Jason Pressman

Managing Director at Shasta Ventures · Joined 2005

Biography

Jason Pressman has worked at Shasta Ventures since 2005 and is a Managing Director of the firm. Before Shasta he was Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Walmart.com from 2000 to 2004. His Shasta bio states that he serves on the boards of data.world, Lattice, Nextdoor and Zuora, and that he led the firm's investments in Adometry, Demdex, Glint, Scalyr, Steelbrick and StrongLoop, each of which was acquired. He holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland, College Park and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.

Education

B.S. Finance, University of Maryland, College Park
M.B.A., Stanford University

Previous Experience

Vice President of Strategy and Operations, Walmart.com (2000-2004)

Notable Investments

Nextdoor NXDRZuoraAdometryStrongLoopLatticedata.worldGlint

Board Seats

Nextdoor
Lattice
data.world

Career Timeline

2000

Became Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Walmart.com, a role he held until 2004.

2005

Joined Shasta Ventures.

2008

Was promoted to Managing Director at Shasta Ventures and joined Zuora's board of directors in September.

2013

Joined the boards of Adometry and StrongLoop as Shasta led financings in both companies.

2025

Zuora, where he had served as a director since 2008, was taken private by Silver Lake and GIC.

Sources & References

Shasta Ventures - Jason Pressman ↗Shasta Ventures - Team ↗Zuora 2022 Proxy Statement (SEC) ↗Nextdoor - Board of Directors ↗TechCrunch - Adometry Raises $8M Series D, Led By Shasta Ventures ↗FinSMEs - StrongLoop Closes $8M Series A Funding ↗TechCrunch - Shasta Ventures Expands Team (2008 promotion to Managing Director) ↗Axios - Shasta Ventures seeks investor approval of a continuation fund ↗