# Pacific General Ventures

> Pacific General Ventures is a VC fund backing Semiconductor. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Atherton, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.pacgenvc.com

Pacific General Ventures is a private venture capital firm that offers operational, technological and financial support to firms.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 50% |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 50% |
| Optical Communication | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nersi Nazari | Founder | 3 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ClariPhy Communications | ClariPhy Communications is a fabless semiconductor company that develops mixed-signal CMOS integrated circuits for optical networking and communication applications. It offers CL1011, a XAUI-based Ethernet transceiver for enterprise networks and data centers; and CL1012, a clock and data recovery integrated circuit for metro and long haul telecomnetworks. The company's customers include OEMs of networking equipment, such as switches, servers, and optical modules. It serves various markets, including enterprise local area networks, enterprise data centers, and telecom wide area networks. ClariPhy Communications was founded in 2002 and is based in Irvine, California with an additional office in Los Altos, California. | $19.7M |  | Aug 13, 2014 |  |
| ClariPhy Communications | ClariPhy Communications is a fabless semiconductor company that develops mixed-signal CMOS integrated circuits for optical networking and communication applications. It offers CL1011, a XAUI-based Ethernet transceiver for enterprise networks and data centers; and CL1012, a clock and data recovery integrated circuit for metro and long haul telecomnetworks. The company's customers include OEMs of networking equipment, such as switches, servers, and optical modules. It serves various markets, including enterprise local area networks, enterprise data centers, and telecom wide area networks. ClariPhy Communications was founded in 2002 and is based in Irvine, California with an additional office in Los Altos, California. | $14M | Series C | Jun 20, 2011 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AllegisCyber](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allegis-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Norwest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norwest-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ONSET Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/onset-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Nokia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nokia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Oclaro — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Pacific General Ventures invest in?

Pacific General Ventures invests primarily in Semiconductor, Telecommunications and Optical Communication startups, most often at Series C and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 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 Pacific General Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Pacific General Ventures?

The team at Pacific General Ventures includes Nersi Nazari (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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