# Robert Paluck

> Robert Paluck is a Series B investor at CenterPoint Venture Partners backing Hardware and Audio. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CenterPoint Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/centerpoint-venture-partners)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2013
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Robert Paluck is a Series B investor at CenterPoint Venture Partners focused on Hardware and Audio. Bob Paluck has been a Managing Director since CenterPoint’s founding in 1996. He has led the growth and development of the CenterPoint firm which currently has $425 million under management. Bob currently is on the board of Alibre and Convey Computers and is an observer on the boards of D2Audio and T-RAM Semiconductor.Before his involvementinventure capital, Bob co-founded Convex Computer Corporation in 1982. He was President and CEO, and later Chairman of the Board. He led Convex from its inception in 1982 through its rapid growth in the 1980s, its initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange, to nearly $250 million in revenue and its successful merger with Hewlett-Packard Corporation in 1995. Prior to Convex, Bob served at Mostek Corporation, joining the company as a startup in 1971. Over the next 11 years he progressed from designing circuits to Vice President of Engineering and played an active role in growing one of the premier semiconductor companies of the 1970s.Bob has received many awards including the Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award from Southern Methodist University in 1987, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Illinois in 1988, the KPMG Peat Marwick High-Tech Entrepreneur Award in 1989, the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst & Young in 1991, and the AEA Texas High Technology Entrepreneur Award in 1994. He serves on the engineering advisory boards of the University of Illinois, the University of Texas, and Southern Methodist University.Bob received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1969 and an M.B.A. degree from Southern Methodist University in 1980. Bob holds three patents in various areas of semiconductor design.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 2 | 67% |
| Audio | 1 | 33% |
| Computer | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer Electronics | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Convey Computer | Convey Computer offers a hybrid core computer for the oil and gas, financial analytics, and bioinformatics markets. The comp[any delivers decades of experience and intellectual assets to performance problem-solving. Its executive and design teams all come from successful backgrounds of building computer companies, most notably Convex ComputerCorporation and Hewlett-Packard. | $15.5M | Private Equity | May 21, 2013 |  |
| Convey Computer | Convey Computer offers a hybrid core computer for the oil and gas, financial analytics, and bioinformatics markets. The comp[any delivers decades of experience and intellectual assets to performance problem-solving. Its executive and design teams all come from successful backgrounds of building computer companies, most notably Convex ComputerCorporation and Hewlett-Packard. |  | Series B | Jul 29, 2009 |  |
| D2Audio | D2Audio, the world's only manufacturer of intelligent digital amplifiers(TM).D2Audio Corporation, maker of the world's only intelligent digital amplifiers, supplies a full line of cost efficient, powerful, multi-channel amplifier modules to the manufacturers of high quality audio equipment in the consumer, commercial, and automotiveindustries. | $10M | Series D | Jun 05, 2006 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Braemar Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/braemar-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Austin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InterWest Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/interwest-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rho Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rho-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rho Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rho-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CenterPoint Venture Partners

VC Fund · Dallas, United States

CenterPoint Ventures is one of the largest early-stage venture capital firms based in the Southwest. Founded in 1996, we have helped scores of entrepreneurs build successful, enduring companies that deliver long-term value to investors, founders, employees and customers alike.

3 contacts available at CenterPoint Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eric Jones | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-jones |
| Robert Paluck | Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-paluck |
| Terry Rock | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/terry-rock |

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## FAQ

### What does Robert Paluck invest in?

Robert Paluck invests primarily in Hardware, Audio and Computer startups, most often at Series B and Series D 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.

### When did Robert Paluck last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Robert Paluck closed in May 2013. 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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