Mike Gustafson
InvestorAdvisor at Artiman Ventures
About
Mike Gustafson is an advisor to Artiman Ventures and its portfolio companies, with more than 25 years of experience leading public and private technology companies across infrastructure and software. He was previously CEO and Chairman of Virident Systems (acquired by Western Digital) and CEO and board member of BlueArc Corporation (acquired by Hitachi Data Systems), where he later served as SVP and GM of the File and Content Business, and held senior roles at McDATA and IBM. He holds a degree from Washington University in St. Louis's John M. Olin School of Business.
Invests in
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Investments
Board seats
ClearDB
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Artiman Ventures
Ajit Singh
Partner at Artiman Ventures
Amit Shah
Partner at Artiman Ventures
Brian Wilcove
Partner at Artiman Ventures
David Lawrence
Advisor at Artiman Ventures
John C. Dean
Advisor at Artiman Ventures
Ramesh Radhakrishnan
Partner - Artiman Capital India (Pvt) Ltd. at Artiman Ventures
Tom Dennedy
Partner at Artiman Ventures
Yatin Mundkur
Partner at Artiman Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Gustafson?
- Mike Gustafson is an advisor to Artiman Ventures and its portfolio companies, with more than 25 years of experience leading public and private technology companies across infrastructure and software. He was previously CEO and Chairman of Virident Systems (acquired by Western Digital) and CEO and board member of BlueArc Corporation (acquired by Hitachi Data Systems), where he later served as SVP and GM of the File and Content Business, and held senior roles at McDATA and IBM. He holds a degree from Washington University in St. Louis's John M. Olin School of Business.
- Where does Mike Gustafson work?
- Mike Gustafson is Advisor at Artiman Ventures.
- What does Mike Gustafson invest in?
- Mike Gustafson invests in Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software.
- What boards does Mike Gustafson sit on?
- Mike Gustafson holds tracked board seats at ClearDB.








