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Mike Gagnon has focused on semiconductor, wireless and network infrastructure technologies during his career as a strategic advisor, VC, CEO/serial entrepreneur and Fortune 1000 executive. During that timeframe, he has achieved exits to $300M, increased shareholder value from $600M to $3.2B and raised $275M in funds from venture capital and corporate sources.

As co-founder of GTV Capital and Partner with Vista Ventures, his semiconductor investments have included SiGe Semiconductor, DAFCA and SOSI (acq. by TranSwitch).

He has also served as President of Acacia Networks, VP of Sales & Marketing at Anadigics (IPO, ANAD) and held several executive positions with Analog Devices (ADI) and TRW LSI Products (acq. by Motorola).

Mike has participated in numerous venture review committees, including NSTI (nanotechnology), MIT entrepreneur forums and several others. He is co-chairman of TIE's Semiconductor & Manufacturing Forum and a charter member of the entrepreneur venture mentor program at UMASS.

He has an MBA from California State Univ., a BSEE from UMASS, studied strategic planning at Harvard Univ. and is a graduate of the Venture Capital Institute.

mgagnon@pinestreamadvisors.com



Cliff Hirsch has spent his entire career immersed in the semiconductor and communications industry as an analyst, publisher and sales & marketing executive. He has profiled 4,500+ private companies, reports quarterly financial analysis/summaries on more than 150 public companies and served as an advisor to numerous start-ups and VCs.

As the founder of Pinestream Communications, he has tracked the industry’s hottest startups and players globally for the investment, entrepreneur and technology communities since 1996. Led by the flagship publication Semiconductor Times, Pinestream also produces Telecom Trends, which covers all startups in the next generation networks arena.

Cliff spent the earlier parts of his career in the semiconductor industry, where he has held various engineering, sales and marketing leadership positions with companies such as AMD, Cypress Semiconductor, and Alliance Semiconductor.

He has served as a moderator and advisor for several Fabless Semiconductor Association events, the Semiconductor Venture Fair, Dow Jones MicroVentures conference and TIE's Semiconductor & Manufacturing Forum. Hirsch writes the “On The Fabless Horizon” column for the Fabless Semiconductor Association (now the Global Semiconductor Alliance). He is also an active advisor and investor in the semiconductor and next generation networks arenas.

Cliff is a graduate of Cornell University, with B.S, M.B.A. and MSEE degrees.

chirsch@pinestreamadvisors.com
 

“Mike’s efforts in successfully selling our company far exceeded our expectations, particularly following a failed attempt by a traditional investment banking firm. His hands-on approach toward positioning the company, leading discussions with potential acquirers, negotiating skills and subsequent due diligence support were second to none.” – R.O., CTO (power management IC company with $25M invested from 3 VCs)

“Mike drove a strong process, was very creative and a skilled negotiator in selling one of our portfolio companies. We look forward to working with him again.” — D.F., Managing Director (venture fund with $675M under management)

“Cliff is a primary source for identifying deals that we did not see and for finding out what happened to deals that we did see, but chose not to pursue.” — DL, Partner (venture fund with 20+ semiconductor investments & $1.9B under management)

“Cliff's analysis is very timely and insightful, and provides our firm with great market intelligence and a view of industry trends.” — DA, President & CEO (publicly traded semiconductor company)
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