Jason Pressman is a Co- Founder and serves as Managing Director & Partner at Shasta Ventures. He also is an Angel Investor. He serves as the Board of Directors at Deep Sentinel. He leads the enterprise practice at Shasta Ventures and invests across a range of sectors including enterprise software, SaaS, cloud and consumer services. A company builder who played an integral role in the development of one of today's largest online businesses, Jason acts as a thought partner, advocate and counselor to entrepreneurs looking to take their companies from initial proof of product-market fit to industry dominance. As a partner at Shasta, Jason has been an active investor in cloud computing, with an emphasis on next-generation applications, systems management and open source software. His previous investments include Makara (acquired by RedHat) and iConclude (acquired by Opsware). Jason currently serves on the boards of application performance management startup Crittercism, Scala open source software platform Typesafe and SaaS subscription billing company Zuora, as well as local social guide Nextdoor and mobile platform Smule. Prior to joining Shasta in 2005, Jason was Vice President, Strategy and Operations at venture-backed Walmart.com, where he took the online retailer from zero to large scale revenue in five years. His experience growing that business into one of largest retailers online informs his understanding of how to thoughtfully scale fast-growing businesses, as well as how to use software to improve operations. Previously, Jason worked as an investment banker to venture-backed companies at Alex.Brown. Jason earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS in Finance from University of Maryland.
Santo Politi is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at Spark Capital. He has led Spark's investments in eToro, Convert Media, Genie, Oculus, Orchard, Qriously, Storenvy, Triggit and Zazma. He also led Spark's previous investments in Adap.TV (acquired by AOL), Admeld (acquired by Google), CT-100/CNET (acquired by CBS), IPWireless (acquired by General Dynamics), KickApps (acquired by KIT Digital), Lexity (acquired by Yahoo!) and OneRiot (acquired by Walmart). He served as a board member of 5Min (acquired by AOL) and thePlatform (acquired by Comcast). He was previously a Partner at Charles River Ventures (CRV) where he led investments in BigBand Networks (NASDAQ: BBND), Broadbus Technologies (acquired by Motorola) and Groove Mobile (acquired by LiveWire). Prior to Charles River Ventures, he served as President of New Media for Blockbuster Entertainment (NYSE: BBI). He also previously co-founded BT Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm affiliated with Bankers Trust where he led successful investments in Aether Systems (NASDAQ: AETH), DigitalThink (NASDAQ: DTHK) and Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ: NVTL). He previously held various engineering and management positions at Matsushita Electric Industrial, Panasonic and Weston Instruments. He holds an MBA in finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from NJIT and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. He serves as a Board member at Qriously, PreVeil, Uncommon and Lightmatter.
Deepak Kamra serves as General Partner at Canaan Partners. He also is an Angel Investor. He has been with Canaan Partners for over 20 years and focuses on investments in digital media and software. He served as Board Member at Alltranmedia. He led Canaan's early investment in DoubleClick, the Internet's first and leading online advertising solution; Match.com, the first subscription-based dating site; voice-over-IP infrastructure company Acme Packet (acq. by Oracle), and SuccessFactors (acq. by SAP). Deepak currently sits on the boards of ON24, the global leader of webcasting and video communications solutions, Zoosk, the largest social dating network in the world, and Skybox Imaging, a next-generation satellite company. Before joining Canaan, Deepak was on the startup team at Aspect Communications, a pioneer in call center technologies, which he helped lead to a successful IPO in 1990. Prior to Aspect, Deepak held strategic roles at ROLM Corp. and TRW Datacomm International. Deepak received a BA from Carleton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He served on the board of the National Venture Capital Association from 2008 to 2012 and was included on the Forbes Midas List in 2008 and 2009. In his spare time, he is involved in several microfinance initiatives to spur economic growth in developing nations and has served as Chairman of the Investment Committee at Deutsche Bank's Global Commercial Microfinance Consortium.
Jason Seats
Investing in A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Servi...
