James Furnivall

JAMES FURNIVALL is a General Partner of Canaan Partners. Mr. Furnivall
focuses on software and infrastructure investing out of Canaan’s East
Coast office. Prior to joining Canaan in 1996, Jim specialized in
information technology as an Associate Director in Bear Stearns’
Investment Banking Department. Jim’s investment banking experience
includes mergers and acquisitions and the full range of capital raising
for technology companies throughout their growth cycle. Earlier in his
career, he worked as Vice President of 3I Capital Corporation, Vice
President Acquisitions and Divestitures for Atari Corporation and Vice
President in PaineWebber’s Investment Banking Department. Jim is a
graduate of Princeton University with BSE degree in chemical engineering
and received a MBA from The Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania. Jim serves on the boards of 0-in Design Automation,
Business Layers, Enpirion, Gemplex Internet, MarketSoft, ReShape,
Silicon Alley Seed Investors and Synchronicity and was responsible for
Canaan’s investments in Indus River, acquired by Cabletron, Ganymede
Software, Network Engines and Tallan.