Roger J. Sippl
Founder at Sippl Macdonald Ventures
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Roger J.
Sippl founded Visigenic Software, Inc. in 1993, where he worked as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 1999, Above All Software, Inc. in 2002, where he worked as Chairman in 2007, Sippl Macdonald Ventures in 1995, where he is working as Founding Partner from 1995, Informix Corp.
in 1980, where he worked as Chairman in 1993, Informix Software, Inc. in 1980, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer in 1990, Sippl Investments LLC in 1995, where he is working as Partner from 1995, and Elastic Intelligence, Inc. in 2007, where he worked as Executive Chairman & Chief Technology Officer in 2013.
Mr. Sippl also founded The Vantive Corp., where he worked as Chairman.
Mr. Sippl also currently works at Fountain Valley School of Colorado, as Director, LogMeIn Communications, Inc., as Director, and Filtini, Inc., as Director.
Mr. Sippl also formerly worked at Universal Hospital Systems, Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Universal Hospital Systems, Inc., as Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2012, SQL Access Group, as Chairman from 1989 to 1993, Interwoven, Inc., as Director from 2007 to 2009, SupportSoft, Inc., as Director from 2000 to 2005, HAHT Commerce, Inc., as Director from 2000 to 2004, WaveMaker Software, Inc., as Director from 2007 to 2011, Dokkio, Inc., as Director, Illustra Information Technologies, Inc., as Member of the Board of Directors, Imperva, Inc., as Independent Director from 2016 to 2019, SolarWinds North America, Inc., as Independent Director from 2011 to 2016, Support.com, Inc., as Director, and Borland Software Corp., as Chief Technology Officer in 1998.
Mr. Sippl received his undergraduate degree in 1977 from the University of California, Berkeley.
Roger J. Sippl active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Sippl Macdonald Ventures
 Sippl Macdonald Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Sippl Macdonald Ventures (Sippl Macdonald Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Roger Sippl and Jacqueline Macdonald. The firm is headquarterd in Menlo Park, California. | Founder | 2010-07-14 |
Sippl Investments LLC
 Sippl Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sippl Investments LLC (Sippl Investments) is a venture capital subsidiary of SIPPL ROGER J founded in 1995 by Roger J. Sippl. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City,California. | Founder | 1994-12-31 |
| Filtini, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Fountain Valley School of Colorado | Director/Board Member | - |
LogMeIn Communications, Inc.
 LogMeIn Communications, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications LogMeIn Communications, Inc. provides enterprise-grade hosted voice over internet protocol and unified communications services to businesses and institutions. Its products include voice, video, contact center, and mobile applications. The company was founded by Brent Thomson, Michael K. Sharp, Matthew C. Peterson, and Stephen Todd in 2006 and is headquartered in Orem, UT. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Roger J. Sippl
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| IMPERVA INC | Director/Board Member | 2019-01-09 |
| SOLARWINDS INC | Director/Board Member | 2016-04-29 |
Elastic Intelligence, Inc.
 Elastic Intelligence, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Elastic Intelligence, Inc. provides enterprise applications and analytical tools. It develops and markets by Elastic Intelligence, is the only real-time SQL-based Platform-as-a-Service for connecting to virtual SaaS data for reporting, business intelligence (BI) and application development. Using Connection Cloud, business users and application developers can access their virtual SaaS data from where it resides, eliminating the need for a complex on-premise data warehousing, or additional IT support. The company was founded by Roger J. Sippl and Neil R. Blumenfield in 2008 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Founder | 2013-06-29 |
Universal Hospital Systems, Inc.
 Universal Hospital Systems, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Universal Hospital Systems, Inc. provides information technology services to the healthcare industry. It specializes in command and control systems that manage patient logistics, data, scheduled appointments, and orders from existing information technology systems. The company was founded by Donald Rosenthal and Tony Lazar in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Chairman | 2012-01-01 |
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Training of Roger J. Sippl
| University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 22 |
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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 |
The Vantive Corp.
 The Vantive Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vantive Corp. provided customer asset management applications software. The company was founded in 1990 and was located in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Visigenic Software, Inc.
 Visigenic Software, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Visigenic Software, Inc. provides software tools for database and distributed computing development, as well as connectivity for the Internet. The company is based in Scotts Valley, CA. The company was founded by Roger J. Sippl. Visigenic Software was acquired by Borland Software Corp., part of Micro Focus International Plc from July 27, 2009 on March 02, 1998 for $111.88 million. | Technology Services |
Interwoven, Inc.
 Interwoven, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Interwoven, Inc. provides content management software and services. The firm specializes in web content management, enterprise search, web optimization, web marketing, web development and WCM sales. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Commercial Services |
SupportSoft, Inc.
