Specialties | 3 |
ImpactXoft, Inc.
 ImpactXoft, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ImpactXoft, Inc. provides information technology services. Its IX SPeeD suite enables industrial designers, product engineers, mold and tooling designers and tool manufacturers to work together. The company also offers software support services, including email and hotline technical support, maintenance upgrades, an online knowledgebase and account services. ImpactXoft was founded by Attilio Rimoldi and Martin Welch in June 1999 and is located in San Jose, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Packaged Software | 3 |
Software Toolworks, Inc.
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| Extinct | Packaged Software | 1 |
Alsop Louie Partners 1 LLC
 Alsop Louie Partners 1 LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Alsop Louie Management LLC, Alsop Louie Partners 1 LLC provides venture capital and investment services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Jim Whims via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Santa Clara University | College/University | Director/Board Member Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Wisconsin | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| THALES | Aerospace & Defense | Consultant / Advisor Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Director/Board Member Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
Integral Reality Labs, Inc.
 Integral Reality Labs, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Integral Reality Labs, Inc. provides design tools for game developers and publishers. Its products include MakePrintable, Hackatari and GamePrint. The company was founded by Baha Abunojaim and Muhannad Taslaq and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Information Technology Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
ATI Technologies ULC
 ATI Technologies ULC SemiconductorsElectronic Technology ATI Technologies, Inc. designs, makes and, sells graphics accelerators and multimedia solutions. It offers visual and graphics processors for displaying images on personal computer monitors. It also supplies graphics, video and, multimedia products for desktop, workstation & notebook personal computers, digital televisions, cell phones, and game consoles. The company sells its products through personal computer original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, add-in board manufacturers, retail stores & consumer electronics manufacturers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The firm was founded by Kwok Yuen Ho in 1985 and is located in Markham, Canada. | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | |
Aerospike, Inc.
 Aerospike, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aerospike, Inc. offers real-time NoSQL database solutions. It offers advertising technology, ecommerce and retail, financial services, telecommunications, online gaming and gambling industries. The company was founded by Brian Bulkowski and Srini V. Srinivasan in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Packaged Software | Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of Michigan | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
The RAND Corp.
 The RAND Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The RAND Corp. engages in conducting research and analysis to improve policy and decision-making. Its services include benchmarking, case study analysis, cost analysis, economic analysis, modeling, simulation, and optimization, performance measurement and measurement development, policy analysis, program evaluation, risk assessment and analysis, strategic planning, survey research, and technology assessment and development. The company was founded on May 14, 1948 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, Inc.
 LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, Inc. operates a cyber-security software company. It products include scoutPRIME, scoutTHREAT, and Aeonik Security Fabric. Its services include managed threat intelligence, finished intelligence, and credential monitoring. The company was founded by Leif Claesson, Alex Hartman, Brian Garmey, and Derek Gabbard in 2009 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Information Technology Services | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Niantic, Inc.
 Niantic, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Niantic, Inc. operates as an augmented reality (AR) and mobile real-world company. Its platform, Niantic Real World, manages shared state, communication, security, mapping, and AR functionality. It powers the AR games Pokemon GO, Ingress, and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. The company was founded by John Hanke and Phil Keslin in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Consultant / Advisor | |
Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
Chan Soon-Shiong Institute For Medicine
 Chan Soon-Shiong Institute For Medicine Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services The Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Medicine, Immuno-Oncology Network, is a cancer center that provides advanced diagnosis, treatment, and clinical trials for cancer patients. The private company is based in El Segundo. The center is staffed by a team of experienced medical professionals who are dedicated to providing personalized care. The CEO of the American company is Patrick Soon-Shiong. | Medical/Nursing Services | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
GEO Semiconductor, Inc.
 GEO Semiconductor, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services GEO Semiconductor, Inc. provides geometric processing, image signal processing, and video compression solutions to address camera and projection products. Its technology is used in automotive cameras, head-up displays, security IP cameras, smart phone peripherals, projectors and consumer cloud cameras. It specializes in geometric processing, video processing, video compression and cloud software. The company was founded by Paul M. Russo in 2009 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
ICCP SBI Venture Partners
 ICCP SBI Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance ICCP SBI Venture Partners (ISVP) is a venture capital division of Investment & Capital Corp. of the Philippines founded in 1997 by Guillermo D Luchangco. The firm headquartered in Makati City, Philippines. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| San Francisco State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
In-Q-Tel
 In-Q-Tel Investment ManagersFinance In-Q-Tel is a Venture Capital firm is founded in 1999 by Gilman Louie. The firm is headquartered in Arlington with additional office in London, United Kingdom. | Investment Managers | Founder Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ADESTO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | Semiconductors | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
| University of Illinois | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Meow Wolf, Inc.
