Doug Neal
Founder at Michigan eLab Investment Co. LLC
Profile
Doug Neal has over 20 years of technology industry experience including founding, operating, board, investing, venture accelerator management and entrepreneurial education.
After 15 years in California in a variety of leadership positions at Hewlett Packard and Symantec, he co-founded Mobile Automation, a mobile software security company which was venture backed by Greylock and acquired by iPass Inc. in 2005.
As CEO of Mobile Automation, Doug was responsible for both operational leadership and the strategic direction of the company including key technology decisions, sales and fundraising.
Under Doug’s leadership Mobile Automation grew at 75% CAGR for 5 consecutive years before being acquired.
After completing the successful integration of Mobile Automation into iPass Doug relocated to his home state of Michigan in 2005 to raise his family and help grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ann Arbor.
During the next several years Doug was a member of the review board for the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, which evaluated numerous Michigan investment opportunities for matching funds from the State of Michigan.
In 2009, Doug became Managing Director of the University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship, during which time he transformed the organization to include a world-class university startup accelerator (TechArb) which has since launched almost 100 student ventures, grew enrollment in entrepreneurial programs to more than 5,000 students per year and was instrumental in developing a process for teaching entrepreneurial programs to engineering and non-engineering students.
Doug is a regular lecturer at the University in entrepreneurial studies as well as a frequent guest speaker and panelist in the Michigan entrepreneurial ecosystem.
He has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Central Michigan University.
Doug Neal active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Michigan eLab Investment Co. LLC
 Michigan eLab Investment Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Michigan eLab Investment Co. LLC (Michigan eLab) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Rick Bolander, Doug Neal, Bob Stefanski and Scott Chou. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Founder | 2012-04-30 |
Michigan Venture Capital Association
 Michigan Venture Capital Association Investment ManagersFinance Michigan Venture Capital Association operates as a non-profit trade organization designed to bring together venture capital industry participants in the state of Michigan. The company was founded by 2002 by Terry Cross and David P. Weaver in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Treasurer | - |
New Vital Signs, Inc.
 New Vital Signs, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology New Vital Signs, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The firm engages in research and development of a wearable sensor device which can provide doctors with a non invasive way to measure fluid status or intravascular volume. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | President | - |
observIQ, Inc.
 observIQ, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services observIQ, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise information technology monitoring integration solutions. It offers True Visibility Suite for VMware, BindPlane, BindPlane for New Relic, Bindplane for Microsoft, BindPlane for Google Cloud Monitoring, BindPlane for New Relic Logging, Plugins for VMware vRealize Orchestrator, content packs for VMware vRealize Log Insights, and Oracle Enterprise Manager Plugins. The company was founded by Nathan Owen and Carl Erickson in 2007 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI. | Director/Board Member | - |
Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc.
 Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc. provides diagnostics services. The firm is developing a new product that uses BACS (buoyancy-activated cell sorting) to acquire target cells from biological samples by using tiny floating spheres called ?microbubbles? and disposable microbubble collectors. The company was founded by Brandon H. McNaughton and John Younger in March 2014 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Director/Board Member | - |
Xosphere, Inc.
 Xosphere, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Xosphere, Inc. develops cloud infrastructure software applications. Its product Xosphere Instance Orchestrator manages spot instances by providing the same level of reliability as on demand instances. The company was founded by Alan Hand and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Voxel51, Inc.
 Voxel51, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Voxel51, Inc provides solutions for the problems in computer vision. Its products include Platform, which is used to transform video, deploy at scale, fexilibity and security to the computer; and Scoop, which enables to make sense of video datasets quickly and effectively. The company was founded in 2016 by Jason Corso and Brian Moore and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Doug Neal
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Mobile Automation, Inc.
 Mobile Automation, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Mobile Automation, Inc. provides mobile software solutions. The company was founded in April, 1997 by Douglas Edward Neal and is Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Founder | 2004-12-31 |
Clinc, Inc.
 Clinc, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Clinc, Inc. develops software solutions. It offers finie, IVR, platform, and technology solutions. The company was founded by Jason Mars, Johann Hauswald, Michael Laurenzano, and Lingjia Tang in 2015 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Doug Neal
| Central Michigan University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| GEN DIGITAL INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 10 |
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Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc.
Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc. provides diagnostics services. The firm is developing a new product that uses BACS (buoyancy-activated cell sorting) to acquire target cells from biological samples by using tiny floating spheres called ?microbubbles? and disposable microbubble collectors. The company was founded by Brandon H. McNaughton and John Younger in March 2014 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Health Services |
Mobile Automation, Inc.
Mobile Automation, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Mobile Automation, Inc. provides mobile software solutions. The company was founded in April, 1997 by Douglas Edward Neal and is Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Technology Services |
Michigan Venture Capital Association
Michigan Venture Capital Association Investment ManagersFinance Michigan Venture Capital Association operates as a non-profit trade organization designed to bring together venture capital industry participants in the state of Michigan. The company was founded by 2002 by Terry Cross and David P. Weaver in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Finance |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. Foundation | |
Michigan eLab Investment Co. LLC
Michigan eLab Investment Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Michigan eLab Investment Co. LLC (Michigan eLab) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Rick Bolander, Doug Neal, Bob Stefanski and Scott Chou. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Finance |
observIQ, Inc.
observIQ, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services observIQ, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise information technology monitoring integration solutions. It offers True Visibility Suite for VMware, BindPlane, BindPlane for New Relic, Bindplane for Microsoft, BindPlane for Google Cloud Monitoring, BindPlane for New Relic Logging, Plugins for VMware vRealize Orchestrator, content packs for VMware vRealize Log Insights, and Oracle Enterprise Manager Plugins. The company was founded by Nathan Owen and Carl Erickson in 2007 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI. | Technology Services |
Clinc, Inc.
Clinc, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Clinc, Inc. develops software solutions. It offers finie, IVR, platform, and technology solutions. The company was founded by Jason Mars, Johann Hauswald, Michael Laurenzano, and Lingjia Tang in 2015 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Technology Services |
New Vital Signs, Inc.
New Vital Signs, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology New Vital Signs, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The firm engages in research and development of a wearable sensor device which can provide doctors with a non invasive way to measure fluid status or intravascular volume. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Health Technology |
Xosphere, Inc.
Xosphere, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Xosphere, Inc. develops cloud infrastructure software applications. Its product Xosphere Instance Orchestrator manages spot instances by providing the same level of reliability as on demand instances. The company was founded by Alan Hand and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA. | Technology Services |
Voxel51, Inc.
Voxel51, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Voxel51, Inc provides solutions for the problems in computer vision. Its products include Platform, which is used to transform video, deploy at scale, fexilibity and security to the computer; and Scoop, which enables to make sense of video datasets quickly and effectively. The company was founded in 2016 by Jason Corso and Brian Moore and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Technology Services |
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