Andrew S. Rappaport

Venture capitalist, Organization leader

1957 –

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Who is Andrew S. Rappaport?

Andy joined August Capital in 1996 and brings technology and market

experience in such areas as open-source software, broadband

communications, semiconductors, and computer systems. He has more than

15 years of experience as a founder, investor, and/or director of

venture-backed start-ups, and has served on more than 30 public and

private company boards.

Prior to joining August

Capital, Andy was involved in the formation and success of more than a

dozen venture capital-backed start-ups, including Actel, MMC Networks,

Silicon Architects (acquired by Synopsys), Transmeta, and Viewlogic.

In

addition, Andy was president of The Technology Research Group (TRG), a

Boston-based strategy consulting firm he founded in 1984. Through TRG,

he provided business-strategy counsel to senior executives at many of

the largest electronics companies around the world, including Alcatel,

ATT, EDS, IBM, and Intel.

Before starting TRG,

Andy was Senior Editor of EDN Magazine; a research physicist with

Panametrics, Inc.; and founder and president of his own

consumer-electronics company. He was also a founder of the

Massachusetts Center for Technology Growth, a private

economic-development organization; and a director of the Massachusetts

Microelectronics Center.

Andy is an often-cited

authority on changing technologies and markets and has written and

lectured extensively on the evolving structures of semiconductor,

computer, and telecommunications industries. He wrote "The Computerless

Computer Company," which won the McKinsey award for Article of the Year

in the Harvard Business Review. Andy attended Princeton University and

holds a U.S. patent.

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Born
1957
Also known as
  • Andy Rappaport
  • Andrew Rappaport
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Princeton University
Employment
  • Partner, August Capital

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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