Alex Gruzen

Chief Executive Officer, Board Member

Co-founded Corsa Ventures, Austin-based early-stage venture fund. Served in executive positions at Dell, HP, Compaq and Sony, including leading global notebook business and international postings in Tokyo and Singapore. Holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a S.M. and S.B. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

David Baum

Board Member

David Baum is an experienced general partner with 35 years in the information technology industry, including twenty-five years in technology finance and ten years in entrepreneurial operating management roles. As an entrepreneur, David founded two companies including Pensoft Corporation that was sold to AT&T in 1994. David was a key principal that raised, launched, staffed, and managed Prism Ventures when the firm grew from zero to over $1.25B under management. In January of 2006, David launched Stage 1 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and in June of 2010, David launched Stage 1 Growth Fund, LLC, a later stage secondary/growth equity investment vehicle. David holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School with second year honors and BS in Computer Science from Drexel University where he graduated first in his science class.

Kenneth A. Horowitz

Board Member

One of the original founders of Cellular One in the early 1980's and was instrumental in creating the cellular industry and operating markets throughout the United States. Ken was an early Director of the Cellular Telephone Industry Association and provided significant expert testimony to the FCC and State Public Utility Commissions concerning radio frequency spectrum and the development of the wireless industry. He holds 9 patents, has launched numerous technology businesses and has served on both Public and Privately Held for profit and philanthropic Boards. His interests continue to focus on early stage technology, banking, venture capital, insurance, real estate and health care.