Joel Backman
Chief Operating Officer at Meritech Capital Partners
Network origin in Joel Backman first degree
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Meritech Capital Partners
Meritech Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Meritech Capital Partners (Meritech Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Mike Gorden, Paul Madera and Rob Ward. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 20 |
IPWireless, Inc.
IPWireless, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services IPWireless, Inc. develops and delivers silicon, software, and network infrastructure wireless solutions. The company was founded by John D. Lockton, William J. Jones and Roger P Quayle in April 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Packaged Software | 6 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Joel Backman via their personal network
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ADOBE INC. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | Medical Specialties | Sales & Marketing | |
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Telecommunications Equipment | Director of Finance/CFO Corporate Officer/Principal | |
IBM | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | |
SANDISK CORPORATION | Computer Peripherals | Director of Finance/CFO | |
QLOGIC CORPORATION | Computer Peripherals | Director of Finance/CFO | |
Summit Partners LP
Summit Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Analyst Private Equity Analyst | |
Force10 Networks, Inc.
Force10 Networks, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Force10 Networks, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in the provision of infrastructure solutions to build and secure intelligent services networks. The company was founded by Prabhat K. Dubey, Steve Sinclair, and Bruce Miller on September 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Computer Communications | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
NextBio Corp.
NextBio Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services NextBio Corp. provides a scientific platform to aggregate and interpret quantities of genomic data for research and clinical applications. It offers products for pharmaceutical, bio-tech, academia, and medicine organizations. The company was founded by Saeid Akhtari and Ilya Kupershmidt in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Information Technology Services | Director of Finance/CFO | |
Nexenta Systems, Inc.
Nexenta Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Nexenta Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of software-based systems for data storage and backup solutions. It offers backup and archive, cloud, containers, file, virtualization, and 5G mobility solutions. The company was founded by Alex Aizman, Dmitry Yusupov, and Evan Powell in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Packaged Software | Chief Executive Officer | |
Motiv Power Systems, Inc.
Motiv Power Systems, Inc. Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Motiv Power Systems, Inc. engages in the development of software to electrify medium-duty trucks and buses. It offers Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis (EPIC), an all-electric equivalent to the internal combustion powered chassis fleets used in medium-duty vehicles. Its product is available in body configurations including step vans, box trucks, work trucks, shuttle buses, school buses, trolleys, and other specialty vehicles. The company was founded by Jim Michael Castelaz in August 2009 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA. | Auto Parts: OEM | Director of Finance/CFO | |
Aperia Technologies, Inc.
Aperia Technologies, Inc. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Aperia Technologies, Inc. provides automatic tire inflation devices. Its products are used in various types of fleet vehicles, including buses, box trucks, tractors, trailers, and refuse vehicles. The company was founded by Joshua Carter and Brandon Richardson in 2010 and is headquartered in Burlingame. CA. | Motor Vehicles | Director/Board Member | |
Looker Data Sciences, Inc.
Looker Data Sciences, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Looker Data Sciences, Inc. provides business intelligence software services. It develops software that focuses on the intersection of economics and engineering. The firm's solutions specialize in cohort analysis, transaction sequencing, customer lifetime value, customer lifetime transactions, distribution analysis, behavioral analysis, supply chain analytics, and digital marketing. It serves eCommerce, Media, Ad Tech, SaaS, Healthcare, Gaming and FinTech industries. The company was founded by Lloyd W. Tabb, Marc Randolph, and Ben Porterfield in 2011 and is headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
DataRobot, Inc.
DataRobot, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services DataRobot, Inc. develops automated machine learning, automated machine series, and managed al clouds. It offers solutions to the banking, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, and marketing sectors. The company was founded by Jeremy Achin and Thomas de Godoy in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Private Equity Investor | |
Bryj Technologies, Inc.
Bryj Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Bryj Technologies, Inc. provides mobile engagement solutions services. The firm?s Contextual Analytics Engine and Push-Button Connectors to customer data sources, it does the heavy lifting for business users by providing intelligence and automation to create mobile and omnichannel experiences that delight customers. The company was founded by Samir Addamine in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Packaged Software | Director of Finance/CFO | |
Pendo.io, Inc.
