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Blake Pennington

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Investor at Olive Hill Ventures

San Francisco, California

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Blake Pennington is a Partner at Olive Hill Ventures, focusing on early-stage investments in cybersecurity, AI, cloud infrastructure, and physical AI, with an emphasis on B2B enterprise solutions. His background spans Fortune 500 consulting, startup operations, and venture experience across industries including enterprise software, complex manufacturing, energy, and deep tech. He was named champion of the 2019 Global Venture Capital Competition and Entrepreneurship Student of the Year in 2010.

Experience

  1. Olive Hill VenturesPartnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Abstract SecurityInvestor and Former Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
  3. PendulumInvestor and Former Board Observercurrent2023 — present
  4. FERNRIDEInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  5. Ghost SecurityInvestorcurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  6. VCIC (Venture Capital Investment Competition)Mentor, Judge and Global Championcurrent2017 — present
  7. Munich Re VenturesPrincipal & Sector Lead (Cyber)2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Munich Re VenturesSenior Associate2022 — 2023
  9. FedTechMentor2021 — 2023
  10. Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Ryerson UniversityMentor2021 — 2022
  11. Fusion FundSenior Associate2020 — 2022Palo Alto, California
  12. Titaniam, Inc.Investor2022San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Loft LabsInvestor2021San Francisco Bay Area
  14. NeuraLegionInvestor2020San Francisco Bay Area
  15. In-Q-TelAssociate2018 — 2019Arlington, VA
  16. Profit Velocity SolutionsDirector, Corporate Development | Client Solutions2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  17. Celerity Consulting GroupSenior Consultant, Engineering Services2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Venture Capital2Entrepreneurship9Management Consulting3Business Development15Marketing11Process Management3ValuationPortfolio ManagementDue Diligence1Customer ExperienceMarket ResearchFinancial Modeling
+12 moreBusiness ValuationBusiness StrategyFinancial AnalysisBusiness AnalysisPrivate EquityProject ManagementData AnalysisClient Relationship BuildingStrategyManagementDesign ThinkingLeadership
  • AI for Everyone — Coursera
  • Platform Manager Certification — Ipreo Private Capital Markets
  • Venture Deals — Kauffman Fellows
  • Fundamental Cryptography — Cybrary
  • Understand Cloud Computing — Cybrary
  • Organizational Data Security Fundamentals — Cybrary
  • End User: Network Security — Cybrary
  • End User: Social Engineering — Cybrary

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Colleagues at Olive Hill Ventures

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Investor at Olive Hill Ventures
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Investor at Olive Hill Ventures
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Analyst at Olive Hill Ventures
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Investor at Olive Hill Ventures
Yoson An
Investor at Olive Hill Ventures

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Who is Blake Pennington?
Blake Pennington is a Partner at Olive Hill Ventures, focusing on early-stage investments in cybersecurity, AI, cloud infrastructure, and physical AI, with an emphasis on B2B enterprise solutions. His background spans Fortune 500 consulting, startup operations, and venture experience across industries including enterprise software, complex manufacturing, energy, and deep tech. He was named champion of the 2019 Global Venture Capital Competition and Entrepreneurship Student of the Year in 2010.
Where does Blake Pennington work?
Blake Pennington is at Olive Hill Ventures.
Where did Blake Pennington go to school?
Blake Pennington studied at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (Master of Business Administration); Loyola Marymount University, College of Business Administration (BBA, Entrepreneurship w/ Philosophy Minor); The Branson School.

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