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.
Shasta Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing capital in enterprises.
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.
Overland AI is a manufacturer and developer of autonomous navigation for off-road autonomous vehicles.
Raised $10,000,000.00 from Shasta Ventures, Cubit Capital, Point72 Ventures, Voyager Capital, Pioneer Square Labs and Ascend.
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.
Turo is a peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace where customers can book vehicles from a community of local hosts.
Raised $570,067,273.00 from Irving Investors, G Squared and SharesPost Investment Management.
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.
Survios is a game development firm that specializes in creating games for consoles, virtual reality platforms, and personal computers.
Raised $71,522,078.00 from Leonis Capital and Eastward Capital Partners.
Board Member
2016
Led the Series A financing. Accion is building dime-sized ion propulsion thrusters for small spacecraft.
Accion Systems provides in-space propulsion systems for satellites based on proprietary technology developed at MIT.
Raised $74,200,000.00 from Tracker Capital Management.
Investor
2016
Led Shasta's Series A investment. Starship is the world's leader in developing and deploying sidewalk delivery robots.
Starship Technologies is a robotics company building fleets of self-driving delivery robots designed to deliver goods.
Raised $287,715,822.00 from Plural and Iconical.
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.
Spire Global is a space to cloud data analytics company utilizing satellites to provide maritime, aviation, and weather tracking.
Raised $672,334,302.00 from UK Space Agency.
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.
Sirius XM is a satellite radio broadcasting company providing satellite radio and online radio services.
Raised $525,750,000.00 from Liberty Media.
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.
Tonal is a smart home gym that uses artificial intelligence and coaching to provide strength training.
Raised $580,000,000.00 from Cobalt Capital, Kindred Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group, Transformational Healthcare, Team Builder Ventures and L Catterton.
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.
Mocana is a developer of cybersecurity software solutions that protect Internet of Things devices and industrial infrastructure.
Raised $95,737,075.00 from Sway Ventures, Forgepoint Capital and Shasta Ventures.