Paul Holland
InvestorGeneral Partner Emeritus at Foundation Capital · Strategic Adviser at Convivialité Ventures · Board director at Peerspace
California
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About
Strategic adviser to the fund since inception. Was a General Partner at Foundation Capital for 17 years and now serves as Mach49's VC-in-Residence helping large companies build corporate venture funds.
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Board director at Peerspace
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Peerspace's investors · 10
Carthona CapitalSydneyConvivialité VenturesSan FranciscoFoundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2015Full In PartnersNew York · $3M – $50M checksGFR FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksMitsui & CoRedbus VenturesLondonSeraph GroupMilton · $50K – $2M checksStructure CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $200K checks · since 2015
Experience
- Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner Emerituscurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner2001 — 2021Silicon Valley
- Self EmployedInvestor and Advisor2001Palo Alto, California, United States
- Kana CommunicationsSVP, Worldwide Sales1997 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- Pure SoftwareVP and MD Europe1992 — 1997Amsterdam ans Silicon Valley
Skills & more
Angel Investing8Corporate Development8Start-ups27Entrepreneurship22Mergers & Acquisitions4M&A experience3Due Diligence3Valuation3Strategic Partnerships19Financial Modeling2Investments4Go-to-market Strategy2
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Colleagues at Foundation Capital
Alejandra Martinez
Partner at Foundation Capital
Alyssa Spagnolo
Associate at OMERS Ventures
Angus Davis
General Partner at Foundation Capital
Arsalan Tavakoli
Investor at Foundation Capital
Ashu Garg
Investor at Foundation Capital
Charles Moldow
General Partner at Foundation Capital
Jaya
Investor at Foundation Capital
Jaya Gupta
Investor at Foundation Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Holland?
- Strategic adviser to the fund since inception. Was a General Partner at Foundation Capital for 17 years and now serves as Mach49's VC-in-Residence helping large companies build corporate venture funds.
- Where does Paul Holland work?
- Paul Holland is General Partner Emeritus at Foundation Capital and Board director at Peerspace.
- Where did Paul Holland go to school?
- Paul Holland studied at James Madison University (Bachelor of Science (BS)); University of California, Berkeley (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Virginia (Master of Arts (M.A.), Foreign Affairs).
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Also attended University of Virginia673
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesLauren von ReynInvestor at LightbankFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED Investors
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Shared employers
Also worked at Foundation Capital73
Steve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalJoanne ChenInvestor at Foundation CapitalLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalZack GrimmerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Self Employed159
Vlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesAshish GuptaChairman and Partner at MFV PartnersBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalKristina SimmonsInvestor at Overwater Ventures LlcLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpCarl VogelGeneral Partner at 6th Man Ventures
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Also worked at Kana Communications8
Ken KimGeneral Partner at Asia2G CapitalGreg GretschManaging Director at Jackson Square VenturesAtul TiwaryPrincipal at Structural CapitalEnzo TerrierAssociate at Move CapitalMichael WolfeVenture Partner at Point NineJosh McFarlandPartner at Greylock Partners
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