Shasta Ventures
Menlo Park · Seed–Series B · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Seed and Series A investor focused on connected hardware/IoT and concentrated early-stage enterprise SaaS, using structured programs like Ignite and domain-specific operating partners to reach $10M+ ARR.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website
Rob Coneybeer is an engineer who focused early on hardware and connected devices—backing Nest and Nutanix when others shunned physical products—and is known for rocket-and-missile stories illustrating his risk-taking approach.
Tod Francis combines 15 years researching parent-child relationships—surveying over 1,000 young adults and developing the Pyramid of Connection—with a retail-history thesis for evaluating DTC brands that reinvent consumer behaviors.
Isaac Roth is a repeat founder/CEO who built Red Hat OpenShift and IBM's API Management, bringing hands-on developer-platform and enterprise-infrastructure expertise plus practitioner-style guidance to technical infrastructure investments.
Jacob Mullins blends tech-media and startup-marketing roles (VentureBeat, Microsoft's BizSpark) with Shasta investing and Exitround founding, applying mushin no shin research-to-instinct thinking and launching VC Mastermind.
Jason Pressman combines operator experience scaling Walmart.com to nearly $1B with a contrarian price-discipline investing approach, shark-swimming risk tolerance, and a thesis that SaaS works at two price points.
Nitin Chopra is a cybersecurity specialist focused on post‑quantum and quantum‑safe cryptography, on the boards of Banyan Security, ISARA and TrueFort, and links workplace mental health to cyber risk globally.
Ravi Mohan, a 25‑year global operator who co‑led decision‑support software in India serving multinationals across Asia, gives hands‑on operational guidance to bootstrapped founders with product‑market fit aiming for $100M+ revenue.
What they invest in
from 47 of 128 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×22Enterprise Software ×20SaaS ×17Data & Infrastructure ×9Developer Tools ×7Consumer ×6Cybersecurity ×6Cloud Computing ×5
HQs:United States×34Singapore×1
Investments · 128 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathNew York, US
Anshul Vikram Pandey(Director)Kumesh Aroomoogan(Executive Officer, Director)
Activeloop provides a data infrastructure platform that indexes, searches, and organizes multimodal data (documents, images, videos) for AI applications through its Deep Lake database and search capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Davit Buniatyan(Founder)in
Alitheon's FeaturePrint is an optical-AI technology that identifies and authenticates individual physical items by analyzing their inherent surface features without requiring labels, barcodes, or tags.
AI & Machine LearningBellevue, US
Roei Ganzarski(Executive Officer, Director)Ross Collins(Director)Nicole Piasecki(Director)Madjiguene Ndiaye(Director)Elliott Jurgensen, Jr.(Director)David Ross(Executive Officer, Director)
PicnicHealth aggregates medical records from multiple healthcare providers into a unified digital platform and connects patients with a clinical team to develop personalized care plans.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Anaplan is an AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform that helps enterprises optimize decision-making by transforming data into actionable insights and enabling dynamic scenario planning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Charlie Gottdiener(Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board)
AppSheet is a no-code application development platform that enables users to build apps and automated workflows without coding, using AI-powered tools and integrations with Google Workspace and third-party services.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBellevue, US
Praveen Seshadri(President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer)Greg Papadopoulos(Director of the Issuer)Ravi Mohan(Director of the Issuer)
Apptio provides AI investment management software that helps organizations track, optimize, and align AI spending across infrastructure, talent, and tooling from prioritization through ROI measurement.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSUnknown, US
Ajay Patel(General Manager of Apptio and IT Automation at IBM)Larry Blasko(President, Field Operations)Eugene Khvostov(Chief Product Officer)David Buitrago(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)Ashok Aletty(Head of Engineering)JOHN S. MCADAM(Director)
Color Health operates a nationwide virtual cancer clinic delivering oncologist-led care, screening, and treatment management for employer, union, health plan, and public sector populations.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Othman Laraki(CEO)
CommerceIQ provides AI-driven automation software for consumer brands to optimize sales and profitability across retail ecommerce channels and marketplaces.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Deep Sentinel provides AI-powered live security camera surveillance for homes and businesses, combining automated threat detection with real-time monitoring by professional security guards who can intervene directly via two-way audio and alert law enforcement.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software<UNKNOWN>, US
Dollar Shave Club offers razors and grooming products through a subscription model, delivering sharp stainless steel blades and shaving essentials directly to consumers at lower price points.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLos Angeles, US
Michael Dubin(Founder)inMichael Jones(Director)David Pakman(Director)Christopher Marshall(Director)Daniel Murray(Executive Officer)Kevin Datoo(Executive Officer)
Dyneti develops digital payment solutions designed to match the ease and security of physical transactions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Julia Zheng(Founder/CEO)in
GoFormz provides software for businesses to digitize forms and capture data electronically, enabling teams to work more efficiently across all industries and company sizes.
Cloud ComputingConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Diego, US
Jason Craven(Executive Officer)Matt Holleran(Director)Jonathan Stevens(Executive Officer)Lesley Young(Director)Jeff Fildey(Executive Officer, Director)
Imperfect Foods is a grocery delivery service that sources surplus and cosmetically imperfect food items directly from farmers and producers, offering them at discounted prices to consumers while reducing food waste.
Circular EconomyE-commerceFoodTech
Interplay Learning builds online skilled trades courses designed and delivered by industry experts and instructional designers, covering foundational technical knowledge and real-world applications for technicians.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSAustin, US
Kapwing is a web-based video creation and editing platform designed for marketing teams to produce, repurpose, and scale video content across multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eric Lu(Executive Officer, Director)Julia Enthoven(Executive Officer, Director)
Lattice is a people management platform that helps HR leaders and organizations align goals, improve performance, and engage teams through features like 1:1s and performance tracking.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jack Altman(Founder/CEO)inEric Koslow(Founder/CTO)inJoe Noto(Executive Officer)Robert Wurwarg(Director)Richard V. Stewart(Director)John Boyd(Director)
LeakSignal provides data governance and protection solutions for securing sensitive data in motion, including classification, policy enforcement, and compliance monitoring across AI applications, APIs, and endpoints.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
BoardKunal Anand(Chief Innovation Officer (at F5); formerly co-founder of Prevoty)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Shasta Ventures invest at?
- Shasta Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Shasta Ventures's typical check size?
- Shasta Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What sectors does Shasta Ventures focus on?
- Shasta Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Shasta Ventures located?
- Shasta Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Does Shasta Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Shasta Ventures leads investment rounds.
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