David Johnson

Managing Director at Intel Capital

Palo Alto, California

Overview

David Johnson is the Managing Director at Intel Capital in Palo Alto, California, with a successful track record in investments and corporate development. Highlights of his career include leading investments in companies like Skylo and MatrixSpace, as well as playing key roles in strategic partnerships and mergers at Intel Corporation. As the Managing Director at Intel Capital, David Johnson has overseen investments in notable companies such as Skylo and MatrixSpace, while also contributing to strategic partnerships and mergers at Intel Corporation.

Work Experience

Intel Capital

Managing Director / Investment Director
2004 - Current
Investment focus: Co-lead Intel Capital's Frontier Domain. Invest in Internet of Things, Autonomous Systems, Network Infrastructure and Chip Technology. Sample investments include Skylo (Satellite to Device Communications), Deep Sentinel (CV for physcial security), MatrixSpace (mmWave Radar and mesh networking for physical security), Asato (Copilot for CIOs), Foghorn (Edge Intelligence for Industrial IoT- Acq Johnson Controls), Cellwize (Radio Access Network automation), ParkourSC (Supply Chain Visibility), Matroid (Scaled Computer Vision), Landing.ai (AI for Industrial), K4Connect (Connected-life platform for seniors), Netspeed Systems (Advanced NoC Fabric IP for SoCs- Acq by Intel), Beceem (WiMAX & LTE chipsets- Acq by Broadcom). Joined Intel Capital as Technical Assistant to John Miner, President of Intel Capital in 2004.

Intel Capital invests in innovative startups targeting cloud and AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and other disruptive technologies.

Raised $650,000.00 from Raj Sareen.

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Intel Corporation

M&A and Strategic Investments Manager- Treasury
1999 - 2004
Deal lead for acqusitions and strategic investments for Treasury group. Competed over a dozen acquisitions and approximately 10 VC/private equity investments primarily in the communications sector. Key investments include Netscaler, Mobile365, Rainfinity and E2O.
Finance Manager / Controller
1993 - 1999
Finance Manager for the "P7" division, the Microprocessor Products consolidations group, and Controller for the contract mfg, assembly test, and fab materials groups in TMG.

An ecosystem of software & hardware vendors, integrators and solution providers focused on adoption of NFV and SDN-based solutions.

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