Ken Elefant

Ken Elefant is a founding partner of Opus Capital focusing primarily on internet and software investments.

Previously, Ken was a Senior Associate at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Before that, he worked at Radius Inc. as Director of International Sales and Marketing. He has also held various marketing and business development positions at Claris Corporation (the software subsidiary of Apple Computer) and RealNetworks.

Ken holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton undergraduate division at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Recent Posts

Why banks are not doing enough to stop identity fraud

In the last two years, more than 100 million personal records have been lost or stolen, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. The greatest threat to consumers is that fraudsters will take out credit in the victim’s name, using their identity information for verification. Once new accounts are opened, a fraudster may even make minimum payments for a period of time to increase the credit limit. The fraudster then uses up all the available credit… Continue Reading

The seven strategies for mobile ads, and which ones will work

The past few years haven’t been easy for wireless service providers. With 3G and fee-based data services a flop and a sagging voice business, not much seems to be going right for the mobile industry. But the situation is set to change.

After many false starts, wireless advertising is finally ready for primetime. Startups and major players alike are jockeying to see who can market most effectively through the wireless medium.

Here’s a quick summary… Continue Reading