Rustic Canyon

Jon Staenberg has worked with venture-backed technology companies for 20 years in several capacities: as founder, manager and venture capitalist. As an entrepreneur he has established two companies, served on the senior management team of several early-stage organizations and provided venture capital funding to more than 100 start-ups. He is one of the most experienced venture capitalists in the Pacific Northwest, having raised three funds totaling over $30 million. Early in his career, Jon established several marketing groups at Microsoft where he worked from 1988 through 1994. He then joined the senior management team of Virtual i-O, a venture-backed startup, as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Pursuing his passion for helping to establish and grow great companies, he has spent the last ten years raising and deploying venture capital with a focus on Silicon Valley and Seattle-based startups. In 2003, Jon joined Rustic Canyon. Jon currently serves on the advisory boards of New Vine Logistics, Vista Broadband, Prime Advantage, Efficient Frontier and uReach.com. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, where he received his B.S., M.A. and M.B.A.