About Me

east coast venture capitalist investing in software, Internet, and digital media companies

Ed Sim is a founding member and Managing Director of Dawntreader Ventures which was established in 1998. With $290mm under management, Dawntreader Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm collaborating with entrepreneurs to build the next generation of software, Internet, and digital media companies. Ed's private equity career began in 1996 with Prospect Street Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm, where he worked on software and technology investments like 24/7 Real Media (Nasdaq: TFSM). Prior to joining Prospect Street, Ed worked with J.P. Morgan's Structured Derivatives Group on the development of a real-time trading application for global asset allocation. Ed graduated from Harvard College with a degree in economics and holds the CFA designation.

Ed currently serves as a director of Sipphone/Gizmo Project, Deepnines Technologies, Greenplum, netForensics, and Answers Corporation (Nasdaq: ANSW). Ed is a former director of Moreover Technologies (acquired by Verisign, Nasdaq: VRSN). Expertcity/GoToMyPC (acquired by Citrix, Nasdaq: CTXS), LivePerson (Nasdaq: LPSN) and Flashbase (acquired by Doubleclick, Nasdaq: DCLK).