SVASE Event: 'VC Breakfast: Opus Capital, Focus On Internet, S/W, Networking, Semiconductor' November 1, 2007

Event: 'VC Breakfast: Opus Capital, Focus On Internet, S/W, Networking, Semiconductor'

Date: Thursday, November 01, 2007 At 08:00
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Contact Info:
Nixon Peabody, 200 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Program Chair: Jai Kumar 408-406-4693
Email: jai@vigyana.com
URL:svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=1151

Opus Capital
Opus Capital manages more than $1 billion in committed capital including prior Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners Funds. Having invested in more than 350 companies, we are patient, long term investors who understand early-stage investing and the paths to success. Based on this experience we are well positioned to invest in strong entrepreneurs as they build successful, market-leading companies.

We invest primarily in seed and Series A technology companies. The most important part of our early-stage investment strategy is working with committed, knowledgeable, high integrity entrepreneurs who have a vision for how their unique technology can create new markets.

We pursue opportunities in segments where the market opportunity is nascent, not crowded, and where neighboring markets have the potential to grow. We serve as lead investors throughout our involvement with portfolio companies, continually striving to be trusted advisors for the management team.

Sachin Maheshwari
As a senior associate at Opus Capital, Sachin Maheshwari works with the investment team on sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities.

Sachin brings both technology and business expertise to Opus. He has had engineering and product management roles at EFI, Inc. and Unimobile, a wireless startup acquired by EFI. As Project Lead at Unimobile, Sachin helped grow the offshore Indian development team from 10 to 25 people, meanwhile helping Unimobile acquire more customers. He later joined the Corporate Strategy group at EFI in a strategic planning and execution role, developing the channel strategy for EFI products. He has also worked as a summer consultant for the Boston Consulting Group in San Francisco as part of a team evaluating the sales and marketing effectiveness of a large software company.

Sachin holds an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar. He also has a B.Tech. degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India.

EVENT LOCATION: Nixon Peabody, 200 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306

This event is co-sponsored by Nixon Peabody www.nixonpeabody.com.com.

COST: $25 SVASE Members; $39 Affiliates; $49 Non-members. This event is for ENTREPRENEURS ONLY, BY PREREGISTRATION ONLY.
CONTACT: VCBC Chair: Jai Kumar, contact no. - 408-406-4693

This event is co-sponsored by Nixon Peabody, www.nixonpeabody.com

Official Website: http://svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=1151