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John Zeisler
Venture Partner, Gabriel Venture Partners
Zeisler has been active in venture capital since 1996, currently as a venture partner with Gabriel Venture Partners, where he leads new investment opportunities in software and services. Previously, he invested in mobile internet opportunities as a general partner with Nokia Venture Partners. He began his venture career as a general partner with InterWest Partners. He has been a member of the board and an investor in Infoseek (acquired by Disney), PlaceWare (acquired by Microsoft), Airgo Networks, eVoice (acquired by AOL), Lightningcast, NetBotz, and Applied Science Fiction (acquired by Kodak), among others. He is also an executive advisor to Six Apart.
Zeisler has significant operating, management,consulting and advisory experience with hardware, software, wireless, and internet companies, with credentials in strategy, business development, marketing and financing. Prior to venture capital, he gained over 20 years of successful operating experience thru roles as senior vice president of marketing at Netcom Online Communications (acquired by Earthlink); chairman and CEO of Pensoft Corp. (acquired by AT&T); co-founder and vice president of marketing at Claris Corp. (acquired by Apple Computer); and director of marketing at Apple. He has a B.S. in Communications from Boston University and a degree from the Executive Program on High Technology Management at Stanford University.