# Andrew Verhalen

> Andrew Verhalen is a General Partner at Matrix Partners who has been investing in infrastructure and communications companies since 1992. A former Intel product manager for the 8086 microprocessor and a divisional VP at 3Com, he brought operator scars to venture before that was a phrase. He helped seed Grand Junction Networks (later a major division at Cisco), led Matrix into Unwired Planet, SiTera, and Alteon WebSystems, and serves as lead independent director at semiconductor company Ambarella.

- **Role:** General Partner at Matrix Partners
- **Organizations:** Matrix Partners, Ambarella (Board), 3Com (former), Intel (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, M.Eng., Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, MBA, Marketing & Operations, Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
- **Known for:** Product manager for the Intel 8086, the chip that seeded the x86 era, Built 3Com's networking adapters and hubs division, Co-founder/early backer of Grand Junction Networks (acquired by Cisco)

## Career timeline

- **late 1970s-early 1980s** — Product manager at Intel for the 8086 microprocessor
- **1980s** — Joined 3Com; built the network adapters and hubs division as Divisional VP
- **1992** — Joined Matrix Partners as a General Partner
- **1990s** — Helped start Grand Junction Networks, later acquired by Cisco
- **1999** — Unwired Planet (Openwave) IPO
- **2000s** — SiTera sold to Vitesse; Alteon WebSystems acquired by Nortel
- **present** — Lead independent director, Ambarella; active GP at Matrix Partners

## Achievements

- Product manager for the Intel 8086, the chip that seeded the x86 era
- Built 3Com's networking adapters and hubs division
- Co-founder/early backer of Grand Junction Networks (acquired by Cisco)
- Led investments resulting in Unwired Planet IPO, Alteon WebSystems IPO/acquisition, SiTera acquisition
- Lead independent director at Ambarella, a publicly traded semiconductor company

## Latest updates

- **2023-09** — Matrix Partners disclosed a $1.6B latest fund event; Verhalen remains an active GP.

## Links

- Website: https://matrix.vc/team/andrew-verhalen
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-verhalen-63115b29/

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