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Robert Schwartz

Investor

Managing Partner at Third Point Ventures

Menlo Park, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · 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.

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Experience

  1. Third Point LLCManaging Partner - Third Point Venturescurrent2000 — presenthttp://www.thirdpointventures.com/
  2. Pi (Nebari.ai)Member Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Verbit.aiMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  4. NextSiliconMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  5. SysdigMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. UshurMember Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
  7. KentikMember Board of Directorscurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. Yellowbrick Data, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  9. R2 Semiconductor, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2010 — presentSunnyvale, CA
  10. Aryaka NetworksMember Board Of Directors2016 — 2026Milpitas, CA
  11. Kumu NetworksMember Board of Directors2013 — 2024Sunnyvale, CA
  12. AhanaMember Board of Directors2021 — 2023San Mateo County, California, United States
  13. PrecisionHawkMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2023Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  14. Rubicon Labs, IncMember Board of Directors2014 — 2023San Francisco, CA
  15. SentinelOneMember Board of Directors2015 — 2022Mountain View, California, United States
  16. Upstart NetworkMember Board of Directors2015 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
  17. Ciphertrace, a Mastercard companyMember Board Of Directors2021Los Gatos, California, United States
  18. Oryx VisionMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2020Petah Tikva, Center District, Israel
  19. Neptune Financial Inc. (NepFin)Member Board Of Directors2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  20. Packet Host - Acquired by Equinix (EQIX)Member Board Of Directors2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science (BS), Engineering (Multidisciplinary)1979 — 1984

Skills & more

Board Operation1Venture Capital37Enterprise Software14Enterprise Mobility10Analytics1Enterprise Security1Enterprise Storage1Semiconductors18Big Data AnalyticsWireless17Start-ups17Strategic Partnerships15
+12 moreManagementInvestmentsProduct MarketingProduct ManagementAnalogRFICElectronicsStrategyMergers & AcquisitionsMicrowaveEmbedded Systems

From Robert's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley863

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

+ 857 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Verbit.ai16

Jai DasPartner, President at Sapphire VenturesJeroen PlinkVenture Partner at LegalTechOmry Ben DavidGeneral Partner at Viola VenturesLeo de LunaPartner at Tribeca Venture PartnersYanai OronGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures IsraelDaniel ShinarCEO at Claltech

+ 10 more

Also worked at NextSilicon8

Juriaan DuizendstraalInvestor at Index VenturesPeter BarrettGeneral Partner at Playground GlobalMatt RobinsonManaging Partner and Founder at Heroic VenturesMichael FertikManaging Partner and Founder at Heroic VenturesYuval AriavFounder and Managing Partner at SymbolRacheli KoganPartner at Symbol

+ 2 more

Also worked at Yellowbrick Data, Inc.8

Randy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJJay ChongManaging Partner at Millennium New HorizonsBradley WelchManaging Partner at Joyance PartnersKasper SageManaging Partner at BMW i VenturesAtanas MukovPartner at Walter VenturesShawn CherianPartner at Energy Impact Partners

+ 2 more

Also worked at Kumu Networks1

Shirish SathayePartner at Cervin Ventures

Colleagues at Third Point Ventures

Adiel Gopas
Associate at Third Point Ventures
Curtis McKee
Partner at Third Point Ventures
Dan Moskowitz
Investor at Third Point Ventures
Daniel Loeb
Founder & CEO at Third Point Ventures
Rob Schwartz
Investor at Third Point Ventures
Sapir Harosh
Partner at Third Point Ventures

Network1

Curtis McKee
Partner at Third Point Ventures

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