Austin Texas , London..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Codementor:
$1200000
• Trust & Will:
$6000000 (Early stage VC)
• Kover.ai:
$1500000 (Seed Round)
• ForwardLane Inc:
$450000 (Seed Round)
• Flux Systems:
$120000 (Seed Round)
• Cyber DriveWare:
$100000 (Seed Round)
• StackSource:
$20000 (Seed Round)
• Alyne:
$20000 (Other)
• Agent Cash Ltd:
(Seed Round)
• Shieldpay:
(Early stage VC)
• Seldon:
(Seed Round)
• Tallysticks:
(Seed Round)
• Zighra:
(Seed Round)
• Filament Chainalysis Storj Labs The Sun Exchange Airfox:
• Eddy Travels:
• ASSEMBLR:
$550000 (Seed)
• Aunt Bertha:
$27000000 (Series D)
• Aunt Bertha:
$16000000 (Series C)
• Aunt Bertha:
$5000000 (Series B)
• Aunt Bertha:
(Pre Seed)
• MacroFab:
$3000000 (Series Unknown)
• MacroFab:
$3000000 (Series Unknown)
• MacroFab:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Convey:
$10000000 (Series C)
• Convey:
$8000000 (Series B)
• Convey:
$5000000 (Series A)
• Convey:
$3000000 (Seed)
• IR Sensors:
$120000 (Seed)
• JOANY:
$13000000 (Series A)
• JOANY:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Elasticode:
$120000 (Pre Seed)
• Ampd:
$120000 (Pre Seed)
• Nebulab:
$120000 (Convertible Note)
• Connect:
$3000000 (Convertible Note)
• GoChime:
$630000 (Angel)
• Statwing:
(Angel)
• Cloud 66:
$350000 (Seed)
• Keen:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Keen:
$120000 (Seed)
• Pogoseat:
$800000 (Seed)
• TrueAbility:
$2000000 (Series A)
• Bugsnag:
$1000000 (Seed)
• ClusterHQ:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Glider:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Glider:
(Seed)
• CircleCI:
$2000000 (Seed)
• DataRobot:
$120000 (Pre Seed)
• ParLevel Systems:
$120000 (Seed)
• ZeroVM:
$120000 (Seed)
• Ionic:
$120000 (Seed)
• Postmaster:
$120000 (Seed)
• Good&Co:
$120000 (Seed)
• Riskpulse:
$640000 (Seed)
• Moveline:
$2000000 (Seed)
• PivotDesk:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Lua:
$3000000 (Seed)
• TempoIQ:
$750000 (Seed)
• Flomio:
$120000 (Seed)
• Cloudability:
$120000 (Seed)
• Distil Networks:
$120000 (Seed)
• Cloudsnap:
$120000 (Seed)
• Emergent One:
$120000 (Seed)
• Inboundgeo:
$120000 (Seed)
Jason Seats
Austin Texas - London - New York City (NY) - Cambridge Massachusetts - Chicago Illinois - Boston Massachusetts - Portland Oregon - San Antonio Texas - Seattle Washington - Atlanta Georgia - Los Angeles California - Washington D.C, U.S.A.
Jason Seats serves as Managing Partner at Techstars. Jason was most recently the Managing Director of the Techstars programs in Austin and Cloud in San Antonio. Prior to joining Techstars, Jason was a Founder of Slicehost, an early cloud computing hosting company. In 2008 Slicehost was acquired by Rackspace and became the core for the initial Cloud Servers product. Jason continued on at Rackspace until 2010 as VP of software development for Rackspace Cloud, managing the cloud engineering tea Jason has a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at Saint Louis University. He is also an Angel Investor. He also serves as Board Member at Convey and DigitalOcean.
Noam Kaiser
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
I focus on Early and Growth stage opportunities in the Enterprise SaaS, Cloud solution and infrastructure, Dev and DevOps Tools, Data Center and Semiconductors.
Started @opendns. Forced aside by VCs. Replaced the VCs. Took back over as CEO. Sold to Cisco for $635m+. Started and sold @everydns. Positively Disruptive.
How to connect with Angel Investors in the Cloud Services industry?
In the Cloud Services & Infrastructure industry, angel investors such as Marc Benioff, Tim Ferriss, and Naval Ravikant are significant figures. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in cloud computing, infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), and cloud security. Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, invests in cloud startups that enhance enterprise efficiency and data management. Tim Ferriss, an author and entrepreneur, looks for companies that leverage cloud technology to provide scalable and efficient solutions. Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList, seeks out startups with strong cloud infrastructure capabilities and market potential. To connect with these investors, attend cloud computing conferences, tech expos, and networking events such as AWS re:Invent, Google Cloud Next, and Cloud Expo. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your cloud services or infrastructure solution addresses key challenges, such as improving data security, enhancing scalability, or reducing operational costs. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as partnerships with tech companies, user growth, or positive feedback from clients. Building relationships through initial informal meetings or discussions at industry panels can help establish trust with these investors. Demonstrating the impact of your technology through case studies or user testimonials can also add credibility. Personalize your outreach by referencing the investor’s previous investments and explaining how your venture aligns with their interests. Demonstrating a sustainable business model with clear revenue streams, such as subscription fees, licensing, or usage-based pricing, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from cloud computing experts can also enhance your credibility.
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