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Bay Partners

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Bay Partners is a venture capital firm that funds information technology and healthcare businesses.

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01.01.1978

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Private

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Founded in 1976, Bay Partners is a 35-year-old venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm has funded over 200 information technology and healthcare businesses and has had over 250 successful exits. Bay Partners invests in a wide range of sectors, including consumer services, e-commerce, biotechnology, and energy. The firm is currently investing out of its 11th fund, led by General Partners Salil Deshpande, Stu Phillips, and Neal Dempsey.
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John Friedenrich

John Freidenrich, Ph.D. Co-founded Regis Management Company, LLC and serves as its Partner. Freidenrich served as Partner Emeritus at Bay Partners, LLC. Freidenrich founded Bay Partners in 1976 and led Bay Partners over the past 25 years. He retired from Bay Partners in December 2004. Freidenrich began his career as a Lawyer and founded Ware and Freidenrich (now DLA Piper Rudnick) in 1968. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Packard Children's Hospital. He served as the Chairman of National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (now Small Business Investor Alliance). He has been closely involved with Stanford University, where Freidenrich was the Chairman of the Board for four years and a Member of the Board of Trustees for a decade. Freidenrich serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of Montreux Equity Partners. He has been Trustee at various American Funds and fund complex since 2005. He serves as a Director of AudioBase, Inc. and Regis Management Company, LLC. He serves as a Director of the Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life, Stanford Health Care (formerly Stanford Hospital and Clinics) and HBI Solutions, Inc. He served as a Director of PrintPaks, Inc., Digital Island, Inc.,Cable & Wireless Internet Services, Inc, Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions Inc, Metaphor Systems, Versata, Inc., Jarna, Inc., Octel Communications Corp., Convoy Corporation and Boxer Cross, Inc. He serves on the Investment Committees of RM Properties. He holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Stanford University and a L.L.D. degree from Stanford University Law school.

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Stu Phillips

Stu Phillips

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Neal Dempsey

General Managing Partner

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Neil Sadaranganey

General Partner

Sandesh Patnam

Sandesh Patnam

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Chris Noble

Chris Noble

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Bob Williams

Bob Williams

General Partner

Loring Knoblauch

General Partner

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