DisplayLink
www.displaylink.comDisplayLink has pioneered the ability to connect multiple screens to any PC or laptop via a standard USB connection, enhancing the computing experience, without the need for hardware upgrades. The company was founded in 2003 by Dr Quentin Stafford Fraser (co-inventor of the webcam) and Martin King (inventor of predictive text messaging).
Adding another monitor to a PC increases productivity, as users can spread applications out across multiple screens, enabling a higher level of interactivity. However, the VGA cable has traditionally locked users into a one-to-one PC to screen ratio. Using USB 2.0 connections, DisplayLink removes the limitations of the conventional VGA cable and offers computer users low cost, easy to deploy, multi-monitor computing with no loss of performance for typical business applications.
DisplayLink is venture capital-backed. It has attracted $51m from investors, including Atlas Ventures, Balderton Capital, Benchmark, DAG Ventures and DFJ Esprit. The company has signed contracts with some of the world’s leading technology brands, including Samsung, LG, Sony and Toshiba.
Staff
 Michael Ledzion, CFOMichael is responsible for DisplayLink's finance, business controls and reporting. He ensures that the company always has enough money in the bank to continue to grow the business ever more rapidly. He also gets involved in new business development and other commercial activities within the business. One of DisplayLink's earliest employees, Michael was previously CEO of Polight (a Data Storage business), and turned down the opportunity to get an MBA from INSEAD to found OfficeShopper and ProSmart (trade sales). A long time ago he graduated from Cambridge University with a Masters in Engineering. |  Dr Tim Glauert, Co-founder and Chief Technologist, SoftwareTim makes complex multi-media software that's simple to use. He studied for his PhD at Cambridge University and then spent eight years at the world-renowned ORL/AT&T Labs. Tim has now been sending pixels across networks for more than 15 years. Before joining Newnham he was CTO at Broadcast technology company IPV |
 Hamid Farzaneh, President & CEOHamid leads the team at DisplayLink. Previously, Hamid served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development for California-based Silicon Optix Inc. Before that, he co-founded Motion Sense, a MEMS controller startup in the Bay Area, and also served as Executive Vice President and COO of Genesis Microchip, where his leadership helped transform the company into a dominant chip supplier for the desktop and home digital display market, resulting in a successful IPO. |  Adrian van den Heever, VP Product Development and EngineeringAdrian uses technology to create products that make a difference to people's lives. He has been involved in most aspects of high volume electronic design, most recently with PHILIPS Electronics where he held a number of roles including that of Consultant (RF Systems and HVE Product Development and Manufacturing) in an Advanced Development Group and RF Group Manager for a product division. He has also worked in automotive electronics and military communications systems. |
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