Mike Cassidy

Direct Hit Technologies, Inc. was a second-generation search engine company that provided results to its OEM partners, as well as its own site. In February 2000, Direct Hit was acquired by Ask Jeeves, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASKJ), a leading provider of intuitive, intelligent web interaction solutions. The company was located in Natick, MA

Benchmark Capital Management Co. LLC (Benchmark Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Kevin Harvey, Andy Rachleff and Bob Kagle. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Part of Vertical Communications, Inc., Stylus Innovation, Inc. is a developer of computer telephone software. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Krisztina Holly. Stylus Innovation was acquired by Vertical Communications, Inc. on February 13, 1996 for $12.80 million.

Garage Technology Ventures LLC (Garage Technology Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc. founded in 1998 by Guy Takeo Kawasaki, Craig Winfield Johnson and Richard P. Karlgaard. The firm is headquartered in the Los Altos, California.

Xfire, Inc. provides online gaming solutions. Its products automatically keeps track of when and where gamers are playing computer games online and lets their friends join them. Xfire combines instant messaging, a server browser, peer-to-peer file downloads, in-game messaging, screenshot and video capture and gaming communities into a small package. The company was founded by Dennis Fong and Mike Cassidy in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Founded in 2007 by Julius Genachowski, Sean Greene and John McKinley, LaunchBox Digital LLC is a business incubator and venture capital firm located Durham, North Carolina.

Ruba is a visual travel guide and tour review site that helps travelers from around the world discover their next perfect trip. Guides are collections of the best places including attractions, activities, lodging, restaurants, and more that are grouped along interesting themes such as 'The Top 7 Most Picturesque Towns in Provence France'. Ruba guides are written by many talented travelers from around the world. Members of Ruba can build and maintain their own guides as well as explore guides from similarly-minded travelers. Ruba also features a comprehensive tour database and easy-to-use tour comparison tool which includes user generated reviews to help users discover the perfect organized tour for their tastes and budget. Ruba embraces the highly social nature of travel planning via tight integration with Facebook and Twitter, and Ruba integrates Google maps for geographic locations and addresses. Based in Palo Alto, CA, Ruba was founded by serial entrepreneurs Mike Cassidy and Arnaud Weber whose past ventures created over $650M in market value. Ruba is backed by two leading Silicon Valley venture capital firms--Benchmark Capital and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

Apollo Fusion, Inc. is engages in developing electric propulsion systems. The company was founded by Mike Cassidy and Ben Longmier and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.