Prashant Shah
InvestorPartner at Monta Vista Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K β $1M checks Β· typically $1M
About
Prashant has been an early-stage venture investor since 2001, previously at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners focused on enterprise and infrastructure software. He earlier defined and launched high-tech products.
Experience
- Monta Vista CapitalPartnercurrent2014 β presentSilicon Valley
- Sure VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TiE LaunchPadManaging Directorcurrent2013 β presentSunnyvale, CA
- PubNubBoard Observercurrent2012 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TiE AngelsSteering Committeecurrent2010 β present
- TiE AngelsHead of TiE Angels2013 β 2018Sunnyvale, CA
- TiE AngelsMember, Board of Directors2012 β 2016Santa Clara, CA
- CloudVolumes Inc.Board of Directors2011 β 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- AstiaChair, Board of Trustees2007 β 2011
- Pancetera SoftwareBoard of Directors2009 β 2010
- EvoStor, Inc.Board of Directors2008 β 2010
- Hummer Winblad Venture PartnersInvestor2000 β 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- enCommerce (acq. by Entrust)Group Product Manager1998 β 2000
- Cypress SemiconductorProduct Marketing Manager1997 β 1998
- AT&TVarious Sales & Product Management1989 β 1997
Education
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Finance1991 β 1993
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBS, Electrical Engineering1985 β 1989
Skills & more
Venture Capital99Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Angel Investing38Investments9SaaS28Strategic Partnerships70Product Management61Cloud Computing28Private Equity7Mergers8Business Development16
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StrategyProduct MarketingCompetitive AnalysisMergers & AcquisitionsLeadershipMobile DevicesCorporate DevelopmentE-commerceCornManagementCross Functional Team BuildingExecutive ManagementFrom Prashant's professional profile.
Colleagues at Monta Vista Capital
Glen Anderson
Partner at Monta Vista Capital
Job Simon
Venture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista Capital
Kaz Terada
Venture Advisor at Monta Vista Capital
Matt Cherian
Venture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
Roger Krakoff
General Partner at Monta Vista Capital
Venktesh Shukla
Founder & General Partner at Monta Vista Capital
Viswa Sankaranarayanan
Venture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Prashant Shah?
- Prashant has been an early-stage venture investor since 2001, previously at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners focused on enterprise and infrastructure software. He earlier defined and launched high-tech products.
- Where does Prashant Shah work?
- Prashant Shah is Partner at Monta Vista Capital.
- What check size does Prashant Shah write?
- Prashant Shah typically writes checks of $100K β $1M.
- Where did Prashant Shah go to school?
- Prashant Shah studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Finance); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Electrical Engineering).
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