Adam Dell

Adam R. Dell (born 14 January 1970) is an American venture capitalist and is the brother of Michael Dell, the founder of computer manufacturing company Dell Inc.[1]

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Early life

Adam Dell was born in Houston, Texas. He attended Memorial High School, Tulane University and the University of Texas School of Law.

Career

He began his career working as a corporate attorney for Winstead Sechrest & Minick in Austin, Texas before joining the venture capital firm of Enterprise Partners in southern California in 1997. He then joined Crosspoint Venture Partners in northern California where he became a Partner in 1999.[2] In 2000 he formed Impact Venture Partners,[3] an early stage venture capital firm, in New York City.[2][4] Dell is currently a Venture Partner at Austin Ventures.

During the course of his career, Dell has invested in numerous technology companies such as HotJobs.com, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2002; Connectify, which was acquired by Kana Software in 2000; Ingenio, which was acquired by AT&T in 2007; and OpenTable. He has founded two companies, Buzzsaw.com, which was acquired by AutoDesk in 2002, and MessageOne,[5] which was acquired by Dell, Inc. in 2008.[6]

Dell teaches a course on Business, Technology and Innovations at Columbia Business School [7] and is a visiting professor at the University of Texas School of Law[8] where he teaches a class on the role of law in innovation.

Personal

Dell is the father of Padma Lakshmi's daughter, Krishna Thea Lakshmi.[9][10][11] In January 2011, he filed for custody of the daughter he shares with Lakshmi.[12]

References

  1. ^ Weler, Mary Hayes (2008-02-12). "Dell Acquires His Brother's SaaS Company For $155 Million". InformationWeek. http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206501748. Retrieved 2008-10-27. 
  2. ^ a b Saracevic, Alan T (2000-01-25). "Venture capital company launched by brother of Dell Computer CEO". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/2000/01/25/BUSINESS3415.dtl&hw=section%3Dfinance+subject%3DFIN&sn=308&sc=718. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
  3. ^ http://www.impactvp.com Impact Venture Partners
  4. ^ Gallagher, Leigh (2000-02-21). "Dell ringer". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/global/2000/0221/0304027b.html. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
  5. ^ Pletz, John (2002-03-11). "Adam Dell's Message One Tries to Tame E-Mail Beast". Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas). http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8662965_ITM. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
  6. ^ "Dell to Buy E-Mail Service to Better Compete With Rivals". The New York Times. 2008-02-13. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/technology/13dell.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
  7. ^ http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu [Columbia Business School
  8. ^ http://www.utexas.edu/law University of Texas School of Law
  9. ^ "Padma Lakshmi Gives Birth To Daughter". Yahoo.com. http://tv.yahoo.com/top-chef/show/38481/news/tv.accesshollywood.com/tv.accesshollywood.com-padma-lakshmi-gives-birth-daughter. 
  10. ^ People (2010-03-18). "Adam Dell Is the Father of Padma Lakshmi's Daughter". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20352588,00.html. Retrieved 2010-10-22. 
  11. ^ AGENCIES, Mar 19, 2010, 03.00pm IST (2010-03-19). "Adam Dell fathered Padma Lakshmi's daughter - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/Adam-Dell-fathered-Padma-Lakshmis-daughter/articleshow/5701641.cms. Retrieved 2010-10-22. 
  12. ^ "Padma Lakshmi had hoped Forstmann was dad". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/Padma-Lakshmi-had-hoped-Forstmann-was-dad/articleshow/7372690.cms.