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John has 20 years of experience as CEO of five financial services companies. Most recently, from 1993 to 2001, he served as the CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, a leading provider of financial services to early-stage technology companies and venture capital firms. John grew Silicon Valley Bank's market capitalization from $65 million in 1993 to over $3 billion in 2000. Also, he led the creation of the company's own venture investment business, with the launch of the company's first two venture capital funds in 2000. This included a $150 million fund of funds, and a $65 million direct equity fund. In 1997, Business Week recognized John as one of Silicon Valley's top 25 "movers and shakers" and, in 2001, Forbes ranked him as one of the "50 most powerful dealmakers." In 2001, Fortune ranked Silicon Valley Bank, under John's leadership, among the "100 Fastest-Growing Companies" based on growth in revenues, earnings per share, and total market return over three years. John also has many years of experience investing in technology companies. He has served as Managing Director of Tuputele Ventures Fund, LLC, a small private equity fund investing in early-stage technology companies and venture capital funds. He is an investment director for various venture capital firms, both in the U.S. and overseas, including Advanced Technology Venture (ATV), Institutional Venture Fund (IVP), Walden International, Leapfrog Ventures, and Authosis Capital. John serves as an advisor or director of various technology companies, including EzRez Software, H-5 Technologies, and BioImagene. He brings a wide network of industry contacts to the Fund, notably in Silicon Valley and Hawaii. 
Tim was Founder of Hawaii Superferry, a company that brings energy-efficient inter-island ferry service to Hawaii. Prior to that, Tim was Founder and President of Grassroots.com, a political web technology company. In 1995, he founded WorldPages.com, the Internet's first white & yellow pages, which went public and was subsequently acquired by Transwestern Publishers (now BT). Previously, Tim was a principal at the Boston Consulting Group where he led CEO-level strategy consulting work on a global basis with significant work in transportation, oil & gas, nuclear generation & electric utility industries along with key groups like the Electric Power Research Institute. Tim was an electrical engineer at Beckman Instruments where he developed the first electronic speech synthesizer for use in hospital intensive care units, and the world's first instrument-on-a-chip. A believer in social responsibility, Tim co-founded TRUSTe.org, which has become the Internet's privacy standard. He serves or has served as board member and advisor to numerous companies, including WorldPages (NYSE), Hawaii Superferry, Emptor / Accept (acquired by Amazon), Affinity Engines, match.com (IAC), Biopacific, Dali Wireless and Silvertail Systems.
Danny has over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. In 1982, he founded Daw Computer Systems Ltd., a software company that developed commercial software applications for minicomputers in Hong Kong. In 1987, together with the China Academy of Sciences' Institute of Computing, Danny co-founded Lenovo (formerly known as Legend Computer), the largest PC manufacturer in China. Seven years later, he led Lenovo's successful IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Today, Lenovo is a constituent member of the Hang Seng Index, and in December 2004, acquired the PC Division of IBM for $1.7 billion. In 1989, under Danny's leadership, Lenovo launched the QDI Group, Legend's motherboard subsidiary. By 1997, this company was the largest manufacturer of motherboards, with 21 offices worldwide. Danny left Lenovo in 1997. He became the Chair of American Pacific Technology Group Ltd., a venture capital firm investing in IC design and wireless and broadband technology companies in Hong Kong, China and Silicon Valley. In 2000, Danny founded Authosis Capital, a venture capital firm focusing on software investments in the U.S. and China.
Bob is an experienced venture capitalist with a 20-year track record of forming, incubating, funding, and growing successful young companies. His background also includes marketing, sales, and strategic planning positions with two Fortune 500 companies (Mobil and Tenneco). As a Special Limited Partner of Woodside Fund from 1993 to 1999, Bob built a successful investment record including exits for Innova Corporation, Hotrail, and AccelGraphics. Bob and three of his Woodside Fund partners left the firm in 1999 to form Access Venture Partners. As a Managing Director of Access Venture Partners until 2004, Bob sourced technology deals in Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma and syndicated these deals with top-tier venture capitalists in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. At Access, Bob led the firm's investment in Cashworks, which was later sold to General Electric Card Services. Prior to his venture roles at Woodside Fund and Access Venture Partners, Bob led the successful diversification of Rees/Source Ventures, Inc., a family-owned oil and gas business, through creation of a venture capital investment program. In 1987, he launched the Oklahoma City Innovation Center as Oklahoma's first privately run business incubator. He also played an active role in helping the state develop its own entrepreneurial and venture capital initiatives, which culminated in the founding of the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board (OCIB) and Oklahoma Technology Commercialization Center (OTCC). Bob is a board member of QuanTEM Labs and Heartland Homes, two Oklahoma companies originally incubated by the Oklahoma City Innovation Center.
Catherine Ngo is a General Partner of Startup Capital Ventures, L.P. She sits on the boards of several portfolio companies, including as a Board advisor to Zero2IPO, an integrated financial services provider in China. Catherine has almost 20 years of operations, legal and management experience, including as the Chief Operating Officer of SVB Alliant, the investment banking affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank. As COO, Ms. Ngo led all business operations for the firm, including for IT, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, and Marketing. Prior to COO of SVB Alliant, she was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). In addition to overseeing all legal and regulatory affairs for SVB, Ms. Ngo also was responsible for loan operations and other support divisions of the company. She also was a founding board member of SVB's first two venture capital funds. Prior to joining SVB, Catherine practiced law in California and Texas. Home | About Us | Our Team | Portfolio | News & Events | Contact Us |
