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Mr. Dan D.
Tompkins is Partner & Founder at Novus Ventures.
Mr. Tompkins draws on his senior-level experience in high-technology investing and industry financial management to provide leadership to the firm as Managing General Partner.
He has early career experience as a Product Manager at Fairchild Semiconductor and ten years as a Chief Financial Officer in three Silicon Valley technology start-ups.
He began investing as a Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Investment Company, with early investments in Intel, Rolm and Storage Technology, among others.
He later managed DSC Ventures for the Ray Noorda family for six years prior to founding Novus.
Mr. Tompkins earned his BA and BSEE from Rice University and his MBA from Stanford University.
Dan D. Tompkins active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Novus Ventures
Novus Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Novus Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on information technology sectors such as enterprise software & infrastructure and intellectual property intensive technologies. It participates in early-stage transactions with an investment size of USD 1 - 10 million. | Founder | 01/01/1994 |
Reasoning LLC
Reasoning LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software development solutions | Director/Board Member | - |
Venturi Wireless, Inc.
Venturi Wireless, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides mobile broadband data services | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Dan D. Tompkins
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
StarVox Communications, Inc.
StarVox Communications, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides telecommunications services | Director/Board Member | 10/10/2007 |
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a development stage company with no operations | Director/Board Member | 03/10/2007 |
ViewCentral, Inc.
ViewCentral, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides enterprise event management software solutions | Director/Board Member | - |
Zantaz, Inc.
Zantaz, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides internet solutions | Director/Board Member | - |
Wells Fargo Investments LLC
Wells Fargo Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Wells Fargo Investments manages separate client-focused equity and fixed-income portfolios for their clients, as well as mutual funds and ETFs. The firm tends to invest in the stocks of companies in the energy minerals, healthcare technology, electronic technology, technology services and finance sectors. They invest globally, across all market-caps. Wells Fargo Investments maintains a high turnover rate | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a development stage company with no operations | Finance |
Wells Fargo Investments LLC
Wells Fargo Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Wells Fargo Investments manages separate client-focused equity and fixed-income portfolios for their clients, as well as mutual funds and ETFs. The firm tends to invest in the stocks of companies in the energy minerals, healthcare technology, electronic technology, technology services and finance sectors. They invest globally, across all market-caps. Wells Fargo Investments maintains a high turnover rate | Finance |
Reasoning LLC
Reasoning LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software development solutions | Technology Services |
Venturi Wireless, Inc.
Venturi Wireless, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides mobile broadband data services | Communications |
Stanford University
Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Zantaz, Inc.
Zantaz, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides internet solutions | Technology Services |
Rice University
Rice University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Novus Ventures
Novus Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Novus Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on information technology sectors such as enterprise software & infrastructure and intellectual property intensive technologies. It participates in early-stage transactions with an investment size of USD 1 - 10 million. | Finance |
ViewCentral, Inc.
ViewCentral, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides enterprise event management software solutions | Technology Services |
StarVox Communications, Inc.
StarVox Communications, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides telecommunications services | Communications |
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