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Richard J. Brekka
Victoria Katsov
Mr. Brekka founded Dolphin in 1998. Mr. Brekka is Chairman
of the Board of Gomez, Inc. (the leader in web application
experience management),and a board member of Enpocket, Inc.(a
provider of carrier-grade mobile media, mobile marketing
and mobile advertising services), Epic Cycle Interactive
(an Internet services firm providing integrated e-business
solutions), The Guild (leading online source for artist-made
home décor products shipped direct from artists'
studios), InQ (an outsourced online chat services company),
Island Data Corportion (enterprise feedback management solution),
and SeaPass Solutions Inc.(an on-demand connectivity solutions
for the insurance industry), which are Dolphin portfolio
companies. Mr. Brekka has specialized in software as a service,
mobile content, communication services, and internet investing
for nearly 17 years.
Prior to founding Dolphin, Mr. Brekka was a Managing Director
of CIBC's private equity investment unit and the President
of CIBC's U.S. private equity investment subsidiaries. On
behalf of CIBC, he served as a director on the board of
10 communications companies. Representative investments
included Telesystems International Wireless, Orion Network
Systems, Transit Communications and OneComm Communications.
Prior to joining CIBC, Mr. Brekka was with Chase Capital
and led the investments in Nextel and DisCom Communications.
Prior to becoming a private equity investor, Mr. Brekka
was an account officer at Swiss Bank Corporation from 1984
until 1987.
Mr. Brekka holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance
from the University of Southern California and a Master
of Business Administration degree from the University of
Chicago.
Victoria Katsov joined Dresdner Kleinwort Capital
in 2000 and is a partner in Wall Street Technology Partners
LP. She has experience in originating, structuring and monitoring
venture capital transactions. Ms. Katsov has worked with,
and made investment in, a number of enterprise software,
wireless technologies, security, storage and retail companies.
She is also an active board member and observer of a number
of technology companies and was actively involved in structuring
and negotiating investments in Apriso, Avexus, Avista Labs.,
ClearCube, iWitness (acquired by Zantaz Inc.), MetaStorm
and Saqqara .
Prior to joining Dresdner Kleinwort Capital, Ms. Katsov
was with a Los Angeles-based venture capital/incubator firm
focused in the emerging technology, Internet, and biotech
fields. Earlier, she worked in the investment banking division
of Salomon Brothers in New York , where she participated
in M&A advisory assignments and capita raising for commercial
banks and finance companies.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Katsov did cancer related research
at the National Institutes of Health. Her research was published
in well-respected science magazines.
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