Edward Colligan Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Investments
  • 5

  • Portfolio
  • 4

  • Exits
  • 1

Exits

Edward Colligan General Information

Description

Mr. Edward Colligan serves as a Board Member at Levered Learning. He served as a Board Member at Game Golf. He serves as Board Member at POPS Worldwide. He serves as Advisor at FileString. He is the former CEO and President of Palm. Prior to being named President, Ed was a Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company's Wireless Business Unit. In 2003, Palm and Handspring became one company and one of the strongest pure-play mobile computing companies in the world. Prior to this, Ed was President and Chief Operating Officer of Handspring, Inc. where he led the development and marketing efforts for handheld computers and smartphones. Before joining Handspring, Ed was Vice President of Marketing for Palm, and he worked with Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky to lead the product marketing and marketing communications efforts, including the successful positioning, launch and marketing of the popular Palm product family. Earlier in his career, Ed was Vice President of strategic and product marketing at Radius Corporation. During his eight years there, he helped make Radius the brand leader in Macintosh graphics, graphic imaging, and hardware development. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon. He also serves as a Board Member at Numenta. Ed has been a part of the core team of five Silicon Valley start-ups. Ed's first big success was Radius, Inc. where he was instrumental in building products and the brand. After Radius, Ed was the first vice president of marketing for Palm where he helped develop the original Palm Pilot, the Palm brand and Palm's product strategy. He moved on from Palm to found Handspring where Ed and his partners created the forbearer of all future smartphones; the Handspring Treo. Ed drove the transaction that reunited Palm and Handspring into a single Palm again. He established relationships with wireless carriers globally and drove Palm's annual smartphone business to more than $2 billion. As the CEO of Palm, Ed spearheaded the transformation that created the WebOS platform and Palm Pre line of smartphones. Ed now spends his time investing in and mentoring entrepreneurs. Ed is a board member of Numenta, Inc., Active Mind Technology, and POPS Worldwide, and is an investor and on the board of advisors of six other start-up companies. Ed holds a B.S. from the University of Oregon.

Business Details

Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • P.O. Box 2223
  • Santa Cruz, CA 95063
  • United States
+1 (831)

Edward Colligan Investments (5)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
SupplyShift 19-Jun-2017 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Numenta 12-May-2016 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
POPS Worldwide 01-Apr-2016 Entertainment Software Generating Revenue
Tixr 01-Aug-2015 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
FileString 16-Jun-2014 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue

Edward Colligan Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
SupplyShift 09-Jan-2024

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Edward Colligan FAQs

  • Who is Edward Colligan?

    Edward Colligan is an angel Investor who has made 5 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Edward Colligan?

    Edward Colligan is an angel investor.

  • What does Edward Colligan do?

    As an angel investor, Edward Colligan invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does Edward Colligan hold?

    Edward Colligan holds 3 board seats including Numenta, POPS Worldwide, and Levered Learning.

  • What has Edward Colligan invested in?

    Edward Colligan has made numerous investments in companies like SupplyShift, Numenta, and POPS Worldwide within the Business/Productivity Software and Entertainment Software industries.

  • What has Edward Colligan invested in recently?

    Edward Colligan's latest investment was on 19-Jun-2017 in SupplyShift, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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