Marco DeMiroz, Managing Director

Mr. DeMiroz has close to 20 years of experience in management, operations and venture capital. His areas of investments cover internet, infrastructure and applications software as well as mobile solutions. At Selby, he led the Firm's investments in Active-Semi, Attributor, Feedster and ModViz. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Feedster and ModViz. In addition, he also serves on the boards of Active-Semi and Attributor.

Prior to Selby, Marco managed venture funds and portfolios at Piper Jaffray Ventures and GameChange, both U.S. and European funds. He has been an active, hands-on investor and board member of a number of technology start-ups. Marco was Senior Vice President, Business Development, at Fujitsu Business Systems, the second largest systems integrator in Japan. His management and operating experience comes from both established and start-up technology companies, such as Oracle, Sun, General Magic, Silicon Graphics and BigBook.

Marco also served in various executive roles including President, Vice President Operations, and CFO. As an executive and CFO in start-ups, he raised close to $200 million from public and private financings.

Marco started his career at NASA/Ames Research. He received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University where he received Rockwell Scholarship, and obtained a post-graduate Engineer Degree in Aeronautics/Astronautics from Stanford University.