Principals


Jeevan Padiyar

Mr. Padiyar is a technology entrepreneur and product strategist with ten years of experience in e-commerce and product development. His strong background in financial and competitive analysis, project management, and operations have allowed him to successfully build and lead several technology companies.

In 1994, Jeevan founded Simply Blimps, an arena blimp manufacturer and led it to 150 employees and $30M in sales in 5 years, supporting clients such as NHL, NBA, Tricon Global (Yum Brands) and Subway.

After Simply Blimps, Jeevan studied medicine as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Fellow at Albert Einstein College, focusing on novel antimicrobial agents and vaccine strains for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis. His research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is frequently cited in scientific literature as instrumental to the understanding of the pathogenesis of tuberculosis.

In 2004 Jeevan helped shape the podcasting market as chairman and CFO of RawVoice, Inc., which created the first podcasting network and was first to monetize the medium. At RawVoice, Jeevan oversaw the company’s first acquisition and signed agreements with GoDaddy, Citrix and HBO. . In tandem with Rawvoice, Jeevan was recruited to serve as IT Director for Mark Green’s campaign for Attorney General.

Jeevan holds B.S. degrees in chemistry and biochemistry from Kansas State University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. 


Chris Briseno

Mr. Briseno is currently a principal of technology firm element^n as well as in the Connectors Group. In 1995 Mr. Briseno was a founding partner of Sensenet, Inc., one of the premier web design firms at the dawn of the internet era. He was responsible for the original Proctor & Gamble, Crest, Hugo Boss, and Rogaine websites.In addition, Sensenet created sites for Pfizer, Sprint, Metamucil, Olean, Captain Morgan and Showtime.

Mr Briseno then joined Bates Advertising where he created their Interactive Group. At Bates he worked on campaigns for clients such as Warner Lambert, Johnson & Johnson, Cadbury-Adams, Nestlé, Moët et Chandon, EDS, US Military, and ONDCP (Office of National Drug Control Policy). Mr. Briseno co-founded YourDay.com which was developed, brought to market and sold in an eight-figure deal within six months. Mr Briseno joined Deltathree in 1999 a leader in the development of VOIP technology. He created a consumer brand called iConnectHere.com and a product called Calliope, which helped to establish the consumer VOIP market.

Chris Briseno has a B.F.A. in Art History and Medieval and Renaissance Studies from New York University.

Advisors


Joe Daniels

Mr. Daniels is senior counsel with Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., our outside counsel, and has been advising us since our formation. He joined the New York office of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in 2003. From 1999 to 2002, he practiced with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California, and from 1996 to 1999 he practiced with DLA Piper (formerly known as Gray Cary Ware Freidenrich) in San Diego, California.

Joe's practice focuses on a wide variety of corporate, finance and securities law matters, including:

  • venture capital investments and private equity transactions (representing companies and funds),
  • mergers and acquisitions,
  • public offerings (representing issuersand underwriters),
  • public company reporting,
  • joint ventures and strategic transactions,
  • and corporate governance and other general corporate matters.

Joe has special expertise representing companies in the energy, financial services, health care, internet, life science, semiconductor, andsoftware industries. Joe also represents major investment banks in their underwriting of public offerings, venture capital funds in their investments, and private equity funds in leveraged buy-outs.