Paul Ferris
President at BIG SKY GROWTH PARTNERS, INC.
Profile
Paul Ferris is the founder of Azure Capital Partners, Inc. (founded in 2000) where he holds the title of General Partner.
He is currently a Director at Eby Corp., The Bouqs Co., Ranovus, Inc., SubPac, Inc., Glydways, Inc., and President & Director at Big Sky Growth Partners, Inc. Mr. Ferris has also held former positions as a Director at Personeta, Inc., Phanfare, Inc., Cyan, Inc., Calix, Inc., Crimson Microsystems, Inc., and Breaktime Studios, Inc. He was also the Global Head of Communications at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) and an Analyst at Morgan Stanley.
Additionally, he served as Vice President at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. Mr. Ferris obtained his undergraduate degree from Amherst College.
Paul Ferris active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| BIG SKY GROWTH PARTNERS, INC. | President | - |
Azure Capital Partners, Inc.
 Azure Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Azure Capital Partners, Inc. (Azure Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Cameron Lester, Mike Kwatinetz, Paul Ferris and Paul Weinstein. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 2000-03-31 |
Eby Corp.
 Eby Corp. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Eby Corp. provides construction services. The company offers designs, builds, construction management and other services for projects as hydroelectric plants, dormitories and museums. It provides services to transportation, manufacturing, industrial, water, waste water, and power markets. Eby Corp was founded by Martin K. Eby Sr. in 1937 and headquartered in Wichita, KS. | Director/Board Member | - |
SubPac, Inc.
 SubPac, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SubPac, Inc. develops wearable music devices and technologies and sells through online store. Its systems are used to transfer and monitor low frequencies to body, and provides with a physical dimension to music experience. The firm serves producers, DJs, artists, and listeners. The company was founded by John Alexiou and Todd Chernecki in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Glydways, Inc.
 Glydways, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Glydways, Inc. is a transportation company based in South San Francisco, CA. Glydways aims to revolutionize urban mobility by providing more equitable access to affordable housing, jobs, education, healthcare, and community. The company accomplishs this through their innovative approach of a closed-road, fully autonomous, high capacity personal rapid transit system. The company's customer experience is like ride hailing, but at public transit prices. Glydways is a mesh-network on-demand public transportation system that moves riders in autonomous, personal glydcars on dedicated lanes that require less space, cost radically less, and move more riders than other available options. The company was founded in 2016 by Mark Seeger, and Gokul V. Hemmady has been the CEO of the company since 2019. | Director/Board Member | - |
The Bouqs Co.
 The Bouqs Co. Specialty StoresRetail Trade The Bouqs Co. provides online flower delivery services. Its delivery service puts the class back into mail-order blooms by way of a beautiful virtual shop and boutique bouquets. The firm also provides business services like corporate gifting, business subscriptions, and event flowers. The company was founded by John Tabis and Juan Pablo Montufar in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Ranovus, Inc.
 Ranovus, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Ranovus, Inc. provides multi-terabit interconnect solutions for data center and communications networks. Its products include Quantum Dot Multi-Wavelength Laser technology and advanced digital and photonics-integrated circuit technologies which offer lowest power dissipation, size, and cost for the optical interconnect solutions. The company was founded by Saeid Aramideh and Hamid Arabzadeh in February 2012 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Paul Ferris
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| BIG SKY GROWTH PARTNERS, INC. | President | 2022-12-30 |
| CYAN INC | Director/Board Member | 2015-08-02 |
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Training of Paul Ferris
| Amherst College | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
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| MORGAN STANLEY | Finance |
| CALIX, INC. | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 14 |
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker)
 Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world. | Finance |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
 Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve. | Finance |
Personeta, Inc.
 Personeta, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Personeta Inc. provides communication solutions. The company's flagship product, TappS™ NSC, is a standards-based service creation and execution platform that enables service providers to rapidly implement converged communication services. It's partners include CISCO,ERICSSON, Veraz, accenture, and gruppoint. Personeta was founded by Avraham Rosenbach, Alon Lelcuk, and Michael Meller in 2000 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, NJ. | Electronic Technology |
Phanfare, Inc.
