Izhar Armony
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Areas of greatest interest
Mobility (software, services, media)
Open source and SaaS
Intellectual property
Track Record
Virtusa – IPO, 2007 (NASDAQ: VRTU)
iPhrase - acquired by IBM, 2005
ThinQ - acquired by Saba Software, 2005
Yantra - acquired by Sterling Commerce, 2005
Guardent - acquired by Verisign, 2004
Oberon - acquired by OnDisplay, 2000
iBasis - IPO, 1999, (Nasdaq: IBAS)
Past Lives
VP Marketing, Onyx Interactive, a computer-based training company in Israel
Captain, Israeli Army
What he does for fun
Compete in long-range, off-road rally races in places like the Gobi desert and the Sahara
Joined CRV
1997
Education
MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania
MA, Cognitive Psychology, University of Tel Aviv
Current Projects
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Conduit Labs
Conduit Labs is building a platform focused on web based social entertainment. Sorry—that’s all we can tell you right now. Check back in a couple of months!
02/02/2009
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick visits Conduit Labs more
08/12/2008
The Idea Factory more
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iSkoot
With offices in Cambridge, Mass. and Israel, iSkoot is dedicated to enabling mobile Internet voice and chat services. iSkoot software allows users to view their buddy lists, make and receive Internet calls, and enjoy instant messaging using nearly any mobile handset. Supported on native platforms (Symbian S60, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, UIQ, and Palm) as well as J2ME and BREW platforms, iSkoot uses proprietary technology and has many patents pending for its unique client server protocol and interfaces, Mobile-to-Skype gateway and integrated presence system. For more information, visit http://www.iskoot.com.
11/11/2008
iSkoot Raises $19 Million in Series C Round more
02/27/2007
iSkoot Raises $7 Million in Series B Financing more
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Intellectual Ventures
Intellectual Ventures is an invention company. We conceive and patent our own inventions in-house through a world-renowned staff of internal and external scientists and engineers. We also acquire and license patented inventions from other inventors around the world. Our network of invention sources includes: large and small businesses, governments, academia, and individual inventors. These inventions span a diverse range of technologies including: software, semiconductors, wireless, consumer electronics, networking, lasers, biotechnology, and medical devices. Our current focus is on developing our invention portfolio. Over time, we intend to market our portfolio on a broad and non-exclusive basis through a variety of channels including spin-out companies.
05/20/2010
Charlie Rose hosts Nathan Myhrvold, who talks about TerraPower, the…more
11/04/2009
Intellectual Ventures on 20/20 more
06/10/2009
Intellectual Asset Management Magazine - IV Shifts Gear more
06/05/2009
Intellectual Ventures in The Economist - Medical technology: Researchers are…more
09/24/2008
Intellectual Ventures in WSJ: Tech Guru Riles the Industry By…more
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Optaros
Optaros, an international consulting and systems integration firm, assembles fully supported, Next Generation Internet (NGI) solutions for superior business performance. Optaros Assembly Methodology (OptAM) assembles solutions faster and more flexibly than traditional build, buy or rent options. Optaros serves over 70 clients including ABB, Biogen, Gtech, Movielink, Serono, Swisscom, Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, The New York Times, and many others. For more about Optaros, go to http://www.optaros.com.
06/30/2008
Optaros Closes $12 Million in Series C Financing Co-Led by…more
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RPX
RPX Corporation is a patent acquisition services company for technology and e-commerce company’s Intellectual Property and Litigation Counsels and CFOs who want to reduce their patent assertion and litigation costs and risks. Funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Charles Rivers Ventures, the company has acquired over $30 million in patent rights to date and is on track to acquire $100 million in its first year. The company was founded by patent industry professionals with over $2 billion in patent transactions in their careers. RPX will not enforce the patents that it purchases. RPX headquarters is in San Francisco, CA.
02/01/2010
RPX in BusinessWeek: Tech Giants’ New Way to Thwart Patent…more
07/23/2009
Index Ventures Joins Kleiner Perkins and Charles River in RPX…more
11/25/2008
RPX Introduces First Defensive Patent Aggregation Service more
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Thinkfire, Inc.
ThinkFire, Inc. (http://www.thinkfire.com) is an international intellectual property services firm that works with leading information technology, telecommunications, semiconductor, software and consumer electronics companies. ThinkFire’s IP management resources help its clients increase profitability, minimize expense, and enhance freedom to operate. Earlier this year, the company concluded a sale of key communications patents for a Global 100 corporation which netted the patent owner approximately $20 million and provided the purchasers with important assets that enhanced their portfolios. ThinkFire’s professionals include negotiators, market analysts, technologists and patent attorneys who have been previously associated with leading technology and professional services firms including IBM, British Telecom, Accenture, Siemens, PwC, Lucent Technologies, The McKenna Group, and Intel. ThinkFire offices are located in greater New York, London and San Francisco.
