About
Doug Kirkpatrick is Chief Technology Officer at Eridan Communications, Inc. He has experience as a technology entrepreneur and venture capital investor with a focus on hardware technology product development.
Experience
- EridanCTOcurrent2025 — present
- EridanCEO2013 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- InnerProduct PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BlackPak Inc.CEO2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- VantagePoint Venture PartnersPartner2010 — 2013San Bruno, CA
- DARPAChief Scientist2002 — 2010Arlington, VA
- Fusion LightingVice President, R&D1997 — 2002
- SAICAsst. VP, Division Manager1988 — 1997
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Physics1980 — 1988
- William & MaryBS, Physics1976 — 1980
- William & MaryBS, Physics1976 — 1980
Skills & more
Leadership26Strategic Planning11Strategy24Management16Entrepreneurship25Strategic Partnerships40R&D32Product Development47Science4Integration15Venture Capital30Start-ups62
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Program ManagementSystems EngineeringBusiness DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementGovernmentValuationCorporate DevelopmentManagement ConsultingProposal WritingCleantechCommercializationSimulations- American Physical Society Fellow — Lawton Communications Group
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Colleagues at InnerProduct Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Doug Kirkpatrick work?
- Doug Kirkpatrick is General Partner at InnerProduct Partners.
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia525
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William & Mary mafia10
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended William & Mary62
Hannah ClarkDirector of Communications at RevolutionLloyd HarrisonChief Executive Officer and Director, Partners Bancorp at Riphean InvestmentsEmilie PoteatVenture Partner at GaingelsRobert LesemanVenture Partner at TFX CapitalPeter AckersonCo-Founder & General Partner at Audere CapitalLewam KefelaPrincipal at Partech Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Eridan1
Also worked at VantagePoint Venture Partners17
Christine HintonInvestor at Notable CapitalEileen McMahonCoordinator of Operations and Executive Support at Prelude VenturesHarold FriedmanChief Financial Officer at Polaris PartnersEmmalyn ShawCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish VenturesStephan DolezalekInvestor at BroadscaleJim MarverCo-Founder and Managing Director at VantagePoint Capital Partners
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Also worked at DARPA20
Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesBrandon AlexanderEntrepreneur In Residence at Crosslink CapitalTaylor SargentPartner at Industrious VenturesDr. Michael NayakAdvisor at Industrious VenturesEvan LoomisVenture Partner at Audere CapitalWilliam YoungInvestor at Green Flag
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Also worked at SAIC31
Charlie BoydInvestor at Chaac VenturesAndrew DearingGeneral Partner at Cultivation CapitalScott GarberManaging Partner at Early Light VenturesRick DotenSecurity Advisor at Modern TechnicalShawn CarolanPartner at Menlo VenturesKarl AntleGeneral Partner at Valuestream Ventures
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