Jeffrey L. Thermond
Private Equity Investor at X Seed Management Co. LLC
Profile
Jeff Thermond is a Venture Partner at XSeed Capital and has been involved in Information Technology and computer networking for the majority of his career, both in public and private companies.
He advises XSeed portfolio companies on executive management, sales, and product management strategies.
Jeff currently sits on the Board of Directors at Lex Machina, and is a regular contributor of articles published on Forbes and VentureBeat.
Prior to XSeed, Jeff was Chief Executive Officer of Woven Systems, a data center Ethernet startup.
Before that, Jeff served as Chief Executive Officer of Epigram, which he sold to Broadcom for $498M in 1999.
He stayed with the firm for six years, leading their entry into the Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular businesses – businesses with several hundred million dollars in revenues when he left, that are approaching $2B today.
In his previous role as Vice President and General Manager at 3Com, Jeff took the struggling Network System Division (formerly Bridge Communications, which was acquired by 3Com) from $60M of revenue and -20% Operating Income to nearly $400M in revenue and 40% Operating Income.
Jeff holds a BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Yale University and an MBA in Marketing from Indiana University.
Jeffrey L. Thermond active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
X Seed Management Co. LLC
 X Seed Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance X Seed Management Co LLC (XSeed Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Michael G Borrus. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2013-06-30 |
Former positions of Jeffrey L. Thermond
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Woven Systems, Inc.
 Woven Systems, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Woven Systems, Inc. provides network infrastructure and other related services. The company provides services to the information technology and other commercial organizations. Woven Systems was founded by Daniel Maltbie and James Liao in November 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | President | - |
MDV Management Co. LLC
 MDV Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance MDV Management Co. LLC (MDV Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2007-06-30 |
| BROADCOM CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Epigram, Inc.
 Epigram, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Epigram develops high-speed residential networking technologies and products for rapidly expanding markets including a wide variety of communication, computer and consumer electronics manufacturers. | President | - |
3com Corp. (Massachusetts)
 3com Corp. (Massachusetts) Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 3com Megahertz Corp. provides voice and data networking products and services. The company was founded by Robert M. Metcalfe, Howard S. Charney and John P. Marshall in 1979 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Jeffrey L. Thermond
| Indiana University | Masters Business Admin |
| Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| GE AEROSPACE | Producer Manufacturing |
| Private companies | 9 |
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3com Corp. (Massachusetts)
3com Corp. (Massachusetts) Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 3com Megahertz Corp. provides voice and data networking products and services. The company was founded by Robert M. Metcalfe, Howard S. Charney and John P. Marshall in 1979 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA. | Technology Services |
Broadcom Corp.
 Broadcom Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Broadcom Corp. designs, develops and supplies semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. The company was founded by Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli on August 16, 1991 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Talari Networks, Inc.
 Talari Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Talari Networks, Inc. provides software defined wide area network solutions. The firm's products include appliances, management and network controller including Talari failsafe SD WAN solutions, physical appliances, on-board appliance and performance management. Its solutions include software defined WAN, hybrid WAN, and internet as WAN, cloud connect and WAN optimization solutions. It serves to financial services, credit unions, and banking, and public sector, legal and manufacturing industries. The company was founded by John E. Dickey and Andrew J. Gottlieb in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Woven Systems, Inc.
Woven Systems, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Woven Systems, Inc. provides network infrastructure and other related services. The company provides services to the information technology and other commercial organizations. Woven Systems was founded by Daniel Maltbie and James Liao in November 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Lex Machina, Inc.
 Lex Machina, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Lex Machina, Inc. provides intellectual property litigation data and predictive analytics. It offers its services to the companies, law firms, consultants and public interest users. The firm brings data to the legal realm and helps companies anticipate, manage and win patent and other IP law suits. The company was founded by Mark Lemley, Joshua Walker and George Gregory in 2006 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Commercial Services |
Epigram, Inc.
Epigram, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Epigram develops high-speed residential networking technologies and products for rapidly expanding markets including a wide variety of communication, computer and consumer electronics manufacturers. | Electronic Technology |
MDV Management Co. LLC
MDV Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance MDV Management Co. LLC (MDV Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Finance |
| Tymshare, Inc. | Technology Services |
X Seed Management Co. LLC
X Seed Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance X Seed Management Co LLC (XSeed Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Michael G Borrus. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California. | Finance |
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