Fundraising Fox

Peter Herz

Investor

General Partner at 1st Course Capital

Redwood City, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Serial entrepreneur and board member/advisor to early-stage companies, with a BS in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. 1st Course CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — present
  2. Food System 6Co-founder, Member, Board of Directors2014 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. IPextreme, Inc.Member, Board of Directors2004 — 2017
  4. irisnote, Inc.CEO2011 — 2013Redwood City, CA
  5. EntelosPresident2009 — 2010
  6. 3ware, Inc. (acquired by AMCC)VP Business Development2000 — 2004
  7. 3ware, Inc.President & CEO1997 — 2000
  8. Infineon TechnologiesDirector of North American Applications1996 — 1997
  9. SynopsysDirector of Consulting1993 — 1996

Skills & more

Start-ups60Venture Capital44Entrepreneurship31Business Development37Private Equity22Marketing Strategy14Business Strategy14SaaS17Corporate Development5Storage Virtualization6Executive Management9Angel Investing5
+12 moreEntrepreneurProduct MarketingStrategic PartnershipsBusiness AlliancesStorage ArchitectureCloud ComputingProduct ManagementSemiconductorsEnterprise SoftwareStrategyManagementTeam Management

Languages English · German

  • Corporate Governance Program — Stanford University Graduate School of Business

From Peter's professional profile.

Colleagues at 1st Course Capital

Doug Koob
Investor at 1st Course Capital
Michiel Bakker
Advisor at 1st Course Capital
Renske Lynde
General Partner at 1st Course Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Peter Herz?
Serial entrepreneur and board member/advisor to early-stage companies, with a BS in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University.
Where does Peter Herz work?
Peter Herz is General Partner at 1st Course Capital.
What check size does Peter Herz write?
Peter Herz typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Peter Herz go to school?
Peter Herz studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelors, Electrical Engineering & Mathematics); Eastbourne College (A-level, Maths).

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Also attended Eastbourne College3

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Shared employers

Also worked at Food System 61

Renske LyndeGeneral Partner at 1st Course Capital

Also worked at Infineon Technologies35

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Also worked at Synopsys25

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