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Ahmet Ozalp is a Partner in the technology group. He joined Atlas Venture in 2003, and focuses on investment opportunities in cable, broadband, digital media, convergence, consumer electronics, and wireless markets.
Most recently, he was Vice President of Marketing at Narad Networks, a start-up in the broadband access and cable infrastructure space. Prior to Narad, Ahmet was a consultant for Bain & Company in its technology practice and worked extensively with telecommunications equipment vendors and service providers as well as enterprise software companies. Earlier, Ahmet was a capital market strategist with Goldman Sachs.
In the early half of his career Ahmet spent five years at Newnet, a telecom startup, which was acquired by ADC during his tenure. At Newnet Ahmet was a member of the initial team who created the industry’s first low cost, UNIX based SS7 platform and held successive positions as software engineer, product manager and director of engineering. While at ADC, Ahmet was the Product Line Director of the Advanced Wireless Intelligent Networks Group and launched the successful CALEA product line.
He works closely with Atlas Venture portfolio companies AEB, Blueshift, Ellacoya Networks, Gotuit Media, Isilon Systems and Sandbridge Technologies.
Ahmet has had several articles published in the trade and business press during the course of his career. He also holds two patents in the areas of wireless communications and advanced intelligent networks. He obtained an MBA degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia.
Investment Sector : Technology
Portfolio Companies :
AEB, BlueShift, Ellacoya Networks, Gotuit Media, Isilon Systems, Sandbridge
Boards :
ExtendMedia, Myvu
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