Peter Herz
InvestorGeneral 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.
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
Education
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelors, Electrical Engineering & Mathematics1980 — 1984
- Eastbourne CollegeA-level, Maths1978 — 1980
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
From Peter's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University209
Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Eastbourne College1
Shared employers
Also worked at Food System 62
Also worked at Infineon Technologies19
Andrew TangPartner at Draper AssociatesGil RosenGP at Blockchain BuildersJay ChongManaging Partner at Millennium New HorizonsKelly ChenInvestor, Brand Capital Fund at XRCMaxence CacheuxDirector, Europe GTM at Avataar Venture PartnersWolfram DrescherVenture Partner at Target Partners
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Also worked at Synopsys16
KT MooreAdvisor at Clear VenturesKaran MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupSteve WalskeInvestor at Streamlined VenturesJeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersPeter VanbekbergenPartner & Co-founder at imec.xpandJacques BenkoskiGeneral Partner at US Venture Partners
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