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Ed Cluss

Investor

Partner at Signia Venture Partners

Redwood City, California

Writes $250K – $2.5M checks · typically $800K

FoundedFortem TechnologiesMomentFeed Inc

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.

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Experience

  1. Signia Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2012 — presentRedwood City, CA
  2. OneD Battery SciencesInvestor and Boardcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  3. Fortem TechnologiesInvestor and Board Membercurrent2016 — presentProvo, Utah, United States
  4. ApplePie CapitalInvestor and Board Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  5. Kauna VenturesFounder2008 — 2012Atherton / Menlo Park, CA
  6. NextHop TechnologiesPresident & CEO2002 — 2008
  7. NEAExecutive in Residence2001Menlo Park, CA
  8. CiscoVice President and General Manager2000 — 2001Sa Jose, CA
  9. InfoGear TechnologyPresident & CEO1997 — 2000Redwood City, CA
  10. AveoPresident & COO/CEO1996 — 1997
  11. Aspect TelecommunicationsVice President Marketing and Corporate Development1987 — 1995San Jose, CA

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMS, Enginering
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Engineering

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,818

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,812 more

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

+ 971 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Fortem Technologies2

James HardimanGeneral Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Clay HutmacherOperating Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)

Also worked at NEA113

Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEACrystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Matt SacksInvestor at LightbankJai SajnaniInvestor at Khosla VenturesAjay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Micherice TaoInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

+ 107 more

Also worked at Cisco263

Cyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures

+ 257 more

Investments

Board seats

ApplePie CapitalFortem Technologies

Investor

OneD Battery Sciences

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Signia Venture Partners

Anagha Raje
Investor at Signia Venture Partners
David Bloom
Senior Associate at Signia Venture Partners
Linus Liang
Founder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight Capital
Rick Thompson
Partner at Signia Venture Partners
Sunny Dhillon
Founder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight Capital

Network2

Linus Liang
Founder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight Capital
Rick Thompson
Partner at Signia Venture Partners

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