We recently hosted our Venture Guides 2nd Annual Investor Meeting at our Boston office, and we extend our heartfelt thanks to our Limited Partners, portfolio leaders, and friends of the firm for joining us. At the meeting, we were also thrilled to announce the Venture Guides’ Leadership in Technology Award recipient, Jack Sweeney! Jack is an 8x CEO, Venture Guides Advisor and Investor, and a long-standing leader in the enterprise tech community. Read on to learn more about Jack's inspiring leadership and impact on his teams and customers... https://lnkd.in/eNfha2D2
Venture Guides
Investment Management
Boston, Massachusetts 2,016 followers
Great companies are built not born.
About us
Venture Guides is an early-stage infrastructure software investment firm with a unique team based approach that has resulted in over 80% of portfolio companies generating positive returns and 45% ultimately achieving unicorn status. The Venture Guides team has been recognized on the Forbes’ Midas List of the World’s Top Investors and the Inc5000 fastest growing private companies 6 times each. During this time, as operators and investors, the team has created and/or invested in such durable companies as dynaTrace, Docusign, LinkedIn, Rapid7, Solarwinds, Sysdig, Turbonomic, Archer Technologies, and many others. Venture Guides’ deep domain expertise, industry relationships and strategic introductions provide a significant advantage for founders building their companies. Venture Guides’ concentrated portfolio strategy ensures all entrepreneurs receive the right guidance at the right time to enhance and sustain their growth. https://www.ventureguides.com/guided-companies
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www.ventureguides.com
External link for Venture Guides
- Industry
- Investment Management
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- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts
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- Partnership
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- 2023
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120 Causeway St
Boston, Massachusetts 02114, US
Employees at Venture Guides
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⏰ Time is Running Out! Don't miss your chance to join our exclusive conversation with Gretchen Weimer and Heather Kananowicz from Kizik. Secure your spot to get real-world insights into driving business success through innovation and collaboration: https://hubs.ly/Q02Sl-fJ0
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We loved hosting Boston sales leader Ethan Schechter, VP of Sales at Snyk and long-time friend of the Venture Guides team, at our office. Ethan shared with our portfolio teams what he looks for in a new sales hire; his values and non-negotiables when it comes to selling; and great guidance on how to be a strong sales partner to the whole organization. Thanks Ethan!
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Congratulations to Odigos and to Gerry Sengendo - excellent addition to the team!!
Exciting News: Welcoming Gerry Sengendo as VP of Sales at Odigos! We're thrilled to announce a key addition to our leadership team: Gerry Sengendo has joined Odigos as our new Vice President of Sales! About Gerry: 🌟 15+ years of experience in enterprise software sales 🌟 Proven track record in scaling B2B SaaS companies 🌟 Expert in application monitoring, cloud-native technologies, observability solutions 🌟 Known for building high-performance sales teams and fostering customer success 🌟 Passionate about the APM Gerry's impressive background in driving sales growth and building strong customer relationships in the cloud and DevOps space makes him the perfect fit for Odigos. His strategic vision aligns perfectly with our mission to revolutionize observability for modern, distributed systems. Join us in welcoming Gerry to the Odigos family! We're excited for the journey ahead as we continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in observability.
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Last night, we were honored to bring together dozens of Boston sales leaders at our office for a VG SALES Open House, featuring the renowned tech sales leader and Rapid7 founder, Alan Matthews. Alan joined Benjamin Nye in sharing best practices and critical skills for selling, leadership, and life. Thank you to everyone who joined us. We are looking forward to the next one!
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Boston Sales Leaders, join us THIS Weds for an exclusive event with your fellow sales leaders, the Venture Guides team and our portfolio companies... Come meet the team and hear from Alan Matthews and Benjamin Nye about the great opportunities that come with sales leadership in early-stage tech companies! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eZAY99_2
🚀 Exciting Event Alert for Boston Sales Leaders! 🚀 Calling all sales professionals in the Boston area! 🎯 Join us for an incredible opportunity to network, learn, and engage with top sales experts at the Boston Sales Leaders Meetup hosted by Venture Guides 📅 When: September 25, 2024 at 5:00pm 📍 Where: 100 Causeway Street, The Sky Lobby: 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02114 🎤 What to expect: Engaging panel discussions with: -Benjamin Nye Managing Partner at Venture Guides, 6x Midas list, 6x Inc 5000 -Alan Matthews, Founder of Rapid7 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eAYtw2ju #SalesLeaders #BostonSales #Networking #SalesStrategies #SalesSuccess #BostonEvents #VentureGuides
Venture Guides VG Sales Event for Boston Tech Sales | September 25, 2024
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Inviting all Boston-based sales leaders to join us to hear from Benjamin Nye and Alan Matthews about the massive opportunity for tech sales leaders in early-stage start-ups! Register today!
