Peter Herz
InvestorGeneral Partner at 1st Course Capital
Redwood City, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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KT MooreunlockedPeter: together at Synopsys (1996)
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About
Serial entrepreneur and board member/advisor to early-stage companies, with a BS in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Experience
- 1st Course CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — present
- Food System 6Co-founder, Member, Board of Directors2014 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- IPextreme, Inc.Member, Board of Directors2004 — 2017
- irisnote, Inc.CEO2011 — 2013Redwood City, CA
- EntelosPresident2009 — 2010
- 3ware, Inc. (acquired by AMCC)VP Business Development2000 — 2004
- 3ware, Inc.President & CEO1997 — 2000
- Infineon TechnologiesDirector of North American Applications1996 — 1997
- SynopsysDirector of Consulting1993 — 1996
Skills & more
Start-ups60Venture Capital44Entrepreneurship31Business Development37Private Equity22Marketing Strategy14Business Strategy14SaaS17Corporate Development5Storage Virtualization6Executive Management9Angel Investing5
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EntrepreneurProduct MarketingStrategic PartnershipsBusiness AlliancesStorage ArchitectureCloud ComputingProduct ManagementSemiconductorsEnterprise SoftwareStrategyManagementTeam ManagementLanguages English · German
- Corporate Governance Program — Stanford University Graduate School of Business
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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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Shared employers
Also worked at Food System 61
Also worked at Entelos2
Also worked at Infineon Technologies72
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Also worked at Synopsys49
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