User:Graham Burnette

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Graham Burnette is a general partner of Red Planet Capital, a venture capital fund established in 2006 to discover and nurture technologies that may be applicable to the space program. He is also a general partner of SBV Venture Partners, a venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology and health-care companies.

Mr. Burnette was chief financial officer and vice-president for business development at Mercury Interactive Corporation from 1992 to 1996. He managed Mercury’s IPO on NASDAQ 15 months after joining the company, and ran all interactions with public market investors and business alliances for three years after the IPO.

In 1996, Mr. Burnette co-found HolonTech Corporation, where he was chief operating officer and member of the Board of Directors. HolonTech was a pioneer of server clustering and acceleration products. Its technology was purchased by Lucent in 1999.

Prior to his tenure with Mercury, Mr. Burnette was a Corporate Attorney with the firm of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto from 1987 to 1992, providing legal and business advice for high-growth technology companies. Particular emphasis was on business alliances, public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, technology in-licensing and out-licensing, and corporate governance.

Mr. Burnette applies considerable expertise in the areas of finance, technology and venture capital law in his investment activities. He holds graduate degrees from the University of Virginia (JD and MBA) and a BS in commerce from Washington and Lee University.