Robert Schwartz
InvestorManaging Partner at Third Point Ventures
Menlo Park, California
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
Managing Partner of Third Point Ventures since June 2000, currently serving as a director of companies including NextSilicon, Verbit, Sysdig, Kentik, Aryaka, and Ushur. He previously led investments in firms such as Enphase Energy, Apigee, SentinelOne, and Upstart, and earlier spent 23 years as President of semiconductor rep firm RF Associates North. He holds a multi-discipline engineering degree from UC Berkeley.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Third Point LLCManaging Partner - Third Point Venturescurrent2000 β presenthttp://www.thirdpointventures.com/
- Pi (Nebari.ai)Member Board of Directorscurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Verbit.aiMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 β presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- NextSiliconMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 β presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- SysdigMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UshurMember Board Of Directorscurrent2020 β presentSanta Clara, California, United States
- KentikMember Board of Directorscurrent2016 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Yellowbrick Data, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2015 β presentPalo Alto, CA
- R2 Semiconductor, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2010 β presentSunnyvale, CA
- Aryaka NetworksMember Board Of Directors2016 β 2026Milpitas, CA
- Kumu NetworksMember Board of Directors2013 β 2024Sunnyvale, CA
- AhanaMember Board of Directors2021 β 2023San Mateo County, California, United States
- PrecisionHawkMember Board Of Directors2017 β 2023Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Rubicon Labs, IncMember Board of Directors2014 β 2023San Francisco, CA
- SentinelOneMember Board of Directors2015 β 2022Mountain View, California, United States
- Upstart NetworkMember Board of Directors2015 β 2021Palo Alto, CA
- Ciphertrace, a Mastercard companyMember Board Of Directors2021Los Gatos, California, United States
- Oryx VisionMember Board Of Directors2017 β 2020Petah Tikva, Center District, Israel
- Neptune Financial Inc. (NepFin)Member Board Of Directors2016 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Packet Host - Acquired by Equinix (EQIX)Member Board Of Directors2018 β 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- CloudVelox - Acquired By VMWare (VMW)Member Board of Directors2013 β 2019Santa Clara,CA
- Apigee (APIC) - IPO, Acquired By Alphabet (GOOG)Member Board of Directors2008 β 2016San Jose, CA
- Enphase Energy (ENPH)Member Board of Directors2006 β 2016Petaluma, CA
- Elastica (acquired by BlueCoat)Member Board of Directors2014 β 2015San Jose, CA
- LocationSmartMember Board of Directors2003 β 2015Carlsbad, CA
- IQ Engines (Acquired by Yahoo/YHOO)Member Board of Directors2011 β 2013Berkeley, CA
- RF Associates NorthCEO/President1984 β 2013Sunnyvale, CA
- LitePoint (Acquired by Teradyne/TER)Member Board of Directors2007 β 2011Sunnyvale, CA
- Global Locate Inc.(Acquired by Broadcom/BRCM)Member Board of Directors2002 β 2007San Jose, CA
- Radia Communications (Acquired by Texas Instruments/TXN)Member Board of Directors2000 β 2003Sunnyvale, CA
Skills & more
Board Operation1Venture Capital37Enterprise Software14Enterprise Mobility10Analytics1Enterprise Security1Enterprise Storage1Semiconductors18Big Data AnalyticsWireless17Start-ups17Strategic Partnerships15
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ManagementInvestmentsProduct MarketingProduct ManagementAnalogRFICElectronicsStrategyMergers & AcquisitionsMicrowaveEmbedded SystemsFrom Robert's professional profile.
Colleagues at Third Point Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Robert in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Robert Schwartz?
- Managing Partner of Third Point Ventures since June 2000, currently serving as a director of companies including NextSilicon, Verbit, Sysdig, Kentik, Aryaka, and Ushur. He previously led investments in firms such as Enphase Energy, Apigee, SentinelOne, and Upstart, and earlier spent 23 years as President of semiconductor rep firm RF Associates North. He holds a multi-discipline engineering degree from UC Berkeley.
- Where does Robert Schwartz work?
- Robert Schwartz is Managing Partner at Third Point Ventures.
- What check size does Robert Schwartz write?
- Robert Schwartz typically writes checks of $100K β $5M.
- Where did Robert Schwartz go to school?
- Robert Schwartz studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering (Multidisciplinary)).
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,611
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Shared employers
Also worked at NextSilicon8
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Also worked at Yellowbrick Data, Inc.9
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