Pendo.io, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pendo.io, Inc. provides cloud software for digital product teams and application services. It offers insights, sentiments, guidance, feedback, roadmap, integration, and adoption services. The company was founded by Todd Olson, Erik Troan, Eric Boduch and Rahul Jain in 2013 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity | |
Dartmouth College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
Harvard University
Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Stanford University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner, Thomas Perkins, Brook Byers and Frank J. Caufield. The firm is headquartered in California, US. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Private Equity Analyst Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Wilmerding Licensing Corp.
Wilmerding Licensing Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Westinghouse Electric Corp. engages in the distribution and marketing of home appliances. It offers air purification, bakeware and baking tools, blenders and juicers, ceiling fans, cookers and steamers, cooking utensils, cookware, electric cooktops, electric kettles, food preparation, and fryers. The company was founded by George Westinghouse in 1886 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Classifieds2000, Inc.
Classifieds2000, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Part of Ask.com, Classifieds2000, Inc. provides classified advertising and distribution on the Internet. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. Classifieds2000 was acquired by Excite, Inc. on April 06, 1998 for $50.18 million. | Advertising/Marketing Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Pace University | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
Homestead Technologies, Inc.
Homestead Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Homestead Technologies, Inc. provides website and online marketing solutions for small businesses. Its services encompass website creation software and eCommerce solutions. The company was founded by Justin Kitch in 1996 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
BigFix, Inc.
BigFix, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BigFix, Inc. provides global information technology infrastructure services. The company was founded by David Donoho and David S. Hindawi in 1997 and is headquartered in Armonk, NY. | Internet Software/Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Tensilica, Inc.
Tensilica, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Tensilica, Inc. is dedicated to helping its customers successfully to use its processor cores in its SOC designs. Its processor cores are often used in places engineering teams haven't considered using processors before - as a matter of fact, the company specialized in the hardest data-intensive applications. There are so many applications for Tensilica's processors that its customers have helped to become the fastest growing semiconductor IP supplier in 2008, according to the Gartner Group. The company makes some of the fastest, lowest power 32-bit RISC microprocessor cores on the market. Its Diamond Standard family of controllers uses its core technology to excel at control plane tasks. Tensilica is the recognized leader in customizable dataplane processors. Dataplane Processor Units (DPUs) consist of performance intensive DSP (audio, video, imaging, and baseband signal processing) and embedded RISC processing functions (security, networking, and deeply embedded control). The automated design tools behind all of Tensilica's application-specific processor cores enable rapid customization to meet specific data-plane performance targets. Tensilica's processors power top tier semiconductor companies, innovative start-ups, and system OEMs for high-volume products including mobile phones, consumer electronics devices (including portable media players, digital TV, and broadband set top boxes), computers, and storage, networking and communications equipment. | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
ParAccel, Inc.
ParAccel, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ParAccel, Inc. provides purpose-built database management system used for data warehousing, business intelligence (BI) and analytic processing. The company caters to financial services, healthcare, retail, government, and telecommunication sectors. It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA | Packaged Software | Chief Executive Officer | |
Children's Discovery Museum
Children's Discovery Museum Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Children's Discovery Museum is an educational and interactive play space for young children located at Mineta San Jose International Airport. The Children's Discovery Museum is based in San Jose, CA. The play space is themed around "all things that fly" and is situated in Terminal B between Gates. The museum offers third-party evaluations of educational programs and provides fun and learning experiences for Bay Area kids and families. The museum's mission is to inspire creativity, curiosity, and lifelong learning through open-ended, play-based learning. | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member | |
Flexenclosure AB
Flexenclosure AB Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Flexenclosure AB engages in the design and manufacture of prefabricated data centers and power management systems for the information and communications technology industries. It offers eCentre™ data centre buildings and eSite™ x10, a telecom site power system. The company was founded by Stefan Jern in 1989 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. | Industrial Machinery | Sales & Marketing | |
NIMBLE STORAGE INC | Computer Peripherals | Director/Board Member | |
Confrapar Participações e Pesquisa SA
Confrapar Participações e Pesquisa SA Investment ManagersFinance Confrapar Participações e Pesquisa SA (Confrapar) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2007. | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member | |
ANAPLAN, INC. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
CloudHealth by VMware
CloudHealth by VMware Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CloudHealth Technologies, Inc. offers business performance management software platform for the cloud. It operates as SaaS software development firm that allows companies to trend, analyze, model, plan and predict performance and cost optimization for the cloud as it applies to business model. The company was founded by Joseph Kinsella, David D. Eicher, and Daniel D. Phillips Jr. in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Stanford Graduate School of Business | College/University | Director/Board Member Masters Business Admin | |
Endless Mobile, Inc.
