Quicksilver Ventures is a team of experienced venture capitalists whose previous careers include successful startups, history-making turnarounds, and extensive executive management. We have a solid track record of developing strong teams and strategies, followed by implementation and execution that result in great companies.

Managing Directors
Randall Meals          Steve Schlossareck

Randall Meals, Managing Director

Prior to becoming a venture capitalist, Randy had a broad and significant career as an executive, which includes serving as COO and VP of Business Development for Nishan Systems (acquired by McData), and GM and VP of 3Com's Advanced Products and Storage Networking Divisions.  As COO of Omnipoint Corporation (now T-Mobile via merger) he was a member of the team of executives that took this company through its successful IPO.  Additionally, Randy was GM of Hewlett Packard's Information Networks Division and the Business Unit Manager of NCR/AT&T's Open Networking Business Unit.

Randy's technology career began at NCR in Wichita, Kansas. Over a span of thirteen years he started as an individual contributor and progressed to hold management positions in R&D, Marketing, and Quality Assurance.  He has received numerous awards including NCR's Chief Scientist Award for conceiving innovative technology for implementation of disk arrays.

Randy has an MBA from Wichita State, MS in Computer Science from Kansas State, and a BS in Computer Science from Iowa State.  He is also an alumnus of the U.S. Naval Academy.  He currently serves on the boards of Bay Microsystems and Xceive, served on the boards of Sierra Logic (acquired by Emulex), Aristos Logic (acquired by Adaptec), and Aperto Networks (acquired by Tranzeo Wireless) and is also responsible for managing Quicksilver’s investments in Cavium, and Minerva.

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Steve Schlossareck, Managing Director

Steve brings to Quicksilver an over twenty year career in corporate investing and deal making, including serving as Vice President at Quantum Technology Ventures, the equity investment arm of Quantum Corporation, and as Senior Director of Corporate Development at Quantum.  He was responsible for technology licenses, equity and other transactions, including the acquisitions of both ATL and Meridian, the spin-out of Benchmark Tape Systems, and the relationship with and investment in TiVo.

From 1986 through 1997, Steve was at Apple Computer. His most recent role was as Senior Manager for Corporate Development and Strategic Investments, with responsibility for spinning out Apple technologies and teams and creating new, independent startup companies. He also handled equity investments, strategic relationship deal structuring, competitive analysis, planning for new businesses, strategic loans to software companies and technology development agreements.

Previous to Corporate Development at Apple, Steve held positions in the Apple USA Sales and Marketing Division and in the Information Systems and Technology Division.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Vormetric. Steve holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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