Where does Evan Kaplan work?

Evan Kaplan is Chief Executive Officer at InfluxData.

Where did Evan Kaplan go to school?

Evan Kaplan studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Directors College, Executive Program in Corporate Governance); UW Foster School of Business (MBA, General Management); Western Washington University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Science).

Evan Kaplan

Chief Executive Officer at InfluxData

Los Altos, California, United States

About

Evan Kaplan is Chief Executive Officer of InfluxData, the company behind the time series database InfluxDB, a role he has held since joining the company in 2016. He previously served as President and CEO of iPass Corporation and founded Aventail Corporation, an SSL VPN company later acquired by SonicWall/Dell, where he was Chairman, CEO, and founder, and he also worked as an Executive in Residence at Trinity Ventures. He serves as a board member and treasurer of the nonprofit One Heart Worldwide, sits on the board of Diffblue, and advises Botpress and Equal; he holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Western Washington University and an MBA from the University of Washington.

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Intro paths

Evan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Evan can intro founders to InfluxData's investors below.

InfluxData's investors · 11

B CapitalGeneva Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2019 Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checks · since 2016 Harmony PartnersNew York Mango CapitalLos Altos · $1M – $1.5M checks Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks · since 2019 Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2019 Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2019 Silicon BadiaNew York · $250K checks Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2019 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at InfluxData

Paul DixFounder and Chief Technology Officer

Todd PersenExecutive Officer, Promoter

Experience

InfluxDataChief Executive Officercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
InfluxDataChief Executive Officer (influxdb)current2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
DiffblueBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
One Heart WorldwideBoard Membercurrent2012 — present
Toyota VenturesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
BotpressAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Forbes Technology CouncilMembercurrent2019 — presentUnited States
LucidworksAdvisory Board Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
The FabricAdvisory Board Membercurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto
CirrentAdvisory Board Member2015 — 2018
Terra TechnologyBoard Member2005 — 2016
Trinity VenturesExecutive in Residence2015 — 2016Menlo Park, Ca.
iPassCEO and President2008 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
University of Washington Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipChairman/Board Member2002 — 2008Greater Seattle Area
Aventail CorporationChairman, CEO and Founder1996 — 2007Greater Seattle Area

Skills & more

SaaS75Enterprise Software46Salesforce.com1Cloud Computing54Strategic Partnerships86Start-ups83Security24Product Management99Network Security9Managed Services9Go-to-market Strategy72Professional Services15

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Evan Kaplan?: Evan Kaplan is Chief Executive Officer of InfluxData, the company behind the time series database InfluxDB, a role he has held since joining the company in 2016. He previously served as President and CEO of iPass Corporation and founded Aventail Corporation, an SSL VPN company later acquired by SonicWall/Dell, where he was Chairman, CEO, and founder, and he also worked as an Executive in Residence at Trinity Ventures. He serves as a board member and treasurer of the nonprofit One Heart Worldwide, sits on the board of Diffblue, and advises Botpress and Equal; he holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Western Washington University and an MBA from the University of Washington.
Where does Evan Kaplan work?: Evan Kaplan is Chief Executive Officer at InfluxData.
Where did Evan Kaplan go to school?: Evan Kaplan studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Directors College, Executive Program in Corporate Governance); UW Foster School of Business (MBA, General Management); Western Washington University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Science).