Robert B. Abbott
Chairman at ClearData Networks, Inc.
Profile
Robert B.
Abbott is currently the Chairman at ClearData Networks, Inc., the Director at ClariPhy Communications, Inc., the Director at Act-On Software, Inc., and the Senior Advisor at Norwest Venture Partners since 1998.
He has also held former positions as a Director at Occam Networks, Inc., Covigo, Inc., Sinch America, Inc., Stream Processors, Inc., KACE Networks, Inc., Zenverge, Inc., Mozes, Inc., Elemental Technologies, Inc., Passif Semiconductor Corp., Resonext Communications, Inc., Sinch UK Ltd., SideStep, Inc., and Brand.net, Inc. Additionally, he was a Director at Occam CA from 2001 to 2002.
Prior to his director roles, he worked as a Principal at Silicon Graphics, Inc., Quantum Effect Devices, Inc., Summit Microelectronics, Inc., mPower.com, Inc., Escalate, Inc., Embark Solutions, KAYAK Software Corp., and Rolm Systems, Inc. Mr. Abbott obtained his undergraduate, graduate, and MBA degrees from Stanford University.
Robert B. Abbott active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Norwest Venture Partners
 Norwest Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital division of Norwest Partners founded in 1961. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Mumbai and Herzliya. | Consultant / Advisor | 01/01/2021 |
ClariPhy Communications, Inc.
 ClariPhy Communications, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology ClariPhy Communications, Inc. develops mixed-signal CMOS integrated circuits for networking applications. It also develops mixed signal, advanced digital signal processing SoCs targeting multi-mode, multi-rate high performance optical network applications at 10, 40, 100, and 200G via the industry's most comprehensive product portfolio. The company provides CL1012, a clock and data recovery integrated circuit for metro, regional, and long haul telecom networks; CL1012 evaluation board, a tool used to test and analyze maximum likelihood sequence estimated electronic dispersion compensation technology in combination with XFP modules; CL4010 LightSpeed, a coherent single chip dual polarization quadrature phase shift keying transceiver; and custom system-on-chips. ClariPhy Communications was founded by Paul Voois, Norm Swenson and Bharath Jagannathan on September 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
ClearData Networks, Inc.
 ClearData Networks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ClearData Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud computing and infrastructure services for the healthcare industry. Its platform include The ClearDATA Healthcare Security and Compliance Platform; ClearDATA Comply; ClearDATA Assess:Streamline Security Risk Assessments; ClearDATA Locate; and ClearDATA Managed Services. The company was founded by Darin Brannan, Matthew Ferrari, Christopher G. Bowen, Carl Kunklema, and David G. Jemmett in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Chairman | - |
Act-On Software, Inc.
 Act-On Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Act-On Software, Inc. provides marketing software solutions. It offers customized training, consulting and production, email and reputation guidance, design gallery, lead management, trigger programs, analytics, customer relationship management (CRM) integration, and cloud-based integrated marketing automation software that allows companies to manage online marketing efforts, email, mobile, Web, and social networking from a single dashboard. The company was founded by Raghunath Raghavan and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Robert B. Abbott
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Bracket Computing, Inc.
 Bracket Computing, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Bracket Computing, Inc. provides enterprise computing solutions. It offers Bracket Computing Cell, a cloud virtualization system that brings enterprise-grade security, performance, reliability and control that large enterprises require to run significant workloads on the public cloud. The firm’s Computing Cells harness the public cloud for the enterprise, combining their scale, elasticity and efficiency with the security, performance and control of a dedicated hardware data center. The company was founded by Thomas Gillis and Jason Lango in December 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/05/2017 |
SideStep, Inc.
 SideStep, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services SideStep, Inc. provides web-based travel search engine services. The company has alliances with travel marketers such as JetBlue Airways, Continental Airlines, Hyatt Corp., Orbitz, Best Western, and the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. SideStep was founded by Brian Barth & Nancy Ramamurthi in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | 02/12/2011 |
| Occam CA | Director/Board Member | 01/05/2002 |
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
 Silicon Graphics, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Silicon Graphics, Inc., is a leader in high-performance computing, visualization and storage. SGI's vision is to provide technology that enables the most significant scientific and creative breakthroughs of the 21st century. Whether it's sharing images to aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland security and defense or enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, SGI is dedicated to addressing the next class of challenges for scientific, engineering and creative users | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Mozes, Inc.
