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Sy Kaufman

Sy Kaufman
Founder

Investments:
Abgenix (NASDAQ: ABGX), Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE)*, Broderbund (acquired by Mattel - NYSE: MAT), CompUSA, COR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CORR), newScale

* Investment led by Sy at Hambrecht & Quist

 
 
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Venture Team

Sy Kaufman
Focus:
Sy founded Crosslink Capital and is semi-retired. He is involved in venture capital activities primarily in the Digital Media & Internet Services and Software & Business Services sectors.

Experience:
Sy founded the Omega Venture family of funds in 1989 and has over 25 years of venture and public market investment experience. During the course of his career, Sy has invested in over 350 venture-backed companies. Prior to founding Crosslink, Sy ran investment banking for Robertson Stephens and co-directed its equity research department. Sy spent 8 years at Hambrecht & Quist as an equity analyst and general partner covering the technology, data communications and semiconductor industries.

Education:
BSEE, Electrical Engineering, City University of New York
MS, Electrical Engineering, San Jose State University
MBA, University of Santa Clara


Venture Team
Jerome Contro
Lou DiNardo
Jim Feuille
Alain Harrus
Gary Hromadko
Sy Kaufman
Bruce MacNaughton
Nick Mignano
Peter Rip
Michael Stark

Public Team
Tom Bliska
Neil Desai
Isabelle Fymat
Dan Myers
Stacy Nieuwoudt
Stephen Perkins
Dennis Puri
Paul Sabo
Jon Schwartz
Michael Stark

Operations, Finance
and Marketing
Jerome Contro
Maureen Offer
Nancy Payne
Mihaly Szigeti
Eric Winterhalter

Associates
Jake Koppinger
Alex Niehenke
Carl Rydbeck
Ted Wilson