# Kip Myers

> Kip Myers is a Series B investor at Red Rock Ventures backing Security and IT Management. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Red Rock Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-rock-ventures)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2008
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Kip Myers is a successful venture investor and entrepreneur.Prior to Red Rock, Mr. Myers was a Partner in Vanguard III, IV and V over a fourteen year period. Previously, he was Founder and Vice President of Engineering and Marketing of Plexus Computers. Mr. Myers also co-founded Onyx Systems. Earlier he served as an Engineering Manager atZilog.Kip earned an M.B.A. and a B.S.E.E. from U.C. Berkeley.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| IT Management | 1 | 50% |
| Business Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RiskVision | RiskVision is arming today's businesses and government agencies with the innovative, intelligence-based solutions they need to maximize IT budgets while remaining proactive in an environment of economic instability and increased regulation. | $10M | Series B | Jul 01, 2008 |  |
| RiskVision | RiskVision is arming today's businesses and government agencies with the innovative, intelligence-based solutions they need to maximize IT budgets while remaining proactive in an environment of economic instability and increased regulation. | $6.5M | Series B | Nov 06, 2006 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Walden International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/walden-international) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Castile Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castile-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Red Rock Ventures

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Red Rock Ventures is a venture capital investment firm that invests in seed and early-stage information technology companies. Red Rock currently manages $220 million in committed capital.

3 contacts available at Red Rock Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bob Todd | Managing General Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-todd |
| Kip Myers | Managing General Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kip-myers |
| Laura Gwosden | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-gwosden |

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## FAQ

### What does Kip Myers invest in?

Kip Myers invests primarily in Security, IT Management and Business Intelligence startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 2 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 Kip Myers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kip Myers closed in Jul 2008. Shizune tracks 2 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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