Michael L. Goguen
Fondateur chez Two Bear Capital Operations LLC
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Michael L.
Goguen is the founder of Two Bear Capital Operations LLC founded in 2019.
He is currently the Executive Chairman of FYR Diagnostics, Inc., Director of Ometric Corp., PayDay One Holdings, Inc., LitePoint Corp., MEMX, Inc., Qwikker, Inc., Tula Technology, Inc., Abilita Therapeutics, Inc., Graphiant, Inc., and an investor in Clickatell, Inc. He previously held positions as Technical Chairman of ATM Forum, Chairman of LogLogic, Inc., and ON Semiconductor Connectivity Solutions, Inc., and Engineering Director of Bay Networks, Inc. He was also a Director of NetScreen Technologies, Inc., Ikanos Communications, Inc., Navini Networks, Inc., Sipera Systems, Inc., SynapSense Corp., Cell Works Group, Inc., Virident Systems, Inc., R2 Semiconductor, Inc., Versa Networks, Inc., SecurityScorecard, Inc., ConSentry Networks, Inc., Think Finance, Inc., Advanced Power Projects, Inc., OpenDNS, Inc., C12 Energy LLC, Click Security, Inc., and Viptela LLC.
He served as an Independent Director of Infoblox, Inc. and Elevate Credit, Inc. He was a Principal at Digital Equipment Corp.
and SynOptics Communications, Inc. He was also a Managing Partner at Sequoia Capital.
He received his graduate degree from Stanford University and his undergraduate degree from Cornell University.
Postes actifs de Michael L. Goguen
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Clickatell, Inc.
 Clickatell, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Clickatell, Inc. provides mobile messaging services. It offers developers? central, an interface to global short message services (SMS) gateway that allows users to manage various SMS API connections, monitor campaigns, do reporting, make online payments, receive invoices, add sub-users, and more;; provides additional APIs and code scripts for use with various interfaces and support integration with product documents; allows APIs to integrate various systems or applications with global SMS messaging gateway; and adds SMS short codes. The company was founded by Pieter de Villiers, Patrick Lawson, Casper de Villiers and Danie du Toit in June 2000 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Qwikker, Inc.
 Qwikker, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Qwikker, Inc. provides wireless network appliances. It provides solutions for out of home application, such as kiosks, bus shelters and airports; retail application comprising shopping centers, grocery stores, and specialty retail outlets; and event applications, including music festivals, museum openings, sporting games and fashion shows. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 16/12/2010 |
Ometric Corp.
 Ometric Corp. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Ometric Corporation provides innovative solutions to embed analytical technology into industrial processes. Ometric's SpectrInline Processware™ utilizes patented Multivariate Optical Computing™ to perform spectroscopy at the speed of light, thus providing real-time, in-line process control and final product testing to a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, agriculture, food and beverage, pet nutrition, environmental, plastics, oil and gas, and homeland security. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
MEMX, Inc.
 MEMX, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology MEMX, Inc. provides fiber-optic switching systems for telecommunication networks. The firm focuses on designing, fabrication, packaging, test and qualification of micro-electro-mechanical system based products. The company was founded by Michael Donald McIntosh and Paul J. McWhorter in 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
LitePoint Corp.
 LitePoint Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology LitePoint Corporation designs, develops, and supports wireless testing solutions for developers of wireless devices and consumer electronics, contract manufacturers, and wireless integrated circuit designers. The company offers a range of testing solutions for manufacturing facilities, radio frequency laboratories, and connectivity and cellular chipsets. The company was founded by Benny Madsen, Bouas Spiros and Christian Olgaard in May 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
PayDay One Holdings, Inc.
 PayDay One Holdings, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance PayDay One Holdings, Inc. provides lending services. It offers fax less cash, payday loans cash advance, online loans and unsecured loans. The company technology enables the company to provide totally automated payday advance via the internet, with no faxing of information or human intervention required to close a loan. PayDay One Holdings was founded in September 2005 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Graphiant, Inc.
