Mr Eric A Young

KANDO id: 9828

Bio

Mr Young was a co-founder of Canaan and has served as a General Partner since its inception. At Canaan, Mr Young has concentrated on opportunities in communications systems and enterprise automation, having led its investments in Argon Networks, Copper Mountain Networks, Diffusion Software, Frame Technology, INS, Kaplana, ONI Systems, Spectrian and Visigenic Software. Prior to Canaan, he was a Senior Vice President of GE Venture Capital. During his five years there, he was responsible for several successful investments in companies such as Nellcor and Octel Communications. Mr Young joined GE in 1979, holding successive managerial positions in sales, marketing and manufacturing within two GE industrial product businesses before joining GE Venture Capital. Mr Young is also a member of Nasdaq's Listing and Hearing Review Council and of Cornell University's Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer Advisory Councils. Mr Young currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Capstone Turbine, Ebates, Enpirion, Notiva, PureMarkets, and uRoam. Mr Young is a graduate of Cornell University with a BS in mechanical engineering and received his MBA in finance from Northwestern University.

Career


Canaan Partners

Venture capital firm with a focus on early stage technology and healthcare companies
Email: [email protected]

Education