I have spent my entire career in and around B2B software, and have now been a VC for about 25 years. In 2005 I founded and served as Managing Partner at Rincon Venture Partners, one of the very first seed funds in Southern California. After a string of successful co-investments with Mark Mullen, we joined forces and co-founded Bonfire Ventures to lead seed stage financings exclusively in B2B software. 

I began my VC career in the Bay Area in 1999, leading software investing for a $250M expansion-stage fund.  Now I finally feel like I’ve shed the imposter syndrome and actually know what I’m doing. I love the job, and I think that comes through in my interactions with founders.  I try to bring a service and servant orientation to all interactions, and my best moments (sounds cheesy but it’s true) are when I know that I’ve helped a founder or team in a way that no one else would have.  

My wife Courtney and I, along with our teen-age twin daughters, spend as much time as we can in nature: camping, hiking, backpacking, climbing, skiing, etc.