Meet The Team

The four Managing Directors at Castle Peak met at Keyssa in 2015, when Foxconn participated in an investment in Keyssa’s Series C round. Eric Almgren was Keyssa’s CEO and Steve Venuti was Keyssa’s VP of Marketing. Dr. Galane Chen was Chief Technology Officer as well as Chief Investment Officer at Foxconn.

Since that time, the four of them have worked together to bring new technology to market and help high-tech companies succeed in the marketplace.

Managing Director

Business Planning
Business Development
Corporate Development

Over 30 years’ experience in technology development and Corp Finance/M&A in Semi’s, IP Licensing, Software, Digital Media as Chairman, Director, CEO/GM, VP roles.

  • Keyssa, CEO

  • Silicon Image, Co-Founder, VP/GM Licensing & Corp Dev (including M&A)

  • Mixman, CEO, Chairman, Founder

  • Director of Netzyn Inc.

  • CEO of VMark (now Scenera)

  • Head of 3rd Party Software, Nvidia

MBA The University of Texas at Austin
BSEE: UC Santa Barbara

Managing Director

Technology Evangelist
Supply Chain / Manufacturing
Material Science, Robotics

Over 30 years’ experience in IoT Optics, semiconductor sensors, MEMS, magnetics & optical storage, autonomous automotive, IoT( AAIoT ) investments.

  • Foxconn, Chief Technology Officer

  • Foxconn, Chief Investment Officer

  • President of Foxconn R Group

  • Board Director of FIT

  • Executive positions at: Wcube Co., Foxconn Optical Technology, Seagate

Ph.D.: University of Minnesota, Materials Sciences and Engineering
B.S.M.E: National Taiwan University

Managing Director

Strategic Marketing
Technology Standards

Over 30 years’ experience in high-technology strategic marketing and defining /launching technology products and building powerful, enduring brands.

  • Keyssa, VP Marketing

  • HDMI Licensing, President

  • Partner at Sightline Group: Consulting to Microsoft, BenQ, iRobot, Toshiba

  • Founder LVL Communications: Product launches included Palm Pilot, Netgear, Acer America, Philips mobile products.

MA: University of California, Berkeley
BA: University of California, Santa Cruz

Managing Director

Financial Planning
Corporate Finance

15 years in private equity, corporate M&A, technology strategic investment and consulting for high-tech ventures.

  • Executive Director, JC Capital Taiwan

  • Sr Assoc Manager, Central Investment, Foxconn Technology Group

  • Assistant Manager, Corporate Development and Strategic M&A, Lite-On Technology Group

  • Investment Mgr., Silex Private Equity

  • Investment Mgr., Key Bridge Partners

MS in Finance, Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor of Economics, Soochow University