John Shoch
Co-Founder & General Partner @ Alloy Ventures
John Shoch is a funding round investor at Alloy Ventures focused on Industrial and Manufacturing. John F. Shoch, PhD, became a venture capitalist in 1985, working with Craig Taylor to manage venture investments at Asset Management Associates, and then co-founded Alloy Ventures in 1996. At Alloy, he focuses on investments in enterprise software, communications infrastructure, semiconductors and all aspects of the Internet.OperatingexperienceBefore becoming a venture capitalist, John worked as a computer scientist, technology executive and inventor. He gained deep hands-on, operational experience at Xerox, which he joined in 1971. For many years, he worked the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), where he helped develop the Ethernet, a local area network system. In 1980, he became the assistant to the CEO of Xerox. In 1982, John became president of the Office Systems Division, developing networked office systems derived from Xerox PARC research. John received a BA (1971) in Political Science, an MS (1977), and a PhD (1979) in Computer Science, all from Stanford.Current board seatsJohn serves on the board of directors of Knowledge Networks, MontaVista Software, Lightpole, Nitronex, Ravenflow, and Xangati.Past Board SeatsJohn was previously a director of semiconductor firm Conductus, which was acquired by Superconductor Technologies Inc. in 2002; and Remedy, a leading enterprise software company that completed a successful IPO on Nasdaq in 1995 and was later acquired by Peregrine Systems.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries John Shoch invests in
Stages John Shoch invests in
Countries John Shoch invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Industrial 1 (100%)
- Manufacturing 1 (100%)
- Semiconductor 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Nitronex
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Specializing in the development and manufacturing of gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) RF power devices, Nitronex is the global leader in high-performance GaN-on-Si RF power devices.Nitronex develops and manufactures gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) RF power devices.Nitronex was founded in 1999 by graduates of the wide bandgapprogram at North Carolina State University and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. It holds 21 patents with 17 others pending. | $21.8M / Jun 19, 2006 |
Co-Investors
ARCH Venture Partners
1 deal together
Contender Capital
1 deal together
Diamondhead Ventures
1 deal together
Intersouth Partners
1 deal together
VantagePoint Capital Partners
1 deal together
About Alloy Ventures
Alloy Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in the areas of life sciences, information technology, and cleantech.
Alloy Ventures Contacts
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Craig Taylor
Co-Founder & General Partner
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Dave Pidwell
Venture Partner
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John Shoch
Co-Founder & General Partner
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Leighton Read
Venture Partner
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Leighton Read
Venture Partner
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What does John Shoch invest in?
John Shoch invests primarily in Industrial, Manufacturing and Semiconductor startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did John Shoch last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for John Shoch closed in Jun 2006. Shizune tracks 1 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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