Also known as: theresiagouwranzetta
Theresia has been with Accel Partners since 1999. She focuses primarily on software and internet investments with specific interest in security, Vertical Media/Search and online media and advertising. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of ForeScout, Glam Media, Interlace Systems, Imperva, Jasper Design Automation, Kosmix, Trulia and Wetpaint. She is also responsible for Accel's investments in CRS Retail Systems (EPIC), LetsTalk, PeopleSupport (PSPT), Webroot and Zimbra; and was part of the team responsible for investing in Walmart.com (WMT). Theresia has worked in the computer and communications industries since the late-1980's as an entrepreneur, consultant and venture investor. Prior to joining Accel Partners, she was founding Vice President of Business Development & Sales at Release Software, a venture-backed company which developed products to enable digital rights management and payment technologies for the software industry. Theresia was a key member of the senior management team and was instrumental in growing the company from $0 to $15M in revenue in two years. Before that, Theresia worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company and a product manager at Silicon Graphics. Theresia holds an Sc.B. in Engineering from Brown University, magna cum laude and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
