Kodiak Venture Partners Adds Two New Advisory Board Members.Francis deSouza and Dr. Anthony Sinskey bring presence-based communication and bio-technology expertise WALTHAM, Mass. -- Kodiak Venture Partners, a seed and early stage venture capital firm, today announced two new additions to its advisory board. IMlogic founder Francis deSouza and MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Dr. Anthony Sinskey join existing members Atiq Raza and Mike Volpi on Kodiak's board of advisors. "Francis and Anthony are long-time friends of Kodiak, and know first hand what it takes to be successful entrepreneurs in their industries," said Dave Furneaux, Managing General Partner, Kodiak Venture Partners. "We look forward to formalizing this relationship and extending their valuable industry expertise and networks to all of Kodiak's partners and portfolio companies." A presence-based communication expert, Francis deSouza founded and served as CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of IMlogic (a Kodiak portfolio company, acquired by Symantec). Previously, deSouza co-founded and served as CEO of Flash Communications, another real-time communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. . Microsoft acquired Flash Communications and tapped deSouza to lead its first significant real-time communication program involving instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or . More than an operations expert, deSouza's engineering background also includes research and development at the IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) T.J. Watson Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, (MIT) Department of Physics and MIT Media Lab This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . He earned master and bachelor degrees in both electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. "I learned, as an entrepreneur running IMlogic, how closely Kodiak works with its portfolio companies," said Francis deSouza. "I am proud to be part of the Kodiak family, and look forward to working with the partners and portfolio companies in the presence-based communications fields." Dr. Anthony Sinskey is a professor of microbiology at MIT (Dept. of Biology and Health Sciences and Technology) and currently sits on Cambridge Devices' (a Kodiak portfolio company) board of directors. He is recognized as a leading expert in the formation of new biotechnology enterprises and a renowned academic entrepreneur. Dr. Sinskey has participated in the founding and development of over 10 biotechnology companies including Metabolix, Genzyme, Tepha, ABEC ABEC Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (Alexandria, Virginia) ABEC Annular Bearing Engineering Committee (American Bearing Manufacturers Association) ABEC Arizona Business & Education Coalition , Merrimack Pharmaceuticals and serves on the board of directors and advisory boards of 8 companies. Dr. Sinskey earned a Sc.D. from MIT and a B.S. from the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
"As an advisor to Cambridge Devices, I see the role that Kodiak plays in nurturing its portfolio companies; Kodiak knows that building companies into market leaders takes much more than capital, "said Dr. Anthony Sinskey. "I am delighted to join Kodiak's advisory board and look forward to playing an active role in the success of Kodiak's life science-related investments by extending the benefit of my experience and network." About Kodiak Venture Partners Kodiak Venture Partners is a Waltham, Mass.-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage investments in emerging communications/wireless, semiconductor/equipment, software/services and Internet/new media companies. With a focus in the eastern regions of the U.S. and Canada, Kodiak establishes relationships with entrepreneurs seeking market success. Kodiak's investment partners are successful high-technology business entrepreneurs who take a hands-on approach to building market leaders. For more information, visit www.kodiakvp.com. |
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