Ben Yu
Director/Board Member chez CNEX Labs, Inc.
Profil
Ben Yu is Managing Partner at Sierra Ventures and has been with the firm since 2000.
Ben is an engineer and inventor by background.
He is passionate about emerging sectors and breakthrough ideas.
His investment philosophy is finding early-stage companies with great technologies that can truly make a difference and helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into market leaders.
His current portfolio and selected past companies can be found below and on his LinkedIn profile.
When he’s not working you can usually find him on the golf course.
Postes actifs de Ben Yu
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Sierra Ventures Management LLC
 Sierra Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sierra Ventures, Inc (Sierra Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1982 by Peter Wendell. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2000 |
Applied MicroStructures, Inc.
 Applied MicroStructures, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Applied MicroStructures, Inc. designs and manufactures molecular vapor deposition tools. It offers anti-stiction films, self-assembled monolayers, hydrophobic films, conformal coatings, moisture barrier films, hydrophilic films, bio-compatible or reactive coatings and compatible substrates. The company was founded by Richard C. Yi, Romek Nowak, Jeffrey D. Chinn, Richard S. Payne and Boris Kobrin in January 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2005 |
VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd.
 VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. manufactures semiconductors and related devices. It provides IP-centric, platform based custom silicon solutions and end to end semiconductor turnkey services for a wide range of applications across a wide variety of end markets including mobile internet devices, datacenters, the internet of things, wearable electronics, smart homes and automotive. The company was founded by Wayne Wei-Ming Dai in August 2001 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Director/Board Member | 01/06/2006 |
800APPs (Babaike) Software Technologies Co., Ltd.
 800APPs (Babaike) Software Technologies Co., Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services 800APPs (Babaike) Software Technologies Co., Ltd. provides software development and application services. It delivers end-to-end CRM solutions that are affordable, practical, and easy to deploy. The firm also provides OA, SCM, DRP, HR, call center, POS service and other BIS consulting services. The company was founded by Zhi Li and Yu Qi Li in June 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Director/Board Member | 01/02/2009 |
CNEX Labs, Inc.
 CNEX Labs, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology CNEX Labs, Inc. offers flash data storage for firms. Its non-volatile memory express flash storage allows enterprises to store a vast amount of data. The company was founded by Yiren Huang, Joseph DeFranco and Alan Armstrong on June 4, 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/05/2014 |
Qeexo Co.
 Qeexo Co. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Qeexo Co. develops machine learning solutions that generates insights from sensor data. Its products include fingersense, touchtools, earsense, and fingerangle. The company was founded by Sang Won Lee, Julia Schwarz, and Chris Harrison in 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/04/2014 |
Krisp Technologies, Inc.
 Krisp Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Krisp Technologies, Inc. develops artificial intelligence powered voice processing technologies. The company was founded by Davit Baghdasaryan and Artavazd Minasyan in 2017 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/04/2019 |
Podcastle AI
 Podcastle AI Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Podcastle AI develops podcast creation tools for amateur and professional podcasters and a streaming platform for listeners. The company was founded by Artavazd Yeritsyan and is headquartered in Middletown, DE. | Director/Board Member | 01/10/2020 |
TenWeb, Inc.
 TenWeb, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TenWeb, Inc. is an AI-powered WordPress platform that simplifies and accelerates the website building, hosting, speed, and management process. The company is based in Newark, DE. The platform caters to the needs of beginners, professional developers, and everyone in between. TenWeb offers an automated website builder, hosting, and page speed booster that automatically speeds up websites and improves core web vitals. TenWeb's founders are Sergey Markosyan, Armen Saghatalyan, Tigran Nazaryan, and Artavazd Minasyan. Tigran Nazaryan has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | 01/07/2021 |
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Formation de Ben Yu
| Princeton University | Doctorate Degree |
| The University of Western Australia | Undergraduate Degree |
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Sociétés liées
| Entreprise privées | 24 |
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3com Corp. (Massachusetts)
 3com Corp. (Massachusetts) Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 3com Megahertz Corp. provides voice and data networking products and services. The company was founded by Robert M. Metcalfe, Howard S. Charney and John P. Marshall in 1979 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA. | Technology Services |
SyChip, Inc.
