Tamer Expands Firm’s Clean Technology Focus in Energy Efficiency. Tamer is charged with expanding the firm’s support of leading scientific work in clean technology, with a focus on breakthroughs related to mechanical and electrical efficiency, solar and IT.
MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Khosla Ventures today announced the addition of Ford Tamer as operating partner. Tamer is charged with expanding the firm’s support of leading scientific work in clean technology, with a focus on breakthroughs related to mechanical and electrical efficiency, solar and IT. Khosla Ventures’ current portfolio includes investments in biofuels, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal, geothermal, battery, new materials, clean water and other environmentally friendly technologies. Tamer joins Khosla from Broadcom where he led the company’s Enterprise Networking Group.
“Khosla Ventures has helped entrepreneurs transform scientific advancements in the areas of cleantech into thriving, sustainable businesses,” said Vinod Khosla, the firm’s founder. “The environmental benefits and value creation we can achieve from new approaches to mechanical and electrical efficiency are a critical aspect of cleantech. I am thrilled to have Ford lead these efforts for the firm.”
Tamer has over twenty years experience founding and building successful technology businesses. In his most recent position as senior vice president and general manager of Broadcom’s Enterprise Networking Group, he grew the Group’s revenue from roughly $300 million to $1.2 billion in his five years at the company. Prior to Broadcom, he was CEO and co-founder of Agere, a leading provider of network processors that was successfully acquired by Lucent, before being spun out as Agere Systems. Before Agere, Tamer spearheaded and led marketing and international operations for Dazel Corporation, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard. Tamer also co-founded Megaknowledge, a provider of object-oriented tools and artificial intelligence, that was acquired by Intellicorp. Tamer has an MS and Ph.D. from MIT in engineering with a focus on material science and system numerical modeling.
“Having founded and built many technology companies from the ground up, I’m excited to bring my experience to a firm like Khosla Ventures that is dedicated to nurturing entrepreneurs in their pursuit of building large businesses based on scientific innovation,” said Tamer.
Tamer has led Khosla Ventures’ investments in and is on the board of EcoMotors, Kaai, Soraa, and Topanga. In addition, he sits on the boards of eASIC and PAX Streamline.
About Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures offers venture assistance, strategic advice and capital to entrepreneurs. The firm helps entrepreneurs extend the potential of their ideas in both traditional venture areas like the Internet, computing, mobile, and silicon technology arenas but also supports breakthrough scientific work in clean technology areas such as bio-refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, battery and other environmentally friendly technologies. Vinod Khosla was formerly a General Partner at Kleiner Perkins and founder of Sun Microsystems. Vinod Khosla founded the firm in 2004 and was joined by partners David Weiden and Samir Kaul, as well as chief scientific officer Doug Cameron in 2006. Khosla Ventures is based in Menlo Park, California. More information is available at www.khoslaventures.com.
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