About
A founding Managing Director Emeritus of Storm Ventures, focused on early-stage investing in Mobile, SaaS and Cloud. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he speaks Spanish and German fluently and enjoys wake surfing, flying, golf, skiing and travel.
alex mendez @alexstormvc
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alex mendez @alexstormvc
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alex mendez @alexstormvc
Simple but very valuable advice for entrepreneurs! https://t.co/0P1haUvSzL
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Invests in
Cloud ComputingMobility & TransportationSaaS
Experience
- Storm VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2000 β presentUnited States
- LogikcullBoard Membercurrent2016 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RestorandoBoard Advisorcurrent2011 β presentBuenos Aires, Argentina
- PipedriveBoard Advisorcurrent2016 β present
- CAP VenturesInvestment Committee Membercurrent2006 β present
- Rafter, Inc.Board Member & Chairman2009 β 2016
- Deem, Inc.Board Advisor/Member2006 β 2016
- Flint MobileBoard Member2012 β 2015Redwood City, CA
- MiCellBoard Advisor2010 β 2015Mexico City Area, Mexico
- CellfireBoard Member & Chairman2009 β 2014
- QumuBoard Member2005 β 2011
- Bivio NetworksChairman2000 β 2011
- TeleplaceBoard Member2007 β 2010
- Venturi WirelessBoard Member & Executive Chairman2000 β 2009
- 3 Leaf SystemsBoard Member2004 β 2009
- Santa Clara UniversityAdvisory Board Member, Leavey GSB2003 β 2009
- Santa Clara UniversityChairman, Advisory Board Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship2006 β 2008
- Mobio NetworksBoard Member2005 β 2008
- Mcdata CorporationMember of the Board2003 β 2007
- AirespaceBoard Member2001 β 2005
Education
- Stanford UniversityBSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering1976 β 1979
- Santa Clara UniversityMBA1979 β 1985
Skills & more
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Management ConsultingBusiness StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipManagementProduct DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategyCorporate DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsSalesforce.comStrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningLanguages German Β· Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,730
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Also attended Santa Clara University117
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pipedrive8
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Also worked at Deem, Inc.7
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Also worked at Cellfire2
Also worked at Santa Clara University26
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Deals Β· 1
Logik SystemsBoard seat
via Storm Ventures Β· filed Feb 2018 Β· $25M raise
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