Dave Berkus, Chairman Emeritus, Tech Coast Angels

Dave Berkus is a founding partner of the Tech Coast Angels, the leading angel investor network in the United States. He has made 70 early-stage venture investments yielding an IRR of 97%, which includes capital contributions from Berkus Technology Ventures, LLC and Kodiak Ventures, LP, where Dave serves as managing partner. He was named “Director of the Year” for his efforts with more than 40 companies in the past decade. Dave has formed, managed and sold successful businesses in the entertainment and software arenas and has obtained healthy returns from liquidity events in over a dozen early stage investments.

Ben Boyer, Managing Director, Tenaya Capital

Ben Boyer is a Managing Director of Tenaya Capital. He initially joined the predecessor to Tenaya (Lehman Brothers Venture Partners) in 2000, and co-founded Tenaya in 2009. Previously, Ben was a member of Lehman Brothers' Technology Investment Banking Group, where he was responsible for corporate finance and strategic advisory assignments. Ben holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS in Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University.

Mercedes De Luca, CEO, MyShape

Mercedes De Luca is an executive with over fifteen years of technology leadership experience in the high tech industry. De Luca has a track record of designing, implementing and leveraging information technology in high-technology companies to achieve superior business results. Prior to becoming CEO of MyShape, she was the company’s chief technology officer. She served as VP & Chief Information Executive of Yahoo! Inc. responsible for infrastructure, applications, strategy, architecture and the PMO leading a team of over 400 professionals to deliver global IT and business solutions for Yahoo!® in more than 22 countries and 80 locations worldwide. Prior to that, she was VP & Chief Information Executive Officer at Interwoven Inc. She also serves on the advisory board of CloudShare Inc. and is a Director of INETCO Ltd. Mercedes holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Barry Schuler, Managing Director, DFJ Growth Fund

Barry Schuler has an impressive record of 25 years of visioneering. He was formerly Chairman/CEO of America Online Inc. and is considered one of the pioneers of the internet. A serial entrepreneur, Barry joined AOL through the acquisition of Medior, Inc. after serving as CEO of Cricket Software (acquired by Computer Associates). Barry has made many notable contributions to the IT industry. He was a key member and ultimately a leader of the senior management team that matured AOL from $400 million to $350 billion in market cap during 20 consecutive quarters of growth. Barry has worked with venture capitalists for 20 years and has had a long-standing close relationship with DFJ. Barry is also chairman and co-founder of Raydiance, Inc. and serves on the board of Hands-On Mobile, Inc., UBmatrix, Inc., Visto Corporation and Raydiance, Inc. He graduated with a BA from Rutgers University.