Monta Vista Capital
Seed · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
Monta Vista Capital partners with deep domain experts who use technology to disrupt and transform industries, with a focus on enterprise and B2B opportunities. The firm emphasizes assembling high-caliber teams, acquiring initial customers, and establishing the foundation needed for startups to scale. Investment decisions prioritize founders with industry expertise and companies raising seed rounds, while explicitly avoiding consumer-focused businesses and organizations headquartered outside the United States.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 17, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's websiteEarly stage enterprise venture capitalist with over twenty years of investment experience. Has seed funded or helped launch over 30 technology-enabled companies, including DocuSign and Acquia.
Seed stage investor with extensive experience as founding chair of TiE Angels and founder of Monta Vista Capital since 2014. Previously held leadership roles in sales, marketing, and company growth.
Engineering and management veteran with roles at eleven Silicon Valley companies since 1990, including work on VLSI design at Sun Microsystems, EDA software tools, and data networking. Spent eleven years at Google in various technical capacities.
Early stage venture investor since 2001, including tenure at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners focused on enterprise and infrastructure software. Has extensive product development and technology stack expertise.
Capital markets and investment banking professional with 20+ years advising global corporates, institutional asset managers, and financial sponsors. Holds MBA from London Business School and degree in Economics & Finance from University of Houston.
Technical leader with nearly 25 years at major technology companies. Recently worked on machine learning applied research at Waymo and Google Research for nine years, and served as Principal Engineer at Amazon on Kindle technical leadership teams.
Tokyo-based venture advisor supporting portfolio company expansion into Japanese and Asian markets. Brings cross-border venture investment experience and established ITOCHU Corporation's first U.S.-based venture capital fund, supporting 50+ global technology companies.
Investments · 31 tracked
- Avaamo
- Aviatrix
- Boomerang
- Boomerang Intelligence
- BosonQ Psi
- Bounce Imaging
- Bumblebee Networks
- Captiv8
- Cequence
- Compute.ai
- Convai
- DuploCloud
- Eridan
- Everclear
- FirstShift.ai
- Fortella
- GoDomo
- KlearNow.AI
- Lightbeam
- Minds.ai
- Motorq
- Narada
- newtrul
- Nyansa
- Omni Design
- Ovation
- PatternEx
- Robin
- SafeAI
- SoftWear Automation
- Spatial
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Monta Vista Capital invest at?
- Monta Vista Capital invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Monta Vista Capital focus on?
- Monta Vista Capital focuses on Enterprise Software.
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