Joe Otto
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder at Astronomer · Advisor at Flume Ventures
United States
FoundedAstronomer$1.3B
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About
Joe Otto is an executive advisor and investor currently serving as an advisor at Flume Ventures. He has held CEO and board member roles, with experience developing and growing businesses from the early-stage startup phase through billion-dollar scale.
Founder at Astronomer
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Astronomer's investors · 18
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2015AngelPadSan Francisco · $120K checks · since 2017Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2017Bosch VenturesStuttgart · $27M checks · since 2017CincyTechCincinnati · $500K – $750K checks · since 2017Connetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checks · since 2017FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks · since 2017Frontline VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $3.2M checks · since 2017Grand VenturesGrand Rapids · $250K – $2M checks · since 2017K5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks · since 2017Refinery VentureCincinnati · $1M – $2M checks · since 2017Robert Bosch Venture CapitalStuttgart · $1.6M – $27M checks · since 2017Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2017Service Provider CapitalVail · since 2017Sierra VenturesSan Mateo · $10M checks · since 2017Social StartsSan Francisco · since 2017VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2017Wireframe VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2017
Co-founders at Astronomer
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Ry WalkerFounder
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Viraj ParekhFounder
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Greg Neiheisel
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Tim BrunkExecutive Officer, Director
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Ryan WalkerExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Flume VenturesAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- AstronomerMember Board of Directors2018 — 2023Cincinnati, OH.
- AstronomerChief Executive Officer2018 — 2023Cincinnati, OH.
- Refinery VenturesVenture Partner2019 — 2022Cincinnati, OH.
- ENGAGE TalentBoard Member2017 — 2019Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area
- Alpine DataCEO/Chairman2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Greenplum/PivotalSenior Vice President, Sales2007 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Sun MicrosystemsVice President, Midwest Area2003 — 2007Greater Chicago Area
- InfolibriaVice President, Sales2001 — 2003Waltham, MA.
- SynergisticsInvestor, Sales and Marketing Executive2000 — 2001Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
- CiscoDirector, Service Providers1994 — 2000
- Sun MicrosystemsDirector, Sales1987 — 1994Greater Chicago Area
- Machine Vision InternationalDirector, Sales and Marketing1985 — 1987Ann Arbor, MI
- Automatix Inc.Director Application Development1983 — 1985
Skills & more
PaaS22Big Data75Business Alliances47Cloud Computing50Solution Selling39Business Intelligence11Go-to-market Strategy25Sales Enablement10Channel Partners5Data Warehousing13Software Industry6Professional Services21
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Business DevelopmentPre-salesSellingStrategic PartnershipsPartner ManagementAnalyticsStart-upsDemand GenerationEnterprise SoftwareSaaSHadoopSoftware as a Service (SaaS)From Joe's professional profile.
Colleagues at Flume Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joe Otto?
- Joe Otto is an executive advisor and investor currently serving as an advisor at Flume Ventures. He has held CEO and board member roles, with experience developing and growing businesses from the early-stage startup phase through billion-dollar scale.
- Where does Joe Otto work?
- Joe Otto is Founder of Astronomer and Advisor at Flume Ventures.
- What companies did Joe Otto found?
- Joe Otto founded Astronomer.
- Where did Joe Otto go to school?
- Joe Otto studied at The Ohio State University (BSEE, Electrical Engineering).
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Cisco mafia166
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Sujay JaswaCorporate DevelopmentFounded Superunlimited +2Russ d'SaEngineerFounded Meetyu +2Val AgostinoSr. Director, Head of Product and GrowthFounded Monarch +2Marc AustinHead of Automation Strategy and Growth for Cisco Internet for the FutureFounded Hedgehog +2Dug SongGeneral Manager, Zero Trust & Duo SecurityFounded Duo Security (Link +1Aye MoahUser Interface DesignerFounded Baydin +1
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The Ohio State University mafia107
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Wil SchroterUndegradFounded Startups +2Torrey LeonardBachelor's degreeFounded Thought +2Ben KellieM.S.Founded Appliedatomics +2Andy SparksB.A.Founded LaunchGram +1Ben GilbertBSCSEFounded Acquired +1Ray GrieselhuberBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Functionize +1
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Refinery Venture mafia2
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Same school
Also attended The Ohio State University233
Keatten SmithCapital Formation Coordinator at March Capital PartnersSara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTechWill McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauLaura SebastianiVP of Finance at Scale Venture PartnersSuresh BalasubramanianInvestor at Storm VenturesJohn D. SimonExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Astronomer12
Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesTim StreitGeneral Partner & Co-Founder at Grand VenturesTim SchigelManaging Partner at Refinery VentureRob WardCo-Founder and Partner at Meritech Capital PartnersHarsh PatelCo-Founder, Managing Director at Wireframe VenturesWill PrendergastPartner at Frontline Ventures
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Also worked at Refinery Ventures5
Also worked at Alpine Data3
Also worked at Greenplum/Pivotal8
Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesRob WardCo-Founder and Partner at Meritech Capital PartnersTodd PapaioannouSenior Advisor at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Richard SneeCMO, Venture Partner at Crane Venture PartnersDillon WoodsFounder / CTO at Tackle.ioBrian DenkerFounder / COO at Tackle.io
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