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Rob Coneybeer

Managing Director Shasta Ventures

Seattle, Washington

Overview

Work Experience

  • Managing Director & Co-Founder

    2004 - Current

    Founded Shasta Ventures in 2004. Rob's investments at Shasta include Nest, Turo, Overland.ai, Fetch Robotics and Survios. Since inception, Shasta has raised over $1.3 billion across five funds.

  • Investor

    2023

    Led the initial pre-seed financing. Overland has created the world's best software for the autonomous operation of vehicles at high speed off-road, in any weather or environmental conditions.

  • Board Observer

    2011

    Led Shasta's Series A investment. Turo is the world's leading peer-to-peer car rental marketplace, and is available in over 5,500 cities across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

  • Board Member

    2014

    Led the Series A financing. Survios is a leading VR studio which creates groundbreaking interactive content powered by cutting edge immersive technology.

  • Board Member

    2016

    Led the Series A financing. Accion is building dime-sized ion propulsion thrusters for small spacecraft.

  • Investor

    2016

    Led Shasta's Series A investment. Starship is the world's leader in developing and deploying sidewalk delivery robots.

  • Investor

    2013

    Led Shasta's seed stage investment. Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates a multi-purpose constellation of satellites which provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. Spire’s data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth.

  • Talk Show Host on Wharton Business Radio

    2014 - 2023

    Hosted a weekly show on SiriusXM 132 called LaunchPad, which airs live every Monday at 5pm Eastern / 2pm Pacific.

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2022

    Led the Series A financing. Tonal has built a strength training platform for the home that incorporates an AI trainer with computer-controlled electromagnetic resistance that feels exactly like weights. The product has been widely adopted by leading athletes and celebrities.

  • Board Member

    2006 - 2021

    Led the Series A round. Mocana’s comprehensive IoT security platform protects more than 100 million IoT devices today and ensures secure device-to-cloud communications.

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