# George Bischof

> George Bischof is a General Partner at Meritech Capital, one of Silicon Valley's leading late-stage venture firms focused on enterprise software, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity. With over two decades in technology investment - first as a tech investment banker at Robertson Stephens (helping 60+ companies raise $4.5B+), then as a General Partner at Focus Ventures, and since 2008 at Meritech - he has backed category-defining companies including Box, Coupa, Auth0, FloQast, and Outreach. A Stanford and Kellogg alumnus, Bischof has been named to Forbes' Midas List of top tech venture capitalists multiple times and is known for concentrating on mission-critical, 'painkiller' enterprise applications at the Series B through D stage.

- **Role:** General Partner at Meritech Capital
- **Organizations:** Meritech Capital, Focus Ventures, Robertson Stephens, Eastside College Preparatory School
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A., Stanford University, M.B.A., Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Named to Forbes Midas List of top 100 tech-sector venture capitalists multiple times, Led or participated in investments in Box, Coupa, Auth0, FloQast, Outreach, Lucid, Aledade, Element Biosciences, At Robertson Stephens, helped 60+ companies raise over $4.5B through public offerings and private placements

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Joined Robertson Stephens' technology investment banking group
- **1990s-2000s** — Led software, B2B e-commerce, and hardware/systems banking practices at Robertson Stephens; facilitated 60+ companies raising $4.5B+ in public equity and private placements. Notable clients: BEA Systems, Concur Technologies, JD Edwards, Siebel Systems
- **2000s** — Joined Focus Ventures as General Partner; investments included Barracuda Networks, EqualLogic (acquired by Dell), Extricity (acquired by Peregrine), G-Log (acquired by Oracle), Isilon Systems (acquired by EMC), QuinStreet, Wily Technology (acquired by CA Technologies)
- **2008** — Joined Meritech Capital as Managing Director (later General Partner), leading enterprise software, infrastructure, and cybersecurity investment practices
- **2017** — Led Auth0's $30M Series C round; joined Auth0's board of directors
- **2021** — Led FloQast's $110M Series D at a $1.2B valuation; joined FloQast's board of directors
- **Ongoing** — Active board member at Outreach, FloQast, and other portfolio companies

## Achievements

- Named to Forbes Midas List of top 100 tech-sector venture capitalists multiple times
- Led or participated in investments in Box, Coupa, Auth0, FloQast, Outreach, Lucid, Aledade, Element Biosciences
- At Robertson Stephens, helped 60+ companies raise over $4.5B through public offerings and private placements
- Board member at multiple unicorn and public companies including Box and Coupa
- Board member at Eastside College Preparatory School, supporting first-generation college students

## Latest updates

- **2021-07** — Led FloQast's $110M Series D funding at a $1.2B valuation; joined FloQast's board
- **2020-06** — Meritech Capital closed its latest fund - raising $800M
- **2021-12** — Active commentary on 2021 SaaS IPO market via LinkedIn

## Links

- Website: https://www.meritechcapital.com/team/george-bischof
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbischof/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GeorgeBischof
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/MeritechCapital

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