Issac Roth
InvestorManaging Director at Shasta Ventures · Venture Partner at Copper Sky Capital · Venture Partner at Zero Prime Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Serial enterprise software founder/CEO who created Red Hat OpenShift, IBM's API Management offering, and CA's end-to-end APM product, and founded Makara (acquired by Red Hat) and StrongLoop (acquired by IBM). He has worked as a venture partner at Shasta and made numerous angel investments and advisory roles.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- OramaCo-Founder/CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Shasta VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Shasta VenturesManaging Director2019 — 2022
- LeakSignalCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- IBMCTO, Cloud Integration & API Platform2015 — 2017
- StrongLoop, Inc.Founder / CEO2013 — 2015
- Red HatPaaS Master - OpenShift2010 — 2012
- MakaraCEO/Co-Founder2008 — 2010
- CA TechnologiesDirector of Product Management - End-to-End APM2007
- Wily TechnologySales Engineering / Product Management2003 — 2006
- Startups that didn't workCTO / Co-Founder / Product Manager1999 — 2002
- Cisco SystemsSoftware Engineer1995 — 1998
- Red HatTechnical Support1995
Education
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Arts (M.A.), Music1997 — 2000
- Stanford UniversityA.B., Multimedia Performance Design & Technology1993 — 1997
- Wooster School
Skills & more
Enterprise Software98SaaS52Linux17Open Source Software4Java3Agile Methodologies62Cloud Computing99Product Management77Start-ups55Application Performance Management13Data Center6Software Development39
+12 more
VirtualizationIntegrationMobile ApplicationsMobile DevicesStrategySolution SellingEntrepreneurshipDistributed SystemsCross-functional Team LeadershipPaaSManagementSecurityLanguages English · French
From Issac's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,578
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at IBM493
Kenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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Also worked at StrongLoop, Inc.1
Also worked at Red Hat15
Jason CaplainCo-Founder & General Partner at Bull City Venture PartnersMatt GorinManaging Partner at Contour Venture PartnersBlake ModersitskiManaging Partner, Pelion VP at Juvo VenturesLuke CurranSenior Analyst at Naples Technology VenturesPaul StraubCo-Founder, Managing Director at Wireframe VenturesHiro YoshikawaGeneral Partner at Carbide Ventures
+ 9 more
Also worked at CA Technologies38
Greg DraconPartner at .406 VenturesGordon DaughertyCo-Founder & Chairman at Capital FactorySianFounding Partner at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Wayne ByrneVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESScott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS CapitalHelder AntunesSenior Advisor at Armilar Venture Partners
+ 32 more
Colleagues at Shasta Ventures
Jacob Mullins
Venture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
Jason Pressman
Managing Partner, Shasta Ventures and AZ-VC at Saints Capital
Nitin Chopra
Managing Director at Shasta Ventures
Ravi Mohan
Managing Director at Shasta Ventures
Rob Coneybeer
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Shasta Ventures
Tod Francis
Founder and GP, Shasta Ventures at Saints Capital