John F. Shoch
Fondateur chez Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Profil
Dr. Shoch became a venture capitalist in 1985, working with Craig Taylor to manage venture investments at Asset Management Associates, and then co-founded Alloy Ventures in 1996.
Previously, he was President of the Xerox Office Systems Division.
He joined Xerox in 1971 and worked at its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) where he helped develop the Ethernet, a local area network system.
In 1980, he became the assistant to the CEO of Xerox.
In 1982, Dr. Shoch became President of the Office Systems Division, developing networked office systems derived from Xerox PARC research.
He was a director of and founding investor in Conductus and Remedy.
He is also a director of several private companies, including Ensenda, Kasenna, Knowledge Networks, and MontaVista Software.
Dr. Shoch received a BA (1971) in Political Science, an MS (1977), and a Ph.D.
(1979) in Computer Science, all from Stanford.
Postes actifs de John F. Shoch
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Alloy Ventures, Inc.
 Alloy Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Alloy Ventures, Inc. is an independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1984 by Craig C. Taylor, John F. Shoch and Tony Di Bona. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Fondateur | 24/09/2010 |
Xangati, Inc.
 Xangati, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Xangati, Inc. provides hybrid cloud and virtualization performance management solutions. It offers service assurance analytics and performance control platform that optimizes virtual app workloads and cost efficiencies, with minimal administrator intervention or agents, leveraging an in-memory platform architected for automation based on machine-learned heuristics. The firm's ESP platform provides granular metrics and end-to-end visibility for virtualized data centers and hybrid-cloud environments. The company was founded by Rangaswamy Vasudevan and Jagan Jagannathan in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Anciens postes connus de John F. Shoch
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
ViVOtech, Inc.
 ViVOtech, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ViVOtech is a market leader in contactless/NFC payment software, over the air (OTA) card provisioning, promotion, and transaction management infrastructure software, NFC smart posters, and contactless readers/writers. These innovative solutions allow consumers to make contactless payments with radio frequency-enabled credit cards, debit cards, key fobs, and NFC-enabled mobile phones. The company's products are used by some of the most prominent retailers in the United States. The company's products are in use at movie theaters, fast food restaurants (QSR), casual dining establishments, convenience stores, gas stations, drug stores, grocery stores, buses, taxicabs and vending machine locations, enabling a wide variety of businesses to accept contactless/NFC payments. Founded in 2001, it is privately held and headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. Other offices are located in Asia and in Europe. Investors include strategic partners Citigroup, First Data Corporation, Motorola, NCR and Nokia as well as the venture capital companies Draper Fisher Juvertson and Alloy Ventures. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 30/05/2013 |
AllAdvantage.com, Inc.
 AllAdvantage.com, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Alladvantage.com, Inc. operates a web site www.alladvantage.com. It has built a Internet communications system that connects their business customers to their members. This system features their Viewbar software -- an interactive user interface that resides on their member's computer screens and delivers advertisements to them for their business customers while collecting information about their Internet behavior. Their business customers pay them for delivering advertising through the Viewbar, which can be highly-targeted to their members based on the information they collect. They provide cash compensation to their members for time, on a per hour basis, that they and the members whom they have referred spend browsing the Internet while their Viewbars display advertising. It is headquartered in Hayward, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 31/10/2008 |
Xerox Corp.
 Xerox Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT. | President | 01/01/1985 |
LightPole, Inc.
 LightPole, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LightPole, Inc. offers server infrastructure and applications. It offers carrier-grade server infrastructure and applications that enable publishers to distribute geo-specific content to mobile devices. The company was founded by Douglas H. Klein, Haobo Yu Marcus V. Colombano in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Knowledge Networks, Inc.
 Knowledge Networks, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Knowledge Networks, Inc. provided online research for consumer products and services. The company was founded by Norman H. Nie and Richard Douglas Rivers in December 9, 1998 and was headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Formation de John F. Shoch
| Stanford University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Sociétés liées
| Entreprise privées | 12 |
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Xerox Corp.
Xerox Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT. | Electronic Technology |
AllAdvantage.com, Inc.
