Geoff Harris
InvestorGeneral Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Seattle, Washington
Writes $500K β $2M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
Geoff Harris, an early AI/ML specialist who leveraged Pacific Northwest talent, has 15 years leading speech recognition and NLP at Microsoft (Xbox, Cortana) and personally invested in 40+ startups.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Experience
- Flying Fish PartnersCo-Founder, Managing Partnercurrent2016 β presentGreater Seattle Area
- Placements.ioInvestorcurrent2014 β presentGreater Seattle Area
- Self EmployedAngel Investor, Advisorcurrent2013 β present
- MicrosoftPartner Group Program Manager - Bing Speech and NLP2012 β 2013
- MicrosoftGeneral Manager - Speech@Microsoft2010 β 2012
- MicrosoftGeneral Manager - Mobile Services2007 β 2010
- MicrosoftProduct Unit Manager - Zune2007
- MicrosoftProduct Unit Manager - Windows Media Player2003 β 2007
- MicrosoftProgram Manager1998 β 2003
- Andersen ConsultingConsultant1994 β 1998
Skills & more
Cloud Computing25Product Planning11SaaS30Product Management30Demand Generation1Software Development10Scalability2Partner Management4Strategic Partnerships5Go-to-market Strategy14Mobile Devices11Sales Enablement1
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Enterprise SoftwareMobile TechnologyConsultingSoftware DesignSoftware EngineeringDistributed SystemsMobile ApplicationsCross-functional Team LeadershipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)StrategyBig DataSoftware Project ManagementFrom Geoff's professional profile.
Investments
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Flying Fish Ventures
Adriane Brown
Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Frank Chang
Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Heather Gorham
Principal at Flying Fish Ventures
Heather Redman
Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Lisa Nelson
Venture Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Malyun Abdullahi
Chief of Staff at Flying Fish Ventures
Tiffany Linke-Boyko
Principal at Flying Fish Ventures
Tri Tran
CFO at Flying Fish Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Geoff in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Geoff Harris?
- Geoff Harris, an early AI/ML specialist who leveraged Pacific Northwest talent, has 15 years leading speech recognition and NLP at Microsoft (Xbox, Cortana) and personally invested in 40+ startups.
- Where does Geoff Harris work?
- Geoff Harris is General Partner at Flying Fish Ventures.
- What does Geoff Harris invest in?
- Geoff Harris invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Hardware.
- What check size does Geoff Harris write?
- Geoff Harris typically writes checks of $500K β $2M.
- What companies has Geoff Harris invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Clarity, Digs, Picnic, Reclaim, Sella, Tingono.
- Where did Geoff Harris go to school?
- Geoff Harris studied at Brown University (BA, Political Science).
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at Placements.io1
Also worked at Microsoft1,277
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Also worked at Andersen Consulting872
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