Roy Thiele-Sardiña
InvestorCo-founder and Partner at HighBar Partners · Chairman at Blazent
Menlo Park, California, United States
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About
Co-founder and Partner of HighBar Partners with over 25 years founding, investing in, and leading technology companies. Formerly a Managing Director at Steelpoint Capital, an Executive-In-Residence at the Mayfield Fund, and co-founder/CEO of Ingrian Networks and Tasmania Networks. Holds a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from NYU Stern.
Chairman at Blazent
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Experience
- AVRIX Systems Inc.Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- HighBAR VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent1996 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- BlazentChairman (Acting CEO OCT-2021 to Present)current2009 — present
- PromptuChairman, Board Member & Advisorcurrent2005 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Virtana (Formerly Virtual Instruments)Board Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Jose, CA
- Virtana (Formerly Virtual Instruments)Board Member2014 — 2016San Jose CA
- West Bay Sanitary DistrictDistrict Board Membercurrent2011 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- The California - Spain Chamber of CommerceMembercurrent2010 — present
- HighBar PartnersCo-Founder & Partner2010 — 2025Menlo Park CA
- ZettasetExecutive Chairman & Board Member2012 — 2024Mountain View, CA
- Clustrix, Inc. (acquired by MariaDB Corporation)Board Member2013 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Xangati (Acquired by Virtana)Board Member2013 — 2016San Jose CA
- Regroup.comBoard Member2007 — 2015
- Soonr (acquired by AutoTask)Board Member2010 — 2015
- Vyatta, Inc (Acquired by Brocade)Board Member2011 — 2012Belmont CA
- PTI Marketing Technologies (Acquired by Ricoh)Board Member1999 — 2012Greater San Diego Area
- dotFXAdvisor2009 — 2011
- Critical PathChairman & Board Member2007 — 2010
- WorkshareBoard Member & Advisor2006 — 2009
- Ingrian Networks (Acquired by SafeNet)Co-Founder, President & CEO, Chairman2000 — 2008
- Boingo WirelessBoard Member2006 — 2008
Skills & more
Management72Strategy73Strategic Planning17Leadership6SaaS33Enterprise Software99Software as a Service (SaaS)1Sales Management2Early-Stage Startups2Turn Around Management1Start-ups99Venture Capital67
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Strategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementEntrepreneurshipCloud ComputingMergersProduct MarketingBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentMobile DevicesMergers & AcquisitionsCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct DevelopmentLanguages English · Spanish
- Pilots License - SEL, MEL, Instrument Rated — FAA
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Colleagues at HighBar Partners
Alan Elliot
Operating Executive at HighBar Partners
John Kim
Co-founder and Managing Partner at HighBar Partners
Morris Zhang
Vice President at HighBar Partners
Robert Migliorino
Operating Advisor at HighBar Partners
Roy Thiele-Sardina
General Partner at HighBar Partners
Tarkan Maner
Operating Advisor at HighBar Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Roy Thiele-Sardiña?
- Co-founder and Partner of HighBar Partners with over 25 years founding, investing in, and leading technology companies. Formerly a Managing Director at Steelpoint Capital, an Executive-In-Residence at the Mayfield Fund, and co-founder/CEO of Ingrian Networks and Tasmania Networks. Holds a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from NYU Stern.
- Where does Roy Thiele-Sardiña work?
- Roy Thiele-Sardiña is Co-founder and Partner at HighBar Partners and Chairman at Blazent.
- Where did Roy Thiele-Sardiña go to school?
- Roy Thiele-Sardiña studied at NYU Stern School of Business (MBA, Statistics & Decision Support Systems); University of Wisconsin-Madison (BS, Electrical Computer Engineering (School of Engineering) and Computer Sciences (L&S)); Franklin High School.
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