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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

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-ups99Product Management62Strategic Partnerships53Product Marketing37SaaS16Product Development47Semiconductors32EDA11Angel Investing12Business Strategy15Go-to-market Strategy24Enterprise Software11
+12 moreR&DManufacturingElectronicsSoftware EngineeringWirelessProduct LaunchEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalICSoftware DevelopmentEmbedded SystemsEmbedded Software

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); University of California, Santa Cruz (BS, Computer Science & Economics).

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate

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Also attended University of California, Davis194

Charles CallSLP & Venture Partner at Cottonwood Technology FundDavid PhuController at Felicis VenturesTeresa ChanChief Financial Officer at Felicis VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bryan EglanDirector of Business Development at Menlo VenturesScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

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Also attended University of California, Santa Cruz95

Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President of AnthropicNeha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersChristine SamsAssistant Controller at Crosslink CapitalAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla VenturesNoor NijjerHead of Investor Relations at Sierra VenturesJohn BurkeCo-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOF

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Also attended Sacramento Country Day School1

Tepring PiquadoChief of Staff at Leonid Capital Partners

Shared employers

Also worked at Barcelona Ventures3

Steven LamontInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsMark ThalerGeneral Partner at IA Seed VenturesGarrett KoehnVenture Partner at IA Seed Ventures

Also worked at i-GATE Innovation Hub1

Susan MoringGeneral Partner at Cortado Ventures

Also worked at Agilent Technologies, Xpedion Design Systems (acquired)36

Martin ScottSenior Technical Advisor at Samsung Catalyst FundStuart HwangVenture Partner at Remiges Ventures, Inc.Tyler AmesEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceHerman VerrelstFounding Partner & Senior Advisor at Heran PartnersNick RoelofsVenture Partner at ScietyStuart HwangVenture Partner at RDiscovery

+ 30 more

Also worked at The Batchery11

Steven LamontInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsJake ChapmanPartner at Marque VenturesLeonard LafranceAdvisory Board at Reno Seed FundEd DuaGeneral Partner at IA Seed VenturesLeonid IgolnikGeneral Partner at IA Seed VenturesMark ThalerGeneral Partner at IA Seed Ventures

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