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Mark SiegelunlockedDoug: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1986–1988)
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Doug: together at VantagePoint Venture Partners
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
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
- Who is Doug Kirkpatrick?
- 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.
- Where does Doug Kirkpatrick work?
- Doug Kirkpatrick is General Partner at InnerProduct Partners.
- Where did Doug Kirkpatrick go to school?
- Doug Kirkpatrick studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Physics); William & Mary (BS, Physics); William & Mary (BS, Physics).
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
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 CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Also attended William & Mary112
Hannah ClarkDirector of Communications at RevolutionPatrick EnnisVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupLloyd 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 Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Eridan1
Also worked at VantagePoint Venture Partners21
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 DARPA34
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 SAIC52
Charlie BoydInvestor at Chaac VenturesAndrew DearingGeneral Partner at Cultivation CapitalPatrick O'KainInvestment Partner at Borderless VentureScott GarberManaging Partner at Early Light VenturesRick DotenSecurity Advisor at Modern TechnicalShawn CarolanPartner at Menlo Ventures
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