George Burnett III
InvestorVenture Partner at Greatscale Ventures
San Diego, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
George Burnett III serves as Chief Technology Officer at VMS. With over 25 years of experience, he has founded and scaled companies across cleantech, fintech, hospitality, and managed IT sectors, with expertise in network and server architecture, multiple programming languages, and product design. He currently advises startups and Fortune 500 companies on digital transformation initiatives.
Experience
- VMSChief Technology Officercurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- BL3NDlabsFoundercurrent2015 — presentSan Diego County, California, United States
- LabX Ventures®Chief Technology Officercurrent2024 — presentSan Diego
- Greatscale VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- HOTELbeat, Inc.Cofounder & CTOcurrent2010 — presentSan Diego County, California, United States
- YECMembercurrent2019 — present
- Brian Timothy and Associates LLCAdvisor2024
- B–ONChief Digital Officer (CDO)2022 — 2023
- GoFor DeliversChief Technology Officer2021 — 2022San Diego, California, United States
- MiaMia BeautyCTO2016 — 2019
- CAGIX (California Global Innovation Exchange)Founder & Chief Technology Officer2014 — 2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Benefyts, Inc.Chief Technology Officer2017 — 2018
- GJE Consulting, LLCOwner & COO2004 — 2018Greater San Diego Area
- AgentologyCTO2013 — 2017Greater San Diego Area
- Helix Wind, Corp.Chief Technology Officer2008 — 2012San Diego County, California, United States
- RS&A ConsultingSenior Technology Manager / Consultant2000 — 2004
Education
- San Diego State UniversityCIS2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Digital Product DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipIT StrategyNetworking31Start-ups19Network Security12Security12Wireless Networking10DNS9Web Applications10Firewalls6Entrepreneurship4
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Cloud ComputingBusiness ManagementTroubleshootingWiFiNetwork DesignVPNInternet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)VoIPLinuxServersSaaSUnix- Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) — Microsoft
- CISSP — International Info System Security Certification Consortium Inc
From George's professional profile.
Colleagues at Greatscale Ventures
Network4
Aaron Contorer
Managing Partner at Greatscale Ventures
Bill Bliss
Venture Partner at Greatscale Ventures
Jeffrey Klenner
Venture Partner at Greatscale Ventures
Tyson McDowell
Managing Partner at Greatscale Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does George Burnett III work?
- George Burnett III is Venture Partner at Greatscale Ventures.
- What check size does George Burnett III write?
- George Burnett III typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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Shared employers
Also worked at YEC7
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