Paul Holland
General Partner
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About Me
An accomplished venture capitalist based in Portola Valley, California, Paul Holland is a general partner (emeritus) at Foundation Capital. The firm invests in early-stage companies in industries such as software, consumer products, and energy. He joined the firm in 2001 as a general partner and went on to invest in several startups, growing them from zero sales to over $100 million in buyouts and initial public offerings (IPOs). Paul Holland has generated around $18 billion in market capitalization through his investments and has represented Foundation Capital on the boards of Chegg, Coverity, and SkyCure.
Before working at Foundation Capital, Paul Holland was the senior vice president of sales and global operations at Kana Communications. He was hired by the company in 1997 to revamp sales. He built a global team of over 300 people and closed more than 1,000 customers, raising sales from $10,000 annually to over $140 million. This helped the company attain a market capitalization of over $9 billion at its IPO. Before this, he served as vice president of European operations at Pure Software, a company he helped grow and eventually sell for over $1 billion.
Paul Holland has appeared on CNBC, CNN, and Fox dozens of times to discuss topics like Silicon Valley and venture capital. He has also been mentioned in Forbes, Bloomberg, and Fortune. He has an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, an MS in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia, and a BS in business from James Madison University.
Before working at Foundation Capital, Paul Holland was the senior vice president of sales and global operations at Kana Communications. He was hired by the company in 1997 to revamp sales. He built a global team of over 300 people and closed more than 1,000 customers, raising sales from $10,000 annually to over $140 million. This helped the company attain a market capitalization of over $9 billion at its IPO. Before this, he served as vice president of European operations at Pure Software, a company he helped grow and eventually sell for over $1 billion.
Paul Holland has appeared on CNBC, CNN, and Fox dozens of times to discuss topics like Silicon Valley and venture capital. He has also been mentioned in Forbes, Bloomberg, and Fortune. He has an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, an MS in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia, and a BS in business from James Madison University.
