Andy Goldfarb

Who is Andy Goldfarb?

As Executive Managing Director of Globespan, Andy sources new

investment opportunities, evaluates and negotiates investments, and

serves on the boards of portfolio companies. A Globespan Co-Founder,

Andy brings thoughtful creativity, a global perspective, and a wealth

of deal experience to help the firm's entrepreneurs build successful

companies. Most recently, Andy

was named on the Forbes Midas List of Top 100 Technology Deal Makers in

2006 and 2007 (with a ranking of 60 in 2007) and Boston Business

Journal's 40 under 40 List in 2007.

Andy serves on the boards of Akorri,Covergence, Hatteras Networks,Idiom Technologies, Incipient, andVericept Corporation.

Andy previously ledor served on the board for the team's

investmentsinAptis Communications (acquired by Nortel Networks),

Argon (acquired by Siemens), Cerulean Technology (acquired by

Aether),eDocs (acquired by Siebel), m-Qube (acquired by VeriSign),Net

Perceptions (NASDAQ:NETP), Ocular Networks (acquired by Tellabs), Pirus

Networks (acquired by Sun Microsystems), Silknet (NASDAQ:SILK),

ShoreTel (NASDAQ:SHOR) and Virtusa (NASDAQ:VRTU).

Andy was the Senior Managing Director of JAFCO Ventures, where he

opened the Boston office in 1997. He built JAFCO's presence on the east

coast and, along with Barry Schiffman, led the seamless transition and

spinout of Globespan Capital from JAFCO Ventures in 2003.

Prior to JAFCO, Andy founded and directed Trans National Group's

venture investing, TN Ventures, where he negotiated TN's investment in

Infoseek (NASDAQ:SEEK), Interzine (acquired by TimesMirror), Tickle

(acquired by Monster; NADAQ:MNST) and International Data Response

Corporation (acquired by Telespectrum, NASDAQ:TLSP). Andy was also

integral in the sale, to MBNA, of TNFS, one of the largest credit card

origination companies in the U.S.

Earlier in his career, Andy worked in corporate development at Kikkoman

Corporation's headquarters in Japan. He was responsible for identifying

new business opportunities in the Japanese market and ultimately

founded and expanded Kikkoman's health club business. He also worked at

Booz-Allen Hamilton in the Marketing Intensive Group and at OPTA

Food Ingredients.

Andy got his first taste of entrepreneurship and venture capital while

at Phillips Exeter Academy. He started a Cookie of the Week business

and baked over 1,000 cookies weekly. Today at Globespan, he enjoys

"helping to make the imagined, possible." He does so by building

productive relationships with the firm's entrepreneurs, "by being a

good listener, providing space and not interfering." Andy also knows

that working as a team, going slower to go faster, is critical to reach

the important, value-building milestones for a company.

Andy earned an AB degree in East Asian Studies and Economics, magna cum

laude, from Harvard College and an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard

Business School. He lives in Boston with his wife and two children, who

voted him "Best Dad" in 2005. Andy serves on the Board of Trustees of

Harvard Business School's Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and

is a National Commissioner for the Anti-Defamation league. He has

alsoserved on the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Contemporary

Art in Boston.He enjoys playing squash, tennis and golf.