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Paul Holland

Paul Holland

General Partner Emeritus·Foundation Capital

Portola Valley, CA, USA

Bio

Professional summary

Paul Holland is General Partner Emeritus at Foundation Capital and Managing Director and VC-in-residence at Mach49. He spent roughly two decades at Foundation helping technology companies grow from zero revenue to IPO or acquisition, with investments and board work including Chegg, MobileIron, Coverity, Peerspace, Skycure, DreamBox Learning, Kik, and InsideView. Earlier, he held operating roles at Pure Software and Kana Communications, both of which went public.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

CheggMobileIronCoverityPeerspaceSkycure

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Mach49Managing Director and VC-in-ResidencePresent
  • Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner EmeritusPresent
  • Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner2001
  • Kana CommunicationsC-Suite Executive
  • Pure SoftwareHead of EMEA
  • SRI InternationalResearcher

Education

  • University of California, BerkeleyMBA
  • University of VirginiaM.A. in Foreign Affairs
  • James Madison UniversityB.S.

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Rodolfo Gonzalez

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