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“Collaboration isn't something we just talk about; we live it.  Our team of investment, operational and advisory professionals have demonstrated the desire and ability to work together to win.”  Raj Gollamudi, General Partner
Management

Tom Erickson
Raj Gollamudi
Constance Paiement
Steve Sigmond

Tom Erickson

Tom Erickson is a co-founder of Bluestream Ventures and has worked with venture-backed technology startups for the past fifteen years. Prior to founding BlueStream, Tom was one of Wall Street's leading voices in network technology research where, over ten years, he built a dominant institutional research franchise at Dain Rauscher Wessels and its predecessor, Wessels, Arnold & Henderson.

Education:
M.B.A., Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
B.A., St. Olaf College

E-mail:
Tom@bluestreamventures.com

Board Involvement:
Calabrio
Gearworks
Meru Networks
Semrock
Spanlink
TAZZ Networks

Other Investments:
Onetta (acquired by Bookham Technology plc)
Pirus Networks (acquired by Sun Microsystems)

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Raj Gollamudi

Raj is a co-founder of BlueStream Ventures and has worked in or with venture-backed technology startups for the past fourteen years. Prior to founding BlueStream, Raj was a research analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners where he led the firm's efforts in internet infrastructure software. Raj also spent more than six years in software research and development postions, including five years at Sun Microsystems.

Education:
M.B.A. Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Clemson University
B.E Birla Institute of Technology and Science

E-mail:
raj@bluestreamventures.com

Board Involvement:
Fieldglass
Gearworks
Ounce Labs
Panta Systems
Semrock
Surgient

Other Investments:
Invio (aquired by Veritas Software)
Wakesoft (acquired by Hartford Companies)

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Constance Paiement

Connie Paiement joined BlueSteam Ventures in August 2000 as the Chief Financial Officer and administrative partner. Prior to joining BlueStream, Connie was a Partner in the Tax Group and co-Chair of the Financial and Estate Planning Practice at the Gray Plant Mooty law firm. Connie also has several years of experience as a tax manager with the Coopers & Lybrand accounting firm.

Education:
J.D., University of Minnesota
B.A., University of St. Thomas

E-mail:
connie@bluestreamventures.com

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Steve Sigmond

Steve Sigmond is a venture partner at BlueStream Ventures and has worked with venture-backed technology startups for the past nine years. Prior to joining BlueStream, Steve was a Managing Director in Equity Research at RBC Capital Markets, and its predecessor firms Dain Rauscher Wessels and Wessels, Arnold & Henderson. As an analyst, Steve founded, built, and led one of Wall Street's most successful Internet research practices and covered more than 50 public companies in information security, enterprise software, and infrastructure services.

Education:
M.S.E., Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Physics, Stanford University
A.B., Economics, Stanford University

E-mail:
steve@bluestreamventures.com

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