 Graphiant, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Graphiant, Inc. provides cloud connectivity solutions through their edge network, which simplifies provisioning enterprise connectivity solutions with rock-solid security at a fraction of the cost of SD-WAN. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The company's agile, elastic network can be a perfect alternative and SD-WAN replacement, with the performance of and low costs of SD-WAN. The company was founded by Khalid Raza, Stefan Olofsson, and Khalid Raza has been the CEO since incorporation. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Tula Technology, Inc.
 Tula Technology, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Tula Technology, Inc. develops digital signal processing technology. It is a silicon valley based supplier of dynamic skip fire a software enabled powertrain technology that integrates advanced digital signal processing with sophisticated powertrain controls to create the ultimate variable displacement engine. The firm delivers optimal fuel efficiency across a wide range of engine types to the world’s automotive manufacturers, helping them meet fuel efficiency and CO2 mandates at the lowest cost. The company was founded by Adya S. Tripathi and Chester J. Silvestri in 2008 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Two Bear Capital Operations LLC
 Two Bear Capital Operations LLC Investment ManagersFinance Two Bear Capital Operations LLC (Two Bear Capital) is venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Mike Goguen. The firm is headquartered in Whitefish, Montana. | Fondateur | 01/06/2019 |
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Formation de Michael L. Goguen
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
| Cornell University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Sociétés liées
| Entreprise privées | 38 |
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Bay Networks, Inc.
 Bay Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Bay Networks, Inc. is a leader in the worldwide networking market, providing a complete line of products that serve corporate enterprises, higher education institutions, service providers and telecommunications carriers. The company offers frame and ATM switches, routers, shared media, remote and Internet Accesssolutions, IP services and network management applications, all integrated by BayNetworks' Adaptive Networking strategy | Technology Services |
| Digital Equipment Corp. | Electronic Technology |
SynOptics Communications, Inc.
 SynOptics Communications, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology SynOptisc Communications, Inc. used to design, manufacture, market and supports diverse, high performance local area network systems in the United States. The company's products include was connectivity, internetworking and network management options for Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI. The company was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA | Electronic Technology |
NetScreen Technologies, Inc.
 NetScreen Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services NetScreen Technologies, Inc. develops network security and access solutions for enterprises & carriers. It provides multiple layers of network and application-level protection for firewall, virtual private networks and e-business web sites. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
Infoblox, Inc.
 Infoblox, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Infoblox, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-managed network services. It offers network automation, core network services, and secure domain name system. The company was founded by Stuart M. Bailey in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Ikanos Communications, Inc.
 Ikanos Communications, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Ikanos Communications, Inc. designs, develops, markets semiconductors and integrated firmware. It also develops and markets end-to-end products for the last mile and digital home, which enable carriers to offer enhanced triple play services including voice, video, and data. The company was founded by Behrooz Rezvani in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Navini Networks, Inc.
 Navini Networks, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Navini Networks, Inc. manufactures broadband telecom networking equipment. It offers portable plug-n-play broadband wireless access solutions. The company provides Ripwave MX systems and WiMAX solutions to the telecommunication industries. Navini Networks was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX. | Electronic Technology |
Sipera Systems, Inc.
 Sipera Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sipera Systems is the worldwide market leader in communications security solutions that simplify and accelerate the adoption of VoIP and Unified Communications (UC). Sipera's award-winning UC-Sec security appliances protect up to 1 million UC devices in enterprises around the world. As the only Common Criteria certified security appliance for UC, the UC-Sec is the choice of enterprises and service providers who want to migrate to the new generation of communications with lower risk and higher return on investment. Founded in 2003, Sipera has operations and an extensive network of distributors and resellers across the world. Sipera is a top tier partner to leading UC vendors including Avaya, Cisco and many others. Certified as interoperable with leading UC configurations, the UC-Sec provides comprehensive application-layer security for UC applications such as VoIP, video, collaboration tools and messaging solutions. Sipera's research arm, the VIPER Lab, is the industry's premier professional services and research team devoted to UC security. The VIPER team has collectively conducted more than 100 vulnerability assessments and security consultations, including projects to secure VoIP and video at Fortune 100 enterprises. | Technology Services |
Ometric Corp.
