Where does Ann Winblad work?

Ann Winblad is Investment Committee at Seraphim Space and Board director at OptiMine and Board director at Sonatype and Board director at MuleSoft.

What boards does Ann Winblad sit on?

Ann Winblad holds tracked board seats at Ace Metrix, Hyperion, Liquid Audio, MuleSoft, MuleSoft, Net Perceptions, OptiMine, Sonatype, Sonatype, The Knot.

Where did Ann Winblad go to school?

Ann Winblad studied at University of St. Thomas (M.A. Education, focus Economics); St. Catherine University (B.A., Math and Business).

Ann Winblad

Investor

Investment Committee at Seraphim Space · Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) · Board director at OptiMine · Board director at Sonatype · Board director at MuleSoft

San Francisco, California, United States

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.

Invests in

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at OptiMine

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OptiMine's investors · 3

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)San Francisco · since 2014 Wisconsin Investment PartnersMadison · $5K – $100K checks Zetta Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2014

Co-founders at OptiMine

Dr. Rob Cooley

Board director at Sonatype

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Sonatype's investors · 9

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2018 AspenwoodSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Blue Delta CapitalMcLean · $15M – $50M checks Canvas VenturesCampbell · $5M – $20M checks Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco Golub GrowthChicago Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)San Francisco · since 2016 New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks TPGSan Francisco · since 2018

Co-founders at Sonatype

Brian FoxChief Technology Officer and co-founder

Board director at MuleSoft

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MuleSoft's investors · 17

Co-founders at MuleSoft

Ross MasonExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Seraphim SpaceInvestment Committeecurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
Aspenwood VenturesPartner Emerituscurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Richard M. Schulze Family FoundationTrusteecurrent2014 — presentGreater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
University of St ThomasTrusteecurrent2000 — presentGreater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Founding Partnercurrent1989 — present
OptiMine Software, Inc.Director2014 — 2025Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Ace MetrixDirector2008 — 2020www.acemetrix.com
SonatypeDirector2010 — 2019www.sonatype.com
MuleSoftDirector2006 — 2018www.mulesoft.com
Voltage SecurityDirector2002 — 2015www.voltage.com
KarmasphereDirector2010 — 2014www.karmasphere.com
SVForumDirector, Former Chairperson1998 — 2014
Star AnalyticsDirector2007 — 2013www.staranalytics.com
Krillion, Inc.Director2006 — 2011
MarketwireDirector2000 — 2006
The KnotDirector1999 — 2005
Liquid AudioDirector1996 — 2003
IntrinsaDirector1999 — 2003
Net PerceptionsDirector1996 — 2001
HyperionDirector1991 — 1996
Central Point SoftwareDirector1990 — 1993
Open Systems, IncCo-Founder and CEO1976 — 1984
Federal Reserve Bank of MinneapolisSystems Analyst1973 — 1975

Skills & more

Start-ups99SaaS99Cloud Computing99Strategic Partnerships99Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99Analytics99Enterprise Software99Big Data42E-commerce99Software Development59Mobile Devices79

+12 more

Business IntelligenceAgile MethodologiesStrategyMergersProgram ManagementBusiness DevelopmentTalent ManagementNew Venture DevelopmentManagementAnalysisLeadershipDatabases

From Ann's professional profile.

Deals · 2

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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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Ace MetrixHyperionLiquid AudioNet PerceptionsOptiMineThe Knot

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Seraphim Space

Aida Khalil

Programme Associate at Seraphim Space

Alessandro Braglia

Accelerator Programme Manager at Seraphim Space

Alexander Holt

Managing Director of Seraphim Space Enterprise at Seraphim Space

Andre Ronsoehr

Investment Partner at Seraphim Space

Andrea Seabrook

Executive Assistant at Seraphim Space

Arndt Geiwitz

Operating Partner at Seraphim Space

Bob Wigley

Partner at Seraphim Space

Candace Johnson

SSIT Investment Committee at Seraphim Space

Network5

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 Aspenwood

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ann Winblad?: 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.
Where does Ann Winblad work?: Ann Winblad is Investment Committee at Seraphim Space and Board director at OptiMine and Board director at Sonatype and Board director at MuleSoft.
What does Ann Winblad invest in?: Ann Winblad invests in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What boards does Ann Winblad sit on?: Ann Winblad holds tracked board seats at Ace Metrix, Hyperion, Liquid Audio, MuleSoft, MuleSoft, Net Perceptions, OptiMine, Sonatype, Sonatype, The Knot.
Where did Ann Winblad go to school?: Ann Winblad studied at University of St. Thomas (M.A. Education, focus Economics); St. Catherine University (B.A., Math and Business).