Kenneth C. Gardner

Chief Executive Officer at conDati, Inc.

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Kenneth C.
Gardner is the founder of Istante Software, Inc. (founded in 2002) where he served as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer in 2005.
He was also the founder of SOASTA, Inc. (founded in 2006) where he held the position of Executive Chairman from 2006 to 2010.
Additionally, Mr. Gardner founded ReportSmith, Inc. (founded in 1992) and served as President & Chief Executive Officer in 1994.
Currently, Mr. Gardner is the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of conDati, Inc. (founded in 2017).
Mr. Gardner is also the founder of Sagent Technology, Inc...His current job(s) include being a Director at Accept Software Corp.
and a Venture Partner at The Entrepreneurs' Fund Management Services LLC.
Mr. Gardner's former job(s) include being the President & Chief Executive Officer of Viewpoint Systems, Inc. in 1991, as well as holding director positions at Commerce One, Inc., Kabira Technologies, Inc., Everdream Corp., Adept Cloud, Inc., and Datasage, Inc. He also served as the Director of Research & Development at Tymshare, Inc. from 1978 to 1985, Vice President-Products at Borland Software Corp.
from 1994 to 1995, and Senior Vice President-Technology at Tesseract Corp.
from 1985 to 1988.
In terms of education, Mr. Gardner obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisville in 1972.

Kenneth C. Gardner active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Accept Software Corp. Accept Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Accept provides a complete product innovation management suite, Accept360, proven to help companies developing winning products, faster. Developed in partnership with leading companies in the most demanding and competitive industries, Accept360 is imbued with the proven product innovation processes and best practices required to manage complex product portfolios and deliver at market speed.	Director/Board Member	-
conDati, Inc. conDati, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services conDati, Inc. provides digital marketing services. It applies big data science and machine learning to Marketing data to improve business results. The company was founded in by Dan Bartow and Kenneth C. Gardner in 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.	Chief Executive Officer	2016-12-31
The Entrepreneurs' Fund Management Services LLC The Entrepreneurs' Fund Management Services LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Entrepreneurs' Fund Management Services LLC (The Entrepreneurs' Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Jeff Webber. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.	Private Equity Investor	-

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Everdream Corp. Everdream Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Everdream Corp. provided personal computer and desktop management software services. It offered end-to-end solution services in hardware, software, Internet access, services, and support. The company was founded by Russell Rive and Lyndon Rive in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.	Director/Board Member	2011-04-12
Commerce One, Inc. Commerce One, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CO Liquidation, Inc. provides web-based enterprise procurement solutions. The company is headquartered at the city of San Francisco in the state of California, United States. Previously, it was known as Commerce One.	Director/Board Member	2006-04-11
Istante Software, Inc. Istante Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Istante Software, Inc. was founded in 2002 by Kenneth C. Gardner and Lisa Bergamo. The American company develops business intelligence and wireless delivery technology.	Chief Executive Officer	2004-12-31
Borland Software Corp. Borland Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Borland Software Corp. designs open application lifecycle management solutions. The firm's products include required management, change management, software testing, test management, automated testing and performance testing. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.	Corporate Officer/Principal	1995-02-28
ReportSmith, Inc. ReportSmith, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Open Text Corp., ReportSmith, Inc. is a company that produces database operation software. The company is based in Scotts Valley, CA. The company was founded by John Zicker, Kenneth C. Gardner. ReportSmith was acquired by Borland Software Corp., part of Open Text Corp. from July 27, 2009 on June 01, 1994 for $17.70 million.	Chief Executive Officer	1993-12-31

