Where does Howard Hartenbaum work?

Howard Hartenbaum is General Partner at August Capital and Board director at Beckon and Board director at RelayRides.

What check size does Howard Hartenbaum write?

Howard Hartenbaum typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.

What boards does Howard Hartenbaum sit on?

Howard Hartenbaum holds tracked board seats at Beckon, RelayRides, RelayRides, Skype.

Where did Howard Hartenbaum go to school?

Howard Hartenbaum studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Mechanical Engineering); Santa Monica High School.

Howard Hartenbaum

InvestorFounder

General Partner at August Capital · Board director at Beckon · Board director at RelayRides

Menlo Park, California

Writes $1M – $15M checks · typically $5M

About

Howard Hartenbaum joined August Capital in 2008 after serving as a General Partner at Draper Richards LP, where he was the founding investor in Skype and earned a spot on the Forbes Midas List. Before venture capital he worked at Hughes Electronics, Honda Motor Company, and Teledyne Relays, and spent ten years abroad in Luxembourg and Japan. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.

Board director at Beckon

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Beckon's investors · 4

August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M checks · since 2015 Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks Rally Ventures Management, LlcMenlo Park · $100K – $4M checks VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Beckon

Jennifer ZeszutExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at RelayRides

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RelayRides's investors · 3

August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M checks · since 2015 Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2015 Spero VenturesBurlingame · $2M – $4M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at RelayRides

Shelby ClarkDirector

Experience

August CapitalGeneral Partner2008 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
Draper Richards, LPGeneral Partner2001 — 2008Luxembourg, Luxembourg; San Francisco, CA
Public Mind, Inc.CEO2000 — 2001Scotts Valley, CA
HRL LaboratoriesDirector of Business Development1993 — 2000Malibu, CA; Tokyo, Japan
Honda Research and Development of North AmericaErgonomics Engineer1988 — 1992Torrance, CA; Tochigi, Japan; Marysville, OH
Teledyne RelaysMechanical Engineer1987 — 1988Hawthorne, CA

Education

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS.B., Mechanical Engineering1983 — 1987
Santa Monica High School1980 — 1983

Skills & more

SaaS24Enterprise Software20Strategy15Start-up Ventures1Product Development6Strategic Partnerships24Angel Investing10Mergers & Acquisitions6Corporate Development14CRM8Capital Raising2Venture Capital68

+11 more

Early-stage StartupsInvestmentsBusiness DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsEntrepreneurshipStart-upsBusiness StrategyVenture FinancingSocial MediaMonetizationTechnology Scouting

Languages Japanese

From Howard's professional profile.

Deals · 2

RelayRidesBoard seat

via August Capital · filed Mar 2022 · $35.2M raise

BeckonBoard seat

via August Capital · filed Feb 2015 · $13.8M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Skype

Investor

BeboCallisto MediaDimDimDittoDocSendFlurryHitchNetkraftOrderAheadPhotobucketPowerReviewsReelgoodReputation.comSamba TVTuro

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.

Colleagues at August Capital

Abby Hipps

General Counsel at August Capital

Buddy Arnheim

Investment Partner at August Capital

David Hornik

Founder of Lobby Capital

David Marquardt

Founding Partner at August Capital

Eric Carlborg

General Partner at Lobby Capital

Vivek Mehra

Partner Emeritus at August Capital

Network2

David Hornik

Founder of Lobby Capital

David Marquardt

Founding Partner at August Capital

Investors connected to Howard in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Howard Hartenbaum?: Howard Hartenbaum joined August Capital in 2008 after serving as a General Partner at Draper Richards LP, where he was the founding investor in Skype and earned a spot on the Forbes Midas List. Before venture capital he worked at Hughes Electronics, Honda Motor Company, and Teledyne Relays, and spent ten years abroad in Luxembourg and Japan. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
Where does Howard Hartenbaum work?: Howard Hartenbaum is General Partner at August Capital and Board director at Beckon and Board director at RelayRides.
What check size does Howard Hartenbaum write?: Howard Hartenbaum typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.
What boards does Howard Hartenbaum sit on?: Howard Hartenbaum holds tracked board seats at Beckon, RelayRides, RelayRides, Skype.
What companies has Howard Hartenbaum invested in?: Investments tracked here include Bebo, Callisto Media, DimDim, Ditto, DocSend, Flurry, Hitch, Netkraft, OrderAhead, Photobucket, PowerReviews, Reelgood, and 3 more.
Where did Howard Hartenbaum go to school?: Howard Hartenbaum studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Mechanical Engineering); Santa Monica High School.