Kirk Bowman

Stanford GSB

📍 Saratoga, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 23 investments📅 18 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023
VC🌍 United States20+ investments
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2023
NewRocket delivers meaningful experiences and extraordinary results with ServiceNow. We go beyond, to deliver a resilient, connected, and transformed enterprise, where employees flourish, companies thrive, and people matter. We bring innovative and creative solutions to over 1000 customers around the globe to Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Insurance, and Technology companies. NewRocket has delivered over 4000 successful projects through world-class implementations and integrated solutions across the entire ServiceNow platform.
Board Member
2022
Robust Intelligence is the leader in end-to-end AI risk management, protecting organizations from security, ethical, and operational risks. The company’s platform protects models in real time with AI Firewall and automates testing and compliance across the AI lifecycle through continuous validation. This combined approach enables Robust Intelligence to proactively manage risk for any model type and gives organizations the confidence to unleash the true potential of AI. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global, and trusted by leading companies including ADP, JPMorgan Chase, Expedia, Deloitte, Cisco, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Board Member
2021
Fountain is the AI-native Operating System for the global frontline workforce. With modular products, intelligent agents, and a unified orchestration layer, Frontline OS helps HR and operations teams automate tasks, streamline workflows, and accelerate hiring without losing control. From logistics to retail to healthcare, Fountain powers performance where it matters most: at the frontline. Fountain’s all-in-one high volume hiring platform empowers the world’s leading enterprises to find the right people through smart, fast, and seamless recruiting. Candidates can apply anytime, anywhere in minutes, right from their phone. Automated and customizable processes streamline the candidate experience and save time for recruitment teams so they can scale with growing hiring needs. Advanced analytics provide end-to-end process visibility so managers can make swift, data-driven decisions. Throughout the candidate journey, the openly integrated platform enables companies to find, qualify and convert more applicants. Fountain’s global customers hire over 1.2 million workers annually in 78 countries. Why Work with Us: - Generous compensation - 100% Remote and Flexible Hours - Flexible PTO - Equity grants - Comprehensive healthcare benefits - Generous paid parental leave for all parents - Wellness and gym reimbursement - Home office stipend - Phone stipend - 401K plan - Learning and development reimbursement - Company events - FSA & HSA - Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability/Short-Term Disability Visit us at https://www.fountain.com to learn more.
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2018
Amidst today’s tool overload, Transposit's end-to-end automation guides teams with instant contextual awareness and improves efficiency by 100x. At the center of Transposit is a 24/7 AI copilot, a tireless team member customized to understand every customer’s unique environment to offer suggestions and surface automations. Transposit uniquely guides teams through the entire incident lifecycle with on-call management, automated runbooks, and thousands of integrations and automations. Our human-in-the-loop approach to AI enhances the unique expertise of humans, empowering teams to accelerate response and resolution.
Board Member
2018
The heart of SiFive is RISC-V! SiFive creates the building blocks of RISC-V-based IP that are the inevitable innovative reimagining of every computing platform.
Board Member
2015
At Gainsight, our mission is to be living proof you can win in business while being human first. Our industry-leading platform helps companies of all sizes and industries achieve durable growth through four industry-leading products — Gainsight CS, PX, DH, and Customer Education. With Gainsight, it’s never been easier for customer success, product, and community engagement teams to scale efficiently, create alignment, and have a holistic view of their customers—all of which help increase product adoption, prevent churn, and grow customer communities. Our software is used by hundreds of companies, including nearly 200 publicly traded organizations and industry leaders such as GE Digital, SAP Concur, and Box. Gainsight joined the Vista Equity Partners portfolio in 2020. In 2021, we won their Excellence in Engineering award in recognition for our product and engineering advancements. A remote-friendly company, we have offices in the US, UK, Netherlands, Israel, and India. Gainsight received the top spot in Glassdoors Best Places to Work for 2023. It has also been named as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world by Forbes, one of the fastest-growing private companies in America by Inc. Magazine, and one of 20 Great Workplaces in Tech by Fortune Magazine.
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2014
Couchbases operational data platform for AI is a scalable foundation for enterprise operational, analytical, mobile and AI workloads that replaces legacy infrastructure and data services. Please be advised that Couchbase will never ask for personal information or any financial commitment from a candidate as a pre-employment requirement. All legitimate Couchbase communication regarding our recruitment processes comes from email addresses ending with @couchbase.com or through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn. To avoid any potential fraudulent activity, we’re requesting that all Couchbase applicants apply through our official Careers page at https://www.couchbase.com/careers/
Board Member
2013
Sookasa provides all the SaaS security enterprises need, all in one place. Sookasa's fully-integrated CASB platform enables administrators to detect breach risks with advanced DLP and scanning features, protect important data with transparent file-level encryption, and enforce data security policies using a centralized web-based dashboard. Sookasa's platform supports Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft Office 365, Box, Salesforce, Slack, GitHub, and Zendesk. Best of all, Sookasa preserves the native user experience. The San Mateo-based startup is backed by Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, SV Angel and others. For more information, visit https://www.sookasa.com.
