N. Darius Sankey
Directeur/Bestuurslid bij Siimpel Corp.
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Dr. N.
Darius Sankey is a seasoned executive in the venture capital and technology industries.
Dr. Sankey is currently a founder and Managing Director of Innovation Acceleration Capital.
Darius has served as a Managing Director at Sway Ventures, and Ocean Tomo, leading their Innovation Management Practice.
Before his work with Ocean Tomo, Darius served as a Senior Director of Portfolio Management at Intellectual Ventures, a Managing Director at DFJ – Zone Ventures, and has served as a board member for several companies including Unium, 3Discovered, Siimpel Corporation and Neven Vision (acquired by Google).
He has worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, Inc. and held strategic planning, consulting, and R&D positions at RAND and AT&T Bell Laboratories.
Darius holds a Ph.D.
in Optical Engineering from the Institute of Optics, University of Rochester and a B.S.
in Physics and Electrical Engineering from MIT.
He is also an adjunct professor at the Rady School of Business at the University of California, at San Diego (UCSD).
Actieve functies van N. Darius Sankey
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University of Southern California
University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Siimpel Corp.
Siimpel Corp. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Siimpel Corporation has been in the business of innovation since its original founding in 2000 as SiWave. With a heritage from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a background in high-precision navigation grade MEMS sensors, the company has maintained a leadership in technology. In its short history, Siimpel Corporation created the smallest high port count optical switches in the world, packaged MEMS components for NASA's Mars rovers, developed the world's first MEMS horizon sensor, developed the highest precision laser ranging system, and created the world's smallest stages using MEMS technology. A recipient of the ATP (advanced technology program) award from NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Siimpel is proud of its history of ground breaking innovation. Since 2004, Siimpel has been applying the high precision MEMS platform technology to enable the drastic reduction in size of high performance digital cameras. Siimpel's innovative products set new standards for the size and performance of digital cameras in mobile platforms. | Directeur/Bestuurslid | 16-04-2009 |
Luminate Accelerator
Luminate Accelerator Investment ManagersFinance Luminate Accelerator (Luminate) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Consultant / Adviseur | - |
Eerdere bekende functies van N. Darius Sankey
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Copyright Hub Exchange LLC
Copyright Hub Exchange LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services 3discovered, Inc. develops cloud manufacturing platform. Its cloud manufacturing platform enables manufacturers, designers and entrepreneurs to transform a concept or digital design into mass manufactured and fully customizable products. The company was founded by Joshua Kaplan and Peer Munck in December 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Algemeen Directeur | 22-11-2021 |
Ocean Tomo LLC
Ocean Tomo LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ocean Tomo LLC provides opinion, management and advisory services. It offers address financial expert testimony, valuation, technical insights, strategy, ratings, risk management, venture development, investments and transaction brokerage. The company was founded by James E. Malackowski and Andrew W. Carter in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Private Equity Investor | 01-02-2016 |
Opteris, Inc. | Private Equity Investor | 01-11-2010 |
Unium, Inc.
Unium, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Unium, Inc. develops software-defined tactical communication solutions. It offers software router, souter system, and cryptographic module. The company was founded by Jeremy Bruestle and Mark Tucker in April 2002 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Directeur/Bestuurslid | - |
Sway Ventures Management LLC
Sway Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sway Ventures Management LLC (Sway Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Brian Tyler Nugent. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Opleiding van N. Darius Sankey
Rochester Christian University | Doctorate Degree |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
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Siimpel Corp.
Siimpel Corp. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Siimpel Corporation has been in the business of innovation since its original founding in 2000 as SiWave. With a heritage from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a background in high-precision navigation grade MEMS sensors, the company has maintained a leadership in technology. In its short history, Siimpel Corporation created the smallest high port count optical switches in the world, packaged MEMS components for NASA's Mars rovers, developed the world's first MEMS horizon sensor, developed the highest precision laser ranging system, and created the world's smallest stages using MEMS technology. A recipient of the ATP (advanced technology program) award from NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Siimpel is proud of its history of ground breaking innovation. Since 2004, Siimpel has been applying the high precision MEMS platform technology to enable the drastic reduction in size of high performance digital cameras. Siimpel's innovative products set new standards for the size and performance of digital cameras in mobile platforms. | Electronic Technology |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Zone Ventures Management Co. LLC
Zone Ventures Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Zone Ventures Management Co LLC (Zone Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park. | Finance |
Microfabrica, Inc.
Microfabrica, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Microfabrica, Inc. manufactures micrometer and millimeter scale metal components, subsystems and devices. It develops high precision parts, sub-assemblies and dimensional micro machines. The company was founded by Uri Frodis and Adam L. Cohen in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Bell Laboratories
Bell Laboratories Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bell Laboratories provides research and development services. It provides communications technologies including transistors, digital networking, signal processing, lasers and fiber-optic communications systems, communication satellites, cellular telephony, electronic switching of calls, touch-tone dialing and modems. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ. | Commercial Services |
Unium, Inc.
Unium, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Unium, Inc. develops software-defined tactical communication solutions. It offers software router, souter system, and cryptographic module. The company was founded by Jeremy Bruestle and Mark Tucker in April 2002 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Electronic Technology |
Ocean Tomo LLC
Ocean Tomo LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ocean Tomo LLC provides opinion, management and advisory services. It offers address financial expert testimony, valuation, technical insights, strategy, ratings, risk management, venture development, investments and transaction brokerage. The company was founded by James E. Malackowski and Andrew W. Carter in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
Lumexis Corp.
Lumexis Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Lumexis Corp. develops and sells in-flight entertainment systems. The company was founded by J. Douglas Cline, Gregory C. Patrisor, and Richard J. Salter, Jr. on August 12, 2003 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Commercial Services |
Sway Ventures Management LLC
Sway Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sway Ventures Management LLC (Sway Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Brian Tyler Nugent. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Copyright Hub Exchange LLC
Copyright Hub Exchange LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services 3discovered, Inc. develops cloud manufacturing platform. Its cloud manufacturing platform enables manufacturers, designers and entrepreneurs to transform a concept or digital design into mass manufactured and fully customizable products. The company was founded by Joshua Kaplan and Peer Munck in December 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
Opteris, Inc. | Finance |
Luminate Accelerator
Luminate Accelerator Investment ManagersFinance Luminate Accelerator (Luminate) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |