Fredric Harman Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 3

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Fredric Harman General Information

Biography

Mr. Fredric Harman serves as Managing Partner, Information Technology and Internet and Consumer at Oak Investment Partners. He serves as Board Member at Sovrn. He was a Board Member of Keep Holdings and Razorgator and MyLife. He served as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee & Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at Leaf Group. His primary investment focus is on Consumer Internet and Internet New Media. He is currently on the Boards of Aspect Software, Dot & Bo, Demand Media, Enjoy Technology, FRS, Limelight Networks, Milyoni, NowThis Media, Rebel Mouse, Social Programming, Thrillist Media Group, and U.S. Auto Parts. He has also led investments in and/or served on the Boards of aQuantive (acquired by Microsoft), Allyes (acquired by Focus Media), Bleacher Report (acquired by Time Warner), Campus Pipeline (acquired by SCT), Fastclick (acquired by ValueClick), Captura (acquired by Concur), Cobalt (acquired by ADP), Exodus, Huffington Post (acquired by AOL), ILOG, IMS (acquired by Celestica), Inktomi, Knowledge Networks (acquired by GfK), Pivotal, Primus, Qpass (acquired by Amdocs), Sanmina/SCI and SPSS (acquired by IBM). He serves as Board Member at Brit Media. Prior to Oak, he worked for seven years with Morgan Stanley's Venture Capital Group where he was a General Partner. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he worked in Business Development at Hughes Communications where he was involved in the formation of the predecessor to DirecTV. He received an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business and a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University where he was a Hughes Fellow. He serves as a Board Member at Rearden Commerce. He served as Board Member at RebelMouse.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, Information Technology and Internet and Consumer, Oak Investment Partners
Education
Stanford University, MS (Master of Science)
Harvard Business School, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Stanford University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Email
fr
Phone
+1 (650)
Address
  • 3000 Sand Hill Road
  • Menlo Park, CA 94025
  • United States
+1 (650)

Fredric Harman Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Oak Investment Partners Investor Managing Partner, Information Technology and Internet and Consumer Wilton, CT Venture Capital

Fredric Harman Board Seats (3)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
FRS Healthy Energy Beverages Privately Held (backing) Formerly VC-backed Boston, MA
Sovrn Media and Information Services (B2B) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Boulder, CO
Thrive Global Other Healthcare Technology Systems Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY

Fredric Harman Lead Partner on Deals (73)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Quercis Pharma 01-Dec-2020 Early Stage VC Completed Drug Discovery Zug, Switzerland
Thrive Global 01-Jul-2019 Completed Other Healthcare Technology Systems New York, NY
Sovrn 15-Oct-2018 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Boulder, CO
Brit + Co 01-Oct-2018 Completed Information Services (B2C) Mill Valley, CA
Thrive Global 10-May-2018 Completed Other Healthcare Technology Systems New York, NY
Thrive Global 03-May-2017 Completed Other Healthcare Technology Systems New York, NY
NowThis 08-Dec-2015 Completed Publishing New York, NY
Sovrn 19-Aug-2015 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Boulder, CO
Enjoy Technology 04-Aug-2015 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed Specialty Retail Palo Alto, CA
Brit + Co 25-Jun-2015 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed Information Services (B2C) Mill Valley, CA

Fredric Harman Network (689)

Board Members (151)

Name Company Representing Location From
Andy Fishman Alvaria Vector Capital (California) Atlanta, GA
Alan Carr JD Enjoy Technology Self Palo Alto, CA
Edgio Edgio Phoenix, AZ
CarParts.com Self Torrance, CA
Edgio Self Phoenix, AZ

Portfolio Executives (519)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Simone Schurle-Finke Ph.D Quercis Pharma Member of Scientific Advisory Board 01-Dec-2020 Zug, Switzerland
Ilias Läber Ph.D Quercis Pharma Chairman 01-Dec-2020 Zug, Switzerland
Quercis Pharma Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 01-Dec-2020 Zug, Switzerland
Quercis Pharma Chief Legal Officer 01-Dec-2020 Zug, Switzerland
Quercis Pharma Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board 01-Dec-2020 Zug, Switzerland

Fredric Harman Affiliated Funds (5)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Oak Investment Partners XI Oak Investment Partners Venture - General Closed 2004
Oak India Consumer Fund Oak Investment Partners Venture - General Closed 2016
Oak Investment Partners VIII Oak Investment Partners Venture - General Fully Invested 1998
Oak Investment Partners X Oak Investment Partners Venture - General Fully Invested 2001
Oak Investment Partners XIII Oak Investment Partners Venture - General Closed 2010

Fredric Harman Advisory Roles (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Pinpoint Predictive Company Advisor San Mateo, CA Business/Productivity Software

Fredric Harman FAQs

  • Who is Fredric Harman?

    Mr. Fredric Harman serves as Managing Partner, Information Technology and Internet and Consumer at Oak Investment Partners.

  • How much does Fredric Harman typically invest?

    Fredric Harman's median deal size is .

  • What is Fredric Harman’s main position?

    Fredric Harman’s primary position is Managing Partner, Information Technology and Internet and Consumer.

  • What are the contact details for Fredric Harman?

    Fredric Harman’s email address is fr and his phone number is +1 (650) .

  • How many active board seats does Fredric Harman hold?

    Fredric Harman holds 3 board seats including FRS Healthy Energy, Sovrn, and Thrive Global.

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