Adam R. Dell (born January 14, 1970) is an American venture capitalist and is the brother of Michael Dell, the founder of computer manufacturing company Dell Inc.[1]
Adam Dell | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 14, 1970 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tulane University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (JD) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Michael Dell (brother) |
Early and personal life
editDell was born in Houston, Texas, to a German-Jewish family.[2] He attended Tulane University and the University of Texas School of Law.[3] His elder brother Michael Dell is the founder of the Dell technology company.
In 2010, he became father to a daughter with model and actress Padma Lakshmi.[4]
Career
editHe began his career working as a corporate attorney for Winstead Sechrest & Minick, in Austin, Texas, before joining the venture capital firm of Enterprise Partners in La Jolla, California.[5] He then joined Crosspoint Venture Partners, in Woodside, California, where he became a partner in 1999.[6] In 2000 he formed Impact Venture Partners, a $100mm early stage venture capital firm, in New York City.[6][7] Dell joined Austin Ventures as a venture partner in 2009. Dell joined Goldman Sachs as a partner in 2018.
During the course of his career, Dell invested in numerous technology companies such as Hotjobs.com, which was acquired by Yahoo! in 2002; Ingenio, which was acquired by AT&T in 2007; and OpenTable.[8][9][10]
Dell founded six companies, Clarity Money, which was acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2018; Civitas Learning; Buzzsaw.com, which was acquired by AutoDesk in 2002; and MessageOne,[11] which was acquired by Dell, Inc. in 2008 [12] and Domain Money, a financial advisory business. Dell was an adjunct professor at both the Business School at Columbia University and the University of Texas School of Law.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Weler, Mary Hayes (12 February 2008). "Dell Acquires His Brother's SaaS Company For $155 Million". InformationWeek. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ Weiner, Hollace (2007). Lone stars of David: the Jews of Texas. UPNE. p. 257.
- ^ Vena, Jocelyn (March 10, 2016). "Who Are the Men in Padma Lakshmi's Life?". Bravo TV. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Padma Lakshmi Gives Birth To Daughter". Access Hollywood. 22 February 2010.
- ^ Bronstad, Amanda (October 15, 2000). "Adam Dell's Impact". bizjournals.com. Austin Business Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Saracevic, Alan T (25 January 2000). "Venture capital company launched by brother of Dell Computer CEO". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
- ^ Gallagher, Leigh (21 February 2000). "Dell ringer". Forbes. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
- ^ Noto, Anthony (October 21, 2016). "ABig week for Dell family: Adam Dell unveils AI-powered personal finance app". bizjournals.com. Austin Business Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Russell, Terrence (November 19, 2007). "Ingenio to Keep its NSFW Holdings in AT&T Deal?". Wired.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Zieminski, Nick (February 3, 2010). "Monster to pay $225 million for Yahoo's HotJobs site". Reuters. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Pletz, John (11 March 2002). "Adam Dell's Message One Tries to Tame E-Mail Beast". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
- ^ "Dell to Buy E-Mail Service to Better Compete With Rivals". The New York Times. REUTERS. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2008.