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The people matter

Five partners. One goal: Helping build innovative companies that deliver outstanding returns. With 80+ years of combined venture experience, we have the breadth and depth of knowledge to identify smart investment opportunities. The same goes for providing guidance to our entrepreneurs. Our 10 years of collaborative work together makes the Peninsula Ventures team better suited to work with yours.

Greg Ennis
Sam Lee
Bob Patterson
Greg Robinson
Brian Smith

GREG ENNIS
Software
Infrastructure

Profile

Greg has more than 15 years of venture capital experience, including serving as Managing Director for the U.S. office of Thompson Clive & Partners, a London-based venture capital firm. Greg holds an MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA and a BA in Economics and Political Science from Stanford University. Greg is also a Director and the past President of the Stanford University Department of Athletics (DAPER) Investment Fund.

Investments

• Factor TG
• Ribbit
• invivodata
• Perceptive Software
• Telespree
• Persistence Software (IPO)
• Inverse Network Technology (Visual Networks)
• PowerQuest Corporation (Symantec)
• Broad Daylight (Primus Knowledge Solutions)

SAM LEE
Core Technology
Infrastructure

Profile

Sam has more than 19 years of venture capital experience. Prior to Peninsula Ventures, he co-founded and served as a Managing Director at Infinity Capital. He also served as Vice President at Philadelphia Ventures and in technical and marketing roles at LSI Logic, Advanced Micro Devices, and Hewlett Packard. Sam holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an ME in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University.

Investments

• LightLogic (Intel)
• Ascend Communications (Nasdaq: ASND)
• Kalpana (Cisco)
• P-Com (Nasdaq: PCMS)
• Forte Design Systems
• SmartMachines (Brooks Automation)

BOB PATTERSON
Core Technology
Software

Profile

Bob has more than 25 years of venture capital experience. Prior to Peninsula Ventures, he served as the President of the U.S. office of Thompson Clive & Partners, a London-based venture capital firm. Bob holds a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford University and Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from UCLA. He serves on the Board of the Tuck Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship at Dartmouth College where in 1998 he was the Inaugural Fellow for the Center.

Investments

• Factor TG
• Green Plug
• MARC (MSC Software Corporation)
• Gain (Sybase)
• Transcept Pharmaceuticals
• Sequenom (Nasdaq: SQNM)
• Phonic Ear (William Demant)

GREG ROBINSON
Software
Infrastructure

Profile

Greg has more than 12 years of operating and venture capital experience. Prior to Peninsula Ventures, Greg co-founded and was Chief Operating Officer of Cogent Technologies, which was acquired by BrightStar. Greg holds a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Chinese from Arizona State University.

Investments

• Axcient
• MESoft
• Green Plug
• Intesource
• Crowd Factory
• SeeControl
• StepUp Commerce (Intuit)
• Accruent
• Ponte Communications (Voyence)

BRIAN SMITH
Software
Infrastructure

Profile

Brian has more than 15 years of venture capital experience. Prior to Peninsula Ventures, he served as a Managing Member and was responsible for the Menlo Park office of Dominion Ventures. Brian holds a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Brigham Young University.

Investments

• Response Analytics
• Infinity Security Solutions
• Communispace
• Intesource
• MarketTools
• Quality Care Solutions (TriZetto)
• Coinstar (Nasdaq: CSTR)
• Efficient Networks (IPO)
• P-Com (Nasdaq: PCMS)
• PowerQuest (Symantec)

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