Bob Marshall
Founder at Selby Venture Partners
Profile
Bob is one of the most accomplished and respected senior executives in Silicon Valley having founded multiple industry leading technology companies over the past 40 years.
He has a knack for picking the diamond out of the rough, whether that be an entrepreneur or new start up.
Bob co-founded Selby and led its investments in 3ware (acquired by AMCC), BigFix (acquired by IBM), Blue Pumpkin Software (acquired by Witness Systems), Hotrail (acquired by Conexant), and Silicon Packets (acquired by Cypress Semiconductor).
He currently serves on the board of Bay Microsystems, CO2Mer and Sierra Monitor.
After starting his career as an engineer at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Bob was a co-founder and COO of Tandem Computers, a company he helped grow from its inception to over $2.3 billion in annual revenues before it was sold to Compaq for $3 billion.
At Tandem, Bob oversaw more than 10,000 employees worldwide, and was also responsible for the Company’s corporate venture investments.
Later, Bob was a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Infogear Technology, an Internet telephony start-up that was acquired by Cisco Systems for $300 million.
Bob has a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Heald Engineering, and received his MBA from Pepperdine University.
Bob Marshall active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Selby Venture Partners
 Selby Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Selby Venture Partners (Selby Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Bob C. Marshall. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Founder | 1996-12-31 |
Active-Semi, Inc.
 Active-Semi, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Active-Semi, Inc. develops integrated circuit architects. It is emerging power management IC and intelligent digital motor drive IC markets. The company's portfolio of analog and mixed signal SoCs (systems-on-chips) are scalable core platforms used in charging, powering and embedded digital control systems for end applications such as industrial, commercial and consumer equipment. The firm offers power application microcontrollers, DC/DC, AC/DC, and PMU that significantly reduces solution size and cost while improving system-level reliability. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Allen, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2011-07-13 |
BigFix, Inc.
 BigFix, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BigFix, Inc. provides global information technology infrastructure services. The company was founded by David Donoho and David S. Hindawi in 1997 and is headquartered in Armonk, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Bob Marshall
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| SIERRA MONITOR CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 2019-05-19 |
4charity Systems LLC
 4charity Systems LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services 4charity Systems LLC provides web-based software applications. The firm offers online solutions to donate, track, and expedite the fulfillment of employee donations and corporate matching gifts. The company was founded by Tracey Pettengill in 1998 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA | Director/Board Member | 2012-10-30 |
InfoGear Technology Corp.
 InfoGear Technology Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services InfoGear Technology Corp. used to provide internet appliances and software which is used to manage information appliances. The company was located in Redwood City, CA. | President | 1997-09-30 |
Tandem Computers, Inc.
 Tandem Computers, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Tandem Computers Incorporated designs and manufactures fault-tolerant computer systems and networks for the on-line transaction processing market place. The company's systems are used in the banking, communications, manufacturing, business services, brokerage and securities, retail and wholesale distribution, healthcare and other industries. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, UB Networks, Inc., is a leasing supplier of network hardware and software products. Computer systems and networks products accounted for 79% of fiscal 1996 revenues and service and other, 21%. It was acquired by IBM in 1997 for 3 billion. | Chief Operating Officer | 1996-01-01 |
Visage Mobile, Inc.
 Visage Mobile, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Visage Mobile, Inc. provides technology services for mobile virtual network platform. Its products include MobilityCentral, VisagePulse, International Travel Roaming Alerts (ITRA) and Concur Travel Integration. The company was founded by David Fraze and Matthew Johnson in 2001 and is headquartered in Larkspur, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Bob Marshall
| Pepperdine University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 13 |
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Sierra Monitor Corp.
 Sierra Monitor Corp. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Sierra Monitor Corp. provides Industrial Internet of Things solutions that target facility automation and facility safety requirements. Its products include gas detection devices, environmental controllers and field servers. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Triformix, Inc.
 Triformix, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Triformix, Inc. manufactures and develops precision polymer optics and optical assemblies. Its products include fiber optics, computer peripherals, medical devices and instrumentation. The company was founded by Tim March, Russ Stiles and David W. Whitney in 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Fabric7 Systems, Inc.
 Fabric7 Systems, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Fabric7 Systems, Inc. designs and builds enterprise servers for large enterprise data centers. Its solutions unify compute & network services into a single fabric of resources that can be deployed and scaled on demand to meet changing business needs. The company was co-founded by Dr. Sharad Mehrotra, Thomas D. Lovett, David Dicioccio & Nakul P. Saraiya in May, 2002 and is located in Mountain View, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Visage Mobile, Inc.
Visage Mobile, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Visage Mobile, Inc. provides technology services for mobile virtual network platform. Its products include MobilityCentral, VisagePulse, International Travel Roaming Alerts (ITRA) and Concur Travel Integration. The company was founded by David Fraze and Matthew Johnson in 2001 and is headquartered in Larkspur, CA. | Technology Services |
InfoGear Technology Corp.
InfoGear Technology Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services InfoGear Technology Corp. used to provide internet appliances and software which is used to manage information appliances. The company was located in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Tandem Computers, Inc.
Tandem Computers, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Tandem Computers Incorporated designs and manufactures fault-tolerant computer systems and networks for the on-line transaction processing market place. The company's systems are used in the banking, communications, manufacturing, business services, brokerage and securities, retail and wholesale distribution, healthcare and other industries. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, UB Networks, Inc., is a leasing supplier of network hardware and software products. Computer systems and networks products accounted for 79% of fiscal 1996 revenues and service and other, 21%. It was acquired by IBM in 1997 for 3 billion. | Electronic Technology |
Selby Venture Partners
Selby Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Selby Venture Partners (Selby Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Bob C. Marshall. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Bay Microsystems, Inc.
 Bay Microsystems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Bay Microsystems, Inc. develops telecommunications systems and software. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
BigFix, Inc.
BigFix, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BigFix, Inc. provides global information technology infrastructure services. The company was founded by David Donoho and David S. Hindawi in 1997 and is headquartered in Armonk, NY. | Technology Services |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory provides nuclear testing services. The Laboratory's security needs include countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and strengthening homeland security against the terrorist use of such weapons. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA. | Commercial Services |
OnSite Systems, Inc.
 OnSite Systems, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications OnSite Systems Inc. provides next generation routers for communication network. It offers modular systems, such as flex access nodes and aggregation platforms and fixed systems, including flex access nodes and SDH add-drop multiplexers. The company was founded by Rawld Gill in April 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Communications |
Active-Semi, Inc.
Active-Semi, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Active-Semi, Inc. develops integrated circuit architects. It is emerging power management IC and intelligent digital motor drive IC markets. The company's portfolio of analog and mixed signal SoCs (systems-on-chips) are scalable core platforms used in charging, powering and embedded digital control systems for end applications such as industrial, commercial and consumer equipment. The firm offers power application microcontrollers, DC/DC, AC/DC, and PMU that significantly reduces solution size and cost while improving system-level reliability. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Allen, TX. | Electronic Technology |
4charity Systems LLC
4charity Systems LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services 4charity Systems LLC provides web-based software applications. The firm offers online solutions to donate, track, and expedite the fulfillment of employee donations and corporate matching gifts. The company was founded by Tracey Pettengill in 1998 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA | Technology Services |
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