Norm Fogelsong joined Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) in March 1989. With more than 30 years of high-technology venture capital and growth equity experience, he currently emphasizes investments in private later-stage companies and in select public market opportunities. Norm is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Norm has led investments in Artisan Components (ARTI), Aspect Communications (ASPT), Compaq Computers (CPQ), Concur Technologies (CNQR), Convex Computers (CNVX), Cortina Systems, Danger (acquired by Microsoft Corp.), Gaia Online, InphoMatch (acquired by Sybase, Inc.), Integrated Circuit Works (acquired by Cypress Semiconductor Corp.), Lam Research (LRCX), LensVector, Motion Computing, Platinum Software (PSQL), Polycom (PLCM), SkyStream Networks (acquired by Ericsson), TelCom Semiconductor (TLCM) and Websense (WBSN).

Norm also actively participated in venture investments in Akamai (AKAM), Amgen (AMGN), At Road (ARDI), Applied Biosystems (ABI), Chordiant (CHRD), ComScore (SCOR), Cypress Semiconductor (CY), Digital River (DRIV), Dust Networks, Genentech (DNA), Linear Technology (LLTC), LoopNet (LOOP), LSI Logic (LSI), MIPS Computer Systems (MIPS), Quantum (QTM), Silicon Graphics (SGI), SuccessFactors (SFSF), SupportSoft (SPRT), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), 3COM (COMS), Verisity (VRST), WebEx (WEBX) and Zynga.

For Cortina Systems, Norm arranged a $132 million investment syndicate, and the proceeds were used to buy a $100 million division that was being spun out of Intel. His most recent investments include Gaia Online, the leading online hangout for teenagers on the web, and LensVector, a leader in dynamic solid-state optics.

Norm began his career as a computer programmer and systems analyst at Hewlett-Packard. He then worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company where he specialized in strategic planning. Prior to joining IVP, Norm was a General Partner with Mayfield Fund. He has served the local community as the Treasurer of the Children's Health Council, the Secretary of the Churchill Club and as a member of the Major Gifts Committees at Menlo School and Stanford University. Norm is also the founder of the Kona Jazz Festival.

Norm earned a B.S. in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University (Phi Beta Kappa), an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Norm Fogelsong News Articles

RUSSIA PROFILE, June 2010
VENTUREWIRE, June 2010
NVCA PRESS RELEASE, May 2010
WALL STREET JOURNAL, February 2010
MERCURY NEWS, February 2010
MERCURY NEWS, February 2010
INTERNETNEWS, July 2009
TECHPULSE 360, July 2009
PEI MANAGER, September 2008
PRIVATE EQUITY ANALYST, September 2007
VENTURE CAPITAL JOURNAL, July 2007