Jim Gauer

A veteran venture capital fund manager with expertise in all aspects of Information Technology investing, Jim has produced well over $1 billion in gains for his investors during his career and has established himself as one of the venture industry's premier IT investors. Prior to forming Palomar Ventures, Jim led early-stage IT investments as general partner for Enterprise Partners Venture Capital. With experience as chief executive officer of several successful companies in both the US and Europe, Jim combines a strong technical and management background with an outstanding record as an investment professional to guide and oversee the investment strategy for the Palomar fund. Jim has led investments in such market leaders as webMethods (WEBM), Efficient Networks (EFNT, Siemens), Borland (BORL), American Home Lenders (LEND), Rendition (Micron), XLNT Designs (Intel), Isocor (ISOC, Critical Path), Digital Style (Netscape), and numerous other successful public and private companies. He currently serves on the board of six private companies: AlterPoint, ARC, Composite Software, CoreObjects, Dorado and Lombardi Software. Apart from his professional work, Jim also places a high priority on community involvement, with a philanthropic emphasis ranging from underprivileged and foster youth, to research work for cancer and mental health, to environmental protection and civil liberties.