Ken Hood
InvestorManaging Partner at FusionX Ventures
San Diego, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Founded3DEOBellwether
About
Ken began his career at BCG and led multiple hardware-software startups to exit, spending the last decade in IoT and selling his company ClearAccess to Cisco.
Experience
- FusionX VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Diego County, California, United States
- TruMed Systems, Inc.Executive Chaircurrent2026 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- YPO - Young Presidents' OrganizationMembercurrent2009 — present
- CiscoDirector/GM, Prime Home Software as a Service / Internet of Things2012 — 2015San Diego County, California, United States
- CiscoFounder/CEO -- ClearAccess, Inc (Acquired by Cisco)2005 — 2012Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- ParadyneVP & GM2002 — 2005Greater Tampa Bay Area
- Centennial Systems, Inc. (Acquired by Paradyne)CEO2002San Francisco Bay Area
- Jetstream CommunicationsVP Sales & Business Development1999 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area
- 3ComDirector Business Development1997 — 1999San Francisco Bay Area
- Prime Protection, IncGeneral Manager/COO1993 — 1995San Diego County, California, United States
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate Consultant1991 — 1993Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Education
- Stanford UniversityMBA
- Pomona CollegeBA
Skills & more
SaaS52Salesforce.com1Software as a Service (SaaS)3Start-ups76Internet of Things5Cloud Computing22Business Development37Sales13Product Management51Product Marketing19Telecommunications37Wireless12
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Professional ServicesEntrepreneurshipDirect SalesGo-to-market StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness StrategyIntegrationStrategic PartnershipsChannel PartnersEthernetMergers & AcquisitionsStrategyLanguages Chinese · Japanese · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,726
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Also attended Pomona College40
Lauren IllovskyTalent Partner at CapitalGMark OdermanSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsPartner – Portfolio Manager Public EquitiesInvestor at Glynn Capital ManagementShahram Seyedin-NoorFounder + Managing Partner at Civilization Ventures Management, LlcAndrew SheppardManaging Director at TRANSCENDFernando RiveraManaging Partner at BuenTrip Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at FusionX Ventures6
Also worked at YPO - Young Presidents' Organization168
Alex ChachavaInvestor at Leta CapitalRaoul Oscar FianoInvestor at DN CapitalJeff BergerVenture Partner at FJ LabsRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesRob CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDan MalvenVenture Partner at Alpha Partners
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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
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Also worked at 3Com23
Job SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesKip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersEric BenhamouVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcDave HusakVenture Partner & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCMichael DolbecManaging Partner, Momenta at The Hive
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