Joseph J. Raffa

Director/Board Member at

AutoESL Design Technologies, Inc.

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Technology Services

Electronic Technology

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Joseph J.
Raffa currently works at AutoESL Design Technologies, Inc., as Director, Downing Ventures, as Venture Partner from 2020, Foresight Group, Inc., as Venture Partner from 2022, and Foresight Group LLP, as Venture Partner from 2020.
Mr. Raffa also formerly worked at NuCORE Technology, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2002, TimeSys Corp., as Chairman, International Business Machines Corp., as Director-Corporate Development from 2015 to 2019, BrightScale, Inc., as Director, Synopsys, Inc., as VP & General Manager-Logic Synthesis Business Unit from 1994 to 1996, Adams Capital Management, Inc., as Venture Partner from 2005 to 2010, Shoreline Investment Management, as Principal, Paladin Capital Group, as Venture Advisor from 2010 to 2013, and The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., as Advisor from 2019 to 2020.
Mr. Raffa received his Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard University, graduate degree from Stanford University, and undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University.

Joseph J. Raffa active positions

Companies	Position	Start
AutoESL Design Technologies, Inc. AutoESL Design Technologies, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Provides platform-based communication-centric Electronic System Level synthesis tools	Director/Board Member	2009-08-12
Foresight Group LLP Foresight Group LLP Investment ManagersFinance Foresight Group invests in companies located in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The firm focuses across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for seed, early, growth, and buyout transactions with an investment size ranging from GBP 2 - 50 million.	Private Equity Investor	2020-08-31
Foresight Group, Inc. Foresight Group, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Provides innovative solutions for creative, print and mail	Private Equity Investor	2022-05-31
Downing Ventures Downing Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Downing Ventures invests in companies located in the United Kingdom. The firm focuses on companies with operations in the healthcare sector. It participates in early and growth stage capital transactions.	Private Equity Investor	2020-08-31

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Former positions of Joseph J. Raffa

Companies	Position	End
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consulting services	Consultant / Advisor	2020-02-29
IBM	Corporate Officer/Principal	2019-02-28
Paladin Capital Group Paladin Capital Group Investment ManagersFinance Paladin Capital Group invests in companies located across the globe, primarily in the United States. The firm focuses on technology, defense, tele-communications, e-commerce and real estate sectors. It provides financing for early, later and growth stage capital requirements. The firm makes co-investments and also takes a seat on the board of directors.	Private Equity Investor	2013-06-30
Adams Capital Management, Inc. Adams Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance ACM invests in companies located in the United States with minimum enterprise value of USD 500 million. The firm focuses on companies operating in the information technology and networking infrastructure sector. It participates in equity financing for early-stage transactions with an investment size of USD 1 – 5 million. It acts as a series A lead investor and takes a seat on board with ownership more than 25%.	Private Equity Investor	2010-02-28
BrightScale, Inc. BrightScale, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops video processing technology for digital television and multimedia products	Director/Board Member	2009-10-25

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Private companies	16
International Business Machines Corp. International Business Machines Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides software, IT consulting, cloud and infrastructure services	Technology Services
Synopsys, Inc. Synopsys, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops semiconductor intellectual property and electronic design automation software solutions	Technology Services
Adams Capital Management, Inc. Adams Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance ACM invests in companies located in the United States with minimum enterprise value of USD 500 million. The firm focuses on companies operating in the information technology and networking infrastructure sector. It participates in equity financing for early-stage transactions with an investment size of USD 1 – 5 million. It acts as a series A lead investor and takes a seat on board with ownership more than 25%.	Finance
Shoreline Investment Management Shoreline Investment Management Investment ManagersFinance Shoreline makes early-stage investments in Internet technology and software companies. The firm maintains a low turnover rate.	Finance
TimeSys Corp. TimeSys Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides development tools, cybersecurity solutions and software engineering services	Technology Services
NuCORE Technology, Inc. NuCORE Technology, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops digital and analog imaging chips for digital still and video cameras	Electronic Technology
AutoESL Design Technologies, Inc. AutoESL Design Technologies, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Provides platform-based communication-centric Electronic System Level synthesis tools	Electronic Technology
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Paladin Capital Group Paladin Capital Group Investment ManagersFinance Paladin Capital Group invests in companies located across the globe, primarily in the United States. The firm focuses on technology, defense, tele-communications, e-commerce and real estate sectors. It provides financing for early, later and growth stage capital requirements. The firm makes co-investments and also takes a seat on the board of directors.	Finance
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consulting services	Commercial Services
Downing Ventures Downing Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Downing Ventures invests in companies located in the United Kingdom. The firm focuses on companies with operations in the healthcare sector. It participates in early and growth stage capital transactions.	Finance
Foresight Group LLP Foresight Group LLP Investment ManagersFinance Foresight Group invests in companies located in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The firm focuses across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for seed, early, growth, and buyout transactions with an investment size ranging from GBP 2 - 50 million.	Finance
Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
BrightScale, Inc. BrightScale, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops video processing technology for digital television and multimedia products	Electronic Technology
Foresight Group, Inc. Foresight Group, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Provides innovative solutions for creative, print and mail	Commercial Services