Ken Elefant
Founder at Sorenson Ventures
Network origin in Ken Elefant first degree
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The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 476 |
Harvard Business School
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 376 |
Intel Capital Corp.
 Intel Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 40 |
Opus Capital Ventures LLC
 Opus Capital Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Opus Capital Ventures LLC (Opus Capital Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Ken Elefant and Carl Showalter. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 18 |
Lightspeed Management Co LLC
 Lightspeed Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 9 |
Sorenson Ventures
 Sorenson Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Sorenson Ventures is a venture capital arm of Sorenson Capital founded in 2017 by Ken Elefant and Rob J. Rueckert. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with an additional office in Lehi.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 8 |
Battery Ventures
 Battery Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Battery Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm is founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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| Holding Company | Investment Managers | 8 |
Evo Security, Inc.
 Evo Security, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Evo Security, Inc. is an identity and access management cybersecurity company that builds enterprise-grade products for MSPs. The company is based in Austin, TX and was founded by Michael Roth, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company offers two products, Evo Secure Login and Evo Identity, that provide multi-factor authentication and single sign-on for various endpoints, web applications, and network devices.
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| Holding Company | Computer Communications | 4 |
Radius, Inc.
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| Extinct | Computer Processing Hardware | 3 |
CloudKnox Security, Inc.
 CloudKnox Security, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services CloudKnox Security, Inc. operates as an infrastructure authorization administration company. The firm provides a single platform that manages the identity privilege life cycle across any private and public cloud. It also enables organizations to reduce risk against compromised credentials, accidents, and malicious insiders. The company was founded by Balaji Parimi and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Internet Software/Services | 2 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Ken Elefant via their personal network
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker)
 Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. | Industrial Machinery | Chief Executive Officer Chairman | |
| INTEL CORPORATION | Semiconductors | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| MERRILL LYNCH PREFERRED CAPITAL TRUST I | Major Banks | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Investment Management)
 T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities Analyst-Equity | |
| Rochester Christian University | College/University | Doctorate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
The Cypress Funds LLC
 The Cypress Funds LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Cypress Funds LLC (Cypress) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Robert A. Day in 1969. Cypress provides investment advice to investment funds. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
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 Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Analyst | |
| Brigham Young University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Director/Board Member Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Sorenson Capital
 Sorenson Capital Investment ManagersFinance Sorenson Capital (Sorenson Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Fraser Bullock and Mika Ronald. The firm is headquartered in Lehi, Utah. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst Private Equity Analyst | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree | |
The Museum of Modern Art
 The Museum of Modern Art Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Museum of Modern Art exhibits modern and contemporary art. The organization was founded by Alfred H. Barr in 1929 and is located in New York, NY. | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
University of Washington
 University of Washington Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Neuberger Berman BD LLC
 Neuberger Berman BD LLC Investment ManagersFinance Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
DFO Management /Private Equity/
 DFO Management /Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance DFO Management /Private Equity/ (DFO) is a private equity subsidiary of MSD Capital Management LLC founded in 1998 by Glenn Robert Fuhrman and John Cartwright Phelan. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Founder Founder | |
ZeroFox, Inc.
 ZeroFox, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ZeroFOX, Inc. is a social risk management company, which engages in the provision of security technology that enables organizations to detect and prevent social media-based cyber threats. Its solutions include enterprise protection, brand protection, executive protection, domain protection, threat protection, and dark web monitoring. The company was founded by Christopher B. Cullison, Hillary Herlehy, James C. Foster, Evan Blair, Robert Francis, and Neil Smith in January 2013 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
American Capital Asset Management LLC
 American Capital Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance American Capital Asset Management LLC (American Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Malon Wilkus. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
GainSpan Corp.
 GainSpan Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications GainSpan Corp. designs and develops semiconductor solutions. It specializes in wireless connectivity products such as, Wi-Fi chips, software applications, and Wi-Fi modules. The company was founded by Lewis Adams and Vijay Parmar in September 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Specialty Telecommunications | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Yale University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Israel Defense Forces | Sovereign | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
SpiderCloud Wireless, Inc.
 SpiderCloud Wireless, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SpiderCloud Wireless, Inc. develops small cell network platforms that enables mobile operators to deliver coverage, capacity, and cloud services to enterprises and venues. The firm offers Radio Node, Services Node, and Spidernet. The company was founded by Peter L. Wexler, Allan Baw, and Michael K. Gallagher on August 27, 2007 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Workboard, Inc.
 Workboard, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Workboard, Inc. provides execution intelligence applications for enterprise managers. It offers business velocity automation, leadership and management, employee engagement, team productivity and performance management. The company was founded by Deidre Paknad and Daryoush Paknad in 2013 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Yeshiva University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Longitude Capital Management Co LLC
 Longitude Capital Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Longitude Capital Management Co LLC (Longitude Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Juliet Trammenoms Bakker, Patrick Enright, David Hirsch and Marc-Henri Galletti. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Investment Managers | Founder Private Equity Investor | |
The Lek/Alcar Consulting Group, Inc.
 The Lek/Alcar Consulting Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Lek/Alcar Consulting Group, Inc. provides business strategy consulting services. It offers strategy, finance, marketing and sales, operations, and transaction services including business unit strategy, brand management, pricing, alliances and joint ventures, product development, corporate transformation, and operations design. It serves the defense, energy, health, building and construction, aerospace, media, retail, and telecommunications industries. The company was founded by Andrew Kutter in 1983 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Analyst | |
Decru, Inc.
 Decru, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Decru, Inc. develops and manufactures data storage security systems. The company's solutions include intellectual property protection, regulatory compliance, privacy, and internal controls. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chief Executive Officer Founder | |
Elsewhere Partners llc
 Elsewhere Partners llc Investment ManagersFinance Elsewhere Partners LLC (Elsewhere Partners) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2016 by Christopher A. Pacitti and John Douglas Thornton. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Investment Managers | Consultant / Advisor Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | College/University | Graduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin | |
| BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chief Executive Officer Sales & Marketing | |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
National Venture Capital Association
 National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Ernst & Young LLP (Missouri)
 Ernst & Young LLP (Missouri) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Founder | |
| University of Miami School of Business | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
iconectiv LLC
 iconectiv LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services iconectiv LLC engages in the provision of mobile, broadband, and enterprise software and services. It offers network and operations management; numbering; registry; messaging; and fraud and identity solutions. Its platforms include TruNumber, TruOps, and TruReach. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ. | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Retrace Labs, Inc.
 Retrace Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Retrace Labs, Inc. engages in the provision of augmenting medical and dental artificial intelligence. It offers financial analytics, cybersecurity, smart medicine, business intelligence, and domain expertise solutions. The company was founded by Ali Sadat and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member |
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International
| United States | 48 |
| Israel | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
Sectoral
| Consumer Services | 17 |
| Finance | 15 |
| Commercial Services | 9 |
| Technology Services | 7 |
| Producer Manufacturing | 2 |
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| Director/Board Member | 637 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 253 |
| Private Equity Investor | 104 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 103 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 98 |
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