Board of Directors

Peter Chu
Managing Partner, AsiaTech Ventures

Peter is responsible for AsiaTech's Ventures' US operations. AsiaTech Ventures is a trans-Pacific technology venture fund with offices in Hong Kong, Palo Alto, Taipei, Singapore and Beijing.

Peter also serves on the board of directors of seeuthere.com, Ceiva, SupplyEdge, PlanetIntra and Dynaptics.

Prior to joining AsiaTech Ventures in 1998, Peter co-founded two companies. He served as the President and Executive Producer of Channel A, an Internet content and commerce start-up and he was also a co-founder and Marketing Director at Envive Corporation. Prior to that, Peter worked at Verity Corporation as Product Manager. Peter also worked for Oracle Corporation in key management roles in product marketing and to develop the company's international business.

Peter holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Marc Friend
General Partner, Summit Accelerator Fund

Marc is currently a General Partner at Summit Partners - a leading private equity venture fund. An experienced venture investor with many of venture capital experience, Marc joined USVP in 1994 and became a General Partner in 1998. Throughout that period Marc led USVP efforts in Enterprise and Internet Software investing.

Marc was instrumental in numerous USVP software investments including Acta Technology, where he was a Founding Investor; Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP): Blue Martini Software (NASDAQ:BLUE); NetDynamics (acquired by Sun Microsystems); Personify; Sagent Technology (NASDAQ:SGNT); 3dfx Interactive (NASDAQ:TDFX). Marc continues to serve on the Board of Directors of USVP portfolio companies Acta, Bigstep.com and Everypath.

Prior to USVP, Marc held product marketing positions in the software industry at Microsoft and Channel Computing, a venture-backed software startup. At Microsoft, Marc developed corporate communications strategies and tools for the Windows 95 product introduction. At Channel Computing, he managed Data Warehousing software product lines. Prior to Channel Computing, Marc was a Research Associate at Charles River Ventures, a leading East Coast venture capital firm. Marc began his professional career as a Member of the Technical Staff at The Aerospace Corporation in computer architecture and image processing.

Marc holds a S.B. and S.M. in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Marc earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, with honors.

Prem Uppaluru, Ph.D.
President and CEO, Telera

Prem is leading Telera's mission to become the foremost Business Communications Applications Service Provider (ASP), designed for the convergence of the Internet and telecommunications.  A seasoned executive with a proven track record, Prem has 20 years experience in telecommunications, network management, multimedia and telephony.

Prior to co-founding Telera, Prem co-founded VOIS Corporation where he served as CEO. Before launching into his entrepreneurial efforts, Prem held vice president and general manager positions at Novell.  He also was the vice president of engineering at Fluent and Samsung Software America. Prem’s career also includes positions with Bell Labs and Bellcore.

Prem was awarded a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Texas. He also holds a B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

Siva V. Kumar                                              Bio
Co-Founder, Chairman

Ram Kedlaya                                                Bio
President & CEO

Ramneek Bhasin                                          Bio
Co-Founder, Vice President

Corporate Counsel

Gunderson Dettmer
Gunderson Dettmer is one of the leading law firms in the United States serving the emerging-growth company marketplace. The firm concentrates on three principal segments of this market: information and communications technology; medical/life sciences/health care; and consumer/retail products and services. The four practice areas the firm focuses on include corporate/securities; technology/intellectual property; executive compensation/employment; and tax. This intense focus enables Gunderson Dettmer to provide the highest quality of service in these key practices.

Scott C. Dettmer
Secretary of Vialto's board, Scott Dettmer, is the senior partner of Gunderson Dettmer and a recognized authority on emerging growth companies and venture capital. Named by The American Lawyer as one of 12 "Dealmakers of the Year" for 1998, partner Scott keeps a steady footing on the Valley's often-treacherous legal and business terrain. Scott won particular recognition for his work advising C2B Technologies, an Alamo, CA-based venture that went from near- bankruptcy in 1997 to being acquired in August 1998 by Inktomi Corp. for $158 million. Other clients on Scott's list include Internet infrastructure developer Marimba Inc. and Micromuse, leading provider of real-time fault and service-level management software.