Ometric Corp. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Ometric Corporation provides innovative solutions to embed analytical technology into industrial processes. Ometric's SpectrInline Processware™ utilizes patented Multivariate Optical Computing™ to perform spectroscopy at the speed of light, thus providing real-time, in-line process control and final product testing to a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, agriculture, food and beverage, pet nutrition, environmental, plastics, oil and gas, and homeland security. | Electronic Technology |
PayDay One Holdings, Inc.
PayDay One Holdings, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance PayDay One Holdings, Inc. provides lending services. It offers fax less cash, payday loans cash advance, online loans and unsecured loans. The company technology enables the company to provide totally automated payday advance via the internet, with no faxing of information or human intervention required to close a loan. PayDay One Holdings was founded in September 2005 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. | Finance |
SynapSense Corp.
 SynapSense Corp. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services SynapSense Corp. provides data center infrastructure management solutions. It offers data center optimization platform, environmental monitoring systems, power usage monitoring, active cooling control, data center assessment and thermal mapping and humidity mapping systems. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Folsom, CA. | Distribution Services |
LitePoint Corp.
LitePoint Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology LitePoint Corporation designs, develops, and supports wireless testing solutions for developers of wireless devices and consumer electronics, contract manufacturers, and wireless integrated circuit designers. The company offers a range of testing solutions for manufacturing facilities, radio frequency laboratories, and connectivity and cellular chipsets. The company was founded by Benny Madsen, Bouas Spiros and Christian Olgaard in May 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Cell Works Group, Inc.
 Cell Works Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cell Works Group, Inc. engages in designing therapeutics with engineering precision. It also offers drug development and recycling and repurposing services. The company was founded by Shireen Vali, Pradeep Fernandes and Taher Abbasi in June 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Commercial Services |
Virident Systems, Inc.
 Virident Systems, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Virident Systems, Inc. developed flash-based storage class memory solutions. It offered solid state disks for data-intensive workloads, such as databases, business analytics, simulation, visualization, and computing applications. The firms products included FlashMAX II and Virident vFAS. The company was founded by Kumar Ganapathy, Rajesh Parekh and Vijay Karamcheti in 2006 and was headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Electronic Technology |
R2 Semiconductor, Inc.
 R2 Semiconductor, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology R2 Semiconductor, Inc. operates as a power management company which specializes in semiconductor chip manufacturing. It develops novel analog semiconductors for applications including mobile devices. The firm also supplies semiconductor devices through wholesale and retail stores. The company was founded by Bret Rothenberg in 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Versa Networks, Inc.
 Versa Networks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Versa Networks, Inc. provides virtualized network functions and services. It develops NFV technology that will allow virtual network functions to run anywhere where compute resources are available on customer premises equipment, in a carrier data center or in the cloud. The company was founded by Kumar B. Mehta and Apurva Mehta in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
SecurityScorecard, Inc.
 SecurityScorecard, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SecurityScorecard, Inc. develops software applications which provides threat intelligence and risk awareness services. Its threatscape benchmarking service gives organizations unique visibility into the security posture of their partners and vendors and now companies can collaborate with their partners to close the loop on open security issues, protecting their revenue and brand integrity. The company was founded by Aleksandr Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh in July 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Sequoia Capital
 Sequoia Capital Investment ManagersFinance Sequoia Capital is a venture capital arm of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Centillion Networks, Inc.
