Ed Cluss

Ed is an experienced executive, investor, and mentor. He has been the CEO of several Silicon Valley venture-backed companies and collaborated with NEA for over 15 years. Ed was CEO of InfoGear Technologies, a company he sold to Cisco in 2000. InfoGear developed and launched the original “iPhone” in 1997. This pioneering cloud-server, internet appliance provided consumers with telephony, email, web browsing, e-commerce and localized services. Earlier in his career, Ed was at Aspect Telecommunications serving as the VP of Marketing and Corporate Development. He helped guide Aspect from its initial product launch to becoming the second highest appreciating public stock company during his final five years at the company.