General Partner

Jock Holliman has more than 20 years of experience in the venture capital industry in the southwestern United States. Following a career in corporate commercial banking with Bank of America and Chemical New York, Mr. Holliman joined Alliance Business Investment Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1982. Three years later, Mr. Holliman accepted the newly created position as managing director of Valley National Bank of Arizona’s venture capital program. From a $22 million capital base, Holliman oversaw 22 direct and three indirect investments in creating a successful portfolio. In early 1993, Holliman formed Valley Ventures, L.P., a $10 million institutional secondary partnership, to purchase all venture capital assets from Valley Bank. Based upon the success of Valley Ventures, Holliman formed Valley Ventures II, L.P. closing at $29.4 million in April, 1999. Valley Ventures III, a new fund targeted at $50 million in capital, completed its first closing at $41.2 million in September 2002.

Jock Holliman holds undergraduate and Masters business degrees from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, as well as a masters degree in international management from the Thunderbird School of International Management in Phoenix, Arizona. Throughout his venture capital career, Holliman has been active in venture industry groups including NASBIC, the industry trade group in Washington, D.C. He served on its board of directors for five years, including two years on the executive committee. Holliman has served on 35 private and public company boards including Pilgrim America and OrthoLogic, notable Valley Ventures’ winners.