Robert Simon is a Venture Partner at Ridge Ventures.  He was previously the Senior Managing Partner of BDC IT Venture Fund. Prior to joining BDC, Robert was a General Partner at Alta Partners and a Venture Partner at Sierra Ventures. 

Prior to his venture career, Robert was the founder or co-founder of several software companies including Arthas(DotBank), acquired by Yahoo; Navitel, acquired by Spyglass, PS Publishing acquired by Lotus Development and T/Maker. 

Robert holds a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University. He enjoys skiing, mountain biking and travel.