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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.
Rob Ward
Rob Ward is the co-founder and General Partner of Meritech Capital Partners, one of the first venture funds built exclusively around growth-stage technology investing. Since co-founding the firm in 1999, he has led investments in some of the most defining enterprise and consumer technology companies of the past 25 years, including Snowflake, Salesforce, Tableau, Fortinet, and Roblox. A repeat Forbes Midas List honoree, Ward focuses on analytics, data services, infrastructure, and enterprise applications, typically investing $5M-$25M at Series B with a sweet spot around $12M. Beyond capital, he tutors algebra at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto and was added to the Buffalo Bills ownership group in December 2024.