Investing Profile

Walter Kortschak(91)

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Former Managing Partner, Senior Advisor, Managing Partner, General Partner at Summit Partners
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Walter Kortschak's investing connections

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8 Investors

Connected to Nikhil Basu Trivedi (Footwork), David Samuel (Freestyle Capital), Jenny Lefcourt (Freestyle Capital), and 5 other investors on Signal.

Networks Walter is a member of
UCLA Anderson School of Management Network
42 CONNECTIONS
California Institute of Technology Network
15 CONNECTIONS
SignalFire Network
13 CONNECTIONS
University of Southern California Network
12 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Summit Partners Managing Partner
Investment Range
$5.0M - $50.0M
Sweet Spot
$20.0M
Investments On Record
95
Current Fund Size
$42B

Walter Kortschak is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Walter Kortschak's Investments On Record (66)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Permit.io
Series AFeb 2024$8M
SeedFeb 2022$6M
$14M
Co-investors: Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Eric Anderson (Scale Venture Partners), Ron Rofe (Rainfall Ventures), Idan Tendler, Amir Jerbi
Vital Interaction
Series AJan 2024$15M
Series AFeb 2023$5M
$20M
Co-investors: Jenny Lefcourt (Freestyle Capital), Mike Smerklo (Next Coast Ventures), Michael Dearing (Harrison Metal)
Truco
Pre SeedJan 2024
Charm
SeedNov 2023$6M
SeedJul 2022
$10M
Co-investors: Darian Shirazi (Gradient Ventures), Naveen Selvadurai, Felix Jahn
Platformatic
SeedJun 2023$4M
SeedOct 2022
$4M
Co-investors: Tom Preston-Werner (Preston-Werner Ventures), Sudip Chakrabarti (Decibel Partners), Jevon MacDonald
Dune Security
Pre SeedMay 2023$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Sky Dayton (Craft Ventures)
SPREAD AI
Series AMay 2023$16M
$19M
Co-investors: Felix Klühr (HV Capital), Martin Janicki (Cavalry Ventures), Dylan Field, Felix Jahn, Charlie Songhurst
Aviato
Pre SeedApr 2023$1M
$1M
Co-investors: Eric Bahn (Hustle Fund), Tom Preston-Werner (Preston-Werner Ventures)

Walter Kortschak's Experience

Producer/Principal End Cue2013 - Present
Executive Chairman SignalFire2013 - Present
Managing Partner Kortschak Investments2010 - Present
Founder, USC Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity University of Southern California2009 - Present
Vice President/Associate Crosspoint Venture Partners1985 - 1989
Principal Software Engineer MSC Software1982 - 1985

Walter Kortschak's Education

UCLA Anderson School of Management M.B.A. Finance
California Institute of Technology M.S. Engineering
Oregon State University B.S. Engineering