
Successful enterprises are a unique combination of talent, vision, passion and commitment. The partners at Storm Ventures have decades of history of working together to provide this formula to industry leading organizations such as Cisco Systems, E-Tek Dynamics, JDS Uniphase, ROLM, Stratacom, Venture Law Group and Wilson Sonsini. Each partner brings a unique set of skills, experience, and network to form a powerful and seasoned team. Complemented by the added knowledge and industry reach of our broad set of limited partners, many of whom are industry executives, Storm delivers a unique and successful combination of market insight, operational experience, and a results oriented culture.
Ryan Floyd
GENERAL PARTNER
ryan@stormventures.com
Director: deviceVM, Kidaro, metaRAM, netForensics, SandForce, YieldBuild
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Ryan is a founding partner of Storm Ventures. Ryan invests broadly in information technology including semiconductors and software. Prior to Storm, Ryan directed the business development activities at E-TEK Dynamics where he focused on building strategic OEM and customer relationships, scaling E-TEK's manufacturing operations as well as directing the equity investing and acquisition activities until E-TEK merged with JDS Uniphase in 2000. While Ryan was at E-TEK, the company grew from 400 employees to over 5000 employees in less than three years and completed an Initial Public Offering in 1998. Prior to joining E-TEK, Ryan was with Summit Partners, a private equity firm, where he focused primarily on the communications industry, including Summit's investment in E-TEK Dynamics in July 1997. Ryan received his B.S. and M.S. in Earth Systems from Stanford University. Executive Assistant: |
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