# Catharine Merigold

> Catharine Merigold is a Series C investor at Vista Ventures backing Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vista Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vista-ventures)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2005
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catharinemerigold

Catharine Merigold is a Series C investor at Vista Ventures focused on Software and Data Center. Catharine has worked with communications and information technology companies for twenty years, as an investor, as a board member and advisor, and as an entrepreneur. She started her venture career in 1992 with Centennial Ventures, the largest venture firm in the Rocky Mountain region. She was the founding CEO of a venture-backed company, a vicepresident at a Fortune 100 telecommunications company, and CEO of UTC, the company that manages all the technology developed at the four University of Colorado campuses. Catharine received her BS in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from Stanford University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Data Center | 1 | 100% |
| Data Storage | 1 | 100% |
| Virtualization | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lefthand Networks | LeftHand Networks Inc. offers data storage systems and IP-based storage area networks (SAN). It offers iSCSI SANs that are composed of multiple storage nodes, pooled together into a single storage system; integrated storage systems; and virtual storage systems. The company also offers evaluation software, such as SAN/iQ software and virtualSAN appliance, which aggregate disparate resources into a single, larger storage system. In addition, it provides IT project solutions, including disaster recovery, business continuance, and data center virtualization; application solutions, including data protection manager, exchange server, sharepoint server, SQL server, and VMware; and industry solutions for education, government, financial services, and healthcare industry. The company offers its products through distributors and resellers in the United States, Canada, and Europe. LeftHand Networks was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado with additional offices in Reading, United Kingdom and Zaltbommel, the Netherlands. As of November 13, 2008, LeftHand Networks Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company. | $25M | Series C | Sep 06, 2005 | http://www.lefthandnetworks.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Boulder Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boulder-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DFJ Portage Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dfj-portage-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EPIC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/epic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Garage Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garage-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Ironside Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JPMorganChase](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jpmorgan-chase-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vista Ventures

VC Fund · Boulder, United States

Vista is often the lead investor, and they typically co-invest with other firms in both early and follow-on rounds. They believe in forming strong syndicates as a means to bring the broadest set of resources and contacts to the companies in which they invest. They will usually take a board seat with their investment and establish strong workingrelationships with portfolio company management. The team has the skill setsto provide relevant coaching on operational issues such as team building, strategy and sales and marketing.

5 contacts available at Vista Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Catharine Merigold | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catharine-merigold |
| Dave Dwyer | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-dwyer |
| Jim Hogan | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-hogan |
| Kirk Holland | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kirk-holland |
| Lisa Reeves | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lisa-reeves-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Catharine Merigold invest in?

Catharine Merigold invests primarily in Software, Data Center and Data Storage startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 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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### When did Catharine Merigold last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Catharine Merigold closed in Sep 2005. Shizune tracks 1 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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