COMMERCIAL TEAM:  John T. Sedgwick, Co-Founder & Vice President

With over twenty years experience in technology start-ups, John Sedgwick has an established reputation in marketing, sales management, and business development. As VP of Sales for Multipoint Networks Inc., a pioneer in wireless data transmission, he established OEM and international distribution networks, offshore manufacturing agreements, and was instrumental in securing venture capital financing. Multipoint Networks merged with Wireless Inc. and recently was acquired by Interwave Wireless Inc.

At California Microwave, Mr. Sedgwick established a new group chartered to develop advanced multi-protocol RF systems that were the precursor to present day wireless Internet Systems. In 1994, he founded and became President of Kb/Tel International. In 1998, the company was sold to the national telephone carrier of Mexico, Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex).

Recently, Mr. Sedgwick co-founded and served as a general partner of Virtual Founders, LLC and Virtual Founders Funds. Virtual Founders mentored and provided seed investment capital to start-up companies. Three out of the seven invested companies are semiconductor or semiconductor capital equipment manufacturers.

Mr. Sedgwick holds a BSAE (Aeronautical Engineering) from San Jose State University.