 SupportSoft, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SupportSoft, Inc. provides solutions that ensure business processes and related technology critical to real-time enterprises — as well as the digital services consumers have come to rely upon — work as planned. | Technology Services |
HAHT Commerce, Inc.
 HAHT Commerce, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services HAHT Commerce Inc. is a provider of Demand Chain Management solutions, essential software applications, used to automate, integrate and optimize business processes, transactions and information exchange between manufacturers, channel partners and their customers. In real-time. With out-of-the-box ERP integration | Technology Services |
Above All Software, Inc.
 Above All Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Above All Software, Inc. provides business integration software solutions. Its composite application platform helps customers transform existing information technology investments into rapidly assembled and high-impact solutions. The company was founded by Chris Maloney and Roger J. Sippl in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
WaveMaker Software, Inc.
 WaveMaker Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services WaveMaker Software, Inc. develops and provides web application solutions. It acts as a application platform-as-a-service software for rapid application delivery of enterprise custom applications on a private cloud infrastructure. The company was founded by Peter Yared in 2003 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Dokkio, Inc.
 Dokkio, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Dokkio, Inc. provides hosted collaboration solutions for businesses and education workspaces. The firm offers across-platform, auto-classification, tagging and search products. It offers creative agencies, business development, marketing, professional and project management services. The company was founded by Nathan Schmidt, Ramit Singh Sethi, David E. Weekly and Chris Yeh in 2005 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Universal Hospital Systems, Inc.
Universal Hospital Systems, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Universal Hospital Systems, Inc. provides information technology services to the healthcare industry. It specializes in command and control systems that manage patient logistics, data, scheduled appointments, and orders from existing information technology systems. The company was founded by Donald Rosenthal and Tony Lazar in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Technology Services |
Sippl Macdonald Ventures
Sippl Macdonald Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Sippl Macdonald Ventures (Sippl Macdonald Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Roger Sippl and Jacqueline Macdonald. The firm is headquarterd in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
| Informix Corp. | Technology Services |
Illustra Information Technologies, Inc.
 Illustra Information Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Illustra Information Technologies, Inc. provides object relational database software solutions. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Technology Services |
| Informix Software, Inc. | Technology Services |
Imperva, Inc.
 Imperva, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Imperva, Inc. engages in the provision of cybersecurity solutions that protect business critical data and applications. Its products include web application security, breach prevention, attack analytics, cloud data security, data protection, and vulnerability discovery. The company was founded by Shlomo Kramer, Amichai Shulman, and Michael Boodaei in 2002 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
SolarWinds North America, Inc.
 SolarWinds North America, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SolarWinds North America, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology solutions. Its products include network performance monitor, server and application monitor, virtualization manager, storage resource monitor and network configuration manager. The firm also offers network management, systems management, database management and information technology security. The company was founded by David A. Yonce and Donald C. Yonce in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Support.com, Inc.
 Support.com, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Support.com, Inc. provides customer and technical support solutions delivered by home-based employees. It provides cloud-based technology platforms to companies in multiple industry verticals, and offers outsourced support services for service providers, retailers, Internet of Things solution providers, and technology companies. The firm technology support services programs help consumers to create new revenue streams and deepen customer relationships. The company was founded by Cadir B. Lee and Mark Jonathan Pincus on December 3, 1997 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE. | Consumer Services |
| SQL Access Group | |
Sippl Investments LLC
Sippl Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sippl Investments LLC (Sippl Investments) is a venture capital subsidiary of SIPPL ROGER J founded in 1995 by Roger J. Sippl. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City,California. | Finance |
Elastic Intelligence, Inc.
Elastic Intelligence, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Elastic Intelligence, Inc. provides enterprise applications and analytical tools. It develops and markets by Elastic Intelligence, is the only real-time SQL-based Platform-as-a-Service for connecting to virtual SaaS data for reporting, business intelligence (BI) and application development. Using Connection Cloud, business users and application developers can access their virtual SaaS data from where it resides, eliminating the need for a complex on-premise data warehousing, or additional IT support. The company was founded by Roger J. Sippl and Neil R. Blumenfield in 2008 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Technology Services |
| Filtini, Inc. | |
LogMeIn Communications, Inc.
LogMeIn Communications, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications LogMeIn Communications, Inc. provides enterprise-grade hosted voice over internet protocol and unified communications services to businesses and institutions. Its products include voice, video, contact center, and mobile applications. The company was founded by Brent Thomson, Michael K. Sharp, Matthew C. Peterson, and Stephen Todd in 2006 and is headquartered in Orem, UT. | Communications |
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