MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 8, 2003–U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) announced today that Timothy J. Connors has become a general partner of the firm.
Connors joined the firm as an Associate in June 2001.
At USVP, Connors specializes in building enterprise software and semiconductor companies, with a primary focus on seed and early stage companies. Connors is currently incubating one company in the enterprise software space and working with world-class teams at Metreo, Notiva, Guidewire Software, Spoke Software, Performance Retail, and Object Reservoir.
Connors came to USVP after spending three years with Sequoia Capital. Prior to venture capital, Connors spent seven years in engineering, marketing, manufacturing and sales roles at C-Cube and Tandem Computers.
“Tim is a high quality fellow who possesses palpable venture capital DNA. We are proud and delighted to welcome him into the firm,” said Irwin Federman, a partner at USVP.
Connors holds electrical engineering degrees from the University of Notre Dame and Stanford University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Connors serves on the board of advisors of the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship at Notre Dame.
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U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) is a leading Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build world-class companies that are leaders in their industry. USVP focuses on early stage opportunities in sectors where the Partners have the domain expertise, operating experience and network of relationships to provide meaningful contribution to the success of the enterprise. These sectors include digital communications and networking systems, Internet and eCommmerce infrastructure, semiconductors and optical components, enterprise and technical software, and medical devices and biopharmaceuticals. Since its inception in 1981, USVP has raised more than $2.5 billion in eight funds, including a $1 billion fund that closed in January 2001.
