Eric Hixon

Founder at Gideon Hixon Ventures

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Mr. Hixon is a Co-Founder of MediaMaster, which focuses on storing, playing and organizing music on the internet.
He has also served as a Co-Managing Partner of the Gideon Hixon Fund.
After building and growing his start-up, WebCal, which was acquired by Yahoo in 1998, he worked on the PIM products as part of the Yahoo Mail team.
Previously, he worked at Torque Systems on systems integration for the pre-press industry.
Mr. Hixon holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from New York University and a Bachelor's degree from New York University.
He is based in Palo Alto, California.

Eric Hixon active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Gideon Hixon Ventures Gideon Hixon Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Gideon Hixon Ventures (Gideon Hixon) is an venture capital firm founded in 1990 by Eric Hixon. The firm is headquartered in Summerland, California.	Founder	1989-12-31

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Companies	Position	End
Swink LLC Swink LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Swink LLC provided data visualization and analytics for sports video. It allowed people to create, store, and share personalized highlights of their best plays with family and friends across social media networks and email. The company was founded by Christopher Jue and Dan Policy in 2009 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA.	Consultant / Advisor	2013-01-31
Diversion Web Publishing LLC Diversion Web Publishing LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Diversion Web Publishing LLC operates a website which shares photos, videos, songs and documents. The company was founded on June 12, 2006 and is headquartered in Manlius, NY.	Consultant / Advisor	2011-12-31
Kadoo, Inc. Kadoo, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Kadoo, Inc. provides online community services to share and publish information. It offers files through smart phones, television and social media. The company was founded in 2008 and was headquartered in Washington, DC.	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2011-10-31
Evryx Technologies, Inc. Evryx Technologies, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Evryx Technologies Inc., founded in 2001, is the global leader in mobile search technology. Through its brands LinkMe Mobile (US), ShaLink (Japan), SnapNow (UK), and Evryx China (China), they transform 'the ordinary into the extraordinary' by linking clients to consumers via its patented mobile search technology. Through the strength of media convergence, its process enables clients to engage consumers at the key touch points of sight and sound, effectively creating a powerful brand and product connection the very moment they are interested. With five patents issued, and 27 pending globally, they are the only company to combine visual, voice, and audio recognition technology. This multi-layered connection, and the rich data it provides, offers clients a deeper understanding of the consumers they seek to engage and convert into customers. They provide turn-key, end-to-end marketing solutions that are tailored to clients' specific requirements. LinkMe Mobile is the market leader-a global company operating locally.	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2010-05-31
Mediamaster Group, Inc.	Chief Executive Officer	2009-08-31

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Evryx Technologies, Inc. Evryx Technologies, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Evryx Technologies Inc., founded in 2001, is the global leader in mobile search technology. Through its brands LinkMe Mobile (US), ShaLink (Japan), SnapNow (UK), and Evryx China (China), they transform 'the ordinary into the extraordinary' by linking clients to consumers via its patented mobile search technology. Through the strength of media convergence, its process enables clients to engage consumers at the key touch points of sight and sound, effectively creating a powerful brand and product connection the very moment they are interested. With five patents issued, and 27 pending globally, they are the only company to combine visual, voice, and audio recognition technology. This multi-layered connection, and the rich data it provides, offers clients a deeper understanding of the consumers they seek to engage and convert into customers. They provide turn-key, end-to-end marketing solutions that are tailored to clients' specific requirements. LinkMe Mobile is the market leader-a global company operating locally.	Communications
Kadoo, Inc. Kadoo, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Kadoo, Inc. provides online community services to share and publish information. It offers files through smart phones, television and social media. The company was founded in 2008 and was headquartered in Washington, DC.	Consumer Services
Swink LLC Swink LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Swink LLC provided data visualization and analytics for sports video. It allowed people to create, store, and share personalized highlights of their best plays with family and friends across social media networks and email. The company was founded by Christopher Jue and Dan Policy in 2009 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA.	Technology Services
Torque Systems, Inc. Torque Systems, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Torque Systems, Inc. provides storage systems for the graphic arts industry. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in United States.	Electronic Technology
WebCal Corp WebCal Corp Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Yahoo, Inc., WebCal Corp develops and markets web-based calendaring and scheduling products.	Technology Services
Gideon Hixon Ventures Gideon Hixon Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Gideon Hixon Ventures (Gideon Hixon) is an venture capital firm founded in 1990 by Eric Hixon. The firm is headquartered in Summerland, California.	Finance
Diversion Web Publishing LLC Diversion Web Publishing LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Diversion Web Publishing LLC operates a website which shares photos, videos, songs and documents. The company was founded on June 12, 2006 and is headquartered in Manlius, NY.	Technology Services
Mediamaster Group, Inc.

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