Today we are thrilled to share some exciting news: Steve Herrod a friend of the firm and pioneering technology entrepreneur & experienced venture investor, has joined Juxtapose as our newest partner.
Steve is a unique blend of investor, entrepreneurial operator, and technologist. He is joining Juxtapose after nine years as a Partner at General Catalyst, and before that, a decade-long stint as an executive at VMware. At Juxtapose, Steve will help to lead the creation of new software and enterprise-centric businesses: developing the commercial, user, and technology theses, and then partnering with world-class CEOs and like-minded outside investors to bring companies to life.
As long as we’ve known Steve, we have been impressed by his track record of building impactful teams and software businesses. His reputation as a mentor, manager, and builder is second-to-none. After graduating with a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford, Steve served as a VP of Engineering at Transmeta (NASDAQ: TMTA) through an IPO and then joined VMware. During his 11 years at VMware, Steve served as CTO and SVP of R&D, where he helped build a world-class, 3,000-person engineering organization, deliver numerous industry-changing products, and take the company public through a $19.1 billion IPO. Later, as a Partner at General Catalyst (a firm we have a tremendous amount of respect for!), Steve backed over 30 founders and companies, including multiple $1B+ builds and exits (to name a few investments: Corelight, Datto, Illumio, Menlo Security Inc., Securiti, and SignalFx (acquired by Splunk)). Steve’s technology expertise is broad and holistic, having led investments and scaled businesses across cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer tools, networking, and enterprise software.
When Juxtapose was founded eight years ago, a core part of our thesis was a belief that truly transformative businesses, in all industries, would inevitably be technology-first companies. Today, we still see a wide expanse of opportunity to bring cutting edge technologies into high-value commercial applications within our core areas of focus (healthcare, financial services, commerce, and business services and software) as well as to catalyze the creation of companies today that will become the cutting edge of tomorrow. Steve’s experience, relationships, and insights will be foundational to advancing this critical Juxtapose mission.
From all of us at Juxtapose, welcome Steve!
