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Creighton Hicks

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Partner at LiveOak Ventures · Partner at LiveOak Venture Partners · Board director at DryRun Security

Austin, Texas, United States

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Javier SolterounlockedCreighton: together at VMware (2009–2012)
×2Creighton: together at Kleiner Perkins
×2Creighton: together at IBM
Creighton: together at Dell Technologies Capital

About

Creighton Hicks is a Partner at LiveOak Venture Partners, where he focuses on early-stage enterprise technology investments. He has more than twenty years of experience in enterprise software and technology, spanning server infrastructure, software development, investing, product, and go-to-market strategy.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Board director at DryRun Security

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DryRun Security's investors · 4

Cannage CapitalLas Vegas · since 2025LiveOak Venture PartnersAustin · since 2025LiveOak VenturesAustin · $500K – $10M checks · since 2025Work-BenchNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at DryRun Security

KJKen Johnson
Ken JohnsonFounder
JWJames Wickett
James WickettFounder

Experience

  1. LiveOak Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2020 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. Eve SecurityBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. SpektionBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. DryRun SecurityBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  5. FastnBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. Keep AwareBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  7. ChainguardInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  8. PassageBoard Member2022
  9. IntrigueBoard Member2020 — 2021
  10. Dell Technologies CapitalPartner2017 — 2020Palo Alto, CA
  11. DatometryBoard Director2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  12. CloudKnox Security IncBoard Observer2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  13. FullStoryBoard Observer2015 — 2020
  14. relayrInvestor2015 — 2017
  15. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersPartner2014 — 2017
  16. CoreOSBoard Observer2014 — 2017
  17. Nav Inc.Board Observer2014 — 2017
  18. Qumulo, Inc.Investor2014 — 2017
  19. VMwareGroup Product Line Marketing Manager2010 — 2014
  20. VMwareProduct Marketing Manager, vSphere2009

Skills & more

Cloud Computing18Virtualization15Pre-sales7Go-to-market Strategy25Software Development11Product Development3Product Management11Enterprise Software18Business Planning2SaaS3Sales Enablement2Product Marketing8
+3 moreBusiness AlliancesManagementData Center

From Creighton's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Passage Identity, Inc.Board seat

via LiveOak Ventures · filed Mar 2022 · $4.9M raise

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

Colleagues at LiveOak Ventures

Ben Scott
Partner Emeritus at LiveOak Ventures
Creighton Hick
Partner at LiveOak Ventures
David Stewart
Venture Partner at LiveOak Ventures
Julianna
Investor at LiveOak Ventures
Kathryn Moore
Senior Associate at LiveOak Ventures
Krishna Srinivasan
Founding Partner at LiveOak Ventures
Lauranne Jarrett
Finance at LiveOak Ventures
Mike Marcantonio
Partner at LiveOak Ventures

Network8

Jay LeekScout
Managing Partner at Syngenta Group Ventures
Krishna SrinivasanScout
Founding Partner at LiveOak Ventures
Sriram ViswanathanScout
Founding Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Zaz FloreaniScout
Venture Partner at FirstMile Ventures
Kelley Mak
General Partner at Work-Bench
Mike Marcantonio
Partner at LiveOak Ventures
Prerna Sharma
Partner at Antler
Venu Shamapant
Founding Partner at LiveOak Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Creighton Hicks?
Creighton Hicks is a Partner at LiveOak Venture Partners, where he focuses on early-stage enterprise technology investments. He has more than twenty years of experience in enterprise software and technology, spanning server infrastructure, software development, investing, product, and go-to-market strategy.
Where does Creighton Hicks work?
Creighton Hicks is Partner at LiveOak Ventures and Board director at DryRun Security.
What does Creighton Hicks invest in?
Creighton Hicks invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software.
What boards does Creighton Hicks sit on?
Creighton Hicks holds tracked board seats at Passage Identity, Inc..
Where did Creighton Hicks go to school?
Creighton Hicks studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); The University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Computer Sciences).

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