Paul Ferris

Paul Ferris is a founding General Partner with Azure Capital Partners and has over 25 years of experience working with high growth technology companies, with the past 20+ years investing directly in consumer, digitally native vertical e-commerce, cloud-enabling applications and infrastructure, IoT and digital media related companies companies for Azure. During his career Paul has helped drive over 30 successful venture backed outcomes, both as an adviser and investor. Over the course of his career, Paul has provided strategic and investment advice to numerous leading technology companies. Notable firms include Better & Better, The Bouqs, Blume, Broadcom, Calix (IPO in 2010), Cerent (acquired by Cisco Systems), Chippin, Clutch, Com21 (IPO), Cyan (IPO in 2013; acquired by Ciena in 2015), Efficient Networks (IPO; acquired by Siemens), Eight Sleep, Empowerly, Hamama, Merit, Native (acquired by P&G), Packet Engines (acquired by Alcatel), Phanfare (acquired by Carbonite), QL Gaming (acquired by Entercom), Ranovus, Sanctuary, Sliderocket (acquired by VMware) and SubPac. Prior to founding Azure in 2000, Paul was a strategic adviser and investor with several investment banks, including Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank Securities and Morgan Stanley, where he focused exclusively on emerging technology companies. Paul also serves as President, Director and Co-Sponsor of Big Sky Growth Partners, an e-commerce/DTC focused Special Purpose Acquisition Company founded by Chairman & CEO, Mark Vadon (Chewy, Zulily, Blue Nile). Paul received his B.A. degrees in Computer Science and English from Amherst College, where he graduated summa cum laude. Paul has lived in San Francisco, CA for over 25 years and in his free time can be found insouciantly reading esoteric philosophical works, curiously tinkering with gadgets that quantify life’s everyday data and serenely riding adventure motorcycles— although certainly not all at the same time.

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