Jim Anderson

Mr. Anderson is founding partner of Foundation Capital in 1995, and a founder of Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre in 1980, he is one of the most well-established venture capitalists in Silicon Valley.
With over two decades in venture capital, he has watched, coached, and participated in the nurture of hundreds of early-stage companies, helping develop them into industry leaders.
Coming to venture capital with a comprehensive engineering and marketing background, ranging from semiconductors to computer systems built at Beckman Instruments and Hewlett-Packard, Mr. Anderson was one of the early few to leverage true operational experience.
This background provided he with a venture platform for some unique value-added industry management approaches to the venture industry including early seed investing, development of the entrepreneur-in-residence concept, and the continuing need and value of a deep seated focus on industry markets.