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Virtusa
Virtusa (NASDAQ: VRTU) is a global information technology (IT) services company providing IT consulting, technology implementation and application outsourcing services. Using its enhanced global delivery model, innovative platforming approach and industry expertise, Virtusa provides cost-effective services that enable its clients to use IT to enhance business performance, accelerate time-to-market, increase productivity and improve customer service.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Massachusetts, Virtusa has offices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and global delivery centers in India and Sri Lanka. For more information, visit http://www.virtusa.com.
08/03/2007
Virtusa Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering more
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TerraPower
TerraPower is a clean energy company that originated from work at Intellectual Ventures. TerraPower is focused on radically improving the design of nuclear reactors and is developing a new class of nuclear reactor called a Traveling-Wave Reactor.
http://www.intellectualventures.com/TerraPower.aspx
06/18/2010
TerraPower in The New York Times: Developer of Novel Reactor…more
06/18/2010
TerraPower in the Wall Street Journal: TerraPower’s Multibillion-Dollar Nuclear Reactor…more
06/14/2010
Charles River Ventures Invests in $35 Million Series B Financing…more
05/20/2010
Charlie Rose hosts Nathan Myhrvold, who talks about TerraPower, the…more
02/22/2010
TerraPower on TED: Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero! more
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vlingo
Vlingo is a voice-powered user interface that unlocks access to mobile phone wireless data services. Vlingo allows users to speak or type into any vlingo-enabled text box and get accurate, easy and consistent access to all the information, entertainment and communication made possible through today’s mobile applications. By giving consumers control of the mobile Internet with the power of their voices, vlingo provides a quantum leap in usability for mobile data services that are currently restricted by limited user interfaces. Vlingo secured its venture capital financing from Charles River Ventures and Sigma Partners. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Why tap when you can talk? http://www.vlingo.com.
07/15/2010
Vlingo in TechCrunch: Vlingo’s SuperDialer For Android more
12/04/2008
Vlingo on CNET: Vlingo one-ups Google with a better voice-powered…more
09/26/2008
Vlingo in New York Times: Don’t Make Your Fingers Do…more
06/26/2008
VentureBeat: Vlingo’s voice recognition for Blackberry officially outcools the iPhone…more
06/13/2008
BusinessWeek demonstrates Yahoo’s oneSearch, a service powered by vlingo that…more
Updates
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Press
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07/15/2010
Vlingo in TechCrunch: Vlingo’s SuperDialer For Android more
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06/18/2010
TerraPower in The New York Times: Developer of Novel Reactor Wins $35 Million Infusion more
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06/18/2010
TerraPower in the Wall Street Journal: TerraPower’s Multibillion-Dollar Nuclear Reactor Plan more
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06/14/2010
Charles River Ventures Invests in $35 Million Series B Financing Round for TerraPower more
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06/14/2010
Charles River Ventures Invests in $35 Million Series B Financing Round for TerraPower more
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05/20/2010
Charlie Rose hosts Nathan Myhrvold, who talks about TerraPower, the ISF, and other things such… more
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02/22/2010
TerraPower on TED: Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero! more
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02/01/2010
RPX in BusinessWeek: Tech Giants’ New Way to Thwart Patent Suits more
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11/04/2009
Intellectual Ventures on 20/20 more
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07/23/2009
Index Ventures Joins Kleiner Perkins and Charles River in RPX Series B more
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02/02/2009
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick visits Conduit Labs more
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12/04/2008
Vlingo on CNET: Vlingo one-ups Google with a better voice-powered iPhone app more
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09/26/2008
Vlingo in New York Times: Don’t Make Your Fingers Do The Work. Talk To Your… more
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08/12/2008
The Idea Factory more
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06/13/2008
BusinessWeek demonstrates Yahoo’s oneSearch, a service powered by vlingo that searches the Web based on… more
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04/02/2008
Vlingo Secures $20 Million in Series B Financing Led more
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04/02/2008
Vlingo Provides Voice Recognition for the Yahoo! oneSearch Mobile Search Service more
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01/27/2008
The Coming Wave of Gadgets That Listen and Obey - Vlingo in the New York… more
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08/03/2007
Virtusa Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering more
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02/27/2007
iSkoot Raises $7 Million in Series B Financing more
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