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Key People

Management

Dan Eylon, VP R&D

As VP Research and Development, Dan is responsible for QuiCare product development, patenting and regulatory applications. He has 18 years of experience in R&D management, in both established companies and startup environments. In 1994, Dan joined Nova Measuring Instruments (NASDAQ:NVMI) in its early stages and served as manager of the Software and Algorithms disciplines. Subsequently, he served as VP R&D for two startup companies involved in digital printing and communications. In 2000, Dan joined AppStream, a startup developing novel technologies for streaming software, and as VP R&D, was responsible for transferring R&D activities from Israel to the US. Dan appears as inventor on 11 patents invented during his work to date. He has a BSc in Physics and Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and MSc and PhD in Medical Physics from Tel-Aviv University.

Board of Directors

Mark DeNino

Mark's venture capital experience began in 1981, when he helped launch a biomass venture backed by General Electric's venture capital group (now Canaan Partners) using technology developed at the University of Pennsylvania. He followed that start-up by joining Ecogen, a Princeton-based microbial pesticide venture funded by Domain and Vista Ventures, that later went public.

In 1986, Mark joined Fidelity Bank to start up and head up a corporate finance activity there. While at Fidelity, Mark also started an S.B.I.C., Fidelcor Capital, to invest in early stage technology companies. After a brief stint at a local financial services firm, Mark joined TL Ventures in 1994.

Mark graduated with a B.S. degree from Boston College and an M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

Amir Goldman

Amir is a founder and managing director of Susquehanna Growth Equity. He has eleven years of technology investing and finance experience at firms such as TL Ventures and Robertson Stephens. His prior investments include Kashya (acquired by EMC), Crossworlds (Nasdaq: CWLD and then acquired by IBM), Whale Communications (Microsoft), Xedia (Lucent), and Breezecom (Nasdaq: ALVN).

Amir is a member of the management faculty at the Wharton School and teaches a second year MBA class on new venture initiation. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his BSc in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Scott Yaphe

Scott Yaphe is a Partner at ABS Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm. At ABS, he focuses on software, communications and infrastructure opportunities. He serves or has served on the board of directors of Synchronoss Technologies (Nasdaq: SNCR), Workbrain (TSX: WB), IQ Financial Systems (acquired by Misys) and DAFCA. Prior to joining ABS Ventures, Scott was Director of Corporate Development at Saraide, a wireless software provider that was acquired by Infospace.

Scott received his MBA from Harvard Business School and Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University.

Benny Hanigal

Benny Hanigal is one of Sequoia's three Israeli Partners and focuses on components and systems investments in Israel. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 2001, he was a Partner in Star Seed, a German - Israeli Venture Fund where he led the investment activities in Israel and abroad. Before establishing Star Seed in 1998, Benny had founded Lannet in 1985 and served as its President and CEO until it merged with Madge Networks in 1995, where he continued to serve as a Senior VP for Product Development and Marketing. In 1993 Benny co-founded BreezeCOM (BRZE) and served as its chairman until 1999. Benny received his EE degree from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - in 1971.

Barry Eggers

Barry is a founding partner of Lightspeed Venture Partners, and focuses primarily on enterprise infrastructure, digital media, networking, and semiconductor investments. He has nine years of venture capital experience and ten years of operating experience.

Prior to joining Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners in 1997, Barry was Director of Business Development at Cisco Systems, where he led several acquisitions and integrations. While at Cisco, Barry also was responsible for establishing several of the company's largest technology partnerships and distribution channels with OEMs, Service Providers, and VARs . Barry holds a BA in Economics and Business from UCLA and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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