Gary Morgenthaler
Partner
Gary, based in Menlo Park, CA, joined Morgenthaler as a Partner in December 1989. He has a national reputation as a successful executive in the software industry and currently emphasizes investments in information technology. He was a past Director of Siri, Inc., which was acquired by Apple in April 2010 and BlueArc Corporation which was acquired by Hitachi Data Systems in September 2011. Gary is a current Director of Nominum, OneChip Photonics, Orb Networks, Inc. and Overture Networks. Gary was also a co-founder and past CEO of Illustra Information Technologies, Inc., where he served as a Chairman of Illustra’s Board until its acquisition by Informix in 1996. He also served as Director of Catena Networks (acquired by Ciena (CIEN), Nuance Communications, and Premisys Communications and led the firm’s investments in Force10 Networks and QuickLogic. From 1980 until 1989, Gary co-founded and served as CEO and Chairman of Ingres Corporation, a leading relational database software company. Previously he was with McKinsey & Co. as a management consultant, with Tymshare in software development and management, and with Stanford University in software research and development. He received a BA from Harvard in 1970.
Education:
Harvard University (B.A. in International Studies)
Board Seats:
(Previous)
- BlueArc
- Siri
Focus:
Communications, Internet Software & Services
Other Investments:
Portfolio News:
- APPNATION III Adds Keynote Interviews with Early Siri Investor and CEO of Nuance Communications
- Gary Morgenthaler Explains How Siri Will Eat Google’s Lunch – TechCrunch
- Siri is the Smartphone’s Smart Mouth – CNN
- Gary Morgenthaler talks about the birth – and future – of Apple’s Siri
- Siri Gives Apple Two Year Advantage Over Android – Slashdot
- Look out, Google: Siri is Poised to Take Apple into Search (Q&A) – CNet
- Siri Investor Morgenthaler On The Next Generation Of Voice Investments – WSJ
- Morgenthaler, 1st VC in Siri, Explains Why Siri is Culmination of Steve Jobs’ Legacy – Forbes
- Siri, Applie’s New Old Personal Assistant App, Points Toward A Voice-Activated Future – Xconomy
- The iPhone4S Finds its Voice with Siri – Wall Street Journal
- Taking Stock of Steve Jobs’ Legacy – Gigaom
- Interview with SRI International President & CEO – SF Gate
- Hitachi Data Systems Pays Nearly $600M For IPO-Bound BlueArc – VentureWire
- Hitachi Places Nearly $600M Price Tag on IPO-Bound BlueArc – Wall Street Journal
- Apple’s WWDC Announcements: A Lot to Like, but no Death Blow – Forbes
- Dear Apple: Go Big with Siri and Nuance in iOS 5 – Xconomy
- Overture Acquires Hatteras Networks – Light Reading
- Orb Announces New Software for Blu-Ray and PS3 Players – Press Release
- Orb TV Pushes Into the Living Room – The New York Times
- Evernote, Siri, Nuance Inducted into Apple’s Hall of Fame
- AI’s Time Has Arrived – Bloomberg Businessweek
- Siri and Its Importance to Apple – Scobleizer
- Apple Buys Siri – TechCrunch
- Apple and Siri Notes – peHUB
- Siri Featured in Speech Recognition Market Update – Timothy Hay
- Siri Wins South by Southwest Interactive 2010 Award – PR Newswire
- Siri: A Personal Assistant on Your iPhone – The New York Times
- What Your Phone Might Do For You Two Years From Now – The New York Times
- Siri Named Top 10 Emerging Tech of 2009 – Technology Review
- Apple’s Daring Return to Enterprise Computing – BusinessWeek
