Steve Kishi
InvestorGeneral Partner at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $2M
About
Steve Kishi is a Managing Director at Aspenwood Ventures and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. He has held operating roles in product management, professional services, marketing, engineering, and sales at both startup and public software companies.
Experience
- Aspenwood VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Hummer Winblad Venture PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- AltiscaleVP of Product Management2013 — 2016Palo Alto, CA
- VMwareDirector of Product Management2006 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
- AkimbiVP of Product Management, Services and Support2005 — 2006San Mateo, CA
- Hummer Winblad Venture PartnersPrincipal2001 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
- ExtensitySenior Director of Professional Services; Senior Marketing Manager1997 — 2001Emeryville, CA
- Hummer Winblad Venture PartnersAssociate1994 — 1997San Francisco Bay Area
- Diversified Technologies, Inc.VP of Engineering1991 — 1993Lexington, MA
- McDonnell DouglasConfiguration Design Engineer1989 — 1991St Louis, MO
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Aerospace Engineering1985 — 1989
- UC Berkeley/ London Business SchoolMBA, Business Administration and Management1993 — 1995
- Del Campo High School
Skills & more
Product Management99Professional Services63Venture Capital49Software Product Management5Integration6Go-to-market Strategy21Cloud Computing78Start-ups42Virtualization9Marketing11Screening1Financial Structuring1
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E-commerceMergers & AcquisitionsAgile MethodologiesSales EnablementPaaSBusiness AlliancesEnterprise SoftwareLeadershipSalesforce.comManagementSaaSStrategyLanguages English
From Steve's professional profile.
Colleagues at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
Ann Winblad
Partner Emeritus, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners at Aspenwood
John Hummer
Seattle Partner at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
Lars Leckie
Investor at Aspenwood
Maria Mulcahy
CFO at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
Mitchell Kertzman
Managing Director at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Steve Kishi work?
- Steve Kishi is General Partner at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP).
- What check size does Steve Kishi write?
- Steve Kishi typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281
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Shared employers
Also worked at Altiscale4
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Also worked at VMware101
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Also worked at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners8
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