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Issac Roth

Investor

Managing Director at Shasta Ventures · Venture Partner at Zero Prime Ventures · Venture Partner at Copper Sky Capital

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

  1. OramaCo-Founder/CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Shasta VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — present
  3. Shasta VenturesManaging Director2019 — 2022
  4. LeakSignalCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  5. IBMCTO, Cloud Integration & API Platform2015 — 2017
  6. StrongLoop, Inc.Founder / CEO2013 — 2015
  7. Red HatPaaS Master - OpenShift2010 — 2012
  8. MakaraCEO/Co-Founder2008 — 2010
  9. CA TechnologiesDirector of Product Management - End-to-End APM2007
  10. Wily TechnologySales Engineering / Product Management2003 — 2006
  11. Startups that didn't workCTO / Co-Founder / Product Manager1999 — 2002
  12. Cisco SystemsSoftware Engineer1995 — 1998
  13. Red HatTechnical Support1995

Skills & more

Enterprise Software98SaaS52Linux17Open Source Software4Java3Agile Methodologies62Cloud Computing99Product Management77Start-ups55Application Performance Management13Data Center6Software Development39
+12 moreVirtualizationIntegrationMobile ApplicationsMobile DevicesStrategySolution SellingEntrepreneurshipDistributed SystemsCross-functional Team LeadershipPaaSManagementSecurity

Languages English · French

From Issac's professional profile.

Colleagues at Shasta Ventures

Balaji Yelamanchili
Investor at Shasta Ventures
Jacob Mullins
Venture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
Jason Pressman
Managing Director at Copper Sky 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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Issac Roth?
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.
Where does Issac Roth work?
Issac Roth is Managing Director at Shasta Ventures.
What does Issac Roth invest in?
Issac Roth invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where did Issac Roth go to school?
Issac Roth studied at Stanford University (Master of Arts (M.A.), Music); Stanford University (A.B., Multimedia Performance Design & Technology); Wooster School.

Founder mafias

Stanford University mafia903

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonMSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1

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Shasta Ventures mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sharam Fouladgar-MercerEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded SignosNik PoturnakVenture Capital Associate - MBA InternshipFounded idemeum

Zero Prime Ventures mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Pete SoderlingFounding PartnerFounded AicouncilJordan TiganiVenture PartnerFounded Motherduck

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

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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Also attended Wooster School2

Evan SkorpenPartner, Public Markets at Lead Edge CapitalJoern PelzerPartner at PINOVA Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at IBM710

Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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Also worked at StrongLoop, Inc.1

Juan Carlos SotoVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital

Also worked at Red Hat30

Joe ColopyFounding Partner at Primordial VenturesJason 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 Ventures

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Also worked at CA Technologies47

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

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