Ken R. Pelowski
Founder at Pinnacle Ventures LLC
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Ken R.
Pelowski was the founder of Currenex, Inc. (founded in 1999) and held the title of Chairman from 1999 to 2003.
Mr. Pelowski is also the founder of Pinnacle Ventures LLC.
Mr. Pelowski's current job(s) include being a Director at TrueX, Inc., Kabam, Inc., and TVLX Viagens e Turismo SA. Mr. Pelowski's former job(s) include being a Director at GetThere LP from 1999 to 2000, an Independent Director at Aquantia Corp.
from 2013 to 2019, and a Director at Kickfire, Inc., Cobalt Technologies, Inc., Tala Security, Inc., Quantum Corp., and Sun Microsystems, Inc. Mr. Pelowski also held the title of Vice President at Quantum Corp.
and Senior Manager-Sales & Marketing at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Mr. Pelowski was also a Principal at Redpoint Ventures and a Senior Manager-Sales & Marketing at Intel Capital Corp.Mr. Pelowski's education history includes undergraduate, graduate, and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan.
Ken R. Pelowski active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Pinnacle Ventures LLC
 Pinnacle Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pinnacle Ventures LLC (Pinnacle Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Kenneth Pelowski and Robert Savoie. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, California. | Founder | 2001-12-31 |
TrueX, Inc.
 TrueX, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services TrueX, Inc. provides social media advertising services. It offers advertising and publication services. The company was founded by Joe Marchese and David Levy in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Kabam, Inc.
 Kabam, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kabam, Inc. develops multiplayer social games. It creates free-to-play games for social networks which are available on mobile devices via its own channel in the Apple App Store, Google Play, Amazon and on the web via Facebook, Yahoo, and Kabam.com. The company was founded by Kevin Chou, Holly Liu, and Michael Li in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
TVLX Viagens e Turismo SA
 TVLX Viagens e Turismo SA Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services TVLX Viagens e Turismo SA is a holding company engaged in the provision of travel arrangement and booking services via an online portal. It offers promotions on trips and tour packages to destinations in Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean. These include accommodations, air fare, and vehicle rentals. The company was founded by Alex Todres and Sergio Rossato in 2009, and is headquartered in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Ken R. Pelowski
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| AQUANTIA CORP | Director/Board Member | 2019-09-18 |
Currenex, Inc.
 Currenex, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Currenex, Inc. provides on-line foreign exchange and money market trading services. It offers corporate and institutional buyers and sellers in the foreign exchange and money markets electronic access to the global foreign exchange market. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Founder | 2003-11-30 |
GetThere LP
 GetThere LP Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services GetThere LP engages in the provision of online travel management solution. It offers a convenient way to book travel and reduce travel costs. The company was founded by Al Whaley, Daniel G. Whaley, and Bruce Yoxsimer in 1995 and is headquartered in Southlake, TX. | Director of Finance/CFO | 2000-10-31 |
| Preview Travel, Inc. | Director of Finance/CFO | 1999-02-28 |
Tala Security, Inc.
 Tala Security, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Tala Security, Inc. provides web security services.The company was founded by Aanand Krishnan and Sanjay Sawhney and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Ken R. Pelowski
| University of Michigan | Graduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| QUANTUM CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 14 |
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Pinnacle Ventures LLC
Pinnacle Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pinnacle Ventures LLC (Pinnacle Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Kenneth Pelowski and Robert Savoie. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, California. | Finance |
GetThere LP
GetThere LP Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services GetThere LP engages in the provision of online travel management solution. It offers a convenient way to book travel and reduce travel costs. The company was founded by Al Whaley, Daniel G. Whaley, and Bruce Yoxsimer in 1995 and is headquartered in Southlake, TX. | Consumer Services |
| Preview Travel, Inc. | Retail Trade |
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 Sun Microsystems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. It offers its solutions under the Java technology platform, Solaris Operating System, MySQL database management system, Sun StorageTek storage solutions, and UltraSPARC processor brands. The company also develops networking computing products and technologies which include servers, storage, open source software, tools, and training. The company provides solutions to the social networking, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, news, energy, and engineering companies. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Intel Capital Corp.
 Intel Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. | Finance |
Kickfire, Inc.
 Kickfire, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kickfire, Inc. Provides open source database appliance. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Cobalt Technologies, Inc.
 Cobalt Technologies, Inc. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Cobalt Technologies, Inc. develops, produces and commercializes bio-based chemicals. The firm engages in the creation of biobutanol using various cellulosic feedstocks, which include corn cobs, treetops and limbs and dead pine trees from pine beetles. It extracts fermentable sugars from biomass and converts them directly into bio n-butanol, which is an ingredient in coatings, paints, adhesives, sealants, inks and other solvent products. The company was founded by Pamela Reilly Contag in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Process Industries |
Aquantia Corp.
 Aquantia Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Aquantia Corp. engages in design, development, and marketing of communications integrated circuits for ethernet connectivity in the data center, enterprise infrastructure, and access markets. Its products include Aquantia AQrate PHYs, Multi-Gig Phys, and AQtion AQC107. The company was founded by Ramin Shirani, Phillippe Delansay and Ramin Farjad-Rad on January 27, 2004 and is headquartered in San Jones, CA. | Electronic Technology |
TrueX, Inc.
TrueX, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services TrueX, Inc. provides social media advertising services. It offers advertising and publication services. The company was founded by Joe Marchese and David Levy in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Commercial Services |
Kabam, Inc.
Kabam, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kabam, Inc. develops multiplayer social games. It creates free-to-play games for social networks which are available on mobile devices via its own channel in the Apple App Store, Google Play, Amazon and on the web via Facebook, Yahoo, and Kabam.com. The company was founded by Kevin Chou, Holly Liu, and Michael Li in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Redpoint Ventures
 Redpoint Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Redpoint Ventures (Redpoint Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jeffrey Brody, Tom Dyal, Tim Haley, Brad Jones, John Walecka and Geoff Yang. The firm is headquartered in Woodside, California. | Finance |
Currenex, Inc.
Currenex, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Currenex, Inc. provides on-line foreign exchange and money market trading services. It offers corporate and institutional buyers and sellers in the foreign exchange and money markets electronic access to the global foreign exchange market. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
TVLX Viagens e Turismo SA
TVLX Viagens e Turismo SA Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services TVLX Viagens e Turismo SA is a holding company engaged in the provision of travel arrangement and booking services via an online portal. It offers promotions on trips and tour packages to destinations in Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean. These include accommodations, air fare, and vehicle rentals. The company was founded by Alex Todres and Sergio Rossato in 2009, and is headquartered in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil. | Consumer Services |
Tala Security, Inc.
Tala Security, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Tala Security, Inc. provides web security services.The company was founded by Aanand Krishnan and Sanjay Sawhney and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Technology Services |
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