Peter Ziebelman

Managing Partner at Palo Alto Venture Partners | Adviser to Start-Ups | National Best Selling Author - Pattern Breakers | Stanford University GSB Lecturer on Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 20 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2021
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Advisor & Investor
Nov 2021
Ethos is the first Human Readiness Platform that combines learning, performance, and outcomes in one unified platform. The platform delivers modernized training, real-time readiness dashboards, and AI-driven personalization - all built for enterprise-scale deployment across both commercial and classified networks. Trusted mission partner to the most demanding customers in the world, Ethos serves over 150 enterprise customers across the U.S. military, life sciences, manufacturing, supply chain, and professional sports industries. Founded in 2019, Ethos is headquartered in Redwood City, California and backed by top investors including Norwest, the Westly Group, and Pear VC.
Advisor & Investor
Feb 2018
LucidLink transforms how organizations work with data. Recognized with a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award, our platform provides instant, secure access to large files through a shared, encrypted filespace—empowering teams to collaborate in real time from anywhere in the world.
Advisor & Investor
Aug 2017
Boom Entertainment is a technology company that is fueling the biggest winners in sports betting and online gaming. Working with professional sports leagues, media companies, and leading casino operators, Boom provides technology and games to many of the biggest names in the industry -- NBC Sports, Barstool Sports, Penn National Gaming, 8AM Golf, YES Network, Rush Street Interactive, DraftKings, Golden Nugget, and many more. As a company, we are looking for driven dreamers who want to make an impact on this industry and the world. We want people of integrity who are open to learning and willing to challenge the norm. We want people who are curious, reliable, empathetic, and obsessed with quality. Boom has two main verticals, Sports Products and Casino Games. Our Sports Products include world-class free-to-play games and technology for our partners that have entertained more than 4 million sports fans. Also included is Boom Fantasy, our very own Daily Fantasy Sports application bringing a quick and easy way for sports fans from any skill-level to join in the fun of DFS. With millions of dollars in winnings so far, Boom Fantasy is a rapidly growing success. Our Casino team is hard at work building a suite of eye-catching casino games for distribution to casino operators in the legal U.S. and international iGaming markets. This team is reimagining what’s possible in gaming by focusing on innovative products powered by cutting-edge technology.
Advisor & Investor
May 2017
In coming years, as global smartphone adoption approaches 7 billion users and music subscription growth in mature markets slows, we believe the next frontier of music industry growth will come from improving the experience and monetization of billions of music listeners who cannot afford a premium music plan. Our mission is to enable billions of people worldwide to access on-demand music and other digital media in a safe and legal environment while capturing billions of dollars lost each year to piracy and music video apps that would otherwise be due to artists and rights holders. To learn more, and to download the TREBEL app, visit trebel.io.
Board Member and Audit Committee
Jan 2007
Founded in 2003, Demandforce helps small businesses thrive in the Internet economy. The Demandforce software-as-a-service application is used by thousands of customers to grow revenue, keep clients coming back, and manage operations more effectively. Demandforce connects Demandforce clients to over 100 million consumers via email communications, text messaging, and online services. Demandforce has achieved 26 quarters of over 80% year-over-year quarterly growth and is led by a management team with over a decade of experience developing and delivering web-based applications that drive real, tangible business value. As of February 2016, Demandforce is proud to now be a part of the Internet Brands family. Demandforce, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. To learn more visit us at www.demandforce.com.
Board Member
Jan 2006
AGIS Network is the leading national provider of information services connecting families, service providers, employers and government agencies across the eldercare and caregiving communities. We provide a unique package of services that directly address the impact on business, government and individuals. Our Services (Learn more by viewing a brief video at: http://video.agltc.com/agisnetwork/default/) As caregiving and long term care (LTC) specialists, AGIS Network: - Works with benefit brokers and consultants to provide employers with a comprehensive approach to implementing a benefit solution to long term care financing while simultaneously addressing the impact caregiving has on health and wellness initiatives. - Provides rapidly-deployable systems interoperating with I&R, Case Management, CIL, Electronic-Health-Records (EHR/EMR) and eligibility systems to enable consumer-directed social care when and where it is needed most. - Connects caregivers and their loved ones with unbiased information and access to support services through our public site, AGIS.com.
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2021
Advisor & Investor
Nov 2021
Ethos is the first Human Readiness Platform that combines learning, performance, and outcomes in one unified platform. The platform delivers modernized training, real-time readiness dashboards, and AI-driven personalization - all built for enterprise-scale deployment across both commercial and classified networks. Trusted mission partner to the most demanding customers in the world, Ethos serves over 150 enterprise customers across the U.S. military, life sciences, manufacturing, supply chain, and professional sports industries. Founded in 2019, Ethos is headquartered in Redwood City, California and backed by top investors including Norwest, the Westly Group, and Pear VC.
2018
Advisor & Investor
Feb 2018
LucidLink transforms how organizations work with data. Recognized with a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award, our platform provides instant, secure access to large files through a shared, encrypted filespace—empowering teams to collaborate in real time from anywhere in the world.
2017
Advisor & Investor
Aug 2017
Boom Entertainment is a technology company that is fueling the biggest winners in sports betting and online gaming. Working with professional sports leagues, media companies, and leading casino operators, Boom provides technology and games to many of the biggest names in the industry -- NBC Sports, Barstool Sports, Penn National Gaming, 8AM Golf, YES Network, Rush Street Interactive, DraftKings, Golden Nugget, and many more. As a company, we are looking for driven dreamers who want to make an impact on this industry and the world. We want people of integrity who are open to learning and willing to challenge the norm. We want people who are curious, reliable, empathetic, and obsessed with quality. Boom has two main verticals, Sports Products and Casino Games. Our Sports Products include world-class free-to-play games and technology for our partners that have entertained more than 4 million sports fans. Also included is Boom Fantasy, our very own Daily Fantasy Sports application bringing a quick and easy way for sports fans from any skill-level to join in the fun of DFS. With millions of dollars in winnings so far, Boom Fantasy is a rapidly growing success. Our Casino team is hard at work building a suite of eye-catching casino games for distribution to casino operators in the legal U.S. and international iGaming markets. This team is reimagining what’s possible in gaming by focusing on innovative products powered by cutting-edge technology.
Advisor & Investor
May 2017
In coming years, as global smartphone adoption approaches 7 billion users and music subscription growth in mature markets slows, we believe the next frontier of music industry growth will come from improving the experience and monetization of billions of music listeners who cannot afford a premium music plan. Our mission is to enable billions of people worldwide to access on-demand music and other digital media in a safe and legal environment while capturing billions of dollars lost each year to piracy and music video apps that would otherwise be due to artists and rights holders. To learn more, and to download the TREBEL app, visit trebel.io.
2007
Board Member and Audit Committee
Jan 2007
Founded in 2003, Demandforce helps small businesses thrive in the Internet economy. The Demandforce software-as-a-service application is used by thousands of customers to grow revenue, keep clients coming back, and manage operations more effectively. Demandforce connects Demandforce clients to over 100 million consumers via email communications, text messaging, and online services. Demandforce has achieved 26 quarters of over 80% year-over-year quarterly growth and is led by a management team with over a decade of experience developing and delivering web-based applications that drive real, tangible business value. As of February 2016, Demandforce is proud to now be a part of the Internet Brands family. Demandforce, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. To learn more visit us at www.demandforce.com.
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