Howard Hartenbaum
General Partner at August Capital
Howard Hartenbaum
General Partner at August Capital
Los Altos, California
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2008 - Current
Investing in early stage technology companies. Focused on consumer and software applications.
August Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments growth capital and startup investments.
General Partner
2001 - 2008
Invested in roughly 20 early-stage technology companies. Founding investor and board member of Skype (EBAY). Invested in Flurry (YHOO), DimDim (CRM), Photobucket (Fox Interactive Media), Bebo (AOL), PowerReviews (BV).
CEO
2000 - 2001
Enterprise software as a service providing customer relationship management solutions.
Director of Business Development
1993 - 2000
Technology licensing, partnerships and market research focused on the Japanese market.
HRL Laboratories pioneers the next frontiers of physical and information science.
Raised $2,000,000.00 from US Department of Energy.
Ergonomics Engineer
1988 - 1992
Prototype vehicle testing and development ergonomics engineer. Worked on the NSX, two door Civic and Beat.
Mechanical Engineer
1987 - 1988
Manufacturing engineer supporting production of electromechanical relays for aerospace applications.
Education
S.B.
1983 - 1987