Kia Behnia
InvestorFounderStrategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners · Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman at Agriculture Scout AI · Founder at Agscout
Napa, California, United States
FoundedAgscout
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38 people in our graph share verified history with Kia — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Charles CallunlockedKia: together at University of California, Davis (1988–1992)
×3Kia: together at University of California, Davis
×2Kia: together at Agriculture Scout AI
×6Kia: together at Vertical Venture Partners
About
CTO of BMC Software and former Vice President at Splunk.
Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman at Agriculture Scout AI
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Agriculture Scout AI's investors · 1
Co-founders at Agriculture Scout AI
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Mason EarlesSecretary, Chief Technology Officer, Treasurer
Founder at Agscout
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Co-founders at Agscout
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Mason EarlesFounder
Experience
- ScoutChief Executive Officer and Co-foundercurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- Neotempo WinesCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentNapa, California, United States
- Kiatra VenturesCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2012 — present
- SplunkVice President IT Operations Business2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- PowWow MobileCEO2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- BMC SoftwareChief Technology Officer2006 — 2014
- BMC SoftwareChief Technology Officer, Change and Configuration Management Solutions2004 — 2006
- Marimba IncChief Technology Officer1997 — 2004
- Tivoli SystemsPrincipal Technologist1994 — 1997
Skills & more
Strategy99Management22Systems Management65Software Project Management58Security Management10Service Management27ITIL99Cloud Computing99Pre-sales31Virtualization12IT Service Management14Product Management49
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Colleagues at Vertical Venture Partners
Al Pisano
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners
Bill Warner
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners
Brad Corona
Founder of Vertical Venture Partners, backing vertical, industry-specific technology companies
Bruce Armstrong
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners
Clark Golestani
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners
David C. Schwab
Founder and Managing Director at Vertical Venture Partners
Fran Harvey
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners
Lloyd Carney
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kia Behnia?
- CTO of BMC Software and former Vice President at Splunk.
- Where does Kia Behnia work?
- Kia Behnia is Founder of Agscout and Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners and Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman at Agriculture Scout AI.
- What companies did Kia Behnia found?
- Kia Behnia founded Agscout.
- Where did Kia Behnia go to school?
- Kia Behnia studied at University of California, Davis (B.A., Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended University of California, Davis291
Charles CallSLP & Venture Partner at Cottonwood Technology FundDavid PhuController at Felicis VenturesTeresa ChanChief Financial Officer at Felicis VenturesBryan EglanDirector of Business Development at Menlo VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera CapitalScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Splunk65
Ishan PherwaniAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersJohn ConnorsManaging Partner at Ignition PartnersDavid HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalDr. Christian GonzalezInvestor at Planet A VenturesAthena KimOperations / Finance at Standard CryptoChrissy PascaliGrowth Manager at Mainsail Partners
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