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John O’Farrell

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Board director at PagerDuty

Atherton, CA

Writes $1M – $100M checks · typically $10M

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About

John O'Farrell was a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where his early investment in Slack anchored a career that also spanned senior operating roles at Silver Spring Networks and @Home Network.

Board director at PagerDutyYC S10

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YC

PagerDuty went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) — John sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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PagerDuty's investors · 24

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2017Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2013AurumMenlo ParkBaseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1M checks · since 2017Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2017Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checksChemistrySan FranciscoCorazon CapitalChicago · $150K – $500K checksElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksHarrison MetalSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checks · since 2017HeavybitSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksLumia CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $30M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNight CapitalCapitolaRitual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksRuna CapitalLuxembourg · $500K – $5M checksS28 CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2017Spider CapitalSan Francisco · $500K checksSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2018Tandem CapitalMenlo Park · $500K checksWebb Investment NetworkSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checksWellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks · since 2018Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2010

Co-founders at PagerDuty

ASAlex Solomon
Alex SolomonFounder/CTO
DA
Dan Alexandru SolomonDirector

Experience

  1. UNICEF USANational Board Membercurrent2018 — presentNew York, NY
  2. Andreessen HorowitzGeneral Partner2010 — 2025Menlo Park, California
  3. Silver Spring NetworksEVP Business Development2008 — 2010
  4. Opsware Inc.EVP Business Development2001 — 2007
  5. Excite@HomeEVP International1997 — 2001
  6. U S WEST/MediaOne Group Inc.President, US WEST Interactive Services Group1995 — 1997
  7. US WEST Inc.Vice-President, Corporate Strategy1992 — 1995
  8. Telecom Ireland (now Eircom), Dublin IrelandHead of New Enterprises1989 — 1992
  9. BOOZ ALLEN AND HAMILTONSenior Associate1986 — 1989
  10. ROLM Corp.Marketing Associate1985 — 1986
  11. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EU Commission), LuxembourgOnline Market Development manager1982 — 1984
  12. DIGITAL EQUIPMENT, Munich, GermanySoftware Specialist1980 — 1982
  13. Siemens AG, Munich GermanySoftware Development Engineer1979 — 1980

Skills & more

Strategy28Start-ups36Strategic Partnerships11Investments2Mergers & Acquisitions11Business Development18Venture Capital12Business Strategy7Corporate Development5Cloud Computing5Solution Selling3Mergers2
+5 moreBusiness AlliancesManagement ConsultingInternational BusinessNew Business DevelopmentProduct Management

Languages English · French · German · Portuguese · Spanish

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Deals · 1

GranularBoard seat

via Andreessen Horowitz · filed Sep 2015 · $21.1M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

gooddata.ai

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Frequently asked questions

Who is John O’Farrell?
John O'Farrell was a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where his early investment in Slack anchored a career that also spanned senior operating roles at Silver Spring Networks and @Home Network.
Where does John O’Farrell work?
John O’Farrell is Board director at PagerDuty.
What check size does John O’Farrell write?
John O’Farrell typically writes checks of $1M – $100M.
What boards does John O’Farrell sit on?
John O’Farrell holds tracked board seats at gooddata.ai, Granular.
What companies has John O’Farrell invested in?
Investments tracked here include Apptio, ChangeX, gooddata.ai, Granular, IFTTT, ItsOn, Slack, Solum.
Where did John O’Farrell go to school?
John O’Farrell studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); University College Dublin (B.Eng., Electrical Engineering).

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