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Mr. Sherman Tuan founded PurpleComm, Inc. (doing business as TelTel) and has been its Chief Executive Officer since January 2005. Mr. Tuan served as the Chief Executive Officer of Metromedia Fiber Network Services Inc. (formerly AboveNet Inc.). He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Purple Communications Limited since April 2002. Mr. Tuan founded AboveNet Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of AboveNet, and served as its Chief Executive Officer from March 1996 to May 2002, Chairman of the Board since August 1998, and served President from March 1996 to January 1998. He has extensive knowledge and global experience in the Internet and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Tuan founded several other high technology companies including InterNex and served in leadership positions with Acer Technologies. Mr. Tuan served as the President of InterNex Information Services, Inc. from November 1994 to October 1995, and from February 1994 to November 1995 served as President of Tiara Computer Inc.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 3 investors at Supermicro are tracked.
- • 23 investors hold the Independent Director role in VCSift. Sherman Tuan is one of them.
- • 172 investors are based in Santa Clara, California, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated June 2026.
Investment Focus
- Stages
- seed
- Location
- Santa Clara, US
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