Berry Cash
Managing Director @ Covera Ventures
Dallas, United States
Berry Cash is a managing director of Covera Ventures and has over 35 years of experience in building successful businesses in the technology industry. He is one of the most successful investors in semiconductor companies in the world. He is currently a director of the following public companies: CIENA Corporation (CIEN), Silicon Laboratories(SLAB), First Acceptance Corporation (FAC) and Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (AGII), and the following private technology companies: Javelin Semiconductor and Nuventix. Berry joined Covera Ventures in 2012.Berry has performed for over 25 years as a successful venture capital investor and his investments have created companies with market values of more than $5 billion. He was an investor and director of the following companies that became public companies: Airspan (IPO), AMX (IPO), CIENA (IPO), Silicon Labs (IPO), Cyrix (IPO), Benchmarq (IPO) and Crystal (IPO). In addition, he was an investor and director of more than 15 start-up companies that completed a successful exit via an M&A transaction.Prior to Covera Ventures, Berry was a General Partner of InterWest Partners for thirty years and a Founder and General Partner of Berry Cash Southwest Partnership for ten years. Earlier, he was a founder of ProNet and was a consultant to the original Macintosh Computer project at Apple Computers.Prior to that, he was a Founder and Vice-President of Mostek Semiconductors which produced some of the first CMOS chips for calculators. Mostek became a public company and was later acquired by United Technologies. Berry started his business career at Texas Instruments as a Technical Director of their semiconductor group.Berry served as an officer in the US Air Force responsible for monitoring part of the NORAD air defense system. He holds an MBA degree from Western Michigan University and a BS in Electrical Engineering degree from Texas A&M University.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries Berry Cash invests in
Stages Berry Cash invests in
Countries Berry Cash invests in
Contacts
| Type | Contact | Validation |
|---|---|---|
| Work email | ||
| Personal email | ||
| Work phone | ||
| Personal phone | ||
| Socials |
Investment Focus
Industry
- Hardware 2 (29%)
- Computer 1 (14%)
- Lighting 1 (14%)
- Software 1 (14%)
- Electronics 1 (14%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (29%)
- Series B 1 (14%)
- Series C 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
- Debt Financing 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Nuventix
|
Nuventix is an active thermal management solutions company located in Austin, Texas. The Nuventix-developed SynJet® module is a newly patented synthetic jet cooling technology that utilizes turbulent pulses of air generated from an electromagnetic actuator. Based on early success with computer cooling, Nuventix's innovative approach to LEDcooling is propelling that market forward two years ahead of analyst estimates - truly affecting the industry and allowing general illumination designs to harvest the efficiencies of the LED. | $4.9M / Debt Financing / Jun 03, 2014 | |
|
Nuventix
|
Nuventix is an active thermal management solutions company located in Austin, Texas. The Nuventix-developed SynJet® module is a newly patented synthetic jet cooling technology that utilizes turbulent pulses of air generated from an electromagnetic actuator. Based on early success with computer cooling, Nuventix's innovative approach to LEDcooling is propelling that market forward two years ahead of analyst estimates - truly affecting the industry and allowing general illumination designs to harvest the efficiencies of the LED. | $10M / Jul 19, 2011 | |
|
Nuventix
|
Nuventix is an active thermal management solutions company located in Austin, Texas. The Nuventix-developed SynJet® module is a newly patented synthetic jet cooling technology that utilizes turbulent pulses of air generated from an electromagnetic actuator. Based on early success with computer cooling, Nuventix's innovative approach to LEDcooling is propelling that market forward two years ahead of analyst estimates - truly affecting the industry and allowing general illumination designs to harvest the efficiencies of the LED. | $17.5M / Series C / Apr 25, 2009 | |
|
Nuventix
|
Nuventix is an active thermal management solutions company located in Austin, Texas. The Nuventix-developed SynJet® module is a newly patented synthetic jet cooling technology that utilizes turbulent pulses of air generated from an electromagnetic actuator. Based on early success with computer cooling, Nuventix's innovative approach to LEDcooling is propelling that market forward two years ahead of analyst estimates - truly affecting the industry and allowing general illumination designs to harvest the efficiencies of the LED. | $8.5M / Series A / Jan 09, 2008 | |
|
Nuventix
|
Nuventix is an active thermal management solutions company located in Austin, Texas. The Nuventix-developed SynJet® module is a newly patented synthetic jet cooling technology that utilizes turbulent pulses of air generated from an electromagnetic actuator. Based on early success with computer cooling, Nuventix's innovative approach to LEDcooling is propelling that market forward two years ahead of analyst estimates - truly affecting the industry and allowing general illumination designs to harvest the efficiencies of the LED. | $6.5M / Series A / Sep 06, 2005 | |
Silicon Labs
|
Silicon Labs is a leading provider of silicon, software and solutions for a smarter, more connected world. Our award-winning technologies are shaping the future of the Internet of Things, Internet infrastructure, industrial automation, consumer and automotive markets. Headquartered in Austin, Silicon Labs has 1,300 team members in 20 countriescreating products focused on performance, energy savings, connectivity and simplicity. We're passionate about what we do and are proud that the Global Semiconductor Alliance voted us the Most Respected Public Semiconductor company for three of the last four years. | $7.5M / Series B / Jun 01, 1998 | |
|
Silicon Labs
|
Silicon Labs is a leading provider of silicon, software and solutions for a smarter, more connected world. Our award-winning technologies are shaping the future of the Internet of Things, Internet infrastructure, industrial automation, consumer and automotive markets. Headquartered in Austin, Silicon Labs has 1,300 team members in 20 countriescreating products focused on performance, energy savings, connectivity and simplicity. We're passionate about what we do and are proud that the Global Semiconductor Alliance voted us the Most Respected Public Semiconductor company for three of the last four years. | $5.3M / Series A / Jun 01, 1997 |
Co-Investors
About Covera Ventures
Covera Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage technology companies with a primary focus on infrastructure, wireless and mobility, software, and technology-enabled service companies. Our team of experienced investment professionals is committed to working with entrepreneurs to build great companies that address unmetneeds in the marketplace. In addition to providing capital, we leverage our broad industry knowledge, relationships and investment experience to complement the strengths of the entrepreneur. Covera Ventures' typical investments range between $1 million to $5 million, with additional capital available to support future expansion. The principals of Covera Ventures have a significant history and track record in building entrepreneurial companies.Effective August 14, 2009, the Hunt Ventures team of investment professionals spun out from Hunt Consolidated, Inc. and is now operating as Covera Ventures.
Covera Ventures Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Berry Cash
Managing Director
|
|||
Jeff Williams
Managing Director
|
|||
|
Joe Martinez
Venture Partner
|
|||
Mike Bierman
President
|
|||
Tom Huseby
Venture Partner
|
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Similar stage
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does Berry Cash invest in?
Berry Cash invests primarily in Hardware, Computer and Lighting startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
How do I contact Berry Cash?
For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
When did Berry Cash last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Berry Cash closed in Jun 2014. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
