Ken Elefant

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Ken Elefant was the founder of Opus Capital Ventures LLC, serving as General Partner since 2005 until 2011.
Mr. Elefant is the founder of Sorenson Ventures, currently holding the title of Partner since 2017.
Current jobs include Director at CloudKnox Security, Inc., Director at Evo Security, Inc., and Partner at Sorenson Capital.
Former jobs include Director at Spock Networks, Inc., Director at TrustedID, Inc., Director at Radius, Inc. from 1994 to 1997, Vice President & Managing Director at Intel Capital Corp.
from 2011 to 2016, Director at Transpond, Inc., Director at SuperSecret, Inc., Director at Kenna Security, Inc., Principal at RealNetworks, Inc., Senior Associate at Lightspeed Management Co LLC from 2001 to 2005, Senior Associate at Battery Ventures from 1999 to 2000, General Partner at Jivox Corp., and Principal at Claris Corp.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, conferred in 1991, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, conferred in 1999.

Ken Elefant active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Sorenson Ventures Sorenson Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Sorenson Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of B2B software and security companies. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of up to USD 15 million. It acts as a lead investor or co-investor.	Founder	01/01/2017
CloudKnox Security, Inc. CloudKnox Security, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates cloud security platform built from the ground-up to support a hybrid-cloud environment	Director/Board Member	-
Evo Security, Inc. Evo Security, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops identity and access management platform	Director/Board Member	-
Sorenson Capital Sorenson Capital Investment ManagersFinance Sorenson Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of cybersecurity, b2b software, artificial intelligence, devops & infrastructure. It participates in growth stage transactions with an investment size of USD 10 - 40 million. It also acquires majority and minority interest.	Private Equity Investor	-

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Former positions of Ken Elefant

Companies	Position	End
Intel Capital Corp. Intel Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Intel Capital Corp invests in companies located across the North America, Israel, Asia pacific and Western Europe. The firm focuses on the technology sector such as cloud, silicon, frontier and devices. It participates in early-stage transactions.	Private Equity Investor	31/12/2016
Opus Capital Ventures LLC Opus Capital Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Opus Capital Ventures invests in companies located in the United States and Israel. The firm focuses on internet, software, networking, information technology, infrastructure and semiconductors sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Founder	30/06/2011
Lightspeed Management Co LLC Lightspeed Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed Venture Partners invests in companies located across the globe, primarily in the United States. The firm focuses on enterprise, consumer, health and fintech sectors. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements. It acts as a lead investor and makes follow-on investments.	Private Equity Investor	30/11/2005
Battery Ventures Battery Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Battery Ventures seeks investment opportunities in companies located across the globe with revenues of USD 5 - 200 million. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of application software, infrastructure software, consumer, industrial technology and life science tools sectors. It provides financing for seed, early, growth and buyout stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Analyst	31/12/2000
Radius, Inc. Radius, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Computer peripheral products	Sales & Marketing	31/07/1997

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RealNetworks, Inc. RealNetworks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI-powered facial recognition systems for security	Technology Services
Spock Networks, Inc. Spock Networks, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Develops people search applications	Technology Services
TrustedID, Inc. TrustedID, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides identity theft protection solutions	Technology Services
Radius, Inc. Radius, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Computer peripheral products	Electronic Technology
Intel Capital Corp. Intel Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Intel Capital Corp invests in companies located across the North America, Israel, Asia pacific and Western Europe. The firm focuses on the technology sector such as cloud, silicon, frontier and devices. It participates in early-stage transactions.	Finance
Lightspeed Management Co LLC Lightspeed Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed Venture Partners invests in companies located across the globe, primarily in the United States. The firm focuses on enterprise, consumer, health and fintech sectors. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements. It acts as a lead investor and makes follow-on investments.	Finance
Battery Ventures Battery Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Battery Ventures seeks investment opportunities in companies located across the globe with revenues of USD 5 - 200 million. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of application software, infrastructure software, consumer, industrial technology and life science tools sectors. It provides financing for seed, early, growth and buyout stage capital requirements.	Finance
Sorenson Capital Sorenson Capital Investment ManagersFinance Sorenson Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of cybersecurity, b2b software, artificial intelligence, devops & infrastructure. It participates in growth stage transactions with an investment size of USD 10 - 40 million. It also acquires majority and minority interest.	Finance
Opus Capital Ventures LLC Opus Capital Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Opus Capital Ventures invests in companies located in the United States and Israel. The firm focuses on internet, software, networking, information technology, infrastructure and semiconductors sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Jivox Corp. Jivox Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI powered commerce marketing platform	Technology Services
Transpond, Inc. Transpond, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides advertising services for social networks	Technology Services
Claris Corp. Claris Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software solutions	Technology Services
SuperSecret, Inc. SuperSecret, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides online social games	Technology Services
Kenna Security, Inc. Kenna Security, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides vulnerability management platform services	Technology Services
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Sorenson Ventures Sorenson Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Sorenson Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of B2B software and security companies. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of up to USD 15 million. It acts as a lead investor or co-investor.	Finance
CloudKnox Security, Inc. CloudKnox Security, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates cloud security platform built from the ground-up to support a hybrid-cloud environment	Technology Services
Evo Security, Inc. Evo Security, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops identity and access management platform	Technology Services