About
Inventergy is the fourth IP-centric startup for Joe, after a 34 year career leading IP licensing for Hewlett-Packard. While at HP, he increased the IP income for the company by 20x in just six years. In addition to driving the IP strategy for HP, he reviewed and approved every IP transaction, including patent licensing, technology licensing, brand licensing, standards based licensing and patent sales & acquisitions. A corporate veteran with an inventor's soul, Joe developed operating systems, was the lead inventor of the world's first single chip 32bit microprocessor and led M&A, technology partnership, and corporate strategy programs for HP. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Illinois. Joe has been featured twice on the cover of IAM Magazine, most recently along with Steve Jobs and 22 others as the “Top people who helped transform the IP industry in the last decade”.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 3 investors hold the Founder Chairman & CEO role in VCSift. Joe Beyers is one of them.
- • 97 investors are based in Cupertino, California, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
Investment Focus
- Stages
- seed
- Location
- Cupertino, US
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