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Rob Coneybeer

Managing Director & Co-Founder, Shasta Ventures

Seattle, Washington

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $2,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $6,000,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Managing Director & Co-Founder

    2004

    Founded Shasta Ventures in 2004. Rob's investments at Shasta include Nest, Turo, Overland.ai, and Fetch Robotics. 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.

  • Chairman

    2025

2011 - 2024

  • Board Observer

    2011 - 2024

    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.

2014 - 2023

  • 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.

2017 - 2022

  • 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.

2014 - 2021

  • Board Member

    2014 - 2021

    Led the initial seed round of funding. Fetch is the world's leading provider of cloud-controlled autonomous handling robots for industrial and logistics applications. The company was acquired by Zebra Technologies for $305M in 2021.

2012 - 2021

  • Board Observer

    2012 - 2021

    Led Shasta's seed and Series A investments. Doctor on Demand is a leading provider of video-based telehealth solutions. The company merged with Grand Rounds in 2021.

2015 - 2019

  • Board Member

    2015 - 2019

    Led the Series A round. Eero pioneered user-friendly home WiFi systems and became the clear market leader. Eero was acquired by Amazon in 2019.

2012 - 2016

  • Board Observer

    2012 - 2016

    Led Shasta's Series A investment. In order to meet surging consumer demand for Internet video, Gainspeed built equipment which massively increased the bandwidth of cable networks. Acquired by Nokia in 2016.