SVASE VC Breakfast Club with Eric Buatois, General Partner, Sofinnova Ventures Focus: Wireless-Softw

SVASE VC Breakfast Club with Eric Buatois, General Partner,
Sofinnova Ventures Focus: Wireless-Software and Semiconductor

Start: 01/08/2009 - 8:00am
End: 01/08/2009 - 9:30am

Contact Info:
JaiKumar Email: jai@vigyana.com
Cell: 408-406-4693

URL:www.svase.org/?q=node/1982

Location: Townsend, Townsend and Crew LLP 379 Lytton Ave., Palo
Alto, CA 94301

VC Breakfast Club with Eric Buatois, General Partner, Sofinnova
Ventures Focus: Wireless -Software and Semiconductor

Sofinnova Ventures, www.sofinnova.com

Since 1974, Sofinnova Ventures has partnered with entrepreneurs
to secure initial funding, build successful teams, win key
customers, and navigate acquisitions and IPOs.

Sofinnova Ventures invests in Life Science and Technology start-
ups. Our professionals are seasoned business operators,
possessing deep domain and investment expertise. We know how to
help entrepreneurs build successful, global businesses.

Meeting the Early Stage Challenge

We work intimately with ambitious entrepreneurs and experienced
managers who want to apply innovative technologies and business
models to create new markets or dramatically disrupt old ones.
The focus of our Life Science practice is biopharmaceutical
products, and the Technology side invests in components,
systems, and software that broadly impact the evolving mobile
ecosystem.

Sofinnova Ventures leads 90% of our deals. The firms investors
have a track record of building substantial companies with top
tier management. We work intimately with entrepreneurs and
other investors to create exceptional products and technologies.

The Technology team invests $515 million over the life of a
company with an initial investment of $35 million, and the
Life Science team invests from $1530 million.

Eric Buatois, General Partner, Sofinnova Ventures

Eric Buatois joined Sofinnova Ventures as General Partner in
2001 to drive global technology investments based on his more
than 20 years of international experience in the wireless
industry. Prior to Sofinnova Ventures, Eric held several
positions in general management and executive operations at
Hewlett-Packard, Ericsson and Texas Instruments.

Eric's career began in 1983 at Texas Instruments, where he
defined and guided the DSP product line's introduction into the
European market. His efforts led to the successful Europe-wide
deployment of TI's DSP line. Eric served as COO of Ericsson
Hewlett-Packard Telecommunications, a global joint venture
specializing in network management and billing systems for
wireless service providers. Eric was the executive in charge of
HP's Communications Industry Business Unit before joining
Sofinnova Ventures.

At Sofinnova Ventures, Eric specializes in software and
semiconductor investments in the wireless area. Eric currently
serves as Chairman of the Board for UPEK and Crocus
Technologies, and as a director for VoluBill, Catalyst Mobile,
Laszlo Systems, and HelloSoft.

Eric received his M.S. in Computer Science and Communications
Engineering from Ecole Nationale Superieure des
Telecommunications.

WHEN: Thursday, January 8
8  9:30 AM
LOCATION: Townsend, Townsend and Crew LLP, 379 Lytton Ave.,
Palo Alto, CA 94301

PRE-REGISTERED RATES:
Members - $25; Affiliates who advertise this event - $39;
General Public - $49.

This event is intended for entrepreneurs seeking feedback on
their startup ideas and funding strategies. Please do not
register if you do not fit this profile.

This event is co-sponsored by Townsend, Townsend and Crew,
www.townsend.com.