Derek Zanutto
InvestorGeneral Partner at CapitalG
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Derek Zanutto blends operating experience at LinkedIn and Netflix with disciplined, data-driven growth investing in enterprise software and data-centric, post–product-market-fit companies, especially AI and data products for security and construction.
Invests in
ConsumerCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Harvard College (AB) Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA)
- Awards
- Zanutto graduated from Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar.
- Hobbies
- Zanutto is an avid runner and guitar player.
- Family
- Zanutto lives with his wife and three children in the Bay Area.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- CapitalGGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California
- NinjaOneBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- CollibraBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Bedrock RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- MXBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- DatabricksInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- VerkadaInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Grafana LabsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- CriblInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- DataikuInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Ping IdentityInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- New RelicInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- ArmisBoard Member2020 — 2026
- GICSenior Vice President2017 — 2018San Francisco, California
- Hellman & FriedmanDirector2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Renaissance LearningBoard Member2015 — 2017
- Lynda.comInvestor2015
- AirbnbInvestor2014 — 2015
- Creative Artists AgencyInvestor2014 — 2015
- UberInvestor2013 — 2015
- TPG GlobalVice President2011 — 2015San Francisco, California
- TPG GlobalAssociate2007 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- Morgan StanleyAnalyst2004 — 2006New York, NY
Skills & more
Bloomberg1Private Equity14Mergers1Investment Banking3Venture Capital4Valuation6Due Diligence2Hedge Funds3M&A experience1Investments1Capital Markets1Corporate Finance1
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LBOMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial StructuringCorporate DevelopmentInvestor RelationsAlternative InvestmentsEmerging MarketsLeveraged FinanceEquity ResearchBusiness ValuationEquitiesRestructuringFrom Derek's professional profile.
Investments
Led
BmiCollibraCriblCyber exposure management platformDatabricksDataikuHadrianNinjaoneNominalPing IdentityVerkada
Investor
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at CapitalG
Network11
Dharmesh ThakkerScout
General Partner at Battery Ventures
Jackson Georges, Jr.Scout
Cofounder and Managing Partner at BAG Ventures
Jeremiah GordonScout
General Counsel / Chief Compliance Officer at CapitalG
Richard SeewaldScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Evolution Equity Partners
Alex Nichols
Investor at CapitalG
Army Tunjaicon
Vice President at CapitalG
Chengpeng Mou
Partner at CapitalG
David Lawee
General Partner at CapitalG
Derrick Chow
Investor at CapitalG
Drew Goydan
Investor at CapitalG
Gene Frantz
General Partner at CapitalG
Investors connected to Derek in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Derek Zanutto?
- Derek Zanutto blends operating experience at LinkedIn and Netflix with disciplined, data-driven growth investing in enterprise software and data-centric, post–product-market-fit companies, especially AI and data products for security and construction.
- Where does Derek Zanutto work?
- Derek Zanutto is General Partner at CapitalG.
- What does Derek Zanutto invest in?
- Derek Zanutto invests in Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- What check size does Derek Zanutto write?
- Derek Zanutto typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Derek Zanutto invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Bmi, Collibra, Cribl, Cyber exposure management platform, Databricks, Dataiku, Hadrian, Ninjaone, Nominal, Ping Identity, Verkada, MX technologies.
- Where did Derek Zanutto go to school?
- Derek Zanutto studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Harvard University (A.B.).
- What awards has Derek Zanutto received?
- Zanutto graduated from Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar.
- Does Derek Zanutto lead rounds?
- Yes — Derek Zanutto has led 11 tracked investments.
Same school
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Also attended Harvard University1,884
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bedrock Robotics11
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