Luke Burns
Director/Board Member at RapidMiner, Inc.
Profile
Luke Burns is the founder of Emercis Corp., where he served as the Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2000.
He is also the founder of Cognika Corp, founded in 1998.
Mr. Burns's current job(s) include being a Board Director at RapidMiner, Inc. since 2015, an Investment Director at Beech Tree PE LLP, a Director at Quartile LLC since 2021, and a General Partner at Ascent Venture Management Inc. since 2006.
Mr. Burns's former job(s) include being a Board Director at CloudLock LLC from 2012 to 2016, a Director at Sidecar Interactive, Inc. from 2015 to 2021, a Board Director at Codeship, Inc. from 2016 to 2018, and a Board Director at Empow Cyber Security Ltd.
from 2018 to 2021.
He also worked as a Management Consultant at Bain & Co., Inc. and as a Principal at Navigator Technology Ventures LLC.
Mr. Burns completed his undergraduate degree at Harvard University in 1997 and earned an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management in 2003.
Luke Burns active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Ascent Venture Management Inc.
 Ascent Venture Management Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Ascent Venture Management Inc (Ascent Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 2010-12-29 |
RapidMiner, Inc.
 RapidMiner, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services RapidMiner, Inc. provides open source software. It offers products such as turbo prep, auto model, studio, and radoop. The company was founded by Ingo Mierswa, Ralf Klinkenberg, and Simon Fischer in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2014-12-31 |
Beech Tree PE LLP
 Beech Tree PE LLP Investment ManagersFinance Beech Tree Pe LLP is a private equity firm founded by Andrew Neil Marsh and Paul Jonathan Franks in 2015. The firm is headquartered in London. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Quartile LLC
 Quartile LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Quartile LLC operates as scale campaigns platform. The company was founded by Daniel Knijnik and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2020-12-31 |
Former positions of Luke Burns
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Sidecar Interactive, Inc.
 Sidecar Interactive, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sidecar Interactive, Inc. engages in the provision of technology for e-commerce product advertising. It uses online retail system that allows retailers to engage in cross-channel online shopping campaigns. The company was founded by Andre O. Golsorkhi in 2007 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. | Director/Board Member | 2020-12-31 |
Empow Cyber Security Ltd.
 Empow Cyber Security Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Empow Cyber Security Ltd. provides conventional solutions by turning existing tools into an abstracted language and layer. The firm works for ransomware, financial data-leak and privileges escalation. The company was founded by Iko Azoulay and Avi Chesla and is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel. | Director/Board Member | 2020-12-31 |
Codeship, Inc.
 Codeship, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Codeship, Inc. provides hosted continuous integration and deployment solutions. Its services include Native Docker Support, Speed Up Your Docker Workflows, Parity, Deploy Your Docker Images, High Performance and Security, and Test Your Microservice System. The company was founded by Moritz Plassnig, Florian Motlik and Manuel Weiss in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2017-12-31 |
CloudLock LLC
 CloudLock LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CloudLock LLC provides cloud data security solutions. It unified cloud security fabric that helps organizations protect sensitive data in public cloud applications such as G Suite, Salesforce, Dropbox, Box, ServiceNow, Office 365, Third-party connected and other apps. The company was founded by Gil J. Zimmermann, Tsahy Shapsa and Ron Zalkind in 2011 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2015-12-31 |
Bain & Co., Inc.
 Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Luke Burns
| Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 12 |
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CloudLock LLC
CloudLock LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CloudLock LLC provides cloud data security solutions. It unified cloud security fabric that helps organizations protect sensitive data in public cloud applications such as G Suite, Salesforce, Dropbox, Box, ServiceNow, Office 365, Third-party connected and other apps. The company was founded by Gil J. Zimmermann, Tsahy Shapsa and Ron Zalkind in 2011 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Technology Services |
Sidecar Interactive, Inc.
Sidecar Interactive, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sidecar Interactive, Inc. engages in the provision of technology for e-commerce product advertising. It uses online retail system that allows retailers to engage in cross-channel online shopping campaigns. The company was founded by Andre O. Golsorkhi in 2007 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. | Technology Services |
Codeship, Inc.
Codeship, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Codeship, Inc. provides hosted continuous integration and deployment solutions. Its services include Native Docker Support, Speed Up Your Docker Workflows, Parity, Deploy Your Docker Images, High Performance and Security, and Test Your Microservice System. The company was founded by Moritz Plassnig, Florian Motlik and Manuel Weiss in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Bain & Co., Inc.
Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
Navigator Technology Ventures LLC
 Navigator Technology Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2000, Navigator Technology Ventures is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based venture capital fund management firm | Finance |
Ascent Venture Management Inc.
Ascent Venture Management Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Ascent Venture Management Inc (Ascent Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Cognika Corp.
 Cognika Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cognika Corp. provides analytics software solutions. The company is headquartered in Brookline, MA. | Technology Services |
| Emercis Corp. | |
RapidMiner, Inc.
RapidMiner, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services RapidMiner, Inc. provides open source software. It offers products such as turbo prep, auto model, studio, and radoop. The company was founded by Ingo Mierswa, Ralf Klinkenberg, and Simon Fischer in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Beech Tree PE LLP
Beech Tree PE LLP Investment ManagersFinance Beech Tree Pe LLP is a private equity firm founded by Andrew Neil Marsh and Paul Jonathan Franks in 2015. The firm is headquartered in London. | Finance |
Empow Cyber Security Ltd.
Empow Cyber Security Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Empow Cyber Security Ltd. provides conventional solutions by turning existing tools into an abstracted language and layer. The firm works for ransomware, financial data-leak and privileges escalation. The company was founded by Iko Azoulay and Avi Chesla and is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel. | Technology Services |
Quartile LLC
Quartile LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Quartile LLC operates as scale campaigns platform. The company was founded by Daniel Knijnik and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
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