The Edward Snowden controversy has highlighted how much presumed private data is actually on public wires, passing through public routers — effectively in the public domain. The truth is, privacy in our modern society is misunderstood. In fact, true privacy is ephemeral. Thomas Jefferson probably died thinking that knowledge of his sexual relations with some of […]
Read MoreCurrent Challenges As the Managing Director investing in security, I find it disheartening that the economic recession of the last two years has dampened enthusiasm for security investment by corporate enterprises and government. But as the economy has stabilized, and some beginnings of reinvestment have emerged, I see new opportunities arising; although not as many […]
Read MoreInvesting in security has been a long-time interest of mine. It dates back to my days as the COO of security company Identix, well before I became a venture capitalist. And new innovation opportunities in security continue to emerge, witness the security need in cloud computing. There is little question that a significant thrust of […]
Read MoreClaremont Creek Ventures was founded in 2005 by Nat Goldhaber, John Steuart and Randy Hawks to pursue early stage investing in exceptional technology startups.