Paul Ferri

Founder (1977) at Matrix Partners · Joined 1977

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Biography

Paul Ferri was a founding partner of Matrix Partners in 1982, after co-founding Hellman Ferri Investment Associates in 1977 and serving as its general partner until 1982. Earlier he was a general partner of WestVen Management from 1970 to 1978. He has served on the boards of Cascade Communications Corp., Sycamore Networks, Stratus Computer, TechForce Corporation, ArrowPoint Communications and Sonus Networks, and as a member of the Board of Overseers of Columbia Business School. Matrix's team page lists him under Emeritus with the title Founder.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Sycamore NetworksStratus ComputerCascade Communications Corp.ArrowPoint CommunicationsSonus NetworksTechForce Corporation

Career Timeline

1970
Became a general partner of WestVen Management, where he served until 1978.
1977
Co-founded Hellman Ferri Investment Associates with Warren Hellman and served as its general partner until 1982.
1982
Was a founding partner of Matrix Partners.
2001
Named by Forbes one of the Top 20 Venture Investors of all time.
2003
Inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame.

Sources & References

Matrix - Team (matrixpartners.com redirects to matrix.vc) ↗Computer History Museum - Ferri, Paul J. oral history ↗Wikipedia - Paul Ferri ↗Forbes - The Un-Wild Bunch (Dec 11, 2000) ↗TechCrunch - Matrix rebrands India, China units for organizational independence ↗