Ajay Chopra, a former co-founder of Pinnacle Systems, which was sold to Avid Technology in 2005, has joined Trinity Ventures, an investor firm specializing in early-stage information technology companies.
Chopra will serve as a venture consultant, and will help identify and support entrepreneurs who are seeking to build world-class companies in the digital media space.
With more than 20 years of operating experience at the senior management and board level with start-ups, private companies, and public companies, Chopra has considerable experience in the industry. During his tenure at Pinnacle, the company grew from the start-up stage to a global $350M public company, while earning technical Emmy awards for technical innovation.
Previously, Chopra was with Mindset, a computer graphics start-up. Before Mindset, he held various technical and management positions at Atari, a video games company, and Unisys.