Trae Vassallo is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. Since
joining the firm in 2002, Trae has put her technical and
entrepreneurial background to work with new portfolio companies across
several areas including wireless, consumer media, security, and green
technology. Trae works closely with the management teams of Aggregate
Knowledge, a stealth energy company, Digital Chocolate, Podshow and 3vr
among others. Currently, Trae focuses ...
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Trae Vassallo is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. Since
joining the firm in 2002, Trae has put her technical and
entrepreneurial background to work with new portfolio companies across
several areas including wireless, consumer media, security, and green
technology. Trae works closely with the management teams of Aggregate
Knowledge, a stealth energy company, Digital Chocolate, Podshow and 3vr
among others. Currently, Trae focuses primarily on new opportunities in
consumer media, mobility, and green technologies.
Prior
to KPCB, Trae was a co-founder of Good Technology, a KPCB portfolio
company (acquired by Motorola) that provides an end-to-end wireless
corporate email solution. While at Good, Trae helped orchestrate the
development of the G100 handheld device. Prior to Good Technology, Trae
worked as a design engineer at IDEO Product Development where she
developed a range of products including the PalmV, the Dell Latitude
Docking station, and many others. Trae holds 13 patents.
Trae
earned a Bachelor's and Master's in Mechanical Engineering with honors
from Stanford University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School
of Business. Trae is passionate about new technology, good design, and
spending time with her husband and two children.
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