Steve Blank Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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48
- Portfolio
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20
- Exits
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26

Steve Blank General Information
Description
Mr. Steve Blank is a Co-Founder of GLIDR. Mr. Blank is a Co-Founder of Epiphany Biosciences. He is also a Co-Founder of M34 Capital. He served as Board Member at Together Labs. He serves as Mentor at Engineering Capital. He has had a 36-year career as a successful entrepreneur and educator. He was an Advisor of Engineering Capital and Gamalon. He also serves as Advisory Board Member at Synapse Partners. He has been a founder or participant in eight Silicon Valley startups. His last startup, E.piphany, was in enterprise software. His other startups include two semiconductor companies (Zilog and MIPS Computers), a workstation company (Convergent Technologies), a supercomputer firm (Ardent), a computer peripheral supplier (SuperMac), a military intelligence systems supplier (ESL) and a video game company (Rocket Science Games). His book about building early-stage companies: Four Steps to the Epiphany launched the Lean Startup movement. His next book, The Startup Owners Manual became the standard handbook for how to start a company. Since 2000, he has been part of the entrepreneurship faculty at U.C. Berkeley, Stanford, Columbia University, and UCSF. His Lean LaunchPad class, modified for the NSF Innovation Corps and the National Institute of Health, has become the standard for experiential entrepreneurial education. He has served as Board Member at Udacity. He holds a degree from Stanford University & University of California, Berkeley.
Business Details
Website
www.steveblank.comInvestor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Pescadero, CA
- United States
Steve Blank Investments (48)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Usul | 12-May-2025 | Seed Round | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
QUiCKR | 01-Oct-2024 | Biotechnology | Generating Revenue | |||
WindBorne Systems | 21-Jul-2023 | Database Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Artera (Decision/Risk Analysis) | 21-Mar-2023 | Decision/Risk Analysis | Generating Revenue | |||
Valar Labs | 30-Mar-2022 | Decision/Risk Analysis | Generating Revenue | |||
Rain (Aerospace and Defense) | 08-Feb-2021 | Aerospace and Defense | Generating Revenue | |||
Bot MD | 02-Feb-2021 | Other Healthcare Technology Systems | Generating Revenue | |||
Robust.AI | 28-Oct-2020 | Other Hardware | Generating Revenue | |||
&Ava | 09-Dec-2019 | Seed Round | Application Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Mabel (Media and Information Services (B2B)) | 01-Jan-2019 | Early Stage VC | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue |
Steve Blank Exits (26)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Praxis (Educational and Training Services) | 07-Mar-2025 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Egnyte | 25-Feb-2025 | ||
Sharethrough | 12-Jun-2024 | ||
Udacity | 20-May-2024 | ||
FreeWire | 02-Mar-2024 | ||
Career Hackers | 25-Apr-2023 | ||
Biota (Biotechnology)) | 01-Mar-2021 | ||
RentLingo | 19-Jan-2021 | ||
EdSurge | 06-Nov-2019 | Merger/Acquisition | |
SymphonyAI Sensa | 15-May-2019 | Merger/Acquisition |
Steve Blank Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Steve Blank Co-Investors (74)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Pear (California) | 2 |
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Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC |
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Khosla Ventures |
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True Ventures |
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Steve Blank FAQs
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Who is Steve Blank?
Steve Blank is an angel Investor who has made 48 investments.
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What kind of investor is Steve Blank?
Steve Blank is an angel investor.
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What does Steve Blank do?
As an angel investor, Steve Blank invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Steve Blank invested in?
Steve Blank has made numerous investments in companies like Usul, QUiCKR, and WindBorne Systems within the Business/Productivity Software, Biotechnology, and Database Software industries.
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What has Steve Blank invested in recently?
Steve Blank's latest investment was on 12-May-2025 in Usul, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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