Jo Anne Miller
Founder at Central Coast Ventures, LLC
Profile
Jo Anne Miller began working in early stage investing in 2003 after successful careers as an engineer and entrepreneur.
Jo Anne started this career as a Principal at Nokia Innovent, a seed-stage investing team within the Nokia strategy organization.
In this role, Ms. Miller was responsible for management of the portfolio and the Nokia business relationships.
She subsequently sold the portfolio she helped build at Nokia to Milk Street Ventures, a secondary direct venture capital firm and as a Partner there has successfully managed a very profitable portfolio.
In 2008 she was asked to start a west coast branch of Golden Seeds, a nation-wide angel network that invests in women-backed businesses across all sectors.
In addition to her role with Golden Seeds,Jo Anne also invests with SandHill Angels in the Bay Area and is a co-founder of SLO Seed Ventures, a small angel group in San Luis Obispo.
In late 2011, Jo Anne joined fellow San Luis Obispo investor/entrepreneur Jim Hale to form Brown Dog Partners, LLC, to commercialize research in the growing Agricultural Technology space.
Prior to Nokia, Jo Anne was the President and CEO of Gluon Networks, a start-up providing next-generation converged voice and data switching and management systems for local telephone service providers, raising $62M in venture capital funding.
Jo Anne has more than 29 years of telecommunications and computer industry experience, including senior executive, engineering management, and research roles at JetCell, an indoor wireless/VoIP company (acquired by Cisco Systems), AirNet Communications, a wireless infrastructure company, Tellabs, and AT&T Bell Laboratories.
Ms. Miller has a BS in Mathematics from the University of Michigan, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the University of Chicago..
Jo Anne Miller active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Milk Street Ventures
 Milk Street Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Milk Street Ventures is a private equity firm founded by Peter Schober and Mike Schiavo in 1997, headquarters in boston. The firm also has offices in San Francisco and London. | Private Equity Investor | 2006-12-31 |
Sand Hill Angels, Inc.
 Sand Hill Angels, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Sand Hill Angels Inc (Sand Hill Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2007-12-31 |
Central Coast Ventures, LLC
 Central Coast Ventures, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Central Coast Ventures LLC (Central Coast Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Jo Anne Miller and Michael P. Salucci. The firm is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California. | Founder | 2008-12-31 |
| Mentornet | Director/Board Member | 2002-12-31 |
Golden Seeds LLC
 Golden Seeds LLC Investment ManagersFinance Golden Seeds LLC (Golden Seeds) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Stephanie Hanbury-Brown. The firm is headquartered in New York city with an additional offices in Arizona, Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, New Jersey, New York and Silicon Valley. | Private Equity Investor | 2008-08-31 |
| Brown Dog Capital | Private Equity Investor | 2011-05-31 |
Former positions of Jo Anne Miller
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Nokia, Inc.
 Nokia, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Nokia, Inc. distributed and marketed mobile phones and telecommunication devices. It provided equipment, solutions, and services for network operators and corporations. The company was founded on March 19, 1999 and was headquartered in Irving, TX. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2006-01-01 |
Gluon Networks, Inc.
 Gluon Networks, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Gluon Networks, Inc. manufacturer of the CLX, a next generation Class 5 switch. The CLX is designed for the tier ¾ Independent Telco market. It provides the bridge from legacy switching to advanced next generation services | President | 2002-12-31 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2001-04-30 |
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Training of Jo Anne Miller
| The University of Chicago | Masters Business Admin |
| The University of Colorado | Graduate Degree |
| University of Michigan | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 13 |
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AirNet Communications Corp.
 AirNet Communications Corp. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology AirNet Communications Corp. designs, manufactures and markets wireless infrastructure and telecommunications products. It offers conversion, RF planning and network design, enterprise network LAN and WAN management, program management and installation and integration services. The firm's products include AdaptaCell, SuperCapacity, RapidCell, AirSite and Backhaul Free. The firm serves wireless service providers and public safety organizations. AirNet Communications was founded by Terry L. Williams in January 1994 and is headquartered in Melbourne, FL. | Electronic Technology |
Infinity Security Solutions, Inc.
 Infinity Security Solutions, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Infinity Security Solutions, Inc. developed and marketed network security solutions. The firm provided TruePerform, a gigabit firewall that allows companies to properly secure traffic without degrading performance. The company was founded in 2007 and was headquartered in San Ramon, CA. | Technology Services |
JetCell, Inc.
 JetCell, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology JetCell, Inc. develops in-building wireless telephony systems and applications. The company is based in Menlo Park, CA. The company was founded by Dave McClure. JetCell was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. on May 01, 2000 for $200 million. | Electronic Technology |
Gluon Networks, Inc.
Gluon Networks, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Gluon Networks, Inc. manufacturer of the CLX, a next generation Class 5 switch. The CLX is designed for the tier ¾ Independent Telco market. It provides the bridge from legacy switching to advanced next generation services | Electronic Technology |
Bell Laboratories
 Bell Laboratories Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bell Laboratories provides research and development services. It provides communications technologies including transistors, digital networking, signal processing, lasers and fiber-optic communications systems, communication satellites, cellular telephony, electronic switching of calls, touch-tone dialing and modems. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ. | Commercial Services |
Nokia, Inc.
Nokia, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Nokia, Inc. distributed and marketed mobile phones and telecommunication devices. It provided equipment, solutions, and services for network operators and corporations. The company was founded on March 19, 1999 and was headquartered in Irving, TX. | Communications |
Golden Seeds LLC
Golden Seeds LLC Investment ManagersFinance Golden Seeds LLC (Golden Seeds) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Stephanie Hanbury-Brown. The firm is headquartered in New York city with an additional offices in Arizona, Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, New Jersey, New York and Silicon Valley. | Finance |
Sand Hill Angels, Inc.
Sand Hill Angels, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Sand Hill Angels Inc (Sand Hill Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Finance |
Milk Street Ventures
Milk Street Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Milk Street Ventures is a private equity firm founded by Peter Schober and Mike Schiavo in 1997, headquarters in boston. The firm also has offices in San Francisco and London. | Finance |
| UNIX International, Inc. | |
| Mentornet | |
Central Coast Ventures, LLC
Central Coast Ventures, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Central Coast Ventures LLC (Central Coast Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Jo Anne Miller and Michael P. Salucci. The firm is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California. | Finance |
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