Board Member
2013
Sookasa provides all the SaaS security enterprises need, all in one place. Sookasa's fully-integrated CASB platform enables administrators to detect breach risks with advanced DLP and scanning features, protect important data with transparent file-level encryption, and enforce data security policies using a centralized web-based dashboard. Sookasa's platform supports Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft Office 365, Box, Salesforce, Slack, GitHub, and Zendesk. Best of all, Sookasa preserves the native user experience. The San Mateo-based startup is backed by Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, SV Angel and others. For more information, visit https://www.sookasa.com.
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2012
Atlassian powers the collaboration that helps teams accomplish what would otherwise be impossible alone. From space missions and motor racing to bugs in code and IT requests, no task is too large or too small with the right team, the right tools, and the right practices. Over 300,000 global companies and 80% of the Fortune 500 rely on Atlassian’s software, like Jira, Confluence, Loom, and Trello, to help their teams work better together and deliver quality results on time. With our 300,000+ customers and team of 10,000+ Atlassians, we are building the next generation of team collaboration and productivity software. We believe the power of teams has the potential to change the world — one that is more open, authentic, and inclusive.
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2010
Datameer: Your Magic Wand for Data Analysis and Visualization. Empower analysts with a comprehensive platform for data preparation, cleaning, combining, and organizing, seamlessly integrated with Snowflake, to unlock actionable insights for better decision-making and unleash the full potential of your data. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Datameer has a global presence with offices in key locations around the world. The company serves customers across various industries, including finance, healthcare, telecommunications, retail, and more. Its versatile platform caters to organizations of all sizes, ranging from small startups to large enterprises, and is used by data scientists, analysts, and business users alike. Over the years, Datameer has built a strong customer base, with thousands of satisfied customers across the globe. Its innovative data analytics platform has helped numerous organizations unlock the value of their data, driving improved operational efficiency, better customer insights, and increased revenue. Datameer's commitment to providing cutting-edge data analytics solutions has earned it a reputation as a trusted partner for businesses seeking to harness the power of data to gain a competitive advantage in today's data-driven world. Datameer works with customers from every industry including Dell, Vodaphone, Citibank, UPS, and more.
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2010
Delphix is the industry leader for DevOps test data management. Businesses need to transform application delivery but struggle to balance speed with data security and compliance. Our DevOps Data Platform automates data security, while rapidly deploying test data to accelerate application releases. With Delphix, customers modernize applications, adopt multi-cloud, achieve CI/CD, and recover from downtime events such as ransomware up to 2x faster. Leading companies, including Choice Hotels, Banco Carrefour, and Fannie Mae, use Delphix to accelerate digital transformation and enable zero trust data management.
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2023
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2023
NewRocket delivers meaningful experiences and extraordinary results with ServiceNow. We go beyond, to deliver a resilient, connected, and transformed enterprise, where employees flourish, companies thrive, and people matter. We bring innovative and creative solutions to over 1000 customers around the globe to Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Insurance, and Technology companies. NewRocket has delivered over 4000 successful projects through world-class implementations and integrated solutions across the entire ServiceNow platform.
2022
Board Member
2022
Robust Intelligence is the leader in end-to-end AI risk management, protecting organizations from security, ethical, and operational risks. The company’s platform protects models in real time with AI Firewall and automates testing and compliance across the AI lifecycle through continuous validation. This combined approach enables Robust Intelligence to proactively manage risk for any model type and gives organizations the confidence to unleash the true potential of AI. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global, and trusted by leading companies including ADP, JPMorgan Chase, Expedia, Deloitte, Cisco, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
2021
Board Member
2021
Fountain is the AI-native Operating System for the global frontline workforce. With modular products, intelligent agents, and a unified orchestration layer, Frontline OS helps HR and operations teams automate tasks, streamline workflows, and accelerate hiring without losing control. From logistics to retail to healthcare, Fountain powers performance where it matters most: at the frontline. Fountain’s all-in-one high volume hiring platform empowers the world’s leading enterprises to find the right people through smart, fast, and seamless recruiting. Candidates can apply anytime, anywhere in minutes, right from their phone. Automated and customizable processes streamline the candidate experience and save time for recruitment teams so they can scale with growing hiring needs. Advanced analytics provide end-to-end process visibility so managers can make swift, data-driven decisions. Throughout the candidate journey, the openly integrated platform enables companies to find, qualify and convert more applicants. Fountain’s global customers hire over 1.2 million workers annually in 78 countries. Why Work with Us: - Generous compensation - 100% Remote and Flexible Hours - Flexible PTO - Equity grants - Comprehensive healthcare benefits - Generous paid parental leave for all parents - Wellness and gym reimbursement - Home office stipend - Phone stipend - 401K plan - Learning and development reimbursement - Company events - FSA & HSA - Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability/Short-Term Disability Visit us at https://www.fountain.com to learn more.
Board Member
2021
An enterprise collaboration software company that helps teams everywhere tackle their biggest challenges by breaking down silos, boosting productivity, modernizing their tech stacks, and adding value to the platforms they already have, such as Atlassian, Salesforce, Microsoft, and monday.com.
2020
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2020
Ncontracts provides integrated risk management and lending compliance software to a rapidly expanding customer base of over 4,000 financial institutions, fintechs, and mortgage companies in the United States. The company’s powerful combination of software and services enables financial institutions to achieve their risk management and compliance goals with an integrated, user-friendly cloud-based solution suite that encompasses vendor risk, organizational risk, audit risk, and lending compliance management. The company was recently named to the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America for the 4th consecutive year.
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