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Rick Lazansky

Investor

Chief Investment Officer, Founder & Chair at Silicon Catalyst · Partner, True Global Ventures 4 Plus at True Global Ventures · Investor at Sand Hill Angels

Pleasanton, California, United States

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447 people in our graph share verified history with Rick — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Susan MoringunlockedRick: together at i-GATE Innovation Hub (2013)
×2Rick: together at Agilent Technologies, Xpedion Design Systems (acquired)
×9Rick: together at University of California, Santa Cruz

About

Rick Lazansky is Founder and Chair of Silicon Catalyst and Chief Investment Officer at the organization. He is also an angel investor with Sand Hill Angels and serves as a mentor and board director.

Experience

  1. Silicon CatalystChief Investment Officer, Founder & Chaircurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. True Global VenturesPartner, True Global Ventures 4 Pluscurrent2020 — present
  3. Nudge for ChangeAdvisorcurrent2017 — present
  4. Barcelona VenturesBoard Of Directorscurrent2015 — presentBarcelona Area, Spain
  5. Sand Hill AngelsMember, Class Manager, Advisor, Board Member (2010-2016), President (2016)current2004 — presentSF Bay Area
  6. i-GATE Innovation HubBoard Director, i-GATE NEST2010 — 2015
  7. Agilent Technologies, Xpedion Design Systems (acquired)VP R&D2001 — 2014Santa Clara, CA
  8. The BatcheryInvestor-Advisor & Cofounder2014Oakland CA
  9. Denali SoftwareChairman & founder1994 — 2010Palo Alto, CA
  10. RedSparkVP R&D2000 — 2001
  11. Standard MEMSDirector, co-founder1998 — 2000
  12. Escalade CorporationVP R&D1998 — 2000
  13. CompressentVP Eng1997 — 1998
  14. DocumagixVP R&D1997 — 1998San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Vantage Analysis Systems, (Viewlogic)VP R&D1986 — 1993
  16. Viewlogic SystemsVP R&D (Vantage)1992 — 1993
  17. Silvar LiscoR&D1982 — 1986

Skills & more

Start-upsProduct Management62

From Rick's professional profile.

Colleagues at Silicon Catalyst

Amos Ben-Meir
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Andrew Farrugia
Programme Delivery Director at Silicon Catalyst
Anthony Brewer, PhD
Managing Partner (AU) at Silicon Catalyst
Asuka Sato
Managing Partner (JP) at Silicon Catalyst
Carla Ghidini
Program Director at Silicon Catalyst
Dan Armbrust
Co-Founder, Director at Silicon Catalyst
Danny Biran
Managing Partner (Israel) at Silicon Catalyst
Dave Dwelley
Managing Partner, Management Services at Silicon Catalyst

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rick Lazansky?
Rick Lazansky is Founder and Chair of Silicon Catalyst and Chief Investment Officer at the organization. He is also an angel investor with Sand Hill Angels and serves as a mentor and board director.
Where does Rick Lazansky work?
Rick Lazansky is Chief Investment Officer, Founder & Chair at Silicon Catalyst.
Where did Rick Lazansky go to school?
Rick Lazansky studied at Stanford University (MSCE, Computer Science & Computer Engineering); University of California, Davis (Math, Material Science, General Engineering, General Science, Marketing); University of California, Santa Cruz (BS, Computer Science & Economics).

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Shared employers

Also worked at i-GATE Innovation Hub1

Susan MoringGeneral Partner at Cortado Ventures