Steven Krausz Overview

  • Primary Position
  • General Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 5

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Steven Krausz General Information

Biography

Mr. Steve Krausz serves as a General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners. He currently served as a Board Member at AirEye, Badge, Cato Networks, Human Interest, Informed, Quantifind, Quokka, and Zefr. He also served as a Board Member at Electric Cloud, Kaiam, Prevoty, Quixey and Smartling. He plays a leadership role at both USVP and in the venture capital community. He served for four years on the National Venture Capital Association board of directors, was treasurer, and was on the executive committee. Before joining USVP, he had eight years of operating experience with NASA Ames, BTI Computers, Direct, and Daisy Systems, where he built the strong network and experience base that he brings to his portfolio companies. He served on the boards of directors of EPIC Design Technologies, Elantec, Microlinear, Checkpoint Software, Verity, Harmonic Lightwaves, and Photon Dynamics; all USVP investments that became successful public companies. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Stanford Business School where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Contact Information

Primary Position
General Partner, U.S. Venture Partners
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Stanford University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Email
st
Phone
+1 (650)
Address
  • 1460 El Camino Real
  • Suite 100
  • Menlo Park, CA 94025
  • United States
+1 (650)

Steven Krausz Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
U.S. Venture Partners Investor General Partner Menlo Park, CA Venture Capital

Steven Krausz Board Seats (5)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Cato Networks Network Management Software In IPO Registration Venture Capital-Backed Tel Aviv, Israel
Human Interest Other Financial Services Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Informed Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Tiburon, CA
Quantifind Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Palo Alto, CA
Zefr Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Los Angeles, CA

Steven Krausz Lead Partner on Deals (49)

Steven Krausz has been the lead partner on 49 deals. Their latest deal was with Quantifind, a financial software company. The deal was made for on 16-Jan-2025.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Quantifind 16-Jan-2025 Later Stage VC Completed Financial Software Palo Alto, CA
Quantifind 01-Mar-2023 Completed Financial Software Palo Alto, CA
Quokka 16-Feb-2022 Completed Network Management Software San Jose, CA
Human Interest 04-Aug-2021 Completed Other Financial Services San Francisco, CA
Informed 18-May-2021 Completed Financial Software Tiburon, CA
AirEye 22-Apr-2021 Completed Network Management Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Human Interest 11-Feb-2021 Completed Other Financial Services San Francisco, CA
Cato Networks 02-Apr-2020 Completed Network Management Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Human Interest 23-Jul-2019 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed Other Financial Services San Francisco, CA
Cato Networks 29-Jan-2019 Later Stage VC (Series C) Completed Network Management Software Tel Aviv, Israel

Steven Krausz Network (547)

Board Members (175)

Name Company Representing Location From
Jason Sydow Ph.D Electric Cloud Next47 San Jose, CA
Roger Lee Human Interest Self San Francisco, CA
Human Interest TPG San Francisco, CA
Box (IT Services) Self Redwood City, CA
Electric Cloud Self San Jose, CA

Portfolio Executives (346)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Graham Bailey Quantifind Chief Operating Officer 16-Jan-2025 Palo Alto, CA
Christopher Perretta Quantifind Advisor 16-Jan-2025 Palo Alto, CA
Quantifind Senior Vice President of Engineering and Data Science 16-Jan-2025 Palo Alto, CA
Quantifind Director of Content Marketing 16-Jan-2025 Palo Alto, CA
Quantifind Head, Marketing & Client Consulting 16-Jan-2025 Palo Alto, CA

Fund Team Members (26)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Jacques Benkoski Ph.D U.S. Venture Partners U.S. Venture Partners XI Menlo Park, CA
Jacques Benkoski Ph.D U.S. Venture Partners U.S. Venture Partners XII Menlo Park, CA
OurCrowd Jerusalem, Israel
U.S. Venture Partners Menlo Park, CA
U.S. Venture Partners Menlo Park, CA

Steven Krausz Affiliated Funds (10)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
U.S. Venture Partners XI U.S. Venture Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2015
US Venture Partners IV U.S. Venture Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Liquidated 1994
US Venture Partners V U.S. Venture Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Liquidated 1996
US Venture Partners VI U.S. Venture Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Liquidated 1999
US Venture Partners VII U.S. Venture Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Liquidated 2000

Steven Krausz FAQs

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  • How many active board seats does Steven Krausz hold?

    Steven Krausz holds 5 board seats including Cato Networks, Human Interest, Informed, Quantifind, and Zefr.

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