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Pavan Nigam
Founding Partner at Inspovation Ventures
Los Altos, California
Overview
Pavan Nigam is the co-founder of WebMD and currently serves as the Founding Partner at Inspovation Ventures in Los Altos, California. He has a strong background in entrepreneurship and venture capital, with notable achievements in founding successful startups and making strategic investments in companies like Appurify (Series A).
Nigam's career highlights include co-founding WebMD, a pioneering healthcare information platform, and his current role as a Founding Partner at Inspovation Ventures, where he invests in early-stage startups in sectors such as media/content, education, and enterprise software within the San Francisco Bay Area.
Work Experience
Founding Partner
2011 - Current
We provide advice and funding to early stage entrepreneurs
Co-Founder
1995
Co-founded with Jim Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics & Netscape. Company and role was extensively profiled in Michael Lewis's bestseller, The New New Thing.
WebMD is a healthcare center that offers mental health, pain management, and breast cancer services.
Member - Board of Visitors (CS)
2006
Co-Founder
2012
Co-Founder
2009
Chairman, CEO and Founder
2008 - 2009
Chairman, CEO and Founder
2002 - 2006
Acquired by Computer Associates (now Broadcom)
Board Member
1998 - 2005
Founder, CTO and EVP Products
1996 - 2000
GM
1989 - 1995
Led the high profile Time Warner Interactive Television project (joint venture with AT&T) which became the precursor to the commercial Internet.
Silicon Graphics provides workstations for conceptual design analysis and simulation of 3D objects.