Adam Dell

Adam R. Dell (born January 14, 1970) is an American venture capitalist and is the brother of Michael Dell, the founder of computer manufacturing company Dell Inc.[1]

Adam Dell
Born (1970-01-14) January 14, 1970
Houston, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAttorney, venture capitalist
Children1 (with Padma Lakshmi)
RelativesMichael Dell (brother)

Early life and education

Dell was born in Houston, Texas to a German Jewish family.[2] He attended Tulane University and the University of Texas School of Law.[3]

Career

He began his career working as a corporate attorney for Winstead Sechrest & Minick, in Austin, Texas, before joining the venture capital firm of Enterprise Partners in La Jolla, California.[4] He then joined Crosspoint Venture Partners, in Woodside, California, where he became a partner in 1999.[5] In 2000 he formed Impact Venture Partners, a $100mm early stage venture capital firm, in New York City.[5][6] Dell joined Austin Ventures as a venture partner in 2009. Dell joined Goldman Sachs as a partner in 2018.

During the course of his career, Dell has invested in numerous technology companies such as Hotjobs.com, which was acquired by Yahoo! in 2002; Ingenio, which was acquired by AT&T in 2007; and OpenTable.[7][8][9]

He has founded four companies, Clarity Money, which was acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2018; Civitas Learning; Buzzsaw.com, which was acquired by AutoDesk in 2002; and MessageOne,[10] which was acquired by Dell, Inc. in 2008.[11]

Dell has served as an adjunct professor at both the Business School at Columbia University and the University of Texas School of Law,.[12]

Personal life

Dell has a daughter with Padma Lakshmi.[13]

References
  1. Weler, Mary Hayes (12 February 2008). "Dell Acquires His Brother's SaaS Company For $155 Million". InformationWeek. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  2. Weiner, Hollace (2007). Lone stars of David: the Jews of Texas. UPNE. p. 257.
  3. Vena, Jocelyn (March 10, 2016). "Who Are the Men in Padma Lakshmi's Life?". Bravo TV. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  4. Bronstad, Amanda (October 15, 2000). "Adam Dell's Impact". bizjournals.com. Austin Business Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  5. Saracevic, Alan T (25 January 2000). "Venture capital company launched by brother of Dell Computer CEO". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  6. Gallagher, Leigh (21 February 2000). "Dell ringer". Forbes. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  7. Noto, Anthony (October 21, 2016). "ABig week for Dell family: Adam Dell unveils AI-powered personal finance app". bizjournals.com. Austin Business Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  8. Russell, Terrence (November 19, 2007). "Ingenio to Keep its NSFW Holdings in AT&T Deal?". Wired.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  9. Zieminski, Nick (February 3, 2010). "Monster to pay $225 million for Yahoo's HotJobs site". Reuters. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  10. Pletz, John (11 March 2002). "Adam Dell's Message One Tries to Tame E-Mail Beast". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  11. REUTERS (13 February 2008). "Dell to Buy E-Mail Service to Better Compete With Rivals". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  12. University of Texas School of Law
  13. "Padma Lakshmi Gives Birth To Daughter". Access Hollywood. 22 February 2010.
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