 Centillion Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Centillion Networks Inc. provides High-Performance LAN switches unifying ATM and legacy LANs. | Technology Services |
| ATM Forum | Commercial Services |
ConSentry Networks, Inc.
 ConSentry Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services ConSentry Networks Organizations today are grappling with how to regain control over their LANs. The dynamic application landscape, changing user population, proliferation of headless devices, embrace of digital storage of intellectual property - not to mention the scarcity of IT resources to manage it all - have tremendously complicated the task of controlling what users can do on the LAN. IT needs intelligent control to take back their LANs. A true understanding of users and devices, along with full knowledge of applications at Layer 7, is essential to regaining control. ConSentry's intelligent control enables IT to efficiently support NAC, ensure application performance, apply role-based controls to users, accelerate troubleshooting, and achieve compliance. These IT tasks, in turn, enable the business to benefit from increased employee productivity, improved asset protection, and operational efficiency. ConSentry Networks is leading the delivery of intelligent control. Customers around the globe have adopted their intelligent control, enabling them to capitalize on today’s new business practices including using contractors, outsourcing and offshoring, and more rapidly establishing working partnerships. ConSentry Networks, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Milpitas, California. The company has received funding from Accel Partners, DAG Ventures, INVESCO Private Capital, and Translink Capital. | Technology Services |
MEMX, Inc.
MEMX, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology MEMX, Inc. provides fiber-optic switching systems for telecommunication networks. The firm focuses on designing, fabrication, packaging, test and qualification of micro-electro-mechanical system based products. The company was founded by Michael Donald McIntosh and Paul J. McWhorter in 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Qwikker, Inc.
Qwikker, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Qwikker, Inc. provides wireless network appliances. It provides solutions for out of home application, such as kiosks, bus shelters and airports; retail application comprising shopping centers, grocery stores, and specialty retail outlets; and event applications, including music festivals, museum openings, sporting games and fashion shows. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Communications |
LogLogic, Inc.
 LogLogic, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LogLogic transforms the data customers have into the data they need, whether it's to achieve compliance, mitigate risk, manage security threats, or monitor operational performance. LogLogic provides enterprise-class log management infrastructure and analysis that enables customers to collect, centralize and analyze their IT data in a way that is both easy-to-use and cost-effective. They provide business intelligence within minutes, not days, giving customers back the time and insight that matter most to the business. | Technology Services |
Clickatell, Inc.
Clickatell, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Clickatell, Inc. provides mobile messaging services. It offers developers? central, an interface to global short message services (SMS) gateway that allows users to manage various SMS API connections, monitor campaigns, do reporting, make online payments, receive invoices, add sub-users, and more;; provides additional APIs and code scripts for use with various interfaces and support integration with product documents; allows APIs to integrate various systems or applications with global SMS messaging gateway; and adds SMS short codes. The company was founded by Pieter de Villiers, Patrick Lawson, Casper de Villiers and Danie du Toit in June 2000 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Communications |
ON Semiconductor Connectivity Solutions, Inc.
 ON Semiconductor Connectivity Solutions, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology ON Semiconductor Connectivity Solutions, Inc. engages in the design, development, and marketing of wireless communication solutions enabling wireless local area networking. It serves the retail, home networking, carrier and consumer electronics industries. The company was founded by Farrokh Farrokhi, Andrea Goldsmith, and Behrooz Rezvani on November 28, 2005 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. | Electronic Technology |
Think Finance, Inc.
 Think Finance, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Think Finance, Inc. develops next-generation financial products for consumers using a technology and analytics platform. Its products bridge the gap between payday loans and credit cards. The firm assists its clients by helping them to offer responsible and transparent credit products and also as a trusted advisor in developing sustainable business strategies. Think Finance was founded by Mike Stinson in 2001 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. | Technology Services |
Advanced Power Projects, Inc.
 Advanced Power Projects, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Advanced Power Projects, Inc. generated power with emissions and environmental impact. The company was founded by Thomas Robert Mason and Peter Cartwright in 2006 and was headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Utilities |
Tula Technology, Inc.
