Len Rand

Biography

Len has over 40 years of start-up and venture experience as a founder, senior executive and venture capitalist. Prior to xF Technologies, Len Rand was a Managing Director at Granite Ventures in San Francisco for 10 years. While at Granite, he invested in a variety of technology and cleantech companies. Before Granite, Len was a General Manager at Intel Corporation responsible for Strategic Marketing and Global Alliances for ICG (Intel Communications Group). Prior to that, Len was CEO and founder of NetBoost Corporation, which developed network processors and supporting software. Intel acquired NetBoost in 1999. Prior to that, Len was founder and CEO of three other venture backed startups, Internet Middleware (proxy caching), sold to Network Appliances; The Whitewater Group (Object oriented development tools – CEO only), sold to Symantec; The Rand Group (FEA software), sold to Intergraph Corporation. In addition, Len was a VP/GM at Autodesk and Intergraph. Len holds multiple degrees in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Research Interest

 Strategic Marketing