Brian Paul is a Partner at Tenaya Capital, which he co-founded, focusing on SaaS, data center/cloud infrastructure, and security. He previously worked at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners and holds an MBA from Northwestern University.
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Tenaya Capital writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- First Boston · Mortgage Finance group
- Lehman Brothers · Technology and Healthcare Investment Banking groups
- Lehman Brothers Venture Partners · partner1999-
- Tenaya Capital · PartnerNow
- First Boston
- Lehman Brothers
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Who is Brian Paul?
Brian Paul is a Partner at Tenaya Capital, which he co-founded, focusing on SaaS, data center/cloud infrastructure, and security. He previously worked at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners and holds an MBA from Northwestern University.
How much does Brian Paul invest?
Brian Paul invests through Tenaya Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at series b.
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What did Brian Paul do before Tenaya Capital?
Mortgage Finance group at First Boston; Technology and Healthcare Investment Banking groups at Lehman Brothers; partner at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners; First Boston; Lehman Brothers.
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