Adam Dell

Adam Dell
Born (1970-01-14) January 14, 1970
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Attorney, venture capitalist
Relatives Michael Dell (brother), Steven Dell (brother)

Adam R. Dell (born January 14, 1970) is an American venture capitalist and is the brother of Michael Dell, the founder of computer manufacturing company Dell Inc.[1]

Biography

Early life

Adam Dell was born in Houston, Texas. He attended Memorial High School, Tulane University and the University of Texas School of Law.

Career

He began his career working as a corporate attorney for Winstead Sechrest & Minick, in Austin, Texas, before joining the venture capital firm of Enterprise Partners in La Jolla, California, in 1997. He then joined Crosspoint Venture Partners, in Woodside, California where he became a partner in 1999.[2] In 2000 he formed Impact Venture Partners,[3] an early stage venture capital firm, in New York City.[2][4] Dell is currently a Venture Partner at Austin Ventures.

During the course of his career, Dell has invested in numerous technology companies such as Hotjobs.com, which was acquired by Yahoo! in 2002; Connectify, which was acquired by Kana Software in 2000; Ingenio, which was acquired by AT&T in 2007; and OpenTable. He has founded two companies, Buzzsaw.com, which was acquired by AutoDesk in 2002, and MessageOne,[5] which was acquired by Dell, Inc. in 2008.[6]

Dell is a visiting professor at the University of Texas School of Law,[7] where he teaches a class on the role of law in innovation.

Personal

Dell has a daughter, Krishna Thea Lakshmi-Dell, with Padma Lakshmi.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Weler, Mary Hayes (February 12, 2008). "Dell Acquires His Brother's SaaS Company For $155 Million". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  2. 1 2 Saracevic, Alan T (January 25, 2000). "Venture capital company launched by brother of Dell Computer CEO". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  3. ↑ Impact Venture Partners
  4. ↑ Gallagher, Leigh (February 21, 2000). "Dell ringer". Forbes. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  5. ↑ Pletz, John (March 11, 2002). "Adam Dell's Message One Tries to Tame E-Mail Beast". Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas). Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  6. ↑ REUTERS (February 13, 2008). "Dell to Buy E-Mail Service to Better Compete With Rivals". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  7. ↑ University of Texas School of Law
  8. ↑ "Padma Lakshmi Gives Birth To Daughter". Access Hollywood. February 22, 2010.
  9. ↑ McNeil, Liz (March 18, 2010). "Adam Dell Is the Father of Padma Lakshmi's Daughter". People.com. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  10. ↑ AGENCIES (March 19, 2010). "Adam Dell fathered Padma Lakshmi's daughter". The Times of India. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
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