Ed Cluss
InvestorPartner at Signia Venture Partners · Board director at Fortem Technologies · Board director at MomentFeed Inc
Redwood City, California
Writes $250K – $2.5M checks · typically $800K
About
Ed Cluss is an executive and investor who has led several venture-backed companies and worked with NEA for over 15 years. He was CEO of InfoGear Technologies, which developed an early internet appliance and was sold to Cisco in 2000, and earlier served as VP of Marketing and Corporate Development at Aspect Telecommunications. He holds B.S. and M.S. engineering degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Fortem Technologies
Intro paths
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In turn, Ed can intro founders to Fortem Technologies's investors below.
Fortem Technologies's investors · 9
AE Industrial PartnersBoca Raton · since 2018Capital FactoryAustin · since 2018DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2018Kyber Knight CapitalSan Francisco · since 2018Lockheed Martin VenturesBethesda · since 2018New Ground VenturesWestport · since 2018Signia Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checks · since 2018U.S. Air Forcesince 2017U.S. Navysince 2021
Co-founders at Fortem Technologies
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Timothy BeanExecutive Officer, Director
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Adam RobertsonExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at MomentFeed Inc
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In turn, Ed can intro founders to MomentFeed Inc's investors below.
MomentFeed Inc's investors · 5
Co-founders at MomentFeed Inc
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Robert ReedDirector
Experience
- Signia Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2012 — presentRedwood City, CA
- OneD Battery SciencesInvestor and Boardcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Fortem TechnologiesInvestor and Board Membercurrent2016 — presentProvo, Utah, United States
- ApplePie CapitalInvestor and Board Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Kauna VenturesFounder2008 — 2012Atherton / Menlo Park, CA
- NextHop TechnologiesPresident & CEO2002 — 2008
- NEAExecutive in Residence2001Menlo Park, CA
- CiscoVice President and General Manager2000 — 2001Sa Jose, CA
- InfoGear TechnologyPresident & CEO1997 — 2000Redwood City, CA
- AveoPresident & COO/CEO1996 — 1997
- Aspect TelecommunicationsVice President Marketing and Corporate Development1987 — 1995San Jose, CA
Investments
Board seats
ApplePie CapitalFortem Technologies
Investor
OneD Battery Sciences
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Signia Venture Partners
Network2
Linus Liang
Founder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight Capital
Rick Thompson
Partner at Signia Venture Partners
Investors connected to Ed in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ed Cluss?
- Ed Cluss is an executive and investor who has led several venture-backed companies and worked with NEA for over 15 years. He was CEO of InfoGear Technologies, which developed an early internet appliance and was sold to Cisco in 2000, and earlier served as VP of Marketing and Corporate Development at Aspect Telecommunications. He holds B.S. and M.S. engineering degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- Where does Ed Cluss work?
- Ed Cluss is Partner at Signia Venture Partners and Board director at Fortem Technologies and Board director at MomentFeed Inc.
- What check size does Ed Cluss write?
- Ed Cluss typically writes checks of $250K – $2.5M.
- What boards does Ed Cluss sit on?
- Ed Cluss holds tracked board seats at ApplePie Capital, Fortem Technologies.
- What companies has Ed Cluss invested in?
- Investments tracked here include OneD Battery Sciences.
- Where did Ed Cluss go to school?
- Ed Cluss studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, Enginering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Engineering).
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