Where does Donald Fischer work?

Donald Fischer is Founder of Tidelift.

What check size does Donald Fischer write?

Donald Fischer typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.

What companies did Donald Fischer found?

Donald Fischer founded Tidelift.

Where did Donald Fischer go to school?

Donald Fischer studied at Yale University (BS, Computer Science); Columbia Business School (MBA); Stanford University (MS, Computer Science).

Donald Fischer

Founder

Former Venture Partner at General Catalyst · Former Principal at Greylock Partners

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedTidelift

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Experience

SonarVPcurrent2025 — present
TideliftCEO and Co-Founder2017 — 2024
General CatalystSpecial Advisor2017 — 2022
General CatalystVenture Partner2013 — 2017Cambridge, MA
JuliaHubBoard Member2016 — 2022
IonicBoard Member2015 — 2022
Anaconda, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2019Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
RocanaBoard Member2014 — 2017
Typesafe (now Lightbend)Board Member2012 — 2015
Typesafe (now Lightbend)President and CEO2011 — 2012
Greylock PartnersPrincipal2008 — 2013
Red Hat, Inc.Vice President, Online Services2006 — 2008Westford, MA
Red Hat, Inc.Senior Product Manager2003 — 2006Westford, MA
Inktomi CorporationSenior Consultant1999 — 2002Foster City, CA and Needham, MA
Oracle CorporationEmerging Technologies Group1999

Skills & more

Venture Capital12Product Management16Product Development4Entrepreneurship6Software Development5Enterprise Software29Start-ups22Technology ManagementComputer Science4Scala2AkkaPlay Framework

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David FrankelScout

Seed Stage Venture Capital in the United States

Kevin CarterScout

General Partner at SV Angel

Michael StoppelmanScout

Venture Advisor at Verissimo Ventures

Larry Bohn

Investment Team at General Catalyst

Matt Gorin

Managing Partner at Contour Venture Partners

Peter Boyce II

Founder (Stellation); Co-Founder (RDV), Rough Draft Ventures at Stellation Capital

Tim Tully

Partner at Menlo Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Donald Fischer?: Angel
Where does Donald Fischer work?: Donald Fischer is Founder of Tidelift.
What check size does Donald Fischer write?: Donald Fischer typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Donald Fischer found?: Donald Fischer founded Tidelift.
Where did Donald Fischer go to school?: Donald Fischer studied at Yale University (BS, Computer Science); Columbia Business School (MBA); Stanford University (MS, Computer Science).