MEET THE CRV TEAM
Ted Dintersmith
781-768-6000
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Areas of greatest interest
Software, information services, and “none of the above.”
"I like things that are so unusual that they don’t readily fit into any defined category. The more unusual, the better."
Track record
SQA – IPO 1995, acquired by Rational Software
Individual, Inc. – IPO 1996, acquired by Desktop Data
Ibis Technology – IPO 1995, (Nasdaq: IBIS)
PCs Compleat – acquired by CompUSA, 1996
Cerjac – acquired by H-P, 1994
Brixton Systems – acquired by Network Systems, 1995
Acusphere – IPO 2002, (Nasdaq: ACUS)
Pipeline Communications – acquired by Intelliseek, 1995
Brontes - acquired by 3M, 2006
Edocs - acquired by Siebel Systems, 2004
Venetica - acquired by IBM, 2004
Ximian - acquired by Novell, 2003
BeFree - IPO 1999, acquired by Commission Junction, 2003
NetGenesis - IPO 2000, acquired by SPSS, 2001
Flycast - IPO 1999, acquired by CMGI, 2000
Entelos – IPO 2006, (AIM: ENTL.L)
Bowstreet – acquired by IBM, 2005
Novera - acquired by Mercator Software,1999
Vignette - IPO 1999, (Nasdaq: VIGN)
WebSpective - acquired by Inktomi, 1999
Netezza – IPO 2007, (NYSE: NZ)
Compete – acquired by TNS, 2008
Past lives
GM, Digital Signal Processing Division, Analog Devices
Congressional Staff Assistant, Science & Technology Policy
Former Board Member, National Venture Capital Association, 2002-2006
What he does for fun
World travel with his family (www.dintersmith.org).
National Finance Committee for Barack Obama.
Joined CRV
1996
Education
PhD, Engineering, Stanford University
BA, Physics and English, College of William and Mary
