Philip Kirk
InvestorSVP, Corporate Development & Ventures at Databricks Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
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Experience
- DatabricksSVP Corporate Development & Venturescurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ServiceNowSenior Vice President Corporate Business Development2020 — 2026San Francisco, CA
- MoogsoftBoard Observer2014 — 2020
- Puppet Labs, Inc.Board Observer2011 — 2020
- Cisco SystemsVice President Corporate Business Development2007 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- PlatforaBoard Observer2014 — 2016
- Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.Board Observer2012 — 2015
- Microsoft Corporate Strategy GroupManager2006
- DTEC Venture CapitalAssociate2001 — 2005Chicago, IL
- Ernst & Young - Strategic Advisory ServicesStrategy Consultant1999 — 2001
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Business Alliances29Start-ups93Partnerships7Strategy98Investments19Finance6Product Marketing6Corporate Development25Venture Capital64Cloud Computing37Business Strategy17
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Colleagues at Databricks Ventures
Alex Laterza
Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Ali Ghodsi
Co-founder & CEO of Databricks
Andrew Ferguson
VP, Head of Databricks Ventures at Databricks Ventures
Andrew Krioukov
Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures
Andy Kofoid
President, Databricks at Smith Point Capital
Andy Konwinski
Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures
Ankit Mathur
Scout at Greylock Partners
Arsalan Tavakoli
Investor at Foundation Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Philip Kirk?
- SVP, Corporate Development & Ventures at Databricks Ventures
- Where does Philip Kirk work?
- Philip Kirk is SVP, Corporate Development & Ventures at Databricks Ventures.
- Where did Philip Kirk go to school?
- Philip Kirk studied at University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School (MBA, Management); University of Chicago (AB, Economics, Public Policy); The American School in Japan (High School).
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Also worked at ServiceNow71
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Also worked at Platfora7
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