Adam R. Dell (born January 14, 1970) is an American

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ist and is the brother of

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, the founder of computer manufacturing company

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Early life and education

Dell was born in Houston, Texas to a German Jewish family. He attended

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and the

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Career

He began his career working as a corporate attorney for Winstead Sechrest & Minick, in

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, before joining the venture capital firm of Enterprise Partners in La Jolla, California. He then joined Crosspoint Venture Partners, in

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, where he became a partner in 1999. In 2000 he formed Impact Venture Partners, a $100mm early stage venture capital firm, in

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. Dell joined

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as a venture partner in 2009. Dell joined Goldman Sachs as a partner in 2018. During the course of his career, Dell invested in numerous

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such as Hotjobs.com, which was acquired by

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in 2002; Ingenio, which was acquired by

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in 2007; and

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. He founded four companies, Clarity Money, which was acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2018; Civitas Learning; Buzzsaw.com, which was acquired by

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in 2002; and MessageOne, which was acquired by Dell, Inc. in 2008. Dell has served as an adjunct professor at both the Business School at

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and the

Personal life

In 2010, Dell had a daughter with

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References

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