James H. Boettcher

General Partner, Focus Ventures

Jim was a founding partner of Focus Ventures in 1997. While at Focus, he has led successful investments in Cosine Communications, Telera (Alcatel) and Netscaler (Citrix). He is currently responsible for Focus’s investments in ClearCube, Infoblox, Pure Digital, Starent Networks and Teknovus.

In addition to his investment work, Jim spearheads Focus’s efforts in Asia, to which he brings to bear his 30 years experience in the region. Jim has initiated customer and partner relationships for numerous Focus portfolio companies including inCode Telecom, NetScaler, PixelWorks, PureDigital and Silicon Optix. Jim is frequently tapped to speak about his experiences at events hosted by organizations such as Asian Venture Capital Journal and International Business Forum.

Jim has an Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin and MBA (as an Arjay Miller Scholar) and MA degrees from Stanford University. Prior to attending business school, he worked for four years as a telecommunications engineer in the U.S. Air Force, specializing in analog/digital voice systems and digital networking.