Profil
Thomas A. Shields is the founder.
He founded NetGravity, Inc. in 1995 and served as the Chief Technology Officer.
He also founded Yieldex, Inc. in 2006 and served as the Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to 2011.
In addition to his founding positions, Mr. Shields has held former job titles including Director at Matisse Networks, Inc. and Stream Processors, Inc., Managing Director at Woodside Fund Corp., and Development Manager at Oracle Corp.Mr. Shields's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Harvard University.
Anciens postes connus de Thomas A. Shields
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
Woodside Fund Corp.
Woodside Fund Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Woodside Fund invests in the semiconductors, networking/communications infrastructure and enterprise software sectors. They invest in an average of four to six companies per year and approximately 15 to 20 companies over a fund's lifetime. Investments range from $5 million to $10 million per portfolio company, with an initial investment of $2 million to $5 million. Most of their investments are in early-stage companies but they also make a few select seed and later-stage investments. The firm looks for companies with exceptional management teams with deep domain knowledge and high barriers to market entry because of their proprietary technology and domain expertise. Woodside also looks for companies with large market potential that can be expected to that can achieve a market value of at least $200 million and preferably more than $1 billion. There must be merger or acquisition opportunities and clear paths leading to a successful IPO. Woodside requires an investment return of at least 10 times the invested total in three to five years. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Yieldex, Inc.
Yieldex, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online advertising analytics for forecasting and optimization of premium inventory | Fondateur | - |
Stream Processors, Inc.
Stream Processors, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops and manufactures fabless semiconductors | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Matisse Networks, Inc.
Matisse Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Delivers wavelength division multiplexing system with optical burst technology | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Formation de Thomas A. Shields
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Oracle Corp.
Oracle Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides cloud based enterprise applications and infrastructure technologies & license, hardware and IT services | Technology Services |
NetGravity, Inc.
NetGravity, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides on-line advertising and direct marketing software solutions | Technology Services |
Matisse Networks, Inc.
Matisse Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Delivers wavelength division multiplexing system with optical burst technology | Technology Services |
Stream Processors, Inc.
Stream Processors, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops and manufactures fabless semiconductors | Electronic Technology |
Harvard University
Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Woodside Fund Corp.
Woodside Fund Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Woodside Fund invests in the semiconductors, networking/communications infrastructure and enterprise software sectors. They invest in an average of four to six companies per year and approximately 15 to 20 companies over a fund's lifetime. Investments range from $5 million to $10 million per portfolio company, with an initial investment of $2 million to $5 million. Most of their investments are in early-stage companies but they also make a few select seed and later-stage investments. The firm looks for companies with exceptional management teams with deep domain knowledge and high barriers to market entry because of their proprietary technology and domain expertise. Woodside also looks for companies with large market potential that can be expected to that can achieve a market value of at least $200 million and preferably more than $1 billion. There must be merger or acquisition opportunities and clear paths leading to a successful IPO. Woodside requires an investment return of at least 10 times the invested total in three to five years. | Finance |
Yieldex, Inc.
Yieldex, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online advertising analytics for forecasting and optimization of premium inventory | Technology Services |
















