Rick Lazansky
Founder at Silicon Catalyst, LLC
Profile
Rick Lazansky is a serial entrepreneur, active investor, and coach of many startups.
Rick was inspired to start Silicon Catalyst by the growth of software startups, supported by incubators, accelerators, and open source software, and the need for ‘hard’ technologies to have the same level of ecosystem support.
Rick has invested in more than 40 startups as an angel investor with Sand Hill Angels and as an LP in several venture funds.
He had coached startup projects and classes at Stanford, Carnegie Mellon University, UC Santa Cruz and Berkeley.
His startups include Vantage Analysis Systems, Denali Software, and RedSpark.
He has served as a Board Director at three other incubators – i-GATE Hub in Livermore, Batchery in Berkeley, and Barcelona Ventures in Catalonia.
He has a BA/BS in Economics and Information Science and an MS in SC/CE from Stanford.
Rick Lazansky active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Silicon Catalyst, LLC
 Silicon Catalyst, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Silicon Catalyst LLC (Silicon Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Michael Edward Noonen, Daniel Armbrust. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Founder | 30/04/2014 |
Sand Hill Angels, Inc.
 Sand Hill Angels, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Sand Hill Angels Inc (Sand Hill Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Director/Board Member | 31/08/2004 |
True Global Ventures 4 Plus Pte Ltd.
 True Global Ventures 4 Plus Pte Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance True Global Ventures 4 Plus Pte Ltd (True Global Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Dusan Stojanovic. The firm is headquartered in Singapore. | Private Equity Investor | 29/02/2020 |
Former positions of Rick Lazansky
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
I-GATE Innovation Hub
 I-GATE Innovation Hub Financial ConglomeratesFinance I-GATE Innovation Hub engages in helping startups. The firm is a non-profit organization. The company is headquartered in Livermore, CA. | Director/Board Member | 30/09/2015 |
The Batchery LLC
 The Batchery LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Batchery LLC (Batchery) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by David Koehn and Rick Lazansky. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California. | Founder | 30/12/2014 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Private Equity Investor | 30/06/2014 |
Denali Software, Inc.
 Denali Software, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Denali Software, Inc. developed and provided technology and software products. The firm designed electronic design automation software and intellectual property for system-on-chip design and verification. The company was founded in 1996 and was headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Founder | 31/05/2010 |
| RedSpark, Inc. | Private Equity Investor | 30/09/2001 |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Commercial Services |
| Private companies | 13 |
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Viewlogic Systems, Inc.
 Viewlogic Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Viewlogic Systems, Inc. was a worldwide supplier of electronic design automation software. The company's design tools enabled electrical engineers to design state-of-the-art electronic products more efficiently, while reducing both development costs and time to market. The company offered software for both UNIX and Windows-based computing platforms, along with a broad range of support services. | Technology Services |
Compressent Corp.
 Compressent Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Compressent Corp. develops software products for the facsimile of color images. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Standard MEMS, Inc.
 Standard MEMS, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Standard MEMS Inc., is a supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) devices and sensors, it also provides End Product Design Center in Shelton, Connecticut. The center will address its customers increased demand for packaged MEMS solutions, which cover a broad spectrum in the telecommunications, medical, Bio-medical, automotive, industrial and information peripherals market segments. The Company's engineers have been instrumental in designing and developing a wide range of sensor products from automotive sensors to optical switching devices. | Electronic Technology |
DocuMagix, Inc.
 DocuMagix, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Ziff Davis, Inc., DocuMagix, Inc. develops document management software. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Sam Hahn. DocuMagix was acquired by JetFax, Inc. on November 12, 1997 for $7.20 million. | Technology Services |
Escalade Corp
 Escalade Corp Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Siemens AG, Escalade Corp is a company that develops graphical design software application tools. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. Escalade was acquired by Mentor Graphics Corp. on May 09, 2000 for $3.50 million. | Technology Services |
Vantage Analysis Systems, Inc.
 Vantage Analysis Systems, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Siemens AG, Vantage Analysis Systems, Inc. manufactures electronic software tools. The company is based in Fremont, CA. | Technology Services |
Denali Software, Inc.
Denali Software, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Denali Software, Inc. developed and provided technology and software products. The firm designed electronic design automation software and intellectual property for system-on-chip design and verification. The company was founded in 1996 and was headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Sand Hill Angels, Inc.
Sand Hill Angels, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Sand Hill Angels Inc (Sand Hill Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Finance |
| RedSpark, Inc. | |
True Global Ventures 4 Plus Pte Ltd.
True Global Ventures 4 Plus Pte Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance True Global Ventures 4 Plus Pte Ltd (True Global Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Dusan Stojanovic. The firm is headquartered in Singapore. | Finance |
I-GATE Innovation Hub
I-GATE Innovation Hub Financial ConglomeratesFinance I-GATE Innovation Hub engages in helping startups. The firm is a non-profit organization. The company is headquartered in Livermore, CA. | Finance |
The Batchery LLC
The Batchery LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Batchery LLC (Batchery) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by David Koehn and Rick Lazansky. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California. | Finance |
Silicon Catalyst, LLC
Silicon Catalyst, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Silicon Catalyst LLC (Silicon Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Michael Edward Noonen, Daniel Armbrust. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Finance |
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