Lip-Bu Tan is the Founder and Chairman of Walden International, which manages over US$1.6 billion in venture capital funds. He has been active in the venture capital industry for the past two decades in the United States. Lip-Bu also introduced and pioneered the U.S. venture capital concept in Asia, and contributed towards the promotion of early-stage technology investing in the Asia-Pacific region.
Lip-Bu focuses primarily in industries relating to communications, semiconductor/ components and software. He was instrumental in the investment and exits of the following companies either via IPO or M&A:
Communications: Accelerated Networks (OTCBB: OCCM), Endwave Corporation (NASDAQ: ENWV), GVC Corporation (TSE: 2322), Network Peripherals Inc., and Premisys Communications.
Semiconductor/Optical Components: Centillium Communications (NASDAQ: CTLM), Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: CY), Integrated Circuit Solution Inc. (TAISDAQ: 5473), Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISSI), Leadis Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: LDIS), and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC; NYSE: SMI; HKSE: 981).
Computer Peripherals: Creative Technology (NASDAQ: CREAF) and UMAX (TAISDAQ: 2348).
Software/Internet/IT Services: MediaRing.com Ltd. (SES: MR) and SINA (NASDAQ: SINA).
Lip-Bu is currently serving on the Board of the following companies: AMEC, Actelis Networks, Ambarella, Apexone Microelectronics, Beceem Communications, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CDN), Calypto Design Systems, Celestial Semiconductor, Centillium Communications (NASDAQ: CTLM), CommVerge Solutions, Creative Technology (NASDAQ: CREAF), Flextronics International (NASDAQ: FLEX), Greenfield Networks, Inphi Corporation, Integrated Silicon Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISSI), Leadis Technology (NASDAQ: LDIS), Mindtree Consulting, Multiplex, SINA (NASDAQ: SINA), SMIC (SMIC; NYSE: SMI; HKSE: 981), Steridian, Teak Technologies, Telegent Systems, Terawave Communications, UP Tech, Vivato and Xponent Photonics.
Lip-Bu is a board member of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), a member of the Committee of 100, a member of the VC Advisory Board of Fabless Semiconductor Assocation (FSA), and a member of both the Dean’s Advisory Council for the School of Engineering and the Visiting Committee for the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lip-Bu also serves on the board of San Francisco Opera, and is an Emeritus Trustee of the University of San Francisco.
Lip-Bu received his M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his MBA from the University of San Francisco, and his B.S. from Nanyang University in Singapore.
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