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Ann Winblad

Investor

Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) · Partner Emeritus, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners at Aspenwood

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedMuleSoftOptimine SoftwareSonatype

About

Ann Winblad is a Managing Director and co-founder of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, which she started in 1989 as a firm focused exclusively on software. She began her career as a systems programmer at the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis and in 1976 co-founded the accounting software company Open Systems, Inc., later acquired by UCCEL, after which she consulted for clients including IBM, Microsoft, and Price Waterhouse. She holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Business Administration from St. Catherine University and an M.A. in Education from the University of St. Thomas, and co-authored a book on object-oriented software.

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Invests in

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Seraphim SpaceInvestment Committeecurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  2. Aspenwood VenturesPartner Emerituscurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. Richard M. Schulze Family FoundationTrusteecurrent2014 — presentGreater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
  4. University of St ThomasTrusteecurrent2000 — presentGreater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
  5. Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Founding Partnercurrent1989 — present
  6. OptiMine Software, Inc.Director2014 — 2025Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
  7. Ace MetrixDirector2008 — 2020www.acemetrix.com
  8. SonatypeDirector2010 — 2019www.sonatype.com
  9. MuleSoftDirector2006 — 2018www.mulesoft.com
  10. Voltage SecurityDirector2002 — 2015www.voltage.com
  11. KarmasphereDirector2010 — 2014www.karmasphere.com
  12. SVForumDirector, Former Chairperson1998 — 2014
  13. Star AnalyticsDirector2007 — 2013www.staranalytics.com
  14. Krillion, Inc.Director2006 — 2011
  15. MarketwireDirector2000 — 2006
  16. The KnotDirector1999 — 2005
  17. Liquid AudioDirector1996 — 2003
  18. IntrinsaDirector1999 — 2003
  19. Net PerceptionsDirector1996 — 2001
  20. HyperionDirector1991 — 1996

Education

  1. University of St. ThomasM.A. Education, focus Economics1973 — 1975
  2. St. Catherine UniversityB.A., Math and Business1969 — 1973

Skills & more

Start-ups99SaaS99Cloud Computing99Strategic Partnerships99Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99Analytics99Enterprise Software99Big Data42E-commerce99Software Development59Mobile Devices79
+12 moreBusiness IntelligenceAgile MethodologiesStrategyMergersProgram ManagementBusiness DevelopmentTalent ManagementNew Venture DevelopmentManagementAnalysisLeadershipDatabases

From Ann's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of St. Thomas13

Kayla HinderscheidHead of Network Development at Menlo VenturesRyan KruizengaGeneral Partner at Arthur VenturesDerek BuschowEntrepreneur in Residence at Arthur VenturesSteve SchwenPartner and CFO at Vensana CapitalBrian CoxIntegrator / Partner at Traction CapitalCooper EralAnalyst at Traction Capital

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Also attended St. Catherine University1

Nuan ZhangInvestor at Episode1

Shared employers

Also worked at University of St Thomas2

Ryan KruizengaGeneral Partner at Arthur VenturesMatt MeentsStrategic Growth Partner at Traction Capital

Also worked at Voltage Security2

Matt PaukerGeneral Partner at Cleo CapitalSathvik KrishnamurthyFounder and Managing Partner at Security Leadership Capital

Also worked at Karmasphere1

Lars LeckieInvestor at Aspenwood

Deals · 3

SonatypeBoard seat

via Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) · filed Sep 2018 · $25M raise

MuleSoftBoard seat

via Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) · filed May 2015 · $128.3M raise

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Optimine SoftwareBoard seat

via Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) · filed Jan 2015 · $3M raise

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Colleagues at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)

John Hummer
Seattle Partner at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
Lars Leckie
Investor at Aspenwood
Maria Mulcahy
CFO at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
Mitchell Kertzman
Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
Steve Kishi
Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)

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Chetan Puttagunta
General Partner at Benchmark
Gary Little
Operating Partner at Canvas Ventures
Ken Loveless
Partner, Co-Founder at Founders Circle Capital
Sameer Gandhi
Partner at Accel
Steve Kishi
Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)

Investors connected to Ann in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.