Kenneth Lawler Overview

  • Primary Position
  • General Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Kenneth Lawler General Information

Biography

Mr. Kenneth Lawler serves as General Partner at Battery Ventures. He is also the Director of Nanoconduction. He currently acts as a Senior Advisor to the firm and a Board Member at Calxeda. With a focus on enterprise infrastructure equipment and semiconductor companies, Ken led the firm's investments in Airespace (acquired by Cisco), Advanced Analogic Technologies (NASDAQ: AATI), Amalfi Semiconductor (acquired by RF Micro Devices), Aurora Networks (acquired by a private investor), Calxeda, Lara Networks (acquired by Cypress Semiconductor), MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL), Optichron (acquired by NetLogic), Packet Engines (acquired by Alcatel) and SigmaTel (NASDAQ: SGTL). Prior to joining Battery in 1995, Ken spent 10 years in venture capital at Patricof & Company Ventures and Berkeley International Capital Corporation. Before starting his venture capital career in 1985, he worked in product management at Advanced Micro Devices and in engineering management at Teradyne and Fairchild Semiconductor. Ken holds a BS and an MS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Contact Information

Primary Position
General Partner, Battery Ventures
Education
Stanford University, MS (Master of Science)
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Stanford University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Phone
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Address
  • 100 Fifth Avenue
  • 3rd Floor
  • New York, NY 10011
  • United States
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Kenneth Lawler Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Battery Ventures Investor General Partner Boston, MA Growth/Expansion

Kenneth Lawler Lead Partner on Deals (30)

Kenneth Lawler has been the lead partner on 30 deals. Their latest deal was with Calxeda, a general purpose semiconductors company. The deal was made for on 08-Oct-2012.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Calxeda 08-Oct-2012 Later Stage VC (Series C) Completed General Purpose Semiconductors Austin, TX
Zenverge 19-Sep-2012 Completed Application Specific Semiconductors Santa Clara, CA
Amalfi Semiconductor 24-Apr-2012 Completed Application Specific Semiconductors Los Gatos, CA
Calxeda 01-Aug-2010 Completed General Purpose Semiconductors Austin, TX
Zenverge 22-Feb-2010 Completed Application Specific Semiconductors Santa Clara, CA
Amalfi Semiconductor 10-Aug-2009 Completed Application Specific Semiconductors Los Gatos, CA
Imara Corporation 06-Feb-2008 Completed Energy Storage Menlo Park, CA
Optichron 22-Oct-2007 Completed General Purpose Semiconductors Fremont, CA
Advent Solar 19-Jun-2007 Later Stage VC (Series D) Completed Alternative Energy Equipment Albuquerque, NM
MaxLinear 30-Nov-2006 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed General Purpose Semiconductors Carlsbad, CA

Kenneth Lawler Network (163)

Board Members (44)

Name Company Representing Location From
Syrus Madavi Aurora Networks Self Santa Clara, CA
HK Desai MaxLinear MaxLinear Carlsbad, CA
MaxLinear MaxLinear Carlsbad, CA
MaxLinear Self Carlsbad, CA
Advanced Analogic Technologies Self San Jose, CA

Portfolio Executives (88)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Raghu Rao Zenverge Executive Vice President, World Wide Sales 19-Sep-2012 Santa Clara, CA
Shawn Saleem Zenverge Executive Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Planning 19-Sep-2012 Santa Clara, CA
Zenverge Vice President, Business Development 19-Sep-2012 Santa Clara, CA
Zenverge Executive 19-Sep-2012 Santa Clara, CA
Zenverge Director, Corp. Programs & Communications 19-Sep-2012 Santa Clara, CA

Fund Team Members (31)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Jesse Feldman Battery Ventures Battery Ventures IX Boston, MA
Jesse Feldman Battery Ventures Battery Ventures VIII Sidecar Fund Boston, MA
Battery Ventures Boston, MA
Battery Ventures Boston, MA
Battery Ventures Boston, MA

Kenneth Lawler Affiliated Funds (9)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Battery Ventures III Battery Ventures Venture - General Fully Invested 1994
Battery Ventures IX Battery Ventures Venture - General Closed 2012
Battery Ventures VIII Sidecar Fund Battery Ventures Venture - General Closed 2008
Battery Ventures VI Battery Ventures Venture - General Fully Invested 2000
Battery Ventures IV Battery Ventures Venture - General Liquidated 1997

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