 Meow Wolf, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Meow Wolf, Inc. operates as an arts and entertainment firm. The firm develops interactive technologies. Its projects include omega mart, nucleotide, house of eternal return, the due return, and glitteropolis. The company was founded by Vincent Kadlubek, Sean Di Ianni, Caity Kennedy, Matt King, Benji Geary and Corvas Kent Brinkerhoff in 2008 and is headquartered in Santa Fe, NM. | Movies/Entertainment | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| SILICON LABORATORIES INC. | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
| INTEL CORPORATION | Semiconductors | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| NANTHEALTH, INC. | Packaged Software | Founder Director of Finance/CFO | |
Source Photonics, Inc.
 Source Photonics, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Source Photonics, Inc provides optical communication solutions, components, and sub-systems. The firm?s products include broadband access, data center, mobile broadband and transmission. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in West Hills, CA. | Computer Communications | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of Arizona | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Arizona State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
CentraleSupélec Exed SA
 CentraleSupélec Exed SA Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services CentraleSupélec operates as a higher education and research institution. The firm is a public institution under ministerial charter, devoted to the sciences and engineering. The company was founded on January 1, 2015 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| IMMUNITYBIO, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Founder Director of Finance/CFO | |
AirStrip Technologies, Inc.
 AirStrip Technologies, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications AirStrip Technologies, Inc. engages in provision of mobile medical software applications. It offers AirStrip ONE, a digital healthcare platform which delivers business intelligence advantage essential for continuous performance improvement. Its platform is used for digital electrocardiogram snippets, alarm management, remote patient waveforms, ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) notification, mobile 12-Lead ECG access, electronic ECG management, and maternal/fetal waveform cases. The company was founded by Stephen Moore and William Eugene Powell in 2004 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX. | Specialty Telecommunications | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Tessera Technologies LLC
 Tessera Technologies LLC SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Tessera Technologies, Inc. develops and licenses innovative semiconductor, interconnect and imaging technologies. The company offers mobile computing and communications, memory and data storage and 3-D Integrated Circuit technologies. Tessera Technologies was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Semiconductors | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Chief Executive Officer | |
| California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Nant Capital LLC
 Nant Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Nant Capital LLC is an independent family office headquartered in Culver City, California. The firm was founded by Patrick Soon-Shiong and provides family office services to their clients. | Investment Managers | Founder Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| BROADCOM INC. | Semiconductors | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
NantCell, Inc.
 NantCell, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology NantCell, Inc. focuses on treating immunology diseases. It offers cell-based treatments at the molecular level. The firm develops molecularly designed drugs for genomics and proteomics and identify patients and their tumor signature at the granular cellular, DNA and protein levels. The company was founded by Patrick Soon-Shiong in 2014 and is headquartered in Culver City, CA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Chief Executive Officer Director of Finance/CFO | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | Industrial Machinery | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| SONOS, INC. | Electronics/Appliances | Director/Board Member Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | |
NEA Management Co. LLC
 NEA Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Investment Managers | Chief Executive Officer Private Equity Investor | |
| COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| PIXELWORKS, INC. | Semiconductors | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
Ernst & Young LLP
 Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | |
| University of California, Davis | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
National Semiconductor Corp.
 National Semiconductor Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Semiconductors | Public Communications Contact Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
LitePoint Corp.
 LitePoint Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology LitePoint Corporation designs, develops, and supports wireless testing solutions for developers of wireless devices and consumer electronics, contract manufacturers, and wireless integrated circuit designers. The company offers a range of testing solutions for manufacturing facilities, radio frequency laboratories, and connectivity and cellular chipsets. The company was founded by Benny Madsen, Bouas Spiros and Christian Olgaard in May 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member |
Statistics
International
| United States | 45 |
| France | 3 |
| India | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Philippines | 2 |
Sectoral
| Consumer Services | 17 |
| Electronic Technology | 13 |
| Technology Services | 9 |
| Finance | 6 |
| Health Technology | 4 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 361 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 181 |
| Chief Executive Officer | 92 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 76 |
| Chairman | 69 |
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| Patrick Soon-Shiong | 52 |
| Gilman Louie | 37 |
| Thomas Kalinske | 32 |
| Gary Rieschel | 31 |
| Stewart Alsop | 27 |
| John Dillon | 27 |
| Nelson Chan | 26 |
| Bill Coleman | 25 |
| Richard Sanquini | 22 |
| Shankar Chandran | 20 |
| David Reeves | 19 |
| Bob Young | 19 |
| Keith Geeslin | 17 |
| Jeffrey Buchanan | 17 |
| Henry T. DeNero | 16 |
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