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Job SimonunlockedSteve: together at 3Com (1996–1998)
×3Steve: together at Santa Clara University
×4Steve: together at 3Com
×2Steve: together at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
About
Steve Foster is a venture partner at Piva Ventures and managing director at SF Advisors. He previously held partner roles at Crosspoint Venture Partners and director-level business development positions at Hewlett Packard and 3Com. His professional experience spans communications, semiconductors, computing, and storage sectors.
Experience
- Piva VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2019 — presentUnited States
- ClearSky Power & Technology FundManaging Director2012 — 2014
- Altira GroupPartner2010 — 2012
- TPG VenturesPartner2000 — 2010
- Crosspoint Venture PartnersPartner1998 — 2000Woodside, CA
- 3ComDirector Business Development1995 — 1998
- Hewlett PackardCorporate Development1992 — 1995
Skills & more
Strategy14Leadership9Enterprise Software4SaaS5Corporate Development45Venture Capital90Team BuildingFinancial Modeling13Start-ups71Business Development39Mergers & Acquisitions20Corporate Finance6
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SemiconductorsCloud ComputingBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipMergersPrivate EquityGo-to-market StrategyProduct ManagementComputingDue DiligenceStrategic PartnershipsInvestmentsFrom Steve's professional profile.
Colleagues at Piva Capital
Adam Lasics
Partner, Strategy and Operations at Piva Capital
Adzmel Adznan
Co-Founding Partner at Piva Capital
Divina Agellon
Office Manager at Piva Capital
Don Wood
Venture Partner, Energy at B4 Capital
Elizabeth Ann Lowery
Senior Advisor at Piva Capital
Issam Dairanieh
Venture Partner at Piva Capital
Jillian Noel
Investor at Piva Capital
Lee Larson
Investor at Piva Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steve Foster?
- Steve Foster is a venture partner at Piva Ventures and managing director at SF Advisors. He previously held partner roles at Crosspoint Venture Partners and director-level business development positions at Hewlett Packard and 3Com. His professional experience spans communications, semiconductors, computing, and storage sectors.
- Where does Steve Foster work?
- Steve Foster is Venture Partner at Piva Capital.
- Where did Steve Foster go to school?
- Steve Foster studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing); Santa Clara University (BS, Accounting).
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management1,121
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalCristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 Ventures
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Also attended Santa Clara University281
Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo VenturesRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupTim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesSarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Altira Group8
Dirk McDermottManaging Partner at Altira Group LLCSean EbertSenior Partner at Altira Group LLCJ.P. BaumanPartner at Altira Group LLCTom BiegalaFounding Partner at Bison VenturesJulian BürkleinSenior Investment Manager at neosfer GmbHCory SteffekPartner, Private Equity at Ara Partners
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Also worked at Crosspoint Venture Partners2
Also worked at 3Com48
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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Also worked at Hewlett Packard628
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAyshaAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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