Shomit Ghose
General Partner @ ONSET Ventures
Menlo Park, United States
Shomit Ghose is a Series A investor at ONSET Ventures in Menlo Park focused on Internet and Software. Shomit Ghose joined ONSET Ventures in 2001 after 19 years of working at high-tech companies in the Silicon Valley. During his career he participated in several successful IPOs, including those of Sun Microsystems and Broadvision.Prior to joining ONSET, he was SVP of Operations at Tumbleweed Communications, where he managed the marketing,professional services, applications engineering and corporate development departments. He helped the company through a successful IPO in 1999. Previously, he was VP of the Worldwide Professional Services Organization at BroadVision and helped that company through a successful IPO in 1996.His first job was as network protocol engineer at Metaphor Computer Systems, a company acquired by IBM. Later, he was an engineer in the original pre-IPO software development team at Sun Microsystems. He has also been Director of Marketing and then Director of Asia/Pacific Operations for nCUBE, a manufacturer of video-on-demand servers, and a board member of Alier, a data integration software company that is now part of webMethods.Shomit was awarded two academic scholarships to the University of California, Berkeley, at age 15. He graduated in 1982 with a B.S. degree in Computer Science.At ONSET Ventures, Shomit focuses on software, networking and infrastructure companies. He also mentors and provides management resources to portfolio companies to help maximize their success. Shomit led ONSET’s investments in Adara, Gridstore, Netseer, Pancetera (acquired by Quantum), Sentilla and Truviso (acquired by Cisco). He is an Industry Fellow and lead venture coach at UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering, and serves on the entrepreneurship advisory board at the University of San Francisco.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries Shomit Ghose invests in
Stages Shomit Ghose invests in
Countries Shomit Ghose invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 2 (17%)
- Software 2 (17%)
- Analytics 2 (17%)
- Data Storage 2 (17%)
- Travel 1 (8%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (33%)
- Series B 4 (33%)
- Funding Round 2 (17%)
- Series C 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Gridstore
|
Gridstore™ is the leader in HyperConverged All-Flash Infrastructure for the Microsoft Cloud-Inspired Data Center. Our customers gain a 10X performance improvement over traditional storage as we put all-flash as close to the workload as possible. They realize 4X lower TCO by consolidation of three layers of infrastructure into one scalable layerbuilt on X86 hardware and 10X less management effort due to less management points and less infrastructure to manage. Gridstore's HyperConverged Appliances include both compute and storage in a single system, and provide external storage and work with any Windows servers and the HyperConverged Appliance, all driven by Gridstore's patented software. Gridstore software architecture delivers native Windows integration, per-VM I/O control, and elastic and independent scaling of resources. Gridstore is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. and its products and services are available through a global network of value-added resellers. | $19M / Series B / Jan 27, 2016 | |
ADARA
|
Adara, the global leader in permissioned data and verified identity, combines the power of global data consortiums to inform its 1 billion digital identities with over 22 billion data elements across 130 countries and serving Global 2,000 customers. Whether informing digital marketing, programmatic advertising, search, identity and verification, orstopping fraud, Adara provides you with more customers, less friction, and better outcomes. For more information, visit us at www.ADARA.com. | $23M / Series C / Sep 14, 2015 | |
Imanis Data
|
Imanis Data is a venture backed Silicon Valley startup company operating in stealth mode. Our world-class team with deep storage and big data experience has embarked on building the next-generation data management platform that will disrupt the big data and storage industry. Stay tuned for news on our amazing company and industry-changing productsas we get out of stealth mode. | $12M / Series A / Aug 11, 2015 | |
Vidder
|
Vidder's Trusted Access Control technology mitigates network-based attacks by making servers invisible to everyone except authorized users. Vidder offers managed services that protect high-value networked assets. Vidder's unique solution is based on a new standard called the Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) that is being developed bythe Cloud Security Alliance.It was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Campbell, California. | $12M / Series B / Mar 19, 2015 | |
|
Gridstore
|