 Phanfare, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Phanfare, Inc. provides online photo and video sharing services. The firm offers a Photon application that enables the home printing of photos from iPhone or iPod touch devices to networked HP printers. It also sells archive DVDs, photo books, cards, and prints. The company was founded by Andrew Erlichson and Mark Heinrich in 2004 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ. | Technology Services |
Cyan, Inc.
 Cyan, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Cyan, Inc. develops software-defined networks. Its solutions include high-capacity, multi-layer switching and transport platforms as well as a carrier-grade software-defined networking platform and applications. The firm?s solutions are designed to provide a variety of existing and emerging applications, including business Ethernet, wireless backhaul, broadband backhaul and cloud connectivity. The company was founded by Michael L. Hatfield, Steve J. West, J. Richard Johnston and Eric M. Clelland on October 25, 2006 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA. | Technology Services |
Azure Capital Partners, Inc.
Azure Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Azure Capital Partners, Inc. (Azure Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Cameron Lester, Mike Kwatinetz, Paul Ferris and Paul Weinstein. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Crimson Microsystems, Inc.
 Crimson Microsystems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Crimson Microsystems, Inc. manufactures semiconductors & related devices. It develops and produces SDH/SONET systems to be deployed at the access edge. With its Ruby MSPP-on-a-Chip, Crimson brings to market the integrated single-chip SDH/SONET solution to enable development of carrier-class, cost disruptive SDH/SONET equipment. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California | Electronic Technology |
Eby Corp.
Eby Corp. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Eby Corp. provides construction services. The company offers designs, builds, construction management and other services for projects as hydroelectric plants, dormitories and museums. It provides services to transportation, manufacturing, industrial, water, waste water, and power markets. Eby Corp was founded by Martin K. Eby Sr. in 1937 and headquartered in Wichita, KS. | Industrial Services |
Breaktime Studios, Inc.
 Breaktime Studios, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Breaktime Studios, Inc. developed social games for mobile and tablet platforms. The company was founded by Matthew Davie in 2011 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
The Bouqs Co.
The Bouqs Co. Specialty StoresRetail Trade The Bouqs Co. provides online flower delivery services. Its delivery service puts the class back into mail-order blooms by way of a beautiful virtual shop and boutique bouquets. The firm also provides business services like corporate gifting, business subscriptions, and event flowers. The company was founded by John Tabis and Juan Pablo Montufar in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Retail Trade |
Ranovus, Inc.
Ranovus, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Ranovus, Inc. provides multi-terabit interconnect solutions for data center and communications networks. Its products include Quantum Dot Multi-Wavelength Laser technology and advanced digital and photonics-integrated circuit technologies which offer lowest power dissipation, size, and cost for the optical interconnect solutions. The company was founded by Saeid Aramideh and Hamid Arabzadeh in February 2012 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. | Technology Services |
SubPac, Inc.
SubPac, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SubPac, Inc. develops wearable music devices and technologies and sells through online store. Its systems are used to transfer and monitor low frequencies to body, and provides with a physical dimension to music experience. The firm serves producers, DJs, artists, and listeners. The company was founded by John Alexiou and Todd Chernecki in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Glydways, Inc.
Glydways, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Glydways, Inc. is a transportation company based in South San Francisco, CA. Glydways aims to revolutionize urban mobility by providing more equitable access to affordable housing, jobs, education, healthcare, and community. The company accomplishs this through their innovative approach of a closed-road, fully autonomous, high capacity personal rapid transit system. The company's customer experience is like ride hailing, but at public transit prices. Glydways is a mesh-network on-demand public transportation system that moves riders in autonomous, personal glydcars on dedicated lanes that require less space, cost radically less, and move more riders than other available options. The company was founded in 2016 by Mark Seeger, and Gokul V. Hemmady has been the CEO of the company since 2019. | Distribution Services |
Big Sky Growth Partners, Inc.
 Big Sky Growth Partners, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Big Sky Growth Partners, Inc. is a blank check company, which formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more entities. The company was founded by Mark C. Vadon, Paul Ferris, and Lauren Neiswender on February 11, 2021 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Finance |
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