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Borland Software Corp. Borland Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Borland Software Corp. designs open application lifecycle management solutions. The firm's products include required management, change management, software testing, test management, automated testing and performance testing. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.	Technology Services
Sagent Technology, Inc. Sagent Technology, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sagent Technology, Inc. Develops and markets integrated data mart solution.	Technology Services
Commerce One, Inc. Commerce One, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CO Liquidation, Inc. provides web-based enterprise procurement solutions. The company is headquartered at the city of San Francisco in the state of California, United States. Previously, it was known as Commerce One.	Technology Services
Kabira Technologies, Inc. Kabira Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kabira Technologies provides communications service providers software applications and performance technology elements that accelerate their Pace of Return by reducing time-to-revenue while lowering overall cost of growth. With installations serving over 700 million subscribers for over 100 customers in more than 40 countries, Kabira has established its reputation for delivering highly scalable and highly reliable solutions. Based on Fluency™, Kabira's powerful transaction platform, Kabira's Policy, Fulfillment and Payments Orchestration product suites are designed to provide essential capabilities that enable service providers to launch services in record time, while creating new ways to monetize their investments. Some of Kabira's customers include AT&T Corp., Orange/France Telecom, Visa, VimpelCom, T-Mobile, Hutchison, Saudi Telecom and NTT. Kabira, Orchestration by Kabira, Policy Orchestration, Fulfillment Orchestration, Payments Orchestration, Fluency, Fluency at the Core and the Kabira logo are registered trademarks, registered service marks or trademarks or service marks of Kabira, and its affiliates, in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.	Technology Services
Everdream Corp. Everdream Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Everdream Corp. provided personal computer and desktop management software services. It offered end-to-end solution services in hardware, software, Internet access, services, and support. The company was founded by Russell Rive and Lyndon Rive in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.	Technology Services
Istante Software, Inc. Istante Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Istante Software, Inc. was founded in 2002 by Kenneth C. Gardner and Lisa Bergamo. The American company develops business intelligence and wireless delivery technology.	Technology Services
Accept Software Corp. Accept Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Accept provides a complete product innovation management suite, Accept360, proven to help companies developing winning products, faster. Developed in partnership with leading companies in the most demanding and competitive industries, Accept360 is imbued with the proven product innovation processes and best practices required to manage complex product portfolios and deliver at market speed.	Technology Services
SOASTA, Inc. SOASTA, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SOASTA, Inc. provides test automation solutions for web applications and services. The firm’s products include mPulse, CloudTest, TouchTest, DOC and Pricing. Its solutions include web performance testing, real user monitoring, mobile performance testing and mobile test automation. The company was founded by Kenneth C. Gardner, Lisa Bergamo, Mike Hemmert, Craig Powers, Kenneth Holcomb, Kendall Cosby and Tom Lounibos in February 2006 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.	Technology Services
Adept Cloud, Inc. Adept Cloud, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Adept Cloud, Inc. developed cloud managed private collaboration software. The firm simplified collaboration for users, who can access documents from the desktop, mobile devices or via the web. The company was founded by Frank-Robert Kline and Aaron Nathan in June 2011 and was headquartered in San Mateo, CA.	Technology Services
Datasage, Inc. Datasage, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Datasage, Inc. develops e-marketing and personalization software. The company is based in Reading, MA. The company was founded by David B. Blundin, Eric F. Brown, John Lunny, Charles D. Johnson, Michael Blundin. Datasage was acquired by Vignette Corp. on February 15, 2000 for $650.76 million.	Technology Services
ReportSmith, Inc. ReportSmith, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Open Text Corp., ReportSmith, Inc. is a company that produces database operation software. The company is based in Scotts Valley, CA. The company was founded by John Zicker, Kenneth C. Gardner. ReportSmith was acquired by Borland Software Corp., part of Open Text Corp. from July 27, 2009 on June 01, 1994 for $17.70 million.	Technology Services
Tesseract Corp. Tesseract Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Tesseract, headquartered in San Francisco, is a total HR solutions provider offering an integrated Web-enabled HRMS suite. Tesseract's Web-based solution suite allows HR users, employees and external service providers secure electronic communication in real time. The integrated nature of the system allows for easy access to data and a higher level of accuracy for internal reporting, assessment and external data interface. Tesseract's customer base includes many of the nation's Fortune 100 corporations operating in a diverse range of industries, including financial services, transportation, utilities, insurance, manufacturing, petroleum, retail, and pharmaceuticals. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Platinum Equity.	Technology Services
Tymshare, Inc.	Technology Services
Viewpoint Systems, Inc. Viewpoint Systems, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Viewpoint Systems, Inc. designs and supplies custom computer software and systems. The firm provides automated test, circuit board design and embedded monitoring and control. Its products include signal conditioning, connector breakout interfaces and PCI and PXI. The company was founded on January 11, 1993 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.	Technology Services
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The Entrepreneurs' Fund Management Services LLC The Entrepreneurs' Fund Management Services LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Entrepreneurs' Fund Management Services LLC (The Entrepreneurs' Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Jeff Webber. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.	Finance
conDati, Inc. conDati, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services conDati, Inc. provides digital marketing services. It applies big data science and machine learning to Marketing data to improve business results. The company was founded in by Dan Bartow and Kenneth C. Gardner in 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.	Commercial Services