Shasta Ventures

Shasta Ventures, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, is a private equity firm that specializes in early-stage investments, primarily focusing on seed to series B-stage software companies in the United States. Over the past 15 years, the firm has supported more than 30 startups in achieving significant milestones, including going public or being acquired, by providing essential capital and expertise. In addition to its general investment activities, Shasta Ventures manages the Shasta Camera Fund, which focuses on pre-seed and seed investments in innovative technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and camera-first Computer Vision applications. This dedicated fund aims to support visionaries by investing up to $0.1 million per entrepreneur, with plans for 20 to 30 investments in groundbreaking ideas.

Jayaram Bhat

Venture Partner

Avery Cannon

CFO

Robert Coneybeer

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Tod Francis

Managing Partner

Austin Grose

Chief Financial Officer

Ravi Mohan

Managing Partner

Jacob Mullins

Managing Director

Jason Pressman

Managing Director

Issac Roth

Managing Director

Kenn So

Associate

Past deals in Balkans

Macrometa

Series A in 2021
Macrometa Corporation is an information technology company that provides a geo-distributed data as a service platform, focusing on real-time, low-latency applications across multiple cloud environments and edge computing. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, Macrometa operates globally with facilities in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Pune, India. The company's platform enables distributed global stream processing and supports a wide range of applications, including online gaming, Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions, and event-driven architectures. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Macrometa facilitates the development of large-scale distributed systems, allowing clients to enhance the performance of data-driven web and mobile applications through its serverless cloud infrastructure. With a network of 175 edge data centers worldwide, Macrometa ensures instant data access and processing capabilities for its users.

Macrometa

Seed Round in 2020
Macrometa Corporation is an information technology company that provides a geo-distributed data as a service platform, focusing on real-time, low-latency applications across multiple cloud environments and edge computing. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, Macrometa operates globally with facilities in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Pune, India. The company's platform enables distributed global stream processing and supports a wide range of applications, including online gaming, Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions, and event-driven architectures. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Macrometa facilitates the development of large-scale distributed systems, allowing clients to enhance the performance of data-driven web and mobile applications through its serverless cloud infrastructure. With a network of 175 edge data centers worldwide, Macrometa ensures instant data access and processing capabilities for its users.

Leanplum

Series D in 2020
Leanplum Inc. is a mobile marketing platform that focuses on enhancing customer engagement through a unified approach to multi-channel campaigns. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a range of services including messaging, automation, app editing, personalization, A/B testing, and analytics. Leanplum's platform allows brands to optimize their mobile applications by transforming user data into actionable insights, thereby delivering timely and relevant experiences that foster customer loyalty. Notable clients, such as Tinder, Grab, Tesco, and Zynga, utilize Leanplum to accelerate growth and strengthen long-term relationships with their customers. With additional offices in New York, London, Bulgaria, and Amsterdam, Leanplum has established itself as a key player in the mobile marketing landscape.

Macrometa

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Macrometa Corporation is an information technology company that provides a geo-distributed data as a service platform, focusing on real-time, low-latency applications across multiple cloud environments and edge computing. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, Macrometa operates globally with facilities in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Pune, India. The company's platform enables distributed global stream processing and supports a wide range of applications, including online gaming, Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions, and event-driven architectures. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Macrometa facilitates the development of large-scale distributed systems, allowing clients to enhance the performance of data-driven web and mobile applications through its serverless cloud infrastructure. With a network of 175 edge data centers worldwide, Macrometa ensures instant data access and processing capabilities for its users.

Leanplum

Series D in 2017
Leanplum Inc. is a mobile marketing platform that focuses on enhancing customer engagement through a unified approach to multi-channel campaigns. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a range of services including messaging, automation, app editing, personalization, A/B testing, and analytics. Leanplum's platform allows brands to optimize their mobile applications by transforming user data into actionable insights, thereby delivering timely and relevant experiences that foster customer loyalty. Notable clients, such as Tinder, Grab, Tesco, and Zynga, utilize Leanplum to accelerate growth and strengthen long-term relationships with their customers. With additional offices in New York, London, Bulgaria, and Amsterdam, Leanplum has established itself as a key player in the mobile marketing landscape.

Leanplum

Series C in 2016
Leanplum Inc. is a mobile marketing platform that focuses on enhancing customer engagement through a unified approach to multi-channel campaigns. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a range of services including messaging, automation, app editing, personalization, A/B testing, and analytics. Leanplum's platform allows brands to optimize their mobile applications by transforming user data into actionable insights, thereby delivering timely and relevant experiences that foster customer loyalty. Notable clients, such as Tinder, Grab, Tesco, and Zynga, utilize Leanplum to accelerate growth and strengthen long-term relationships with their customers. With additional offices in New York, London, Bulgaria, and Amsterdam, Leanplum has established itself as a key player in the mobile marketing landscape.

Leanplum

Series B in 2015
Leanplum Inc. is a mobile marketing platform that focuses on enhancing customer engagement through a unified approach to multi-channel campaigns. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a range of services including messaging, automation, app editing, personalization, A/B testing, and analytics. Leanplum's platform allows brands to optimize their mobile applications by transforming user data into actionable insights, thereby delivering timely and relevant experiences that foster customer loyalty. Notable clients, such as Tinder, Grab, Tesco, and Zynga, utilize Leanplum to accelerate growth and strengthen long-term relationships with their customers. With additional offices in New York, London, Bulgaria, and Amsterdam, Leanplum has established itself as a key player in the mobile marketing landscape.

Leanplum

Series A in 2014
Leanplum Inc. is a mobile marketing platform that focuses on enhancing customer engagement through a unified approach to multi-channel campaigns. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a range of services including messaging, automation, app editing, personalization, A/B testing, and analytics. Leanplum's platform allows brands to optimize their mobile applications by transforming user data into actionable insights, thereby delivering timely and relevant experiences that foster customer loyalty. Notable clients, such as Tinder, Grab, Tesco, and Zynga, utilize Leanplum to accelerate growth and strengthen long-term relationships with their customers. With additional offices in New York, London, Bulgaria, and Amsterdam, Leanplum has established itself as a key player in the mobile marketing landscape.