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Bob Hower

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Co-founder & Partner, G20 Ventures

Firm
G20 Ventures
Title
Co-founder & Partner
Role
General partner
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Record updated 28 September 2026

About

Bob is a 18-year VC vet twice named to the Forbes "Midas List," having led investments in startups including 128 Technology (acquired by Juniper,) Acme Packet (Oracle,) Actifio (Google,) AppIQ (HP,) Channel Advisor (ECOM), and [x+1] (Rocket Fuel.) Bob held senior marketing, product management, and sales positions at Lotus Development, Cabot, Cabot and Forbes, General Mills, and Priority Call Management. Today Bob is on the Boards of Bidtellect, Emissary, and Narrative; serves on the non-profit boards of the Cambridge Community Foundation and Pivot. He remains a GP at Advanced Technology Ventures.

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Background

Education
Bob holds a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from The Amos Tuck School.Source (opens in a new tab)

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