 SyChip, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology SyChip, Inc. engaged in the production and development of radio frequency chip scale modules, semiconductors, software, and silicon for wireless mobile market. It offers pectrum encompasses controller, home automation, and bluetooth module cards. The company was founded on June 1, 2001 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Electronic Technology |
AuthenTec, Inc.
 AuthenTec, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology AuthenTec, Inc. develops and manufactures biometric sensors. The company was founded by F. Scott Moody and Dale R. Setlak in 1998 and is headquartered in Melbourne, FL. | Electronic Technology |
InvenSense, Inc.
 InvenSense, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology InvenSense, Inc. develops micro electro mechanical systems based motion processing products for handheld consumer electronics devices. It offers mobile, industrial, automotive, smart remotes, wearables, and drones solutions. The company was founded by Steven Saeed Nasiri in June 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Applied MicroStructures, Inc.
Applied MicroStructures, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Applied MicroStructures, Inc. designs and manufactures molecular vapor deposition tools. It offers anti-stiction films, self-assembled monolayers, hydrophobic films, conformal coatings, moisture barrier films, hydrophilic films, bio-compatible or reactive coatings and compatible substrates. The company was founded by Richard C. Yi, Romek Nowak, Jeffrey D. Chinn, Richard S. Payne and Boris Kobrin in January 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
MIOX Corp.
 MIOX Corp. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing MIOX Corp. manufactures on-site generators for water disinfection. It offers a line of on-site disinfectant generators which includes Blackwater, Rio Gila, Rio, Vault, AE, and Rio Zuni products. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM. | Producer Manufacturing |
Multigig, Inc.
 Multigig, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Multigig, Inc. provides semiconductor products. It offers clock synthesizer ICs which provides ultra-low jitter and phase noise reference clock signals to communication, computing, and networking interface devices. It specializes in highly innovative high-performance clocking technology. The company was founded by Steve Beccue, John Wood and Haris Basit in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Tempo AI, Inc.
 Tempo AI, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Tempo AI, Inc. designs and develops enterprise mobility management solutions. It offeres users a pull-down list that features events like call, coffee, meetings and users could also add a note of the location, select contacts attending the event, and add additional notes. The company was founded by Raj Singh, Corey Hulen, and Thierry Donneau-Golencer in 2011 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Commercial Services |
NextInput, Inc.
 NextInput, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology NextInput, Inc. provides force sensing solutions for touch enabled devices. It offers mobile, automotive, industrial, Iot, wearables, and gaming solutions. The company was founded by Ali Foughi, Ian Campbell, and Ryan Diestelhorst in 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Electronic Technology |
CNEX Labs, Inc.
CNEX Labs, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology CNEX Labs, Inc. offers flash data storage for firms. Its non-volatile memory express flash storage allows enterprises to store a vast amount of data. The company was founded by Yiren Huang, Joseph DeFranco and Alan Armstrong on June 4, 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Sierra Ventures Management LLC
Sierra Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sierra Ventures, Inc (Sierra Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1982 by Peter Wendell. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | Finance |
VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd.
VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. manufactures semiconductors and related devices. It provides IP-centric, platform based custom silicon solutions and end to end semiconductor turnkey services for a wide range of applications across a wide variety of end markets including mobile internet devices, datacenters, the internet of things, wearable electronics, smart homes and automotive. The company was founded by Wayne Wei-Ming Dai in August 2001 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Electronic Technology |
mSilica, Inc.
 mSilica, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology mSilica, Inc. supplies smart mixed-signal power management ICs. The company was founded by Tushar Dayagude, Dilip Sangam and Hendrick Santo in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
VeriSilicon, Inc.
 VeriSilicon, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services VeriSilicon, Inc. manufactures silicon cores. The firm provides IP-centric, platform based custom silicon solutions, and end-to-end semiconductor turnkey services for applications across end markets including mobile internet devices, datacentres, the internet of things, wearable electronics, smart homes, and automotive. The company was founded by Wayne Wei-Ming Dai in August 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
800APPs (Babaike) Software Technologies Co., Ltd.
