Trevor Loy

Bio

Trevor Loy has over 15 years of venture investing, entrepreneurial and operating experience in technology ventures. He focuses on investments in semiconductors, software-as-a-service, and digital services. He brings particular strengths in opportunity recognition, marketing strategy, and resource building. Trevor is also a board member of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Trevor is a co-founder of the New Mexico Venture Capital Association and participated in the creation of the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association. In the philanthropic arena, he is also a co-founder of Social Venture Partners-New Mexico and the Entrepreneurs Foundation-New Mexico. Trevor lectures frequently on entrepreneurship and was a key member of the team that built the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, the entrepreneurship center at Stanford’s School of Engineering. Trevor currently serves on the board of Astria Semiconductor Holdings (parent company of MicroProbe and Micromanipulator), TrackVia, and Tuscany Design Automation for Flywheel. Prior to the creation of Flywheel’s institutional funds, Loy managed a “super angel” fund, Flywheel Capital. Prior to Flywheel Ventures, he held entrepreneurial, executive and technical roles at companies including Gigabeat (backed by Kleiner Perkins and acquired by Napster); Brooktree (acquired by Rockwell Semiconductor, now Conexant Systems); ParkingNet, Teradyne, and Intel Corporation. Trevor holds a BS Electrical Engineering, MS Electrical Engineering, and MS Management Science & Engineering, all from Stanford University. He also studied at the Stanford Center for Technology & Innovation in Kyoto, Japan and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology.