Where does Steve Ciesinski work?

Steve Ciesinski is Advisor - B2B SaaS / Deep Tech at OVO Fund.

Where did Steve Ciesinski go to school?

Steve Ciesinski studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Marketing); Union College (BSEE, AB).

Steve Ciesinski

Investor

Advisor - B2B SaaS / Deep Tech at OVO Fund · Advisor at Alexia Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Steve Ciesinski is founder and managing partner of Vencrest Partners, where he invests in and advises international venture capital funds and private technology companies. He previously served as president of SRI International and held C-level positions at Applied Materials, Octel Communications, and Resumix, and began his career at Procter & Gamble before working at Booz, Allen & Hamilton and Earlybird Ventures. He has been a faculty member at Stanford's Graduate School of Business for 15 years, teaching venture capital and entrepreneurship, and holds a BSEE and AB from Union College and an MBA from Stanford University.

Experience

Vencrest PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2008 — presentSilicon Valley, California
SRI InternationalExecutive (Past President)current2009 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
Yosemite ConservancyPast Chairman of the Board of Trustees and current Board Membercurrent2023 — presentCalifornia, United States
Stanford University- Graduate School of BusinessFaculty Membercurrent2009 — presentStanford CA
Ravenswood SolutionsChairman and Board member2016 — 2024Fremont, California

Skills & more

Leadership43Management13Strategy9Business Development6Program Management29Venture Capital26Start-ups13Strategic Partnerships10Mergers & Acquisitions8Marketing Strategy6Business Strategy6Telecommunications4

+8 more

MarketingProduct ManagementSaaSExecutive ManagementInternational BusinessWeb ApplicationsProduct LaunchEntrepreneurship

From Steve's professional profile.

Colleagues at OVO Fund

Adam Kaufman

Senior Advisor at OVO Fund

Beyang Liu

B2B SaaS / Dev Tooling at OVO Fund

Dr. Rene Caissie

Healthcare at OVO Fund

Dr. Zhengyuan Zhou

Applied AI at OVO Fund

Eric Chen

Earliest Stage Investors

Gianfranco Filice

Partner at OVO Fund

Jeff Davis

Generalist at OVO Fund

Lou Shapiro

Healthcare at OVO Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Steve Ciesinski?: Steve Ciesinski is founder and managing partner of Vencrest Partners, where he invests in and advises international venture capital funds and private technology companies. He previously served as president of SRI International and held C-level positions at Applied Materials, Octel Communications, and Resumix, and began his career at Procter & Gamble before working at Booz, Allen & Hamilton and Earlybird Ventures. He has been a faculty member at Stanford's Graduate School of Business for 15 years, teaching venture capital and entrepreneurship, and holds a BSEE and AB from Union College and an MBA from Stanford University.
Where does Steve Ciesinski work?: Steve Ciesinski is Advisor - B2B SaaS / Deep Tech at OVO Fund.
Where did Steve Ciesinski go to school?: Steve Ciesinski studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Marketing); Union College (BSEE, AB).