800APPs (Babaike) Software Technologies Co., Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services 800APPs (Babaike) Software Technologies Co., Ltd. provides software development and application services. It delivers end-to-end CRM solutions that are affordable, practical, and easy to deploy. The firm also provides OA, SCM, DRP, HR, call center, POS service and other BIS consulting services. The company was founded by Zhi Li and Yu Qi Li in June 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Technology Services |
Electrochem Solutions, Inc. (Massachusetts)
 Electrochem Solutions, Inc. (Massachusetts) Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Part of Integer Holdings Corp., Electrochem Solutions, Inc. designs and manufactures high energy density batteries for industrial, commercial, military, and medical applications. The private company is based in Canton, MA. Electrochem Solutions, Inc. (Massachusetts) was acquired by Integer Holdings Corp. on August 31, 2000. | Producer Manufacturing |
Social Touch (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
 Social Touch (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Social Touch Co., Ltd. is a holding company that engages in the provision of marketing data solutions and systems. It offers digital marketing, software engineering, and data analysis. The company was founded by Rui Zhang on September 22, 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Technology Services |
Qeexo Co.
Qeexo Co. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Qeexo Co. develops machine learning solutions that generates insights from sensor data. Its products include fingersense, touchtools, earsense, and fingerangle. The company was founded by Sang Won Lee, Julia Schwarz, and Chris Harrison in 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Krisp Technologies, Inc.
Krisp Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Krisp Technologies, Inc. develops artificial intelligence powered voice processing technologies. The company was founded by Davit Baghdasaryan and Artavazd Minasyan in 2017 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Technology Services |
Regulus Cyber Ltd.
 Regulus Cyber Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Regulus Cyber Ltd. develops cyber security and operational solutions for drones, robots, and autonomous systems. It offers Pyramid CSM a communication and security manager and Pyramid GPS SP a global positioning system spoofing protection. The company was founded by Yoav Zangvil and Yonatan Zur and is headquartered in Haifa, Israel. | Technology Services |
CoreTigo Ltd.
 CoreTigo Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Coretigo Ltd. develops secured wireless network system to support IoT nodes at a latency of milliseconds. It offers wireless network system that allows machine-to-machine communication such as connected robots, warehouse automation and factory processing machinery products. The firm's products include TigoAir Device SOM-IO-Link Wireless Device SOM, TigoBridge-IO-Link Wireless Bridge, TigoMaster 2T SOM-IO-Link Wireless Two Track Master SOM, TigoStarter IO-Link Wireless Developer's Kit, TigoMaster 1T Starter Evaluation Board and TigoAir Device Starter Evaluation Board. The company was founded by Dan Wolberg, Eran Zigman and Ofer Blonskey in 2017 and is headquartered in Kadima Zoran, Israel. | Technology Services |
DeepHow, Inc.
 DeepHow, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services DeepHow, Inc. is an AI-powered, video-centric knowledge capturing and learning platform that was founded in 2018 by a team of ex-Siemens researchers and engineers. The company is based in Detroit, MI. The company developed the platform to bridge the skills gap in the manufacturing, service, and construction industries by streamlining know-how capture using AI workflow indexing and segmentation. DeepHow uses machine learning to capture real-time technical expertise in the form of smart how-to videos generated in record time. The company was founded by Wei-Liang Kao, Patrik Matos, Sam Zheng, and Sam Zheng has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
Podcastle AI
Podcastle AI Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Podcastle AI develops podcast creation tools for amateur and professional podcasters and a streaming platform for listeners. The company was founded by Artavazd Yeritsyan and is headquartered in Middletown, DE. | Technology Services |
TenWeb, Inc.
TenWeb, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TenWeb, Inc. is an AI-powered WordPress platform that simplifies and accelerates the website building, hosting, speed, and management process. The company is based in Newark, DE. The platform caters to the needs of beginners, professional developers, and everyone in between. TenWeb offers an automated website builder, hosting, and page speed booster that automatically speeds up websites and improves core web vitals. TenWeb's founders are Sergey Markosyan, Armen Saghatalyan, Tigran Nazaryan, and Artavazd Minasyan. Tigran Nazaryan has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
