Kelly R. Porter
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Profil
Mr. Kelly R.
Porter is Managing Partner & Co-Founder at ZAP Ventures.
Mr. Porter founded ZAP Ventures in 2001.
Prior to becoming a full-time investor, he was Chairman/CEO of CatchTV, a San Francisco-based software company which was acquired in 1999 by Liberty Media/ACTV; Executive Vice President at InterActive Corp/HSN (Nasdaq: IACI), where he worked closely with Barry Diller as part of the Home Shopping Network's turnaround management team; and Vice President of Fox (News Corp) in Los Angeles, where he was one of the founders of the company's cable television division, and held responsibility for business relations with cable operators.
His operational experience was particularly focused on starting-up and growing new entities from conception to liquidity or profitability.
He is a member of the Society of Cable Television Engineers.
He was previously employed as a Board Member by eDentalStore, Inc., a Principal by CatchTV, Inc., a Principal by E*Trade Securities LLC, and a Principal by H5 Technologies, Inc. He also served on the board at CallTower, Inc.
Mr. Porter attended Stanford Graduate School of Business as a Sloan Fellow (Masters, Management, 1999), and the University of Southern California (Bachelors, Broadcast Management, 1985).
Because of his work on behalf of the USC School of Engineering, he is an honorary alumnus of the School.
Anciens postes connus de Kelly R. Porter
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eDentalStore, Inc.
 eDentalStore, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services eDentalStore, Inc. provides Internet-based tools and e-commerce solutions for the dental community. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
CatchTV, Inc.
 CatchTV, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Kudelski SA, CatchTV, Inc. develops TV-Internet convergence programming software. CatchTV was acquired by ACTV, Inc. on November 23, 1999. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
E*TRADE Securities LLC
 E*TRADE Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1996, E*TRADE Securities LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of E*TRADE Financial Corp. (NYSE: ET). The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. The firm is a member of the NASD and the SIPC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
H5
 H5 Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services H5 provides automated document analysis and information risk management services. It offers services, such as e-discovery and hosting, review for production, case preparation, early case assessment, quality and protocol consulting, keyword consulting, enterprise services and technology-assisted review. The company was founded by Jeff Kangas, Nicolas Economou and Harry Joel Jeffrey in August 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
CallTower, Inc.
 CallTower, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CallTower, Inc. provides hosted enterprise communications and collaboration applications and services. It integrates and supports cloud-based, Unified Communications and Collaboration solutions, including Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Microsoft Skype for Business, Office 365 and Adobe Connect services for business customers. The company was founded by Kelli Law and Robert C. Bolt in 2002 and is headquartered in South Jordan, UT. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Formation de Kelly R. Porter
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
| University of Southern California | Undergraduate Degree |
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ZAP Ventures
 ZAP Ventures Investment ManagersFinance ZAP Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Kelly Porter. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos Hills, California. | Finance |
CallTower, Inc.
CallTower, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CallTower, Inc. provides hosted enterprise communications and collaboration applications and services. It integrates and supports cloud-based, Unified Communications and Collaboration solutions, including Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Microsoft Skype for Business, Office 365 and Adobe Connect services for business customers. The company was founded by Kelli Law and Robert C. Bolt in 2002 and is headquartered in South Jordan, UT. | Technology Services |
H5
H5 Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services H5 provides automated document analysis and information risk management services. It offers services, such as e-discovery and hosting, review for production, case preparation, early case assessment, quality and protocol consulting, keyword consulting, enterprise services and technology-assisted review. The company was founded by Jeff Kangas, Nicolas Economou and Harry Joel Jeffrey in August 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
E*TRADE Securities LLC
E*TRADE Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1996, E*TRADE Securities LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of E*TRADE Financial Corp. (NYSE: ET). The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. The firm is a member of the NASD and the SIPC. | Finance |
CatchTV, Inc.
CatchTV, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Kudelski SA, CatchTV, Inc. develops TV-Internet convergence programming software. CatchTV was acquired by ACTV, Inc. on November 23, 1999. | Technology Services |
eDentalStore, Inc.
eDentalStore, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services eDentalStore, Inc. provides Internet-based tools and e-commerce solutions for the dental community. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
