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Brad Feld (born December 1, 1965) is an American entrepreneur, author, blogger, and venture capitalist at Foundry Group in Boulder, Colorado. Feld began financing technology startups in the early 1990s, first as an angel and later an institutional investor. Feld was an early investor in Harmonix, Zynga, MakerBot, and Fitbit.〔("This Week in Venture Capital - Brad Feld, Managing Director at Foundry Group - YouTube" ), ''YouTube'', Retrieved on 1 December 2013〕〔("Zynga | CrunchBase Profile" ), ''CrunchBase'', Retrieved on 1 December 2013.〕〔("MakerBot | CrunchBase Profile" ), ''CrunchBase'', Retrieved on 1 December 2013.〕〔("Fitbit | CrunchBase Profile" ), ''CrunchBase'', Retrieved on 1 December 2013.〕 ==Career== In 1987, Feld co-founded Feld Technologies — a software application development firm — while he was a student at MIT.〔("Brad Feld: Building A Company Is Like Running A Marathon" ), ''Business Insider'', Retrieved on 1 December 2013〕 In 1993, the company was acquired by AmeriData, where Feld took the role of chief technology officer.〔〔("Brad Feld" ), ''Huffington Post'', Retrieved on 1 December 2013.〕 In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Feld helped operate Interliant, an application service and hosting provider.〔("Talking About Failure - Feld Thoughts" ), Retrieved on 1 December 2013.〕 Interliant failed in 2002, following the collapse of the dot-com bubble.〔("Interliant Files Chapter 11; CEO, COO Resign" ), ''(Magazine )'', Retrieved on 1 December 2013.〕 Feld openly talks about his experience at Interliant, using it as an example of entrepreneurial failure.〔 Before co-founding Foundry Group in 2007, Feld co-founded VC firms Intensity Ventures and Mobius Venture Capital. After its inaugural $225 million fund, Foundry Group has raised three more funds of $225 million each — in 2010, 2012, and 2013.〔("Foundry Group | CrunchBase Profile" ), ''()'', Retrieved on 1 December 2013〕 In 2006, Feld helped David Cohen co-found Techstars, an early-stage venture fund and startup accelerator.〔Sweeney, Megan. ("Celebrating Seven Years - Techstars" ), 14 November 2013, Retrieved on 1 December, 2013〕 Feld serves on the boards of nonprofits (National Center for Women & Information Technology ), (Startup Colorado ), and (UP Global ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brad Feld」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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