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Bruce Cleveland

InvestorFounder

Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners · Board director at Amplero · Board director at Splice Machine

San Mateo, California

FoundedAmpleroSplice Machine

About

Bruce Cleveland is Chief Executive Officer at Traction Gap Partners and author of "Traversing the Traction Gap" and "Market Engineering." He held executive positions at Oracle, Apple, Siebel Systems, and C3 AI, where he contributed to the development of the CRM category and led C3 AI to a public listing on the New York Stock Exchange. As a venture investor, Cleveland was an early backer of Marketo, C3 AI, Doximity, and Vlocity, with portfolio companies achieving over $10 billion in realized value.

Board director at Amplero

Intro paths

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Amplero's investors · 2

Trilogy Equity PartnersSeattle · $2M – $6M checks · since 2016Wildcat Venture PartnersSan Mateo · $500K – $6M checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Amplero

MF
MATT FLECKENSTEINExecutive Officer
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OLIVER DOWNSExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
LC
LISA CLARKEExecutive Officer

Board director at Splice Machine

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Splice Machine's investors · 3

Cheyenne VenturesWoodside · since 2019U.S. Air Forcesince 2019Wildcat Venture PartnersSan Mateo · $500K – $6M checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Splice Machine

MZ
Monte ZwebenExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Traction Gap PartnersChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentBend, Oregon, United States
  2. Innovation AlgebraAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
  3. Parlay FinanceAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
  4. C3 AIChief Marketing Officer2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Wildcat Venture PartnersFounding Partner2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. InterWest PartnersGeneral Partner2006 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Siebel SystemsSenior Vice President & GM - Alliances, Marketing, & Products1996 — 2006
  8. Apple ComputerSenior Director, Engineering1992 — 1996
  9. OracleSenior Director, Unix Product Line Marketing1985 — 1989

Education

  1. United States Military Academy at West Point
  2. California State University-Sacramento

Skills & more

Management41Leadership19Strategy63Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Corporate GovernanceStrategic Marketing Management4Digital Marketing3Corporate Venture Capital2Entrepreneurship DevelopmentMarketing OperationsChannel PartnersSoftware Development1
+12 moreBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Early-Stage StartupsMarketing StrategyBoard LevelCloud ComputingProduct ManagementAnalyticsVenture CapitalSolution SellingBusiness IntelligenceStart-upsSaaS

From Bruce's professional profile.

Deals · 2

AmpleroBoard seat

via Wildcat Venture Partners · filed Jul 2016 · $8.1M raise

Splice MachineBoard seat

via Wildcat Venture Partners · filed Nov 2015 · $23M raise

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

Colleagues at Wildcat Venture Partners

Bill Ericson
Managing Director at Wildcat Venture Partners
Bryan Stolle
Managing Director at Wildcat Venture Partners
Elisa Jagerson
Managing Director at Wildcat Venture Partners
Geoffrey Moore
Managing Director at Wildcat Venture Partners
Jennifer Trzepacz
Investor at Wildcat Venture Partners
Kate Fry
CFO at Wildcat Venture Partners
Nathaniel Krasnoff
Associate at Wildcat Venture Partners
Phyllis Whiteley
Venture Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners

Network6

Chemi PeresScout
Co-Founder and Head of the Investment Committee at Takwin Ventures
Liam RatcliffeScout
General Partner at New Leaf Venture Partners
Salil DeshpandeScout
General Partner at Uncorrelated Ventures
Bryan Stolle
Managing Director at Wildcat Venture Partners
Gary Little
Operating Partner at Canvas Ventures
Nathaniel Krasnoff
Associate at Wildcat Venture Partners

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

Frequently asked questions

Where does Bruce Cleveland work?
Bruce Cleveland is Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners and Founder at Amplero and Founder at Splice Machine.
What companies did Bruce Cleveland found?
Bruce Cleveland founded Amplero, Splice Machine.

Same school

Also attended United States Military Academy at West Point73

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Also attended California State University-Sacramento17

Nicole TorresDirector, Marketing Events & Platform at Sapphire VenturesTraci TeldeschiExecutive Assistant at The Westly GroupBenjamin ChanFinance Manager at LogosJennifer MannionHead of Talent at Griffin Gaming PartnersBryan JadotSenior Managing Director at Hercules Capital, Inc.Laura Moreno LucasGeneral Partner at L'ATTITUDE Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Parlay Finance2

Joe MaxwellManaging Partner at FINTOP CapitalChrissy WhittyAssociate at FINTOP Capital

Also worked at C3 AI17

Jordan SegallPartner at Redpoint VenturesShravan NarayenInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Eric BallFounding General Partner at Impact Venture CapitalPete SolvikManaging Director at Jackson Square VenturesWilliam AbecassisManaging Partner and CIO at BravenJulia SircarInvestor at E14 Fund

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Also worked at Wildcat Venture Partners9

Elizabeth PattersonOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesKate FryCFO at Moment Ventures, LlcAhmed JawaInvestor at Niya PartnersGrahme TaylorInvestor at Niya PartnersAmanda MaestriHead of Investor Relations at Reach CapitalDerrick LeeCFO at Ridge Ventures

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Also worked at InterWest Partners10

Laura SebastianiVP of Finance at Scale Venture PartnersDrew HarmanVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalKatie PassalacquaHead of Finance at EMERGENT VENTURESAmanda MaestriHead of Investor Relations at Reach CapitalMichelle SnyderPartner, Venture at McKesson VenturesDoug Fisher, MDPartner at Revelation Partners

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