# Bruce Armstrong

> Bruce Armstrong is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's most prominent deep-tech venture firms, where he focuses on enterprise technology and digital healthcare. A rare breed of operator-turned-investor, Armstrong brings over 25 years of hands-on leadership at the helm of enterprise software companies - from being one of Teradata's first 20 employees to CEO stints at KNOVA Software, Kickfire, and PivotLink - giving him a founder's instincts on board seats at companies like GitLab (IPO 2021), Cylance (acquired by BlackBerry), SingleStore, and Vectra. When he's not sourcing the next breakout enterprise deal, he's logging podium finishes in mountain bike races or seeing 50+ bands annually at San Francisco's Outside Lands festival.

- **Role:** Partner at Khosla Ventures
- **Organizations:** Khosla Ventures, Teradata, Sybase, Broadbase Software, KNOVA Software, Kickfire, PivotLink
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** One of the first 20 employees at Teradata Corporation, helping build it from startup to public company and AT&T acquisition, Board member at GitLab through its 2021 IPO, Board member at Cylance through its acquisition by BlackBerry

## Career timeline

- **1980s** — Joined Teradata Corporation as one of the first 20 employees; rose to VP/GM Enterprise Solutions Division, President, and AT&T corporate officer following IPO and acquisition by AT&T/NCR
- **1990s** — Joined Sybase as VP and General Manager of Server Products Group, overseeing enterprise database management business
- **Late 1990s** — Joined Broadbase Software as Executive VP of Sales and Marketing; helped create the analytic application category for CRM
- **Early 2000s** — Became President and CEO of publicly-traded KNOVA Software, leader in search and analytics for unstructured data
- **Mid 2000s** — Became Chairman and CEO of Kickfire, next-generation data warehouse appliance pioneer for MySQL; company acquired by Teradata
- **Early 2010s** — Became President and CEO of PivotLink, SaaS business intelligence provider; company acquired by SmartFocus
- **2015** — Joined Khosla Ventures as Operating Partner, focusing on enterprise technology and digital healthcare
- **2021** — GitLab IPO - one of Bruce's marquee Khosla Ventures board investments goes public at multi-billion dollar valuation
- **2022** — Named to Vista AI (HeartVista) Board of Directors to support cardiac MRI automation technology

## Achievements

- One of the first 20 employees at Teradata Corporation, helping build it from startup to public company and AT&T acquisition
- Board member at GitLab through its 2021 IPO
- Board member at Cylance through its acquisition by BlackBerry
- Board member at Metamarkets through its acquisition by Snap
- Board member at Big Switch Networks through its acquisition by Arista
- Board member at Caption Health through its acquisition by GE Healthcare
- Board member at Kickfire through its acquisition by Teradata
- Successfully led three companies as CEO: KNOVA Software, Kickfire, and PivotLink
- 20+ podium finishes in mountain bike racing
- Trustee at The Bay School of San Francisco

## Latest updates

- **2022-11** — Named to Vista AI (HeartVista) Board of Directors to support the company's cardiac MRI automation technology expansion
- **2021-10** — GitLab, a key Khosla Ventures board investment, went public in one of the largest software IPOs of 2021
- **2015-01** — Joined Khosla Ventures as Operating Partner, focusing on enterprise technology and digital healthcare investments

## Links

- Website: https://www.khoslaventures.com/team/bruce-armstrong
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucearmstrong

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