Andreas von Blottnitz
Senior Partner @ COOPERATIVA
Santa Barbara, United States
Andreas von Blottnitz is a seed investor at COOPERATIVA 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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Industries Andreas von Blottnitz invests in
Stages Andreas von Blottnitz invests in
Countries Andreas von Blottnitz invests in
Round sizes
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
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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
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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 | |
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Anchore
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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
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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 | |
Red Hat Ansible
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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 | |
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Lastline
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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 | |
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Lastline
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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 | |
Foundshopping.com
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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 | |
AppFolio
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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
Dell Technologies Capital
2 deals together
Redpoint
2 deals together
Investment Group of Santa Barbara
1 deal together
Menlo Ventures
1 deal together
About COOPERATIVA
COOPERATIVA supports its principals in managing their direct company and VC fund investments.Cooperativa Venture Capital Management GmbH (together with our shareholders and all related parties also "COOPERATIVA") is managed by Managing Partners Nikolas Samios and Anja Rath (Arnold). The Senior Partners, Jan Henric Buettner (founder ofBV Capital / e.ventures) and Andreas von Blottnitz (entrepreneur and business angel) add a wealth of experience and network. Christian Vollmann (serial entrepreneur and “Angel of the Year”, BAND 2017) acts as Venture Partner (all individuals together, the “Partners”).The Partners combine experience from participation in more than 200 venture capital transactions.The Partners are regular (non-profit) contributors in the media and the respective associations with the goal to foster equity culture, good governance in startups & grownups and the best possible market conditions for the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Europe.
COOPERATIVA Contacts
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Andreas von Blottnitz
Senior Partner
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Anja Rath
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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Jan Henric Buettner
Senior Partner
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Nikolas Samios
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FAQ
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.
What is Andreas von Blottnitz's check size?
Andreas von Blottnitz typically joins rounds of $500k–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Andreas von Blottnitz participates in.
When did Andreas von Blottnitz last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Andreas von Blottnitz closed in May 2017. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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