Mitchell Kertzman
InvestorManaging Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) · Board director at Nuodb · Board director at Flite
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Mitchell Kertzman is a Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners with over 30 years of experience running public and private software companies. He founded Powersoft (originally Computer Solutions) in 1974, later serving as its CEO before it merged with Sybase in 1995, and he went on to become chairman and CEO of Sybase and then chairman and CEO of Liberate Technologies. He has also held leadership roles in industry and public-policy organizations, including the Massachusetts Software Council and the American Electronics Association.
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Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at Nuodb
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Deals · 2
FliteBoard seat
via Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) · filed Jul 2015 · $3M raise
NuodbBoard seat
via Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) · filed Mar 2015 · $14.5M raise
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Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mitchell Kertzman?
- Mitchell Kertzman is a Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners with over 30 years of experience running public and private software companies. He founded Powersoft (originally Computer Solutions) in 1974, later serving as its CEO before it merged with Sybase in 1995, and he went on to become chairman and CEO of Sybase and then chairman and CEO of Liberate Technologies. He has also held leadership roles in industry and public-policy organizations, including the Massachusetts Software Council and the American Electronics Association.
- Where does Mitchell Kertzman work?
- Mitchell Kertzman is Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP) and Board director at Nuodb and Board director at Flite.
- What does Mitchell Kertzman invest in?
- Mitchell Kertzman invests in Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What boards does Mitchell Kertzman sit on?
- Mitchell Kertzman holds tracked board seats at Flite, Nuodb, Symbium.

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