![]() Ryan FloydManaging Director |
Ryan is a founding member of Storm Ventures. At Storm Ventures, Ryan focuses on enterprise IT, internet and web infrastructure opportunities. He has primarily invested in software as a service (Crowd Factory, Netforensics), mobile (Appcelerator) and cloud/internet related investments (3Crowd, Hubpages, Kidaro/acquired by Microsoft, and Spalshtop). He has also invested in semiconductors/components as well (SandForce and Ignis Optics/acquired by Bookham).
Prior to founding Storm Ventures, Ryan directed the business development activities at E-TEK Dynamics where he focused on building strategic OEM and customer relationships, scaling E-TEK’s manufacturing operations as well as directing the equity investing and acquisition activities until E-TEK merged with JDS Uniphase in 2000.
Prior to joining E-TEK, Ryan was with Summit Partners, a private equity firm, where he focused primarily on the communications industry, including Summit’s investment in E-TEK Dynamics in July 1997.
Ryan received his B.S. and M.S. in Earth Systems from Stanford University.
3Crowd is developing Internet software and solutions
Mobile cloud services and a cross-platform mobile development framework
Crowd Factory helps brands drive customer acquisition and increase conversion rates by adding a quantifiable social boost to every digital interaction. The Crowd Factory Social Marketing Suite is a robust set of enterprise-grade social marketing applications that allow companies to embed social elements into any marketing experience.
HubPages is an online social content community where everyday experts share their knowledge through online articles.
NetForensics is a web-based security infrastructure platform that collates information from disparate network and host security devices.
SandForce is developing System on Chip products that boost the storage I/O performance of next generation servers, workstations and personal computers by orders of magnitude.
Splastop uses virtualization technologies to improve the consumer computing experience.
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