Paul Voois
Director/Board Member at Veckta Corp.
Profile
Dr. Paul Voois is a Fund Manager with Cove Fund and is also a member of Tech Coast Angels.
As an entrepreneur, Dr. Voois established a track record of building valuable companies with unique, defensible technology in the networking, communications and software industries.
In 2002 he co-founded ClariPhy Communications, a venture-backed supplier of optical networking semiconductors that was acquired in 2016 by Inphi for $300M, which was subsequently acquired by Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL) for $10B, and now operates as Marvell’s Coherent DSP business unit.
He served as ClariPhy’s CEO until 2011 and as Chief Strategy Officer until its acquisition.
Prior to founding ClariPhy, he served as CEO of 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT), a market leader in voice and video over IP technology.
Dr. Voois received an MS and PhD from Stanford and a BS (summa cum laude) from Penn State, all in electrical engineering.
He is an inventor on 36 issued United States patents.
Paul Voois active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Cove Management LLC
 Cove Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cove Management LLC (Cove Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2017-07-31 |
GoVyrl, Inc.
 GoVyrl, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services GoVyrl, Inc. provides marketing and advertising services. The firm specializes in mobile apps, social media marketing, influencer relations and influencer. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2017-07-31 |
Veckta Corp.
 Veckta Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Veckta Corp. is an energy transition platform that provides a marketplace for engineers, investors, and equipment providers to design, optimize, and procure onsite energy systems. Veckta is based in Houston, TX and was founded in 2019 by Gareth Evans and Tristan Jackson. The company offers energy-specific tools to define needs, gather data, and share projects with the market. Gareth Evans has been the CEO since 2019. | Director/Board Member | 2022-06-30 |
Edgex, Inc.
 Edgex, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Edgex, Inc. provides technology services. The CEO of the American company is Timothy Gibbons. | Director/Board Member | - |
Vessel Health, Inc.
 Vessel Health, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Vessel Health, Inc. provides in-home wellness tracker. The company was founded by Matt McCord and Jon Carder and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2022-09-30 |
Former positions of Paul Voois
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Ubiq Security, Inc.
 Ubiq Security, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services UBIQ SECURITY INC. develops cyber security software solutions. It includes high-speed cybersecurity, user and key management and PoweClick products. The firm secures enterprise protection, backup, ransomware safeguarding and end-to-end data protection services. The company was founded in 2012 by Eric Tobias and Linda Eigner and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2021-05-31 |
| 8X8, INC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2001-01-21 |
ClariPhy Communications, Inc.
 ClariPhy Communications, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology ClariPhy Communications, Inc. develops mixed-signal CMOS integrated circuits for networking applications. It also develops mixed signal, advanced digital signal processing SoCs targeting multi-mode, multi-rate high performance optical network applications at 10, 40, 100, and 200G via the industry's most comprehensive product portfolio. The company provides CL1012, a clock and data recovery integrated circuit for metro, regional, and long haul telecom networks; CL1012 evaluation board, a tool used to test and analyze maximum likelihood sequence estimated electronic dispersion compensation technology in combination with XFP modules; CL4010 LightSpeed, a coherent single chip dual polarization quadrature phase shift keying transceiver; and custom system-on-chips. ClariPhy Communications was founded by Paul Voois, Norm Swenson and Bharath Jagannathan on September 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Founder | - |
Training of Paul Voois
| Stanford University | Doctorate Degree |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| 8X8, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 7 |
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ClariPhy Communications, Inc.
ClariPhy Communications, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology ClariPhy Communications, Inc. develops mixed-signal CMOS integrated circuits for networking applications. It also develops mixed signal, advanced digital signal processing SoCs targeting multi-mode, multi-rate high performance optical network applications at 10, 40, 100, and 200G via the industry's most comprehensive product portfolio. The company provides CL1012, a clock and data recovery integrated circuit for metro, regional, and long haul telecom networks; CL1012 evaluation board, a tool used to test and analyze maximum likelihood sequence estimated electronic dispersion compensation technology in combination with XFP modules; CL4010 LightSpeed, a coherent single chip dual polarization quadrature phase shift keying transceiver; and custom system-on-chips. ClariPhy Communications was founded by Paul Voois, Norm Swenson and Bharath Jagannathan on September 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Cove Management LLC
Cove Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cove Management LLC (Cove Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California. | Finance |
Ubiq Security, Inc.
Ubiq Security, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services UBIQ SECURITY INC. develops cyber security software solutions. It includes high-speed cybersecurity, user and key management and PoweClick products. The firm secures enterprise protection, backup, ransomware safeguarding and end-to-end data protection services. The company was founded in 2012 by Eric Tobias and Linda Eigner and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA. | Technology Services |
GoVyrl, Inc.
GoVyrl, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services GoVyrl, Inc. provides marketing and advertising services. The firm specializes in mobile apps, social media marketing, influencer relations and influencer. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Technology Services |
Vessel Health, Inc.
Vessel Health, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Vessel Health, Inc. provides in-home wellness tracker. The company was founded by Matt McCord and Jon Carder and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Technology Services |
Veckta Corp.
Veckta Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Veckta Corp. is an energy transition platform that provides a marketplace for engineers, investors, and equipment providers to design, optimize, and procure onsite energy systems. Veckta is based in Houston, TX and was founded in 2019 by Gareth Evans and Tristan Jackson. The company offers energy-specific tools to define needs, gather data, and share projects with the market. Gareth Evans has been the CEO since 2019. | Technology Services |
Edgex, Inc.
Edgex, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Edgex, Inc. provides technology services. The CEO of the American company is Timothy Gibbons. | Technology Services |
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