Endless Mobile, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Endless Mobile, Inc. develops platforms and solutions for smart phones. Its product Endless OS, is an operating system which comes pre-installed with over 100 apps. The company was founded by Matthew Dalio and Marcelo Sampaio in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Telecommunications Equipment | Director/Board Member | |
Ceres Nanosciences, Inc.
Ceres Nanosciences, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ceres Nanosciences, Inc. provides research, development, and commercialization of innovative sample preparation products, based on its proprietary technology. The company was founded by Emanuel F. Petrioin III, Lance Liota and Ross M. Dunlap in 2008 and is headquartered in Manassas, VA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Consultant / Advisor | |
Cytovale, Inc.
Cytovale, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cytovale, Inc. develops mechanical biomarkers to improve human health based on the mechanical properties of individual cells or mechanomics. The company was founded by Dino Di Carlo, Ajay M. Shah and Tat Kwong Tse in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
ThrustMe SAS
ThrustMe SAS Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology ThrustMe SAS is a French company that specializes in providing ground and space equipment to help research and test space hardware before launch. The company is based in Verrieres-le-Buisson, France. The company's i2t5 system is a cold gas propulsion system designed for cubesats and nanosats that operates with solid iodine propellant. ThrustMe aims to deliver groundbreaking mobility solutions for satellites, promoting economic and environmental sustainability in the space industry. It was founded in 2017 by Ane Aanesland and Dmytro Rafalskyi, with Ane Aanesland serving as the CEO since then. | Electronic Production Equipment | Consultant / Advisor | |
Blackhorn Ventures Capital Management LLC
Blackhorn Ventures Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blackhorn Ventures Capital Management LLC (Blackhorn Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Philip O’Connor, Jack Fuchs and Trevor Zimmerman. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | Investment Managers | Founder | |
AKOYA BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Biotechnology | Consultant / Advisor | |
Cloud Academy, Inc.
Cloud Academy, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cloud Academy, Inc. provides cloud computing learning technologies to the companies and individuals. The firm's solutions include management of multi-cloud, migration to clud and developing tech talent. The company was founded by Stefano Bellasio, Anthony Russell and Giacomo Marinangeli in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Consultant / Advisor | |
Pactolus Ventures LLC
Pactolus Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pactolus Ventures LLC (Pactolus Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
Game Change Ventures | Founder | ||
Tray.io, Inc.
Tray.io, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tray.io, Inc. operates a platform that makes users to build and share SaaS integrations. It provides event bus systems to send messages between modules and event loop based programming models. The company was founded by Rich Waldron, Alistair Russell and Dominic Lewis in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member |
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International
United States | 47 |
Sweden | 3 |
Brazil | 2 |
France | 2 |
Sectoral
Technology Services | 17 |
Electronic Technology | 9 |
Finance | 8 |
Commercial Services | 7 |
Consumer Services | 7 |
Operational
Director/Board Member | 113 |
Corporate Officer/Principal | 42 |
Private Equity Investor | 40 |
Undergraduate Degree | 21 |
Director of Finance/CFO | 13 |
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Paul Madera | 25 |
George Bischof | 24 |
James Wei | 23 |
Jack Fuchs | 20 |
Craig Sherman | 20 |
Rob D. Ward | 17 |
Konstantine Buhler | 16 |
Mark Lockareff | 16 |
Alex Clayton | 14 |
Frank Calderoni | 14 |
Alex T. Kurland | 11 |
Jon Beizer | 10 |
Maxwell Motschwiller | 8 |
Olof Lindberg | 7 |
David Bagley | 6 |
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