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Val E. Vaden
Director/Board Member at
INXPO, Inc.
Profile
Val E.
Vaden was the founder of Outfitter Ventures LLC, founded in 2003, holding the title of Managing Partner.
Mr. Vaden is currently a Director at INXPO, Inc. and a Venture Partner at Cota Capital Management LLC, starting in 2024.
Former positions include Chairman at FTEN, Inc. from 2003 to 2010, Director at Niku Corp., Director at Certive Corp., Director at C9, Inc., General Partner at Benchmark Capital Management Co. LLC from 1995 to 1998, and Managing Partner at Vector Capital Management LP from 1999 to 2010.
Education includes an MBA from Stanford University, conferred in 1991.
Val E. Vaden active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
INXPO, Inc.
 INXPO, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides privately-branded virtual events and virtual business communities | Director/Board Member | - |
Cota Capital Management LLC
 Cota Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cota Capital seeks investment opportunities in public and private companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on the modern enterprise technology sectors. It participates in seed, early and later stage capital requirements. | Private Equity Investor | 2024-09-30 |
Former positions of Val E. Vaden
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
FTEN, Inc.
 FTEN, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides financial technology solutions | Chairman | 2010-11-30 |
Vector Capital Management LP
 Vector Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Vector Capital Management invests in both public and private middle market companies located in North America, Europe and Israel. The firm focuses on sectors such as IT, government services, media & telecom industries, education services and healthcare. It participates in buy-outs, corporate carve-outs, growth equity investments, add-on acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization with an investment size ranging from $5 to $50 million and also makes minority investments. | Consultant / Advisor | 2009-12-31 |
Benchmark Capital Management Co. LLC
 Benchmark Capital Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Benchmark Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on consumer, marketplaces, open-source, AI, infrastructure and enterprise software. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1998-05-31 |
Outfitter Ventures LLC
 Outfitter Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Outfitter Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on software, business services, energy technologies and recreational real estate. It participates in early stage transactions with an investment size of USD 2 – 10 million. | Founder | - |
C9, Inc.
 C9, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops on-demand business intelligence applications | Director/Board Member | - |
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| Private companies | 10 |
|---|---|
Niku Corp.
 Niku Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software services | Technology Services |
Benchmark Capital Management Co. LLC
Benchmark Capital Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Benchmark Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on consumer, marketplaces, open-source, AI, infrastructure and enterprise software. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements. | Finance |
Vector Capital Management LP
Vector Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Vector Capital Management invests in both public and private middle market companies located in North America, Europe and Israel. The firm focuses on sectors such as IT, government services, media & telecom industries, education services and healthcare. It participates in buy-outs, corporate carve-outs, growth equity investments, add-on acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization with an investment size ranging from $5 to $50 million and also makes minority investments. | Finance |
Certive Corp.
 Certive Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides automated data integration and management solutions | Technology Services |
FTEN, Inc.
FTEN, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides financial technology solutions | Technology Services |
INXPO, Inc.
INXPO, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides privately-branded virtual events and virtual business communities | Technology Services |
Stanford University
 Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
C9, Inc.
C9, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops on-demand business intelligence applications | Technology Services |
Outfitter Ventures LLC
Outfitter Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Outfitter Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on software, business services, energy technologies and recreational real estate. It participates in early stage transactions with an investment size of USD 2 – 10 million. | Finance |
Cota Capital Management LLC
Cota Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cota Capital seeks investment opportunities in public and private companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on the modern enterprise technology sectors. It participates in seed, early and later stage capital requirements. | Finance |
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