Kevin Efrusy
Kevin joined Accel in 2003 after eight years as an executive and consultant to technology startups and large companies. Kevin focuses on infrastructure and application software companies. He is actively involved in Accel's investments in Azul Systems, BBN Technologies, Topspin Communications, and NBT Technology.
Prior to joining Accel, Kevin served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. At KPCB, Kevin wrote the initial business plan for Corio (Nasdaq: CRIO), the leading ASP managing ERP applications. Corio became publicly traded in Q3 2000 and generates revenues in excess of $50M. He also served as the first President and lead executive of IronPlanet, an internet auctioneer of heavy machinery with more than $100M in gross auction sales and strategic investments from Caterpillar, Komatsu, and Volvo. Most recently, Kevin worked closely with the team at Linuxcare to develop and execute a strategy to transition the company from services to server consolidation software. Within 11 months, Linuxcare developed and shipped its first enterprise software product and closed two Fortune 100 customers and a new round of venture funding.
Previously, Kevin worked as a product manager for Zip2, an ASP serving the newspaper industry (purchased by Compaq for $300M in 1998), and served as a strategy consultant for Bain & Company and Monitor Company, focusing on telecommunications and information technology companies.
Kevin holds MSEE (digital communications), BSEE, and BA in Economics degrees from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