Tula Technology, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Tula Technology, Inc. develops digital signal processing technology. It is a silicon valley based supplier of dynamic skip fire a software enabled powertrain technology that integrates advanced digital signal processing with sophisticated powertrain controls to create the ultimate variable displacement engine. The firm delivers optimal fuel efficiency across a wide range of engine types to the world’s automotive manufacturers, helping them meet fuel efficiency and CO2 mandates at the lowest cost. The company was founded by Adya S. Tripathi and Chester J. Silvestri in 2008 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
OpenDNS, Inc.
 OpenDNS, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services OpenDNS, Inc. provides internet security services.It offer Umbrella, an enterprise security product The company was founded by David A. Ulevitch on July 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
C12 Energy LLC
 C12 Energy LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services C12 Energy LLC develops carbon sequestration technology. Its primary business involves rehabilitating mature fields through gas injection. The firm's technologies separate emissions streams and inject those emissions into geological formations for storage. It also develops, owns, and operates projects that manage industrial carbon dioxide in subsurface geologic structures for enhanced oil recovery and long-term storage. The company was founded by Charles M. Brankman, Justin Dawe and Kurt Zenz House in 2008 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Commercial Services |
Click Security, Inc.
 Click Security, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Click Security, Inc. provides network security analytics services. It provides services to enterprises, higher education, critical infrastructure and government agencies. The firm’s solutions include unknown threat detection, embedded malware identification, threat prioritization, early warning indicators, attack visibility-application and network perspectives, and broad context data leakage monitoring. The company was founded by Marc Willebeek-LeMair and Brian C. Smith in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Viptela LLC
 Viptela LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Viptela, Inc. provides software-defined wide area network service. It offers secure extensible network solutions. The company was founded by Amir Khan and Khalid Raza in 2012 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Elevate Credit, Inc.
 Elevate Credit, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Elevate Credit, Inc. engages in provision of online financial services for subprime credit consumers. It offers online credit solutions to consumers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom who are not well-served by traditional bank products and who are looking for options than payday loans, title loans, pawn, and storefront installment loans. The company was founded on January 31, 2014 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. | Finance |
Abilita Therapeutics, Inc.
 Abilita Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Abilita Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on discovering and developing drugs that target challenging human membrane proteins with high medical impact, such as GPCRs, ion channels, and transporters. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company's internal drug discovery pipeline is focused on treating cancer and chronic pain. Abilita Bios EMP™ platform fuels research collaborations with pharmaceutical and biotech partners. The company was founded in 2014 by Mauro Mileni, who has been the CEO since 2014. | Health Technology |
Two Bear Capital Operations LLC
Two Bear Capital Operations LLC Investment ManagersFinance Two Bear Capital Operations LLC (Two Bear Capital) is venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Mike Goguen. The firm is headquartered in Whitefish, Montana. | Finance |
Graphiant, Inc.
Graphiant, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Graphiant, Inc. provides cloud connectivity solutions through their edge network, which simplifies provisioning enterprise connectivity solutions with rock-solid security at a fraction of the cost of SD-WAN. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The company's agile, elastic network can be a perfect alternative and SD-WAN replacement, with the performance of and low costs of SD-WAN. The company was founded by Khalid Raza, Stefan Olofsson, and Khalid Raza has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
FYR Diagnostics, Inc.
 FYR Diagnostics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology FYR Diagnostics, Inc. is a healthcare company that is revolutionizing the industry by creating diagnostic solutions that use new understandings of disease to develop the next generation of liquid biopsies. The company is based in Missoula, MT. The company uses extracellular vesicles (EVs) and other innovative biomarkers to bridge the gaps between healthcare, patients, and disease. FYR Diagnostics was founded by Braxton Norwood and David Booth, and the CEO is Chris Booth. | Health Technology |
