Andreas von Blottnitz
Principal @ Headline
Santa Barbara, United States
Andreas von Blottnitz is a seed investor at Headline in Santa Barbara focused on Software and Enterprise Software. Mr. Andreas von Blottnitz is an angel investor and on the advisory board at e.ventures.Prior to his Venture Capital work, Mr. von Blottnitz was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Citrix Online, Inc following Citrix’s acquisition of Expertcity in February 2004. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President at Expertcity from1999 until its acquisition by Citrix Systems.Mr. von Blottnitz also serves as a Director of AppFolio, RightScale, Eucalyptus, LogicMonitor, Lastline and Entersekt. He was a Director of Sonos, Inc.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Round size
- Seed
- $500k–$3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (56%)
- Enterprise Software 2 (22%)
- Information Technology 2 (22%)
- SaaS 1 (11%)
- Mobile 1 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (22%)
- Angel 1 (11%)
- Series A 1 (11%)
- Series B 1 (11%)
- Series C 1 (11%)
Country
- United States 5 (56%)
- South Africa 1 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| ViQi provides software-as-a-service for scientific image analysis. A simple subscription plan allows users to customize ViQi services to meet individual needs for data storage and analysis. ViQi focuses on custom image processing and informatics. | $500K / Seed / May 10, 2017 | ||
| Anchore helps organizations implement secure container-based workflows without compromising velocity. Products include Anchore Engine, an open-source image inspection and scanning tool, and Anchore Enterprise, a complete container workflow solution for highly-regulated industries.Anchore delivers a process that allows container development anddeployment to be secure from the start, by ensuring that the contents of your containers match the standards that you define. With Anchore, DevSecOps teams can establish flexible, policy-based approaches to container compliance. Customers range from Fortune 100 companies to small- and mid-sized organizations, across all major industries. | $3M / Seed / Oct 04, 2016 | ||
| Anchore helps organizations implement secure container-based workflows without compromising velocity. Products include Anchore Engine, an open-source image inspection and scanning tool, and Anchore Enterprise, a complete container workflow solution for highly-regulated industries.Anchore delivers a process that allows container development anddeployment to be secure from the start, by ensuring that the contents of your containers match the standards that you define. With Anchore, DevSecOps teams can establish flexible, policy-based approaches to container compliance. Customers range from Fortune 100 companies to small- and mid-sized organizations, across all major industries. | $2.3M / Seed / Mar 03, 2016 | ||
| Lastline provides a malware protection platform to detect and stop advanced persistent threats, zero-day exploits, and evasive malware. The company was founded in 2011 by world-renowned security researchers and creators of Anubis and Wepawet – malware analysis tools used by thousands of security vendors, enterprises, and government agenciesworldwide. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. | $10M / Aug 21, 2014 | ||
| Ansible is an automation engine that makes systems and applications simple to deploy. It does not require custom scripting or custom code, and it uses an automation language that is easy for anyone to understand and learn. The company also provides enterprise-ready commercial offerings that help teams manage complex multi-tier deployments by addingcontrol, knowledge, and delegation to Ansible-powered environments.Ansible can be used by anyone, including sysadmins, developers, and IT managers. It was launched in 2013 by Michael DeHaan, Said Ziouani, Timothy Gerla, and is based in Santa Barbara, C.A. | $6M / Series A / Aug 12, 2013 | ||
| Lastline provides a malware protection platform to detect and stop advanced persistent threats, zero-day exploits, and evasive malware. The company was founded in 2011 by world-renowned security researchers and creators of Anubis and Wepawet – malware analysis tools used by thousands of security vendors, enterprises, and government agenciesworldwide. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. | $10M / Series B / Jun 13, 2013 | ||
| Lastline provides a malware protection platform to detect and stop advanced persistent threats, zero-day exploits, and evasive malware. The company was founded in 2011 by world-renowned security researchers and creators of Anubis and Wepawet – malware analysis tools used by thousands of security vendors, enterprises, and government agenciesworldwide. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. | $2.8M / Apr 12, 2013 | ||
| Found (formerly Pashash) is the app that lets you Share Real-World Shopping.Finding a great buy is something worth sharing. Found lets you take a picture, tag your buy and share it on Facebook and Twitter. Express yourself, start a trend, or just help somebody find a great deal.Have it with you when you're out shopping - in the realworld. Discover the best buys at your location and see the Found things your friends have found. | $50K / Angel / Mar 01, 2012 | ||
| An innovative cloud-based solution to enable property management businesses to digitally transform their business, address critical business operations and enable exceptional customer service. | $8M / Series C / Aug 18, 2009 |
Co-Investors
About Headline
Headline (formerly e.ventures) is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. It invests across geographies, leading rounds at every stage.The firm's Early Stage Funds are based in the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil, and invest locally. Its San Francisco-based Growth Fund invests globally from Series B andbeyond, working in collaboration with their Early Stage Teams. The sizes and locations of these funds make it possible for them to see local trends up close, identify winning founders, and lead rounds at every stage. Sonos, The RealReal, Creditas, Sorare, Pismo, AppFolio, goPuff, Acorns, Farfetch, Segment, Bumble, and Yeahka are among the stars in Headline’s world.Headline was founded in San Francisco, California in 1998.
Headline Contacts
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Andreas Haug
Founding and General Partner
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Christian Miele
General Partner
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Conrad Chu
Partner
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Jonathan Becker
Partner
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Jonathan Userovici
General Partner
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What does Andreas von Blottnitz invest in?
Andreas von Blottnitz invests primarily in Software, Enterprise Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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