🚀 Exclusive Opportunity for Boston-based Sales Professionals! 🚀 Are you considering the next strategic move in your tech sales career? Are you ready to bet on yourself to build an early-stage software tech startup into tomorrow's fastest growing unicorn, backed by the only team who's done it over 40% of the time, and reap the financial rewards? Venture Guides is hosting an exclusive networking event on September 25th from 5-7 PM, and we're inviting top AEs and sales leaders to join us! With over 80% positive outcomes in our past investments and more than 40% achieving multi-billion-dollar valuations, Venture Guides has a proven track record of success. Now, we're seeking exceptional talent to drive our next generation of high-growth companies. Join us to: - Explore leadership and AE opportunities within our expanding portfolio - Learn about the VG Sales Program and our history of driving companies to multi-billion-dollar in realized value - Network with elite sales professionals and industry leaders We’re honored to feature guest speakers: - Ben Nye, Managing Partner at Venture Guides, 6x Midas list, 6x Inc 5000 - Alan Matthews, Co-Founder and Former CEO/Chairman of Rapid7 📅 Date: September 25th, 2024 ⏰ Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM 🍻 Drinks and lite snacks will be served! RSVP Below 👇or reach out to me directly for more information. Space is limited to ensure an exclusive experience. Secure your spot ASAP! We believe in empowering sales leaders to drive the next wave of industry-leading startups. If you're ready to elevate your career and be part of a team that consistently delivers outstanding results, this event is for you. #SalesLeadership #VentureGuides #Sales #Networking #Startup #Boston #TechSales #SaaS #Cybersecurity
Venture Guides VG Sales Event for Boston Tech Sales | September 25, 2024
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We are very excited to welcome Odigos to the Venture Guides portfolio. With Odigos, customers can observe their entire environment end-to-end without manual instrumentation, for the first time ever. Learn more about Odigos' unique approach to distributed tracing and why we invested... https://lnkd.in/ekzWAFrk
Why We Invested in Odigos: The Future of Application Tracing and Observability — Venture Guides
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Odigos Raises $13M Funding
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We are thrilled to welcome Odigos, led by Ari Recht and Eden Federman, to the Venture Guides portfolio! Odigos is helping customers improve application performance with simplified distributed tracing. Learn more about this next generation of APM below...and join us tomorrow at the Venture Guides office in Boston (or via Zoom) to hear from Eden about the future of eBPF and distributed tracing. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eHbP4bAc
Exciting News: Odigos Raises $13 Million to Revolutionize Observability! We are thrilled to announce that we have successfully raised over $13 million in a funding round led by Venture Guides, with incredible support from Salesforce Ventures, Mango Capital, Firestreak Ventures, and some of the brightest minds in the industry — Y Combinator, Martin Mao of Chronosphere, Christine Yen of honeycomb.io, Ben Sigelman of Lightstep, and Yuri Shkuro of Meta. This funding is a huge milestone in our journey to transform distributed tracing and observability for developers everywhere! Why is this important? Odigos uses cutting-edge eBPF technology for distributed tracing with zero code changes and zero performance overhead. Seamless OpenTelemetry integration for complete observability with your tools of choice. This is just the beginning! As we scale product development and expand our reach, we’re committed to bringing distributed tracing to the masses, making deep visibility across every layer of the tech stack a reality—even in areas where it wasn’t possible before!Join us on this exciting journey to reshape the observability landscape and push the boundaries of what’s possible! Stay tuned for more updates, innovations, and opportunities to collaborate. Read all the details in our blog post—link in the first comment below! 👇