Team Overview

Velocity's team brings a unique blend of operating and transaction experience to Velocity and possess complementary strengths and backgrounds. Among the team's greatest strengths, in addition to a successful investment track record, are its demonstrated financial and operational management and advisory capabilities. Because Velocity delivers both capital and counsel to its companies, this experience both differentiates Velocity in the market and enhances the performance of portfolio companies. Collectively, the Team has over 50 years of experience and excellent track records in equity finance, fund management, high-tech operations and technology management, business management, and mergers and acquisitions.

David Vogel
David Vogel
dvogel@velocityep.com
Sam Foster
Sam Foster
sfoster@velocityep.com
Jeffrey Vogel
Jeffrey Vogel
jvogel@velocityep.com
Barney Corning
Barney Corning
bcorning@velocityep.com

Advisory Board

Velocity has assembled an Advisory Board with significant expertise and contacts throughout Velocity's target markets. In addition, each member of the Advisory Board has significant prior experience working with one or more of the Principals. The Advisory Board combines industry, academic, and entrepreneurial expertise, and will play an important role in assisting the Principals to penetrate targeted markets and identify attractive investment.

  • John Cronin - ipCapital Group
  • Kevin Didden - Founder and CEO CiDRA Corp.
  • Ernie Godshalk - President,Varian Semiconductor
  • Bill O'Farrell - Chairman/Founder Speechworks and OpenAir
  • Andy van Dam - VP Research Brown University, Microsoft TAB
  • Mike Grillo - General Counsel, CiDRA
  • Mike Bois - President Linden Capital
  • Lou Shipley – CEO, Reflectant
  • Al Fressola - Intellectual Property Attorney
  • Steve DeRose - W3C, XML
  • Jack Stewart - Venture Capital Fund of New England
  • Jim Goodman - Gemini Investors

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