Jonathan Seelig

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Mr. Jonathan Seelig is a Co-Founder and serves as Chairman and Chief Evangelist at Ridge. He served as Chairman at PQ. He is a Board member at Zagster. Seelig is a Co-Founder at Akamai Technologies. He sources new investment opportunities, evaluates and negotiates investments, and serves on the boards of portfolio companies. He also serves as a Board Member at Pursway. He focuses on investments in Communications and Internet/Infrastructure companies. Jonathan, a successful entrepreneur himself, shares his company creation and operating experience, technical expertise, and broad international perspective to help the firm's portfolio companies succeed. Jonathan co-founded Akamai Technologies, the leading global Internet content and application delivery services company. At Akamai, he managed global infrastructure development and deployment, international expansion, and business development in a fast-growth environment. He knows first-hand the challenges of managing a high-growth startup. "I love being with entrepreneurs who are building fast-paced, innovative, and highly responsive companies." At Globespan, the companies he works with "know that they can ask me for advice on absolutely any issue. I've seen many of them before." As an entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist, Jonathan got his introduction to venture capital trying to raise money for his company. "We had a very supportive and productive relationship with many of our early investors, so I learned just how much value a good angel investor or VC can add to a company." He believes that working as a team is essential, which means "asking for help when I need it, giving help when I am asked, and accepting help when it is offered." At Globespan, Jonathan enjoys "meeting and getting to know passionate entrepreneurs who love what they do every day." Before he co-founded Akamai, Jonathan worked at ECI Telecom in Israel where he held roles in product marketing and new product development, working with customers in nearly 40 countries around the world. Jonathan earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, with honors, from Stanford University. He also serves as a Board Member at Nominum. He served as a Board Member at Zagster.