Paul Holland

Paul brings with him the veteran knowledge of working with and aiding technology start-ups in their earliest stages. His primary focus has been the development and acceleration of enterprise software companies. He has a compelling professional profile that is highlighted by his role in taking two venture-funded software start-ups, Kana Communications (KANA), and Pure Software (RATL), public.

Prior to becoming a general partner at Foundation Capital, Paul was senior vice president of worldwide sales at Kana Communications, joining them in 1997 as their 15th team member and increasing their sales over 5000% in just three years. At Kana, a leading supplier of Enterprise Relationship Management solutions to strategic e-businesses, Paul went on to build a team of over 350 people that secured more than 900 customers worldwide, and with Paul's help they were listed among the top ten IPOs of 1999. Before Kana, Paul helped grow revenues for another highly successful start-up, Pure Software, bringing them from a market value of $2 million to over $1 billion in his five year tenure there as vice president and general manager. They had the second most successful IPO of 1995 and were later acquired by Rational Software. He began his professional career at SRI International (formerly the Stanford Research Institute) Paul currently serves on the board of directors for Talking Blocks, manageStar and Ketera.