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Jim Wilson

Partner at Costanoa Ventures

Burlingame, California

Writes $2M – $5M checks Β· typically $3.5M

About

Jim Wilson supports Costanoa's founders on go-to-market strategy, product-market fit, early sales, and building sales teams and processes, drawing on 25 years in technology. He previously served as VP of Worldwide Sales at Sumo Logic and SVP Sales at NICE Systems, and held roles at Merced Systems, Microsoft, Groove Networks, Inktomi, and Parametric Technology.

Invests in

Sales Tech

Experience

  1. Costanoa VenturesPartnercurrent2016 β€” present
  2. RafayBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Kenna SecurityBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” present
  4. FOSSAAdvisorcurrent2022 β€” present
  5. Armory.ioAdvisorcurrent2018 β€” present
  6. LogicHubAdvisorcurrent2018 β€” present
  7. BugcrowdBoard Member2019 β€” 2026
  8. ACME Technologies Inc.Board Member2019 β€” 2026
  9. Sync ComputingAdvisor2024 β€” 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  10. Sumo LogicVice President Worldwide Sales2014 β€” 2016Redwood City, California
  11. NICE SystemsVice President, Major Accounts2012 β€” 2014Redwood City, Ca
  12. Merced SystemsSenior Vice President Sales2011 β€” 2012Redwood City, Ca
  13. Merced SystemsVice President Sales2006 β€” 2011Redwood City, Ca
  14. MicrosoftSales Director2005 β€” 2006
  15. Groove NetworksSales Director2002 β€” 2006
  16. InktomiSales Director2000 β€” 2002
  17. PTCVice President, Asia Pacific1991 β€” 1999

Education

  1. University of California, DavisBachelor of Science (B.S.), Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering1984 β€” 1989

Skills & more

Enterprise Software42SaaS15Salesforce.com13Management15Cloud Computing27Start-ups14Solution Selling17Business Development24Strategic Partnerships15Professional Services11

Languages English

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Colleagues at Costanoa Ventures