Peter Wagner

Founding Partner at Wing Venture Capital · Joined 2013

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Biography

Peter Wagner is a founding partner of Wing Venture Capital, which he launched with Gaurav Garg in July 2013 with a $111 million fund. Before Wing he spent fifteen years at Accel Partners as Managing Partner, where he helped finance companies including Arrowpoint Communications, Fusion-io, Infinera, Nimble Storage, NorthPoint Communications, Opower, Redback Networks, Riverbed Technology and Tellium. Earlier he was a product line manager at Silicon Graphics, a consultant at McKinsey and Company, and a physicist working in nuclear fusion research and aerospace. He holds an A.B. in physics from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and focuses on the AI-first technology stack for business.

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Notable Investments

PineconeSnowflake SNOWGongJellyfishJuvoTigeraClassiqRiverbed TechnologyNimble Storage

Career Timeline

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Spent fifteen years at Accel Partners as Managing Partner, leading investments in early stage enterprise companies.
2013
Co-founded Wing Venture Capital with Gaurav Garg, launching in July with a $111 million fund.
2020
Snowflake, which Forbes lists among his investments, completed its IPO.
2021
Led Wing's $10 million seed investment in Pinecone and joined the company's board.

Sources & References

Wing Venture Capital - Peter Wagner ↗Wing Venture Capital - Team ↗Wing Venture Capital - About ↗Wing Venture Capital - Wing Launches with New $111M Venture Fund ↗AllThingsD - Veteran VCs Peter Wagner and Gaurav Garg Launch Wing Venture Partners ↗PR Newswire - Pinecone leaves stealth with $10M ↗Forbes - Peter Wagner profile ↗