Gridstore™ is the leader in HyperConverged All-Flash Infrastructure for the Microsoft Cloud-Inspired Data Center. Our customers gain a 10X performance improvement over traditional storage as we put all-flash as close to the workload as possible. They realize 4X lower TCO by consolidation of three layers of infrastructure into one scalable layerbuilt on X86 hardware and 10X less management effort due to less management points and less infrastructure to manage. Gridstore's HyperConverged Appliances include both compute and storage in a single system, and provide external storage and work with any Windows servers and the HyperConverged Appliance, all driven by Gridstore's patented software. Gridstore software architecture delivers native Windows integration, per-VM I/O control, and elastic and independent scaling of resources. Gridstore is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. and its products and services are available through a global network of value-added resellers. | $11M / Series B / Dec 04, 2013 | |
|
ADARA
|
Adara, the global leader in permissioned data and verified identity, combines the power of global data consortiums to inform its 1 billion digital identities with over 22 billion data elements across 130 countries and serving Global 2,000 customers. Whether informing digital marketing, programmatic advertising, search, identity and verification, orstopping fraud, Adara provides you with more customers, less friction, and better outcomes. For more information, visit us at www.ADARA.com. | $20M / Series B / Feb 21, 2013 | |
|
Gridstore
|
Gridstore™ is the leader in HyperConverged All-Flash Infrastructure for the Microsoft Cloud-Inspired Data Center. Our customers gain a 10X performance improvement over traditional storage as we put all-flash as close to the workload as possible. They realize 4X lower TCO by consolidation of three layers of infrastructure into one scalable layerbuilt on X86 hardware and 10X less management effort due to less management points and less infrastructure to manage. Gridstore's HyperConverged Appliances include both compute and storage in a single system, and provide external storage and work with any Windows servers and the HyperConverged Appliance, all driven by Gridstore's patented software. Gridstore software architecture delivers native Windows integration, per-VM I/O control, and elastic and independent scaling of resources. Gridstore is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. and its products and services are available through a global network of value-added resellers. | $12.5M / Series A / Oct 15, 2012 | |
|
ADARA
|
Adara, the global leader in permissioned data and verified identity, combines the power of global data consortiums to inform its 1 billion digital identities with over 22 billion data elements across 130 countries and serving Global 2,000 customers. Whether informing digital marketing, programmatic advertising, search, identity and verification, orstopping fraud, Adara provides you with more customers, less friction, and better outcomes. For more information, visit us at www.ADARA.com. | $12.4M / Jan 24, 2012 | |
SS8 Networks
|
SS8 Networks is the expert in lawful intelligence gathering. As criminal groups and extremist organizations become more sophisticated and technologically aware, it is important that those who protect us stay one step ahead. SS8’s platforms enable communications service providers (CSPs), law enforcement agencies (LEAs), and government &intelligence bodies to collect, analyze and visualize complex digital information. By providing advanced solutions for lawful intercept, location intelligence and data forensics, we help to catch criminals, stop organized crime, and prevent terror attacks. | $12.5M / Series B / Nov 30, 2010 | |
Pancetera
|
Pancetera reduces virtual storage complexity and cost. Pancetera's virtual appliance reduces I/O and cost of storage for virtual environments. This can include improvements in performance, reduced resource contention, and lowered cost per VM. The company is composed of ex-Data Domain, Legato, and Thinstall executives. | $5M / Series A / Dec 13, 2009 | |
| See all 12 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
About ONSET Ventures
ONSET Ventures is a private equity firm that offers early- and later-stage investment services to firms in the IT and medical technology industries. It was founded by David Kelley, Michael Levinthal, and Terry Opdendyk and is based in California.
ONSET Ventures Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Robert Kuhling
General Partner and Managing Director
|
|||
|
Shomit Ghose
General Partner
|
|||
Beatrice Pezino
CFO
|
|||
Jennifer Lewis
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
|
|||
John Ryan
Managing Director & Partner
|
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Similar stage
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does Shomit Ghose invest in?
Shomit Ghose invests primarily in Internet, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 12 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 Shomit Ghose last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Shomit Ghose closed in Jan 2016. Shizune tracks 12 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?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
