Saurabh Srivastava  Partner, Artiman Ventures

Saurabh Srivastava focuses on early-stage technology investments in systems and software. As a Partner of Artiman Ventures, he is currently on the boards of airwide Solutions, SiOptical, Kasenna, OpSource and Ortiva Wireless.

Prior to joining Artiman in 2000, Saurabh was a Director of Mergers and Acquisitions for Cisco Systems' Corporate Business Development group, where he led the technology strategy for VoIP and wireless mobility teams, focusing on Cisco's technology and acquisition strategies in the voice-over IP, wireless/mobility and VPN areas. At Cisco he led 18 acquisitions and 10+ investments.

Before joining Cisco, Saurabh worked part time for Philips while completing Stanford's MBA program. At Philips, he worked with a group that created the venture funding arm of Philips in the US. Prior to that, for almost eight years, Saurabh held various operating roles from engineering to engineering management, marketing and pre-sales at Silicon Graphics, Inc., Kaleida Labs and Digital Equipment Corp.

He also holds two patents for networking protocol technologies.

Roland Van der Meer  Partner, ComVentures

A ComVentures cofounder, Roland Van der Meer invests in technologies and early stage communications companies with the potential to redefine business and economic models, as well as the way in which whole segments of the communications industry operate. Listed 18th on the Forbes Midas List of top 100 technology dealmakers, he focuses his investments on systems, components and services.

Roland's recent investments and board seats include Ambric, Cloudshield, Fabrik, FilmLoop, FyreStorm, OpSource, PacketHop, Quantia and Sensys.

Roland was one of the first to spot the digital transmission revolution and funded PairGain. He followed this up by being the only venture investor in Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM), the broadband communications semiconductor company that led the frontier of digital signal processing. Roland was also the initial investor in Arbinet (Nasdaq: ARBX), which created and operates the world's largest market exchange for telecommunications carriers, and Zantaz, the leader in email/file archiving and retrieval.

A number of Roland's pioneering companies have been acquired by major communications industry players, including: Chromatis Networks (acquired by Lucent), Confertech (acquired by Frontier), dynamicsoft (acquired by Cisco), Monterey Networks (acquired by Cisco), PairGain (acquired by ADC) and Ascendent Systems (acquired by RIM).

He has more than 20 years of experience in the communications industry as an engineer, strategist and investor. Before helping to cofound ComVentures, Roland served as a partner with Partech International, co-founded Communications Ventures, and spent several years with Hambrecht & Quist Venture Partners. Early in his career, he held engineering positions with GTE Labs and Sprint.

Ted Mocarski  Managing Director, Key Venture Partners

Managing Director since 2003, Mr. Mocarski brings 17 years of investment and legal experience to Key Venture Partners, with a focus on communications, data services, and information technology businesses. He currently serves as a board member of XyEnterprise, OpSource, Kasenna, and airwide solutions.

Previously, he was a Managing Director at Nautic Partners, and Fleet Equity Partners, where he was responsible for leading the funds' investment efforts in the communications and IT industries. Mr. Mocarski was the lead or an early investor in a number of companies, including Exodus Communications, Dobson Communications, FairPoint Communications, and Verio, generating significant returns for investors. Prior to that he was an attorney with Edwards & Angell, where he represented several venture capital and private equity firms.

Mr. Mocarski holds a B.A. from Colby College and a J.D. from American University.

Amal Johnson
CEO, MaketTools

As Chief Executive Officer, Amal brings to her position over 20 years of management and operational experience with technology and services companies. She understands intimately the challenges and responsibilities of running and growing a business, as well as the rewards that can come from building a company of enduring value.

Prior to joining MarketTools, Amal was a Venture Partner with ComVentures, a communications venture capital firm. In her role at ComVentures, Amal worked closely with the firm's portfolio companies, providing strategic guidance. Prior to ComVentures, she was a founding partner of Lightspeed Venture Partners. During her five-year tenure with the firm, she focused primarily on enterprise software and infrastructure investments.

Before Lightspeed, Amal served as President of Baan Supply Chain Solutions, and as President of Baan Affiliates and Baan Americas successfully guiding Baan through its initial public offering and from $60 million to $800 million in annual revenue. She also held the role of President of ASK Manufacturing Systems, and held various executive positions with IBM.

Amal holds a BA in Mathematics and Physics from Montclair College, and completed graduate work in computer science at the Stevens Institute of Technology.

Ms. Johnson holds a BA in Mathematics and Physics from Montclair College, and completed graduate work in computer science at the Stevens Institute of Technology.

Marv Tseu - Advisor to the Board
President, CEO and Co-Founder, Active Reasoning

Mr. Tseu brings more than 30 years of experience founding, developing, and leading technology companies to Active Reasoning. As CEO and co-founder of SiteSmith, a provider of high-performance, mission-critical Internet site management services, Mr. Tseu led the growth of the company from 11 employees in 1999 to 400 employees and $20 million in revenues a year later, culminating in its $1.4 billion acquisition by MFN. Prior to co-founding SiteSmith, Mr. Tseu was President of Structured Internetworks, Inc., a network communications hardware firm focused on facilitating enterprise traffic flow to WANs and the Internet. Previously, he helped lead Plantronics' leveraged buyout and subsequent IPO. He held various positions at Plantronics, including Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and President of subsidiary Walker Equipment Company , and today serves as Plantronics' Chairman of the Board (NYSE: PLT).

Mr. Tseu also served as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales and member of the Board at CIDCO, Inc., a telecommunications products company.

Mr. Tseu holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University.