Ken Hood

Managing Partner

2015 - Current

FusionX Ventures is an early-stage investment fund focused on helping companies build the next generation of cloud-enabled Smart Machines. We focus primarily on recurring revenue B2B opportunities where we can contribute strategic value through design, manufacturing, or go2market strategy. We work in close partnership with the leading product realization company for Smart Machine solutions, D&K Engineering. (dkengineering.com) If you have a vision that involves a combination of hardware, software, & cloud, we can help you build your company with reduced execution risk.

Board Member / Advisor

2015

All coffee will be fresh and locally roasted

Board Member

2017

Board Member

2016

Additive Manufacturing for Production Metal Parts

Member

2009

Director/GM, Prime Home Software as a Service / Internet of Things

2012 - 2015

Led the Connected Home cloud-based software team, with more than 20M connected devices as an IoT device management, security, and analytics offer.

Founder/CEO -- ClearAccess, Inc (Acquired by Cisco)

2005 - 2012

• Led company from inception to exit with Cisco, including spinout of SmartRG, Inc. • Pioneered cloud-based connected device management for service providers • Inc 500 #1 growth company for telecom (2010)

VP & GM

2002 - 2005

• Owned P&L for $120M business and $18M R&D Budget • Grew international segment revenue from $10M to $40M • Integrated multiple acquisitions as well as the sale of Paradyne itself in 2005

CEO

2002 - 2002

• Co-Founder of data networking startup which included AT&T and British Telecom as customers • Sold to publicly-traded Paradyne Corporation

VP Sales & Business Development

1999 - 2002

• Signed and managed partnership agreements accounting for 60% of company revenue

Director Business Development

1997 - 1999

• Led key aspects of business, which grew from $0 to $100M run rate within 2 years