Profile
Donald A.
Lucas has served as a member of our board of directors since 2013 and has been an investor in our company since 2011.
Mr.
Lucas has been a venture capitalist since 1985, having invested in companies such as Oracle, Macromedia and Cadence Design alongside his father
Donald L.
Lucas.
Mr. Lucas has sourced or led investments in companies such as Intuitive Surgical, Coulter Pharmaceutical, Dexcom, Infinera,
Signifyd, Obalon Therapeutics, Katerra, Bossa Nova Robotics, Filld, Berkeley Lights Inc, and Palantir.
Mr. Lucas has served on the boards of
Dexcom and the Silicon Valley Chapter of the JDRF and is a member of the UCSF Diabetes Center Leadership Council.
Mr. Lucas holds a B.A.
from Santa Clara University.
We believe Mr. Lucas is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors because of his substantial corporate finance, business
strategy and corporate development expertise gained from his significant experience in the venture capital industry, analyzing, investing in, serving on
the boards of, and providing guidance to various technology companies.
Former positions of Donald A. Lucas
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Response Analytics, Inc.
Response Analytics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Response Analytics, Inc. develops software solutions for financial analytics. Its solutions include enterprise risk management, mortgage litigation analytics, and mortgage asset management. The firm serves the retail, mortgage and commercial banking, and automotive finance industries. The company was founded by Brent W. Lippman, Frank Bria, and Bill Miller in 2006 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. | Director/Board Member | 2020-01-27 |
Richard M. Lucas Cancer Foundation | Director/Board Member | 2020-01-27 |
Capella Photonics, Inc.
Capella Photonics, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank. | Director/Board Member | 2020-01-27 |
Lucas Venture Management LLC
Lucas Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lucas Venture Management LLC (Lucas Venture Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1990 by Donald A. Lucas. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Founder | 2020-01-27 |
AVINGER, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2020-01-27 |
Training of Donald A. Lucas
Santa Clara University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
Listed companies | 2 |
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DEXCOM, INC. | Health Technology |
AVINGER, INC. | Health Technology |
Private companies | 10 |
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RWI Ventures Management Company LLC
RWI Ventures Management Company LLC Investment ManagersFinance RWI Ventures Management Company LLC (RWI Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Donald A. Lucas. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Response Analytics, Inc.
Response Analytics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Response Analytics, Inc. develops software solutions for financial analytics. Its solutions include enterprise risk management, mortgage litigation analytics, and mortgage asset management. The firm serves the retail, mortgage and commercial banking, and automotive finance industries. The company was founded by Brent W. Lippman, Frank Bria, and Bill Miller in 2006 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. | Technology Services |
JDRF International
JDRF International Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services JDRF International is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for type 1 diabetes research. JDRF find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Richard M. Lucas Cancer Foundation | |
Capella Photonics, Inc.
Capella Photonics, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank. | Producer Manufacturing |
Khimetrics, Inc.
Khimetrics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Khimetrics, Inc. was one of the leading providers of business software solutions. It helps its customers to improve business performance through a better understanding of customer demand. The company’s customer demand solutions uniquely combine a single technology framework that addresses the entire product lifecycle price, promotion, markdown and clearance with retail centered methodologies and domain expertise. Khimetrics was located in Scottsdale, AZ. | Technology Services |
Lucas Venture Management LLC
Lucas Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lucas Venture Management LLC (Lucas Venture Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1990 by Donald A. Lucas. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
UCSF Diabetes Center | |
Lucas Venture Group V LP
Lucas Venture Group V LP Investment ManagersFinance Lucas Venture Group V LP operates as a venture capital firm. It invests in e-commerce, networking, software analytics/big data and medical device companies. The company was founded by Donald A. Lucas and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Finance |
Finicast, Inc.
Finicast, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Finicast, Inc. develops software. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
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