# Craig McLuckie

> Craig McLuckie is a Series A investor at VMware (Seattle) backing Software and Open Source. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [VMware](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vmware)
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigmcluckie
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cmcluck
- Website: https://x.com/cmcluck

Craig McLuckie is a Series A investor at VMware in Seattle focused on Software and Open Source. Craig is the VP of R&D for VMware’s Cloud Native Applicationsbusiness unit. Craig arrived at VMware via the acquisition of Heptio, a company that he co-founded and led as CEO. Previously, Craig spenttime in senior positions at Microsoft and Google; at the latter he made significant contributions to Google Compute Engine and Kubernetes. Craigalso co-founded the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Open Source | 1 | 100% |
| Network Security | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stacklok | Stacklok creates software supply chain security-focused products and services. The company aims to make the innovative power of Open Source more naturally accessible to developers who want to build more securely. | $17.5M | Series A | May 17, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About VMware

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

VMware is a software company providing cloud and virtualization services that help complex digital infrastructure. The company accelerates digital transformation by enabling unprecedented freedom and flexibility in how its customers build and evolve IT environments. Its software helps business users simply and securely access the apps and data theyneed, from anywhere, to do their best work. The company's software spans compute, cloud, networking and security, and digital workspace.

5 contacts available at VMware.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Tosheff | VP & Chief Information Security Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-tosheff |
| Craig McLuckie | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-mcluckie |
| Daniel Lopez | Sr Director Product, Marketplace | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-lopez-2 |
| Diana Stefanova | Vice President Global Sites Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diana-stefanova |
| Frank Denneman | Chief Technologist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-denneman |

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## FAQ

### What does Craig McLuckie invest in?

Craig McLuckie invests primarily in Software, Open Source and Network Security startups, most often at Series A 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.

### When did Craig McLuckie last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Craig McLuckie closed in May 2023. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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