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Peter Nieh

Founder of Lightspeed Venture Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder & Partner

    1995 - Current

    Global venture capital firm that has backed disruptive companies like Snap, Affirm, Nest, Nutanix, Mulesoft, Rubrik, Zscaler, Navan (TripActions),, QuantumScape, Guardant Health, and Forty Seven. Website: lsvp.com

  • Business Development & Product Marketing

    1992 - 1995

    Start up that developed an operating system for mobile devices (precursor to the smartphone) and a software platform to enable electronic marketplaces (content, commerce, community) before the Web existed. IPO in Feb 1995. One of the first 30 employees and helped strike corporate partnerships.

  • Product Manager

    1990 - 1991

    Leading PC manufacturer based in Taiwan. Launched Acer's first laptop computer into the U.S. market. Assisted in the spec & design of Acer's first notebook computer.

  • Consultant / Associate Consultant

    1987 - 1990

    Strategy consulting firm. Client engagements included computer subsystems manufacturer, programmable logic chips, property & casualty insurance provider.

  • Engineer

    1985 - 1987

    Developed firmware that enabled the sleep mode and laid out the printed circuit board for Apple's first laptop (Apple Portable). Helped enable Apple's first external hard drive (HD20) to be daisy chained.

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