Richard Ogawa JD Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Board Member &...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 3

  • Med. Deal Size

Richard Ogawa JD General Information

Biography

Mr. Richard Ogawa serves as Board Member at Odyssey Semiconductor. He is a Co-Founder and serves as General Counsel and Board Member at Blue Laser Fusion. He also serves as Board Member at Amesite. He has been General Counsel at Inphi Corporation, responsible for overseeing legal matters as well as corporate, intellectual property, and government affairs. He is a Registered United States Patent Attorney and a Member of the California State Bar with more than 25 years of experience specializing in technology companies. Prior to Inphi, he was a top Partner at Townsend and Townsend, a law firm focused on intellectual property. He is the founder and owner of Ogawa Professional Corporation, his law firm, focusing on ventured back start-up companies. He is General Counsel for Soraa Laser Diode, Inc., a venture funded company by Khosla Ventures, and is General Counsel for MCube, Inc. a venture-funded company by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. He has also held a variety of engineering and management positions at NEC Electronics. He is a Charter Member of the Indus Entrepreneur Group (TIE) and had been a Board Member of the Asian Law Alliance, American Intellectual Property Law Association, and others. He also served as a Partner Member for Technology Group 2800 of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Davis in 1984, and a J.D. from Mc. George School of Law, University of Pacific in 1991.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Board Member & Chairman of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee, Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies
Education
University of the Pacific, JD (Doctor of Law)
University of California, Davis, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
ro
Phone
+1 (607)
Address
  • 9 Brown Road
  • Ithaca, NY 14850
  • United States
+1 (607)

Richard Ogawa JD Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Blue Laser Fusion Company Co-Founder, General Counsel & Board Member Goleta, CA Alternative Energy Equipment

Richard Ogawa JD Board Seats (3)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Amesite Educational Software Publicly Held Formerly VC-backed Detroit, MI
Blue Laser Fusion Alternative Energy Equipment Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Goleta, CA
Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies General Purpose Semiconductors Acquired/Merged (Operating Subsidiary) Formerly VC-backed Ithaca, NY

Richard Ogawa JD Lead Partner on Deals (1)

Richard Ogawa JD has been the lead partner on 1 deal. Their latest deal was with Aeluma, a application specific semiconductors company. The deal was made for on 07-Jul-2021.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Aeluma 07-Jul-2021 Early Stage VC Completed Application Specific Semiconductors Goleta, CA

Richard Ogawa JD Network (20)

Board Members (18)

Name Company Representing Location From
John Edmunds Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Self Ithaca, NY
Edward Frank Ph.D Sakti3 Self Ann Arbor, MI
Sakti3 Khosla Ventures Ann Arbor, MI
Amesite Self Detroit, MI
Blue Laser Fusion Blue Laser Fusion Goleta, CA

Portfolio Executives (2)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Aeluma Chief Executive Officer & Director 07-Jul-2021 Goleta, CA
Aeluma Chief Operating Officer & Director 07-Jul-2021 Goleta, CA

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    Mr. Richard Ogawa serves as Board Member at Odyssey Semiconductor.

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    Richard Ogawa JD’s primary position is Board Member & Chairman of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee.

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    Richard Ogawa JD’s email address is ro and his phone number is +1 (607) .

  • How many active board seats does Richard Ogawa JD hold?

    Richard Ogawa JD holds 3 board seats including Amesite, Blue Laser Fusion, and Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies.

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