Rob L. Soni

Rob Soni is a General Partner with Matrix Partners. Prior to Matrix, Rob was managing partner of Bessemer Venture Partners, where he led various investments including Aptis Communications (acquired by Nortel), NBX Corporation (acquired by 3COM), Castle Networks (acquired by Siemens), Omnia Communications (acquired by Ciena), Sahara Networks (acquired by Cascade Communications), C-Port Corporation (acquired by Motorola), Pirus Networks (acquired by Sun MicroSystems), Ocular Networks (acquired by Tellabs), WaveSmith Networks (acquired by Ciena), Telica (acquired by Lucent), Systems Management Arts (acquired by EMC), Broadsoft, Hatteras Networks, BladeLogic, and Netuitive. Rob remains Chairman of Intersect Software, which he co-founded in 1999. Before joining Bessemer, Rob worked in the Boston office of the Boston Consulting Group. He is on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), on the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) VC Advisory Board, and a Founding Charter Member of The Indus Entrepreneur (TiE). Rob graduated from Harvard College.