Steve Arnold

Steve Arnold

Co-Founder and Partner Emeritus at Polaris Partners
Seattle, Washington, United States

Steve Arnold is Co-Founder and Partner Emeritus at Polaris Partners and serves as Founder and Board Member at Polaris Ventures. He previously held executive roles at Corbis Corp., LucasArts, Lucasfilm, and Microsoft.

Madrona celebrates Impinj’s 10th IPO anniversary, remembering founders Carver Mead and Chris Diorio and their low-power transistor breakthrough

Impinj marked the 10th anniversary of its IPO, and Madrona celebrates its long partnership with the company dating back to its founding in 2000 by Carver Mead and Chris Diorio. The piece highlights Mead's influential contributions to semiconductor industry and neuromorphic computing and explains that Impinj originated from their work on low-power, low-cost field-tunable transistors.

Organizations

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  • Polaris Partners Co-Founder and Partner Emeritus 1996–present · current
  • Polaris Founder; Board Member (Impinj) · current
  • Microsoft VP, Broadband Media Applications 1993–1994 · past

Education

  • Macalester College Bachelor's degree, PSYCHOLOGY · 1968–1972
  • C.I.I.S. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
  • Macalester College Bachelor of Science (BS)

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