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Robert Pease

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Managing Partner at Long Way Ventures · Sr. Financial Analyst at Black Dragon Capital

Bend, Oregon

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About

Managing Partner of Long Way Ventures and its predecessor Cascade Seed Funds, an early-stage investor since 2011 who has led over 70 investments across Cascade Funds. Previously a founder and executive/product lead at six venture-backed startups and began his career as a management consultant at Accenture; holds a BBA from the University of Georgia and an MBA from the University of Tennessee.

Experience

  1. Long Way VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2024 — present
  2. Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA)Board Member2022 — 2024Bend, Oregon, United States
  3. PEF CommunityMembercurrent2023 — present
  4. Cascade Seed FundManaging Partner2016 — 2024
  5. Heinz Marketing IncPractice Lead, Sales Pipeline Performance2014 — 2016Seattle, Washington, United States
  6. Salesfusion (Acquired by SugarCRM)Vice President of Product Marketing2014Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  7. LoopFuse, Inc. (Acquired by Salesfusion, Inc.)Chief Executive Officer2012 — 2014Seattle, Washington, United States
  8. Nearstream, Inc. (Merged with LoopFuse, Inc.)Founder/Chief Executive Officer2011 — 2012Seattle, Washington, United States
  9. Gist, Inc. (Acquired by BlackBerry, Ltd)Vice President of Marketing2008 — 2011Seattle, Washington, United States
  10. MessageGate, Inc.Vice President of Marketing2004 — 2008Seattle, Washington, United States
  11. Orchestria (acquired by CA, Inc.)Director, Product Marketing2002 — 2004New York City Metropolitan Area
  12. OpenTextDirector, Product Management2001 — 2002Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  13. IdaptaDirector, Product1999 — 2001Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  14. Arthur Andersen Business ConsultingEngagement Manager/Senior Consultant1995 — 1999Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  15. Wells FargoSummer Associate - Corporate and Investment Banking1994Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Skills & more

Private EquityEarly-Stage StartupsCRM34Start-ups90Product Marketing49Marketing Automation22Business Analytics2Mobile Devices7Management Consulting21Product Lifecycle Management1Business Intelligence2Entrepreneurship14
+12 moreSalesforce.comB2B MarketingSaaSEnterprise SoftwareLead GenerationBusiness AlliancesB2BCustomer AcquisitionGo-to-market StrategyProduct ManagementPartner ManagementManagement

Languages Spanish

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From Robert's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Endurance Gold CorpBoard seat

via Long Way Ventures · filed Mar 2026 · $404.8K raise

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Colleagues at Long Way Ventures

Milena Morris
Venture Partner at Long Way Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Robert Pease?
Managing Partner of Long Way Ventures and its predecessor Cascade Seed Funds, an early-stage investor since 2011 who has led over 70 investments across Cascade Funds. Previously a founder and executive/product lead at six venture-backed startups and began his career as a management consultant at Accenture; holds a BBA from the University of Georgia and an MBA from the University of Tennessee.
Where does Robert Pease work?
Robert Pease is Managing Partner at Long Way Ventures.
What boards does Robert Pease sit on?
Robert Pease holds tracked board seats at Endurance Gold Corp.
Where did Robert Pease go to school?
Robert Pease studied at University of Georgia - Terry College of Business (BBA, Finance); Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee (MBA).

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Shared employers

Also worked at LoopFuse, Inc. (Acquired by Salesfusion, Inc.)1

Roy RussoChief Technology Officer at Lendingpoint

Also worked at Orchestria (acquired by CA, Inc.)1

Bill ButlerInvestor at Sand Hill Angels