Eric Gonzales is a Managing Director at Montage Capital. In addition to co-managing the Montage investment funds, Eric also oversees investor relations, operations and finance at Montage.
Prior to Montage, Eric spent several years as an early-stage venture capital investor at DCM. He also founded and ran his own startup company, and has product management experience from Cisco and HP, commercial banking experience from Bank of America, and investment banking experience from a Boston-based boutique firm.
Eric is actively involved in community service. He is Chairman of the Board at ACE Charter School, a network of public middle and high schools which provides a path to college for struggling, economically disadvantaged, predominantly Latino students in east San Jose. Eric has also been mentoring Latino entrepreneurs participating in the Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leadership Program since the program’s inception, and he is an active volunteer interviewer of prospective Harvard undergraduate students from Silicon Valley. Eric received a BA in Economics from Harvard and an MBA from Stanford.
Mike Rose is a founder and Managing Director of Montage Capital. Mike was largely responsible for developing the firm’s initial strategy and positioning, and has been intimately involved in all aspects of fund management since Montage’s first investments were completed in 2005. Key ongoing responsibilities include investment origination, structuring and underwriting, portfolio management and raising capital. Prior to founding Montage, Mike spent over 11 years in corporate banking, serving as Senior V.P. for two early-stage banks, United American Bank and Legacy Bank, where he was responsible for building commercial loan divisions.
Mike spent over 8 years with Silicon Valley Bank, where he gained an acute understanding of technology lending and venture capital. In addition to commercial lending, Mike was a Director overseeing investments made by Silicon Valley BancVentures, L.P., SVB’s $56 million equity fund launched in 2000. Mike started his career as one of the first 10 employees of Meta-Software, a Silicon Valley-based provider of Electronic Design Automation software tools. Meta-Software achieved its initial public offering in November 1995, and was acquired by Avant! (now Synopsis) in the subsequent year.
Mike is actively involved as an advisor to the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship, and has served on numerous boards including OnPharma (acquired by Valeant Pharma) and Striva Corp. (acquired by Informatica). Mike holds a BS in Finance from San Jose State University.
Chet joined Montage Capital in 2012 as an Associate where he primarily focuses on evaluating investment opportunities in technology and life science companies.
Previously, Chet worked at Hidden Hills, a real estate investment and management company where he assessed and provided valuation analysis for commercial real estate opportunities. Prior to that, Chet was with Countrywide Financial in a business development role focused on commercial banking.
Chet received a BA in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles.
Chet Kasper is a CFA® charterholder.
Eric Gonzales is a Managing Director at Montage Capital and joined the firm in 2011. In addition to co-managing the Montage investment funds, Eric also oversees investor relations, operations and finance at Montage.
Prior to Montage, Eric spent six years as a venture investor at DCM, where two of his early stage investments ultimately became billion dollar IPOs. He also founded and ran his own startup company, and has product management experience from Cisco and HP, commercial banking experience from Bank of America, and investment banking experience from a Boston-based boutique. Eric has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards, and he is currently a board member at ACE Charter Schools in San Jose as well as a member of the investment committee at Spike Ventures.
Eric mentors entrepreneurs participating in the Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leadership Program, and he is an active volunteer interviewer of prospective Harvard students. Eric received an AB in Economics from Harvard (magna cum laude) and an MBA from Stanford.
Mike Rose is a founder and Managing Director of Montage Capital. Mike was largely responsible for developing the firm’s initial strategy and positioning, and has been intimately involved in all aspects of fund management since Montage’s first investments were completed in 2005. Key ongoing responsibilities include investment origination, structuring and underwriting, portfolio management and raising capital. Prior to founding Montage, Mike spent over 11 years in corporate banking, serving as Senior V.P. for two early-stage banks, United American Bank and Legacy Bank, where he was responsible for building commercial loan divisions.
Mike spent over 8 years with Silicon Valley Bank, where he gained an acute understanding of technology lending and venture capital. In addition to commercial lending, Mike was a Director overseeing investments made by Silicon Valley BancVentures, L.P., SVB’s $56 million equity fund launched in 2000. Mike started his career as one of the first 10 employees of Meta-Software, a Silicon Valley-based provider of Electronic Design Automation software tools. Meta-Software achieved its initial public offering in November 1995, and was acquired by Avant! (now Synopsis) in the subsequent year.
Mike is actively involved as an advisor to the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship, and has served on numerous boards including OnPharma (acquired by Valeant Pharma) and Striva Corp. (acquired by Informatica). Mike holds a BS in Finance from San Jose State University.
Chet joined Montage Capital in 2012 as an Associate where he primarily focuses on evaluating investment opportunities in technology and life science companies.
Previously, Chet worked at Hidden Hills, a real estate investment and management company where he assessed and provided valuation analysis for commercial real estate opportunities. Prior to that, Chet was with Countrywide Financial in a business development role focused on commercial banking.
Chet received a BA in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles.
Chet Kasper is a CFA® charterholder.
Chet joined Montage Capital in 2012 as an Associate where he primarily focuses on evaluating investment opportunities in technology and life science companies.
Previously, Chet worked at Hidden Hills, a real estate investment and management company where he assessed and provided valuation analysis for commercial real estate opportunities. Prior to that, Chet was with Countrywide Financial in a business development role focused on commercial banking.
Chet received a BA in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles.
Chet Kasper is a CFA® charterholder.
Mike Rose is a founder and Managing Director of Montage Capital. Mike was largely responsible for developing the firm’s initial strategy and positioning, and has been intimately involved in all aspects of fund management since Montage’s first investments were completed in 2005. Key ongoing responsibilities include investment origination, structuring and underwriting, portfolio management and raising capital. Prior to founding Montage, Mike spent over 11 years in corporate banking, serving as Senior V.P. for two early-stage banks, United American Bank and Legacy Bank, where he was responsible for building commercial loan divisions.
Mike spent over 8 years with Silicon Valley Bank, where he gained an acute understanding of technology lending and venture capital. In addition to commercial lending, Mike was a Director overseeing investments made by Silicon Valley BancVentures, L.P., SVB’s $56 million equity fund launched in 2000. Mike started his career as one of the first 10 employees of Meta-Software, a Silicon Valley-based provider of Electronic Design Automation software tools. Meta-Software achieved its initial public offering in November 1995, and was acquired by Avant! (now Synopsis) in the subsequent year.
Mike is actively involved as an advisor to the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship, and has served on numerous boards including OnPharma (acquired by Valeant Pharma) and Striva Corp. (acquired by Informatica). Mike holds a BS in Finance from San Jose State University.
Eric Gonzales is a Managing Director at Montage Capital and joined the firm in 2011. In addition to co-managing the Montage investment funds, Eric also oversees investor relations, operations and finance at Montage.
Prior to Montage, Eric spent six years as a venture investor at DCM, where two of his early stage investments ultimately became billion dollar IPOs. He also founded and ran his own startup company, and has product management experience from Cisco and HP, commercial banking experience from Bank of America, and investment banking experience from a Boston-based boutique. Eric has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards, and he is currently a board member at ACE Charter Schools in San Jose as well as a member of the investment committee at Spike Ventures.
Eric mentors entrepreneurs participating in the Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leadership Program, and he is an active volunteer interviewer of prospective Harvard students. Eric received an AB in Economics from Harvard (magna cum laude) and an MBA from Stanford.
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