Jon Shalowitz
InvestorManaging Director, Software at Union Square Advisors LLC
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Managing Director combining over 30 years of Silicon Valley entrepreneurial and executive experience with M&A advisory, having led exits in Infrastructure SaaS, Security, and Enterprise AI.
Experience
- Union Square Advisors LLCManaging Directorcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Woodside Capital PartnersManaging Director2020 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Silicon Valley Japan PlatformPresident2020 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- LiftIgniter (Acquired by The Arena Group)CEO2018 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- SnapRoute (Acquired by Infoblox)Interim CEO2017 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- CallidusCloudGeneral Manager2016 β 2017Dublin, California, United States
- Badgeville (Acquired by SAP/CallidusCloud)CEO2014 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- CloudUP Networks, Inc. (acquired by CipherCloud, Inc.)CEO and Co-founder2013 β 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- XDN, Inc (acquired by Fortinet)CEO2012 β 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Storm VenturesExecutive in Residence (EIR)2011 β 2012
- NominumFounder & General Manager, SKYE2008 β 2011
- Applied IdentityVice President of Marketing2006 β 2008
- ConSentry NetworksSr. Director, Product Management & Product Marketing2005 β 2006
- SecurifySr. Director, Product Management2004 β 2005
- Netscreen Technologies (NASDAQ: NSCN)Sr. Product Line Manager2000 β 2004
- Optimal NetworksDirector, Product Management1999 β 2000
- 3ComSr. Product Line Manager1996 β 1999
- Corporate Directions, Inc.Management Consultant1990 β 1994Tokyo, Japan
- Toshiba ζ±θInternational PR Manager1989 β 1990Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
Cloud Computing37Start-ups78Go-to-market Strategy17Strategy45Business Development20Product Marketing29Marketing Strategy7Product Management18Marketing6SaaS35Strategic Planning5Strategic Partnerships23
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EntrepreneurshipManagementNew Business DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareBusiness StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipExecutive ManagementIntegrated MarketingLeadershipSalesforce.comSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Mergers & AcquisitionsLanguages English Β· Japanese
- FINRA Principal Securities License (Series 24) β FINRA
- Series 79 β FINRA
- Series 63 β FINRA
- SIE β FINRA
From Jon's professional profile.
Colleagues at Union Square Advisors LLC
Camille Chow
Business Management Associate at Union Square Advisors LLC
Carter McClelland
Chairman and Founder at SteelSky Ventures
Charles Wind
Analyst at Union Square Advisors LLC
Devon Ritch
Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions at Union Square Advisors LLC
Edward (Ted) R. Smith
President and Co-Founder at Union Square Advisors LLC
Frank A. Alleva
Managing Director at Blue Owl Capital
Gelila Bekele
Head of AI Strategy at Union Square Advisors LLC
Ishrak Zaman
Analyst at Union Square Advisors LLC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jon Shalowitz?
- Managing Director combining over 30 years of Silicon Valley entrepreneurial and executive experience with M&A advisory, having led exits in Infrastructure SaaS, Security, and Enterprise AI.
- Where does Jon Shalowitz work?
- Jon Shalowitz is Managing Director, Software at Union Square Advisors LLC.
- Where did Jon Shalowitz go to school?
- Jon Shalowitz studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (M.B.A., MBA); Duke University (A.B., Public Policy Studies); Keio University (Exchange Student, Japanese Language).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Duke University522
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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