Phil Sanderson
Phil Sanderson
Overview
In September 2006, Phil joined IDG Ventures SF as a Managing Director. He was previously a General Partner at WaldenVC for 9+ years. At WaldenVC, Phil focused on early stage deals in new media and IT. Phil remains as a member of the Board of Directors of VitalStream (VSTH) and served on the Boards of IPIX (IPIX) and NIKU (NIKU). Prior to WaldenVC, he worked as an investment banker in Robertson Stephens' New Media and Information Technology Groups. At Robertson Stephens, Phil managed initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions assignments for CBT Systems, Computer Learning Centers, Electronic Arts, Fritz Integrated Logistics, Spectrum HoloByte, Sierra On-line, and Vantive, among others. Prior to Robertson Stephens, he worked in Goldman Sachs' corporate finance group. Phil has also founded and operated three companies in the retail, non-profit, and manufacturing industries.