Peter McKay Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Investments
  • 11

  • Portfolio
  • 3

  • Exits
  • 7

Exits

Peter McKay General Information

Description

Mr. Peter McKay serves as Advisor at C1 (US). He served as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Snyk. He serves as Advisor at ConductorOne. He also serves as Board Member at Nylas. He served as Board Member and Advisor at Coherent Path. He also serves as Managing Partner at FundFire. He served as Advisor at Helios. He is also an Angel Investor. He served as Board Member at Nasuni. He served as President, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Veeam Software. He served as Advisor at Panther. He is responsible for Veeam's sales, sales operations, marketing, finance and human resources and his charter is to drive the company's accelerated growth into the enterprise. His resume is second-to-none; prior to Veeam, he held a number of senior leadership roles within VMware's Americas organization. He joined VMware as Vice President Sales, End User Computing, Americas and from this position, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer for the Americas, responsible for optimizing the alignment and integration of all go-to-market functions, then to Senior Vice President, Americas Enterprise, and then ultimately to Senior Vice President and General Manager, Americas. He joined VMware through the acquisition of Desktone where he was President and CEO from 2010 to October 2013. Prior to Desktone, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of two other successful venture backed companies; Watchfire, a security solutions provider (acquired by IBM in 2007) from 2001 to July 2008 and eCredit (acquired by Internet Capital Group) from 1998 to 2001. He also served as "Executive-in-Residence" at Insight Venture Partners. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting & Finance from Northeastern University.

Business Details

Website
petermackay.ca
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Ottawa, Ontario
  • Canada

Peter McKay Investments (11)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Otterize 13-Apr-2023 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
AtomicJar 25-Jan-2023 Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
C1 (Network Management Software) 30-Jun-2022 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Helios (Business/Productivity Software) 01-Feb-2022 Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
OpenTaco 30-Nov-2021 Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
Cortex (San Jose) 18-Nov-2021 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
AtomicJar 25-Jun-2021 Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
Shaparency 10-Mar-2021 Business/Productivity Software Out of Business
Snyk 06-Mar-2018 Seed Round Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Skycure 19-Jul-2016 Early Stage VC IT Consulting and Outsourcing Startup

Peter McKay Exits (7)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Snyk 01-Mar-2026 Secondary Transaction - Private
Otterize 26-Jun-2025
Helios (Business/Productivity Software) 16-Jan-2024
AtomicJar 11-Dec-2023
Shaparency 01-Aug-2023 Merger/Acquisition
Skycure 11-Jul-2017 Merger/Acquisition

Peter McKay Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Peter McKay Co-Investors (55)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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Peter McKay FAQs

  • Who is Peter McKay?

    Peter McKay is an angel Investor who has made 11 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Peter McKay?

    Peter McKay is an angel investor.

  • What does Peter McKay do?

    As an angel investor, Peter McKay invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does Peter McKay hold?

    Peter McKay holds a board seat in Nylas.

  • What has Peter McKay invested in?

    Peter McKay has made numerous investments in companies like Otterize, AtomicJar, and C1 (Network Management Software) within the Business/Productivity Software, Software Development Applications, and Network Management Software industries.

  • What has Peter McKay invested in recently?

    Peter McKay's latest investment was on 13-Apr-2023 in Otterize, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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