Menlo Park-based Mayfield said Wednesday that it has added three new entrepreneurs in residence to the firm. Mayfield said that Martin Eberhard, co-founder of NCD, NuvoMedia, and Tesla Motors; Marc Tarpenning, of NuvoMedia and Tesla Motors; and James Phillips, founder of Akimbi Systems, have all joined the venture firm. NuvoMedia was backed by Mayfield, and was acquired by Gemstar/TV Guide; Akimbi Systems was also Mayfield backed, and was acquired by VMware. The firm said the three will explore opportunities in the cleantech and enterprise sectors.
posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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