Navigator Technology Managers

Managing Director and CEO: Alain Hanover

Mr. Hanover has over 30 years of experience in venture capital, executive management, software development, and engineering. He has served as CEO for over 15 years at InCert and Viewlogic, as well as being an early stage investor or advisor in over 20 private companies. He also co-founded CommonAngels, Boston's leading Angel Investor group.

Most recently, he served as Managing Partner of Main Street Partners, a seed-stage, venture capital firm, where he helped launch five start-ups: IPVision, SemiDAQ, Bitpipe, ShieldIP and Saoirse. Previously, he co-founded InCert Software Corporation and led the company as President and CEO from 1997-2000. In 1984 Hanover co-founded and served as President, CEO, and Chairman of Viewlogic Systems, Inc., an electronic design automation software company, took it public in 1991, and grew it to $150M in sales when it was sold to Synopsys in 1997. He was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1993.

In the early 80's, Hanover managed VLSI Advanced Development for Digital Equipment Corporation. Hanover began his professional career in the 70's as an early employee at the start-up Xylogics, later acquired by Dymo Graphics and subsequently by Itek. He spent one year prior to that as a technical staff member of MIT's Lincoln Laboratory.

He currently serves on several corporate and non-profit boards of directors, including Actuality Systems, Inc.; FQS International, Inc.; Sionex Corporation; Tizor Systems, Inc.; HistoRx, Inc.; RenalWorks Medical Corporation; Applix, Inc. of Westborough; the MIT Venture Mentoring Service, and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.

Hanover holds B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics from MIT; an M.S. in applied math from Harvard University; and an OPM program degree from the Harvard Business School.

alain@ntven.com

Managing Director: Rana K. Gupta

Mr. Gupta has been in technology-driven business development, sales and marketing roles since 1988. He has started two companies and worked in three start-up operations, two of which were international (India and China). For all of the start-up scenarios, Mr. Gupta either governed or played a key role in the management.

Most recently, he was Product Manager for Global Services with yet2.com, a B2B marketplace for technology transfer.

Previously, Mr. Gupta founded his own business development company, IndoSine U.S. Link, Ltd., whose charter was to assist clients expand their business by finding customers, markets and technology in India, China and the U.S. Under IndoSine, he co-founded a wireless software company, International Solutions, in which he acted as VP of Sales and Marketing. IndoSine also consulted for several start-up companies, and conducted due diligence for clients wishing to enter new markets.

He was also Manager, PRC Investment Strategy for Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, in Beijing, China. Before joining Zeneca he was with Arthur D. Little, Inc. where he sold or consulted in numerous projects involving new technologies’ entry strategies including market and competitive profiling. Exemplary projects included the pharmaceutical, energy, electronics and pollution control industries. Also, while with Arthur D. Little, Mr. Gupta was part of the start-up team for the Bangalore, India office.

Mr. Gupta currently serves on the boards of FQS International, Inc; PLEJ, Inc.; Polnox Corporation; HistoRx, Inc.; Assertive Design; and Renalworks Medical Corporation.

Mr. Gupta holds a BA in Mathematics from Earlham College, an MS in Operations Research from Stanford University and a MBA in Finance and International Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

rana@ntven.com

Venture Manager: James V. Harrison

Mr. Harrison is a Venture Manager at NTV. He assists the Managing Directors in portfolio management and in assessing new investment opportunities. Beginning with the Apollo Program, he served in increasingly responsible positions at Draper Laboratory over his 35 year career, including Associate Director of Decision and Control Systems, Director of R&D for 10 years, and most recently Principal Director of New Business Development and Strategic Planning. He is on the Boards of portfolio companies: FQS, Inc and Polnox, Inc. and works closely with those companies on business development opportunities on behalf of the Managing Directors.

jim@ntven.com