AllAdvantage.com, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Alladvantage.com, Inc. operates a web site www.alladvantage.com. It has built a Internet communications system that connects their business customers to their members. This system features their Viewbar software -- an interactive user interface that resides on their member's computer screens and delivers advertisements to them for their business customers while collecting information about their Internet behavior. Their business customers pay them for delivering advertising through the Viewbar, which can be highly-targeted to their members based on the information they collect. They provide cash compensation to their members for time, on a per hour basis, that they and the members whom they have referred spend browsing the Internet while their Viewbars display advertising. It is headquartered in Hayward, CA. | Technology Services |
Alloy Ventures, Inc.
Alloy Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Alloy Ventures, Inc. is an independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1984 by Craig C. Taylor, John F. Shoch and Tony Di Bona. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Kasenna, Inc.
 Kasenna, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kasenna, Inc. develops video delivery platform software solutions. It clients include CenturyTel, SureWest, PrimeTel, Hutchinson, Clear Lake, and NTS Communications. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
MontaVista Software LLC
 MontaVista Software LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MontaVista Software LLC provides embedded system software solutions and services. Its products include Carrier Guide Edition 7(CEG), Carrier Grade Express (CGX) and DevRocket. The firm offers ecosystem, board support, training and professional services for military and aerospace, telecom and networking, Internet of Things (IoT) and general embedded markets. The company was founded by James F. Ready in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
netZentry, Inc.
 netZentry, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services netZentry, Inc. provides network security services. It develops FloodGuard technology, a network defense system. The firm offers products that combine detection, tracking and mitigation with the power of real-time collaboration all in one solution. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Nitronex LLC
 Nitronex LLC Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Nitronex LLC develops and manufactures a wide range of GaN-on-Si RF power transistors and Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit for commercial and military markets. The company was founded by Warren Weeks, Thomas Gehrke, Kvin J. Linthicum. And Johnson Mark on September 19, 2012 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Electronic Technology |
Ravenflow, Inc.
 Ravenflow, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Ravenflow, Inc. develops business software solutions. It helps companies analyze and visualize business processes, application requirements and system engineering needs. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
LightPole, Inc.
LightPole, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LightPole, Inc. offers server infrastructure and applications. It offers carrier-grade server infrastructure and applications that enable publishers to distribute geo-specific content to mobile devices. The company was founded by Douglas H. Klein, Haobo Yu Marcus V. Colombano in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Knowledge Networks, Inc.
Knowledge Networks, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Knowledge Networks, Inc. provided online research for consumer products and services. The company was founded by Norman H. Nie and Richard Douglas Rivers in December 9, 1998 and was headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Commercial Services |
ViVOtech, Inc.
ViVOtech, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ViVOtech is a market leader in contactless/NFC payment software, over the air (OTA) card provisioning, promotion, and transaction management infrastructure software, NFC smart posters, and contactless readers/writers. These innovative solutions allow consumers to make contactless payments with radio frequency-enabled credit cards, debit cards, key fobs, and NFC-enabled mobile phones. The company's products are used by some of the most prominent retailers in the United States. The company's products are in use at movie theaters, fast food restaurants (QSR), casual dining establishments, convenience stores, gas stations, drug stores, grocery stores, buses, taxicabs and vending machine locations, enabling a wide variety of businesses to accept contactless/NFC payments. Founded in 2001, it is privately held and headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. Other offices are located in Asia and in Europe. Investors include strategic partners Citigroup, First Data Corporation, Motorola, NCR and Nokia as well as the venture capital companies Draper Fisher Juvertson and Alloy Ventures. | Technology Services |
Xangati, Inc.
Xangati, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Xangati, Inc. provides hybrid cloud and virtualization performance management solutions. It offers service assurance analytics and performance control platform that optimizes virtual app workloads and cost efficiencies, with minimal administrator intervention or agents, leveraging an in-memory platform architected for automation based on machine-learned heuristics. The firm's ESP platform provides granular metrics and end-to-end visibility for virtualized data centers and hybrid-cloud environments. The company was founded by Rangaswamy Vasudevan and Jagan Jagannathan in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
