Kevin L. Ober
Founder at Divergent Ventures LLC
Profile
Kevin L.
Ober is the founder and the Managing Director of Divergent Ventures, which was founded in 2002.
He is currently the Managing Director at 5G Open Innovation Lab Llc since 2020 and a Board Member at Reniac, Inc. since 2015.
Mr. Ober previously served as an Independent Director at Internap Holding LLC from 1997 to 2013, a Director at SpaceCurve, Inc., a Director & Investor at Kodiak Data, Inc. from 2017 to 2021, and on the Board of Directors at Internap Network Services U.K.
Ltd.
from 1996 to 2013.
He also held positions as Principal at Conner Peripherals, Inc. and Cercano Management LLC.
Additionally, Mr. Ober was a Vice President at Movaya Wireless, Inc. from 2008 to 2009 and an Investor and Board Member at Proximal Data, Inc. from 2013 to 2014.
He obtained his undergraduate degree from St. John's University in 1983 and an MBA from Santa Clara University in 1990.
Kevin L. Ober active positions
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Divergent Ventures LLC
Divergent Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Divergent Ventures (Divergent Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Kevin Ober. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Founder | - |
5G Open Innovation Lab Llc
5G Open Innovation Lab Llc Investment ManagersFinance 5G Open Innovation Lab LLC is an applied innovation ecosystem that brings together corporations, academia, and government institutions with early and later-stage startups to develop new capabilities and market categories that will transform the enterprise. The private company is based in Kirkland, WA and was founded by Jim Brisimitzis. The lab provides startups with access to open platforms and markets needed to create, test, and deploy new use cases and innovations for 5G and 5G-enabled technologies, including artificial intelligence and edge computing. The lab also delivers actionable knowledge and market insight to help its partners and member companies deliver value to customers and grow their revenue and leadership positions. | Private Equity Investor | 2020-01-31 |
Reniac, Inc.
Reniac, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Reniac, Inc. designs and develops intelligent data-aware architecture for applications, servers, and data stores. The company was founded by Prasanna Sundararajan and Kulkarni Chidamber and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2015-09-30 |
Former positions of Kevin L. Ober
Companies | Position | End |
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Kodiak Data, Inc.
Kodiak Data, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kodiak Data, Inc. provides computer software development services. The company is based in Los Altos, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2021-04-21 |
Proximal Data, Inc.
Proximal Data, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Proximal Data, Inc. developed software and storage devices. It accelerated access to data in virtualized compute environments by moving storage closer to the compute processors. The company was founded by Rory Bolt in 2011 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2014-11-29 |
Internap Network Services U.K. Ltd.
Internap Network Services U.K. Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Internap Holding LLC, Internap Network Services U.K. Ltd. is a British company that provides internet connectivity services. The private company is based in London, UK. | Director/Board Member | 2013-05-29 |
INTERNAP CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 2013-05-15 |
Movaya Wireless, Inc.
Movaya Wireless, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Movaya Wireless, Inc. provides mobile software for digital goods storefront applications. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The company was founded by Phil Yerkes, John Calian, Xiao Chun Wang. Movaya Wireless was acquired by 30 Second Software, Inc., part of Phunware, Inc. from May 08, 2014 on November 04, 2009. | Private Equity Investor | 2009-12-30 |
Training of Kevin L. Ober
St. John's University | Undergraduate Degree |
Santa Clara University | Masters Business Admin |
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Private companies | 11 |
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Conner Peripherals, Inc. | Electronic Technology |
Internap Holding LLC
Internap Holding LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Internap Holding LLC engages in the provision of hybrid infrastructure solutions and services. It offers bare metal cloud and security and protection. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Technology Services |
SpaceCurve, Inc.
SpaceCurve, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services SpaceCurve, Inc. provides database to store and analyze spatial and graph datasets. The company was founded by J. Andrew Rogers and Frank Giuliano on May 29, 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
Cercano Management LLC /Private Equity/
Cercano Management LLC /Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance Cercano Management LLC /Private Equity/ (Cercano Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cercano Management LLC, founded in 1986 by Paul Gardner Allen. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Finance |
Divergent Ventures LLC
Divergent Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Divergent Ventures (Divergent Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Kevin Ober. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Finance |
Movaya Wireless, Inc.
Movaya Wireless, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Movaya Wireless, Inc. provides mobile software for digital goods storefront applications. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The company was founded by Phil Yerkes, John Calian, Xiao Chun Wang. Movaya Wireless was acquired by 30 Second Software, Inc., part of Phunware, Inc. from May 08, 2014 on November 04, 2009. | Technology Services |
Proximal Data, Inc.
Proximal Data, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Proximal Data, Inc. developed software and storage devices. It accelerated access to data in virtualized compute environments by moving storage closer to the compute processors. The company was founded by Rory Bolt in 2011 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Technology Services |
Reniac, Inc.
Reniac, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Reniac, Inc. designs and develops intelligent data-aware architecture for applications, servers, and data stores. The company was founded by Prasanna Sundararajan and Kulkarni Chidamber and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Kodiak Data, Inc.
Kodiak Data, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kodiak Data, Inc. provides computer software development services. The company is based in Los Altos, CA. | Technology Services |
Internap Network Services U.K. Ltd.
Internap Network Services U.K. Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Internap Holding LLC, Internap Network Services U.K. Ltd. is a British company that provides internet connectivity services. The private company is based in London, UK. | Communications |
5G Open Innovation Lab Llc
5G Open Innovation Lab Llc Investment ManagersFinance 5G Open Innovation Lab LLC is an applied innovation ecosystem that brings together corporations, academia, and government institutions with early and later-stage startups to develop new capabilities and market categories that will transform the enterprise. The private company is based in Kirkland, WA and was founded by Jim Brisimitzis. The lab provides startups with access to open platforms and markets needed to create, test, and deploy new use cases and innovations for 5G and 5G-enabled technologies, including artificial intelligence and edge computing. The lab also delivers actionable knowledge and market insight to help its partners and member companies deliver value to customers and grow their revenue and leadership positions. | Finance |
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