Friday, July 22, 2016

Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Mark Templeton Dies In Kayaking Accident

Mark R. Templeton, a Managing Director at Los Altos-based Scientific Ventures, has passed away after a kayaking accident in Oregon. According to the firm and family, Templeton, who was 57, died on July 17th while kayaking with friends on the Rogue River in Oregon. Templeton was co-founder of Artisan Components, which was acquired by ARM Holdings in 2004. He served as President ARM North America & Chief Strategy Officer from 2004 until 2006, and also was involved with Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2), the EDA industry organization, was President and CEO of Fabrix (acquired by PDF Solutions); and served on the boards of TAKUMI, Ablesky, Adaptive Sound Technologies, and DXCorr Design. Templeton was apparently an avid kayaker.