 Mozes, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Mozes, Inc. provides mobile marketing services. It offers mobile engagement at live events, helping brands directly connect with consumers at points when they are most passionate via the mobile device. The firm creates interactive mobile experiences for brands that drive engagement, collect data, and grow incremental sales. The company was founded by Dorrian Porter in June 2005 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Robert B. Abbott
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
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Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Silicon Graphics, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Silicon Graphics, Inc., is a leader in high-performance computing, visualization and storage. SGI's vision is to provide technology that enables the most significant scientific and creative breakthroughs of the 21st century. Whether it's sharing images to aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland security and defense or enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, SGI is dedicated to addressing the next class of challenges for scientific, engineering and creative users | Electronic Technology |
Quantum Effect Devices, Inc.
 Quantum Effect Devices, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Quantum Effect Devices, Inc. develops high performance embedded microprocessors. It designs, develops and markets high-performance, cost-effective, market-driven embedded microprocessor solutions. It is located in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Occam Networks, Inc.
 Occam Networks, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Occam Networks Inc. develops and markets innovative Broadband Loop Carrier networking equipment that enable telephone companies to deliver voice, data and video services. Based on Ethernet and Internet Protocol (IP) technologies, Occam's equipment allows telecommunications service providers to profitably deliver traditional phone services, as well as advanced voice-over-IP, residential and business broadband, and digital television services through a single, all-packet access network. The company was founded by Mark Rumer in October 1996 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Covigo, Inc.
 Covigo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Covigo, Inc. provided software solutions for mobile, web and portal applications. The company's software enabled enterprises and operators to develop & deploy mobile, web and portal applications. Its customers in North America and Europe included Software AG, CMG Wireless Data Solutions, Fast Search & Transfer ASA and CricInfo. The company was founded in 1999 by Dev Khare and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
ClariPhy Communications, Inc.
ClariPhy Communications, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology ClariPhy Communications, Inc. develops mixed-signal CMOS integrated circuits for networking applications. It also develops mixed signal, advanced digital signal processing SoCs targeting multi-mode, multi-rate high performance optical network applications at 10, 40, 100, and 200G via the industry's most comprehensive product portfolio. The company provides CL1012, a clock and data recovery integrated circuit for metro, regional, and long haul telecom networks; CL1012 evaluation board, a tool used to test and analyze maximum likelihood sequence estimated electronic dispersion compensation technology in combination with XFP modules; CL4010 LightSpeed, a coherent single chip dual polarization quadrature phase shift keying transceiver; and custom system-on-chips. ClariPhy Communications was founded by Paul Voois, Norm Swenson and Bharath Jagannathan on September 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Sinch America, Inc.
 Sinch America, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Sinch America, Inc. engages in the provision of operator connectivity and mobile billing capabilities to businesses. The company was founded by Andrew Maurice Gordon Bud, Paul McGuire, and Robert Paul Gertsmann on February 7, 2014 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
Stream Processors, Inc.
 Stream Processors, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Stream Processors, Inc. was engaged in the developing and manufacturing of fabless semiconductors. It also delivered stream processing architecture that helped consumer and industrial companies. The company was founded by Ujval J. Kapasi, William James Dally, Ted Williams and Brucek Khailany in 2004 and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Summit Microelectronics, Inc.
 Summit Microelectronics, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Summit Microelectronics, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures Designs and manufactures programmable power integrated circuits. It provides integrated power management solutions combining precision power regulation with sophisticated digital control in a single chip. The firm's fast charging solutions are found in a variety of leading mobile phones, tablets, and e-readers. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Electronic Technology |
KACE Networks, Inc.
 KACE Networks, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology KACE Networks, Inc., a Dell company, offers a family of systems management and deployment appliance for the fulfillment of the systems management needs for organizations of different sizes, from initial computer deployment to ongoing management and retirement. It offers end-to-end systems management utilizing an appliance-based architecture. It also offers pre-integrated bundle of operating environment and application software via a dedicated server appliance, which can be plugged into an existing network and immediately begin functioning. The company's products are available as both physical and virtual appliance, directly from Dell or through its partners. KACE Networks was founded in 2003. Its headquarters are located in Mountain View, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Zenverge, Inc.
 Zenverge, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Zenverge, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the manufacture of semiconductors for digital media convergence. It develops video compression algorithms, builds advanced media, and network processors. The firm offers its products and services to the providers and consumer electronics manufacturers. The company was founded by Amir Mobini and Tony Masterson in January 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Mozes, Inc.
Mozes, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Mozes, Inc. provides mobile marketing services. It offers mobile engagement at live events, helping brands directly connect with consumers at points when they are most passionate via the mobile device. The firm creates interactive mobile experiences for brands that drive engagement, collect data, and grow incremental sales. The company was founded by Dorrian Porter in June 2005 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Commercial Services |
Elemental Technologies, Inc.
 Elemental Technologies, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Elemental Technologies, Inc. supplies software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery. It develops technologies for video encoding, transcoding, compression, and streaming to provide instantaneous, ubiquitous video content on televisions, personal computers, tablets, and mobile devices. The firm has offices in Brazil, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Russia, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. The company was founded by Samuel S. Blackman, Brian G. Lewis, Jesse Rosenzweig and Michael G. West in August 2006 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Consumer Durables |
Act-On Software, Inc.
Act-On Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Act-On Software, Inc. provides marketing software solutions. It offers customized training, consulting and production, email and reputation guidance, design gallery, lead management, trigger programs, analytics, customer relationship management (CRM) integration, and cloud-based integrated marketing automation software that allows companies to manage online marketing efforts, email, mobile, Web, and social networking from a single dashboard. The company was founded by Raghunath Raghavan and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Technology Services |
Passif Semiconductor Corp.
 Passif Semiconductor Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Passif Semiconductor Corp. designs and manufactures semiconductors. It manufactures switch-based wireless transceivers with low power consumption and a small footprint. The company was founded by Axel Berny and Benjamin Walter Cook in 2007 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Electronic Technology |
ClearData Networks, Inc.
ClearData Networks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ClearData Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud computing and infrastructure services for the healthcare industry. Its platform include The ClearDATA Healthcare Security and Compliance Platform; ClearDATA Comply; ClearDATA Assess:Streamline Security Risk Assessments; ClearDATA Locate; and ClearDATA Managed Services. The company was founded by Darin Brannan, Matthew Ferrari, Christopher G. Bowen, Carl Kunklema, and David G. Jemmett in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
mPower.com, Inc.
 mPower.com, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance mPower.com, Inc. provides independent investment advice for employees through internet. The company provides customized asset allocation and retirement planning advice to employee retirement plan participants through internet. mPower.com was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Finance |
Escalate, Inc.
 Escalate, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Escalate, Inc. offered software solutions. Escalate applications automated supplier management and collaboration, supply chain visibility, supply chain execution and multi-channel customer order management. Escalate was located in Redwood Shores, CA. | Technology Services |
Embark Solutions
 Embark Solutions Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Embark provides IT Consulting and Solutions to the SMB marketplace. Functioning as a Virtual CIO to small and medium businesses Solutions include web sites/portals, database systems, CRM solutions, ordering systems, inventory management and complete end-to-end business solutions. | Technology Services |
Resonext Communications, Inc.
 Resonext Communications, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Resonext Communications, Inc. manufactures communication equipment. It offers wireless local area networking, CMOs technology, modem and digital signal processing, media access controller, and protocol stack software. The company is located in San Jose, CA | Communications |
Sinch UK Ltd.
 Sinch UK Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Sinch UK Ltd. provides mobile messaging infrastructure services. The firm delivers SMS transport and financial settlement services. The company was founded by Andrew Maurice Gordon Bud in 1999 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Communications |
KAYAK Software Corp.
 KAYAK Software Corp. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Kayak Software Corp. operates as an online travel agency. It offers fare information from airlines and hotels. The firm also develops and operates websites and mobile applications that provide destination information, travel tips, member discounts, and hotel descriptions. The company was founded by Daniel Stephen Hafner, Gregory E. Slyngstad, Douglas Feirstein, Terrell B. Jones, and Paul M. English in 2004 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. | Consumer Services |
Norwest Venture Partners
Norwest Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital division of Norwest Partners founded in 1961. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Mumbai and Herzliya. | Finance |
SideStep, Inc.
SideStep, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services SideStep, Inc. provides web-based travel search engine services. The company has alliances with travel marketers such as JetBlue Airways, Continental Airlines, Hyatt Corp., Orbitz, Best Western, and the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. SideStep was founded by Brian Barth & Nancy Ramamurthi in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Rolm Systems, Inc.
 Rolm Systems, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Part of Siemens AG, Rolm Systems, Inc. is an American company. | Electronic Technology |
Brand.net, Inc.
 Brand.net, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Brand.net, Inc. offers digital services that integrate offline and online data to provide a holistic view of the consumer and reach in the digital industry. It offers campaign objectives to brand advertisers, proving success through online engagement, awareness and offline purchase. The company was founded by Andy Atherton and Elizabeth Blair on June 13, 2008 and is headquartered in Livonia, MI. | Technology Services |
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Bracket Computing, Inc.
Bracket Computing, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Bracket Computing, Inc. provides enterprise computing solutions. It offers Bracket Computing Cell, a cloud virtualization system that brings enterprise-grade security, performance, reliability and control that large enterprises require to run significant workloads on the public cloud. The firm’s Computing Cells harness the public cloud for the enterprise, combining their scale, elasticity and efficiency with the security, performance and control of a dedicated hardware data center. The company was founded by Thomas Gillis and Jason Lango in December 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
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