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James H. Wells
Private Equity Investor chez
Sentient Ventures
Profil
Mr. James H Wells is a Venture Partner with Sentient Ventures, Prior to that he served as Vice President of Sales and was a founding officer at RealNetworks, the leader in streaming media technology on the Internet.
He served in this position from 1995 to 1998, pre-product through IPO.
In 1999, he joined Dazel Corporation, an enterprise software startup, as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
He currently serves on the board and is an active advisor to several startup companies and a public company.
Previously, he headed Apple Computer's enterprise marketing and executive sales efforts in the early 1990's.
Mr. Wells began his career with 13 years at DuPont in technical, engineering, research, manufacturing, and IT roles in DuPont electronics and biomedical startup businesses.
He became the first IT Director in DuPont's Biomedical Division, directing both business and technical systems.
Mr. Wells holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lamar University and an MBA from the University of Delaware.
Postes actifs de James H. Wells
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Sentient Ventures
 Sentient Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Sentient Ventures invests in seed, early, and expansion-stage private companies using senior secured debt, mezzanine debt with warrants, subordinated debt with warrants, preferred stock and common stocks. They focus on several industries including enterprise software & services, communication software & services, Semiconductors, nanotechnology/MEMs and life sciences. The Sentient principals invest up to $1 million as individuals or as an angel investment group. Through their economic development-focused Whitecap Texas Opportunity Fund they invest $500,000 to $3.5 million. Through a joint venture with Emergent Technologies, Inc., they invest in university-based technologies with a focus on the University of Texas System. Investments range from $500,000 to $4 million. The Whitecap Texas Opportunity Fund focuses on information technology and life sciences. The fund does not invest in retail sales, real estate development, financial services (including insurance, banking or lending) and professional services provided by accountants, attorneys or physicians. They look for companies that are national or international in scope with a market size greater than $1 billion that are in growing markets that will allow the company's revenue to reach $100 million or more within 5 years. Sentient invests with a 36 month time horizon. They only consider investments in companies that have significant intellectual property or the equivalent that enables the company to maintain a long term competitive advantage. Portfolio companies must be headquartered in Texas or be able to relocate its headquarters and principal business operations to Texas within 90 days with the intention of remaining in Texas after the investment. Portfolio companies must not have more than 100 employees with at least 80% of their employees residing in Texas or with 80% of its payroll paid to Texas residents. Sentient's university-focused investments typically center on the life sciences but they also consider nanotechnology, bioinformatics and other convergence applications between information technology and biotechnology, alternative energy applications and chemical engineering. These ventures include seed and early-stage companies formed to commercialize technologies created, developed and/or owned by the university system. They should have significant and protectable intellectual property and should have received prior research grants greater than $2 million to $5 million. The technology should address multiple markets and there should be an existing market for at least one of the technology applications that can generate short-term cash flow. A portfolio company must also provide the potential for a half billion dollar annual revenue stream. | Private Equity Investor | 29/10/2009 |
Anciens postes connus de James H. Wells
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
| ASURE SOFTWARE, INC. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 28/08/2009 |
Dazel Corp.
 Dazel Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides computer software solutions | Sales & Marketing | 01/02/2000 |
| REALNETWORKS, INC. | Sales & Marketing | 01/03/1998 |
Versant Corp.
 Versant Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and supports high performance object database management system for commercial applications | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Frontier Technology LLC
 Frontier Technology LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides technology solutions and infrastructure services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Sociétés cotées
Entreprise privées
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15
Relations au 1er degré
9
Entreprises liées au 1er degré
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Sociétés liées
| Entreprise privées | 9 |
|---|---|
Apple, Inc.
 Apple, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs, manufactures smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories | Electronic Technology |
Frontier Technology LLC
Frontier Technology LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides technology solutions and infrastructure services | Technology Services |
Asure Software, Inc.
 Asure Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides workforce management software solutions and services | Technology Services |
Versant Corp.
Versant Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and supports high performance object database management system for commercial applications | Technology Services |
RealNetworks, Inc.
 RealNetworks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI-powered facial recognition systems for security | Technology Services |
Cimlinc, Inc.
 Cimlinc, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Supplies business process improvement solutions | Commercial Services |
DuPont iTechnologies
 DuPont iTechnologies SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops plastic polymer organic light-emitting diode displays | Electronic Technology |
Dazel Corp.
Dazel Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides computer software solutions | Technology Services |
Sentient Ventures
Sentient Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Sentient Ventures invests in seed, early, and expansion-stage private companies using senior secured debt, mezzanine debt with warrants, subordinated debt with warrants, preferred stock and common stocks. They focus on several industries including enterprise software & services, communication software & services, Semiconductors, nanotechnology/MEMs and life sciences. The Sentient principals invest up to $1 million as individuals or as an angel investment group. Through their economic development-focused Whitecap Texas Opportunity Fund they invest $500,000 to $3.5 million. Through a joint venture with Emergent Technologies, Inc., they invest in university-based technologies with a focus on the University of Texas System. Investments range from $500,000 to $4 million. The Whitecap Texas Opportunity Fund focuses on information technology and life sciences. The fund does not invest in retail sales, real estate development, financial services (including insurance, banking or lending) and professional services provided by accountants, attorneys or physicians. They look for companies that are national or international in scope with a market size greater than $1 billion that are in growing markets that will allow the company's revenue to reach $100 million or more within 5 years. Sentient invests with a 36 month time horizon. They only consider investments in companies that have significant intellectual property or the equivalent that enables the company to maintain a long term competitive advantage. Portfolio companies must be headquartered in Texas or be able to relocate its headquarters and principal business operations to Texas within 90 days with the intention of remaining in Texas after the investment. Portfolio companies must not have more than 100 employees with at least 80% of their employees residing in Texas or with 80% of its payroll paid to Texas residents. Sentient's university-focused investments typically center on the life sciences but they also consider nanotechnology, bioinformatics and other convergence applications between information technology and biotechnology, alternative energy applications and chemical engineering. These ventures include seed and early-stage companies formed to commercialize technologies created, developed and/or owned by the university system. They should have significant and protectable intellectual property and should have received prior research grants greater than $2 million to $5 million. The technology should address multiple markets and there should be an existing market for at least one of the technology applications that can generate short-term cash flow. A portfolio company must also provide the potential for a half billion dollar annual revenue stream. | Finance |
