# Jim Hogan

> Jim Hogan is a Series B investor at Vista Ventures backing Hardware. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vista Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vista-ventures)
- Location: Santa Cruz, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2011
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-h-hogan-0365152/

Jim Hogan is a Series B investor at Vista Ventures in Santa Cruz focused on Hardware and Manufacturing. Jim is currently the managing partner of Vista Ventures, LLC. Jim has worked in the semiconductor design and manufacturing industry for more than 35 years gaining experience as a senior executive in electronic design automation, semiconductor intellectual property, semiconductor equipment, and fabrication companies. Hogan holds a B.A degree inmathematics, a B.S. degree in computer science and an M.B.A all from San Jose State University. He serves on the Board of Advisors at San Jose State's School of Engineering, and on several private companies board of directors Altos (acquired by Cadence May 2011), AutoESL (acquired by Xilinx February 2011), Scoperta, CLK, Tela Innovations and Shocking Technologies, Solido and Sonics. Additionally Jim serves as a strategic advisor to several private and public technology companies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shocking Technologies | Shocking Technologies, Inc. started operations as a privately held, venture-backed company developing Voltage Switchable Dielectricâ„¢ (VSDâ„¢) materials. A VSDâ„¢ material is a polymer nano-composite that behaves like an insulator (dielectric) during normal circuit operation and becomes conductive when the voltage across the VSDâ„¢ materialincreases beyond a predefined threshold voltage. The voltage switches back to an insulator again after the voltage drops below the threshold. This unique property, coupled with the ability to tailor the response of the material, opens up several new areas in electronics. The first application being introduced enables embedded electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in printed circuit boards (PCBs) and semiconductor packages. Subsequent applications will usher in new manufacturing processes as well as novel product designs. | $15.2M | Series C | Aug 31, 2011 | http://www.shockingtechnologies.com |
| Shocking Technologies | Shocking Technologies, Inc. started operations as a privately held, venture-backed company developing Voltage Switchable Dielectricâ„¢ (VSDâ„¢) materials. A VSDâ„¢ material is a polymer nano-composite that behaves like an insulator (dielectric) during normal circuit operation and becomes conductive when the voltage across the VSDâ„¢ materialincreases beyond a predefined threshold voltage. The voltage switches back to an insulator again after the voltage drops below the threshold. This unique property, coupled with the ability to tailor the response of the material, opens up several new areas in electronics. The first application being introduced enables embedded electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in printed circuit boards (PCBs) and semiconductor packages. Subsequent applications will usher in new manufacturing processes as well as novel product designs. | $8M | Series B | Feb 28, 2010 | http://www.shockingtechnologies.com |
| Shocking Technologies | Shocking Technologies, Inc. started operations as a privately held, venture-backed company developing Voltage Switchable Dielectricâ„¢ (VSDâ„¢) materials. A VSDâ„¢ material is a polymer nano-composite that behaves like an insulator (dielectric) during normal circuit operation and becomes conductive when the voltage across the VSDâ„¢ materialincreases beyond a predefined threshold voltage. The voltage switches back to an insulator again after the voltage drops below the threshold. This unique property, coupled with the ability to tailor the response of the material, opens up several new areas in electronics. The first application being introduced enables embedded electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in printed circuit boards (PCBs) and semiconductor packages. Subsequent applications will usher in new manufacturing processes as well as novel product designs. | $10M | Series B | Aug 12, 2009 | http://www.shockingtechnologies.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## About Vista Ventures

VC Fund · Boulder, United States

Vista is often the lead investor, and they typically co-invest with other firms in both early and follow-on rounds. They believe in forming strong syndicates as a means to bring the broadest set of resources and contacts to the companies in which they invest. They will usually take a board seat with their investment and establish strong workingrelationships with portfolio company management. The team has the skill setsto provide relevant coaching on operational issues such as team building, strategy and sales and marketing.

5 contacts available at Vista Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Catharine Merigold | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catharine-merigold |
| Dave Dwyer | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-dwyer |
| Jim Hogan | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-hogan |
| Kirk Holland | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kirk-holland |
| Lisa Reeves | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lisa-reeves-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Jim Hogan invest in?

Jim Hogan invests primarily in Hardware, Manufacturing and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Jim Hogan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jim Hogan closed in Aug 2011. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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