Paul Ferris
General Partner at Azure Capital Partners
Miami, Florida
Overview
Work Experience
Board Member
2018 - Current
Glydways is a transportation technology and clean energy company that designs and manufactures autonomous transportation.
Raised $111,230,804.00 from Suzuki Motor, Gates Frontier Fund, Mitsui Chemicals, Apollo Projects, New Science Ventures, ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, ENEOS, Khosla Ventures, ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios and Khosla Ventures.
Founding General Partner
2000
Azure Capital Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm, founded in 2000 and based in San Francisco with several active funds under management. Our goal is to identify, invest in and help build seed/early stage information technology companies that are at the forefront of a transformative opportunity for growth. Azure team is recognized for industry thought leadership and the combination of a data-guided approach to strategic decisions complemented by a powerful network of impactful relationships for our portfolio.
Azure Capital Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage and growth capital investments.
President, Director and Co-Sponsor
2021 - 2022
An e-commerce/DTC focused Special Purpose Acquisition Company founded by Chairman & CEO, Mark Vadon (Chewy, Zulily, Blue Nile).
Global Head of Communications Technology Investment Banking
1998 - 2000
Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company that advises clients in all aspects of finance.
Vice President Investment Banking - Technology Sector
1996 - 1998
Investment Banking Analyst - Technology Sector
1993 - 1994
Investment Banking Analyst - M&A Restructuring Group
1992 - 1993
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.