Prashant Shah
Partner @ Monta Vista Capital
San Francisco, United States
Prashant Shah is a Series A investor at Monta Vista Capital in San Francisco focused on Software and Apps. Prashant Shah is Managing Director of TiE LaunchPad (www.tielaunchpad.com), an accelerator for enterprise startups. He is also an active Charter Member of TiE Silicon Valley (www.tiesv.org), a member of its Board of Directors, and Co-Chair of TiE Angels. Prashant Shah has been an early stage venture investor since 2001. Previously, he was withHummer Winblad Venture Partners, an early stage VC focused on enterprise and infrastructure software. Prior to Hummer Winblad, Prashant spent many years defining and launching high tech products. His background spans all seven layers of the OSI stack with product management roles at enCommerce (acquired by Entrust), Cypress Semiconductor and AT&T. Prashant received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries Prashant Shah invests in
Stages Prashant Shah invests in
Countries Prashant Shah invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (40%)
- Apps 1 (20%)
- Mobile 1 (20%)
- Real Time 1 (20%)
- Data Storage 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (40%)
- Series B 1 (20%)
- Series C 1 (20%)
Investments
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PubNub
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PubNub is a secure global Data Stream Network (DSN) and easy to use API that enables our customers to connect, scale, and manage realtime applications and IoT devices. With over 70 SDKs for every platform, 250ms worldwide data transfer times, and scalability for hundreds of millions of devices, PubNub’s unique infrastructure gives you the abilityto easily connect and operate world-class realtime applications and IoT devices. PubNub is headquartered in San Francisco. Visit https://www.pubnub.com to start a free trial today. | $25M / Series C / Sep 21, 2015 | |
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PubNub
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PubNub is a secure global Data Stream Network (DSN) and easy to use API that enables our customers to connect, scale, and manage realtime applications and IoT devices. With over 70 SDKs for every platform, 250ms worldwide data transfer times, and scalability for hundreds of millions of devices, PubNub’s unique infrastructure gives you the abilityto easily connect and operate world-class realtime applications and IoT devices. PubNub is headquartered in San Francisco. Visit https://www.pubnub.com to start a free trial today. | $10.6M / Series B / Sep 17, 2013 | |
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PubNub
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PubNub is a secure global Data Stream Network (DSN) and easy to use API that enables our customers to connect, scale, and manage realtime applications and IoT devices. With over 70 SDKs for every platform, 250ms worldwide data transfer times, and scalability for hundreds of millions of devices, PubNub’s unique infrastructure gives you the abilityto easily connect and operate world-class realtime applications and IoT devices. PubNub is headquartered in San Francisco. Visit https://www.pubnub.com to start a free trial today. | $4.5M / Series A / Mar 21, 2012 | |
Evostor
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EvoStor is pioneering development of a new generation of storage systems purpose-built for the challenging requirements of virtual infrastructure.Storage vendors have tried to add capabilities to legacy products to address the challenges introduced by virtualization. Just adding features is not enough. EvoStor delivers innovative new technologyto fully integrate with virtualization systems and management tools so they are simple to deploy and manage while providing enterprise class functionality. | Series A / Mar 19, 2010 | |
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Evostor
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EvoStor is pioneering development of a new generation of storage systems purpose-built for the challenging requirements of virtual infrastructure.Storage vendors have tried to add capabilities to legacy products to address the challenges introduced by virtualization. Just adding features is not enough. EvoStor delivers innovative new technologyto fully integrate with virtualization systems and management tools so they are simple to deploy and manage while providing enterprise class functionality. | Series A / Nov 01, 2008 |
Co-Investors
Relay Ventures
2 deals together
Southern Cross Venture Partners
2 deals together
Starfish Ventures
2 deals together
Clearvision Ventures
1 deal together
Envision Ventures
1 deal together
Bosch Ventures
1 deal together
About Monta Vista Capital
Monta Vista Capital is an investment company focused on early stage B2B companies. It was founded in 2014.
Monta Vista Capital Contacts
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Mark Greenough
Chief Financial Officer
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Prashant Shah
Partner
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Glen Anderson
Partner
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Roger Krakoff
General Partner
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Sameer Chopra
Venture Partner
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What does Prashant Shah invest in?
Prashant Shah invests primarily in Software, Apps and Mobile startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 5 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 Prashant Shah last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Prashant Shah closed in Sep 2015. Shizune tracks 5 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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