Peter Herz
General Partner at 1st Course Capital
Peter Herz
General Partner at 1st Course Capital
Redwood City, California
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2019 - Current
An early stage venture capital firm focused on food system innovation.
Co-founder, CFO & Member, Board of Directors
2014
Accelerating the transition to a just and regenerative food system. As regenerative agriculture has become more of a household name over the last decade, there’s been a robust discussion about what it would take to transition our food system to better-align with its principles. Whether it is consumers changing their purchasing patterns, major food companies changing their sourcing practices, or government entities offering new technical assistance programs, there is one part of the dialogue that is often forgotten: how – and more importantly, who – will finance the regenerative revolution?
Member, Board of Directors
2004 - 2017
CEO
2011 - 2013
Building a scalable solution for scientists & researchers worldwide that accelerates discovery by eliminating experiment replication, codifying institutional knowledge, and maintaining full compliance for protection of intellectual property.
President
2009 - 2010
Illuminating human biology through modeling & simulation.
VP Business Development
2000 - 2004
President & CEO
1997 - 2000
Director of North American Applications
1996 - 1997
Director of Consulting
1993 - 1996