Number of Portfolio Companies 35
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title TitleMember of the Board of Directors, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder
  • Primary Organization 
    Okta
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
  • Number of Exits 

Frederic Kerrest is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Okta. He is responsible for Okta’s day-to-day operations, working with employees, partners and customers to deliver on the company’s mission of leveraging the cloud to make people more productive and IT more secure. As a key member of management, Frederic helps set corporate

priorities to drive success for the company and its customers.

Frederic is passionate about enterprise technology and has spent almost two decades driving corporate efficiency via innovative software solutions. Prior to co-founding Okta, he worked at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, where he evaluated enterprise software investment opportunities and helped portfolio companies strengthen their operations and Go-To-Market strategies.

From 2002 to 2007, Frederic worked in sales and business development at Salesforce.com, where he started and built the Latin America sales organization, Mobile group and OEM / Reseller programs and was a two-time Peak Performer Sales Award recipient.

Prior to Salesforce.com, he co-founded and served as director of technology at an award-winning high-tech consulting firm. Frederic began his career in a variety of enterprise software development and management roles.

Frederic earned a French Baccalauréat (Sciences) from the Lycée International de St. Germain-en-Laye in France, a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University, and an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was the 2008 MIT Patrick J. McGovern, Jr. Entrepreneurship Award recipient.

Frederic currently serves as an advisor to early stage software companies and a mentor at the MIT Trust Center for Entrepreneurship and the Stanford StartX Accelerator program. He enjoys spending time with his wife and son, reading historical biographies, playing ice hockey and supporting the San Jose Sharks.

Number of Investments 38
Frederic Kerrest has made 38 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Doppel on Jan 2, 2024, when Doppel raised
$18.8M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 2, 2024
Doppel
Series A - Doppel
$18.8M
Dec 13, 2023
Verve Motion
Series B - Verve Motion
$20M
Aug 1, 2023
Socket
Series A - Socket
$20M
Jun 8, 2023
Granica
Series A - Granica
$45M
Nov 16, 2022
Craft.co
Series B - Craft.co
$32M
Sep 20, 2022
SecurityPal
Series A - SecurityPal
$21M
Sep 9, 2022
Trek Health
Seed Round - Trek Health
$2.7M
Aug 11, 2022
Superblocks
Series A - Superblocks
$37M
Jul 1, 2022
AirWorks
Venture Round - AirWorks
$5M
Jun 29, 2022
Trinsic
Seed Round - Trinsic
$8.5M
Number of Partner Investments 1
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 26, 2021
Material Security
515 Ventures
Series B - Material Security
$40M
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Frederic Kerrest has exits. Their most notable exits are Vowel and Pulsify.
  • Vowel A smart video conferencing tool that makes meetings better
  • Pulsify Pulsify is a manager augmentation platform that helps managers empower virtual, high performing teams with engaged and happy employees.
Number of Current Jobs 4
Number of Past Jobs 5
Frederic Kerrest has 4 current jobs including Co-Founder at System1 Biosciences, TitleMember of the Board of Directors, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder at Okta, and Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Okta Ventures. Additionally, Frederic Kerrest has had 5 past jobs including Summer Associate at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Summer Associate20082008
Salesforce
Sales & Business Development20022007
Meridian Global Solutions
Associate Founder & Director, Enterprise Technology Division20002002
Moai technologies
Software Engineer19992000
Sun Microsystems
Software Engineer19971999
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Frederic Kerrest holds 4 board and advisor roles including Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Okta, Chairman of the Board of Directors at System1 Biosciences, and Mentor at Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.
Number of News Articles 57
Funding RoundJan 2, 2024
Doppel raised $18,849,952 / Series A from Andreessen Horowitz and 13 other investors
Funding RoundDec 13, 2023
Verve Motion raised $20,000,000 / Series B from Construct Capital and 6 other investors
Funding RoundAug 1, 2023
Socket raised $20,000,000 / Series A from Aaron Levie and 14 other investors
Funding RoundJun 8, 2023
Granica raised $45,000,000 / Series A from Abstract Ventures and 5 other investors
Funding RoundNov 16, 2022
Craft.co raised $32,000,000 / Series B from BAM Elevate and 8 other investors
Funding RoundSep 20, 2022
SecurityPal raised $21,000,000 / Series A from Anne Raimondi and 6 other investors
Funding RoundSep 9, 2022
Trek Health raised $2,700,000 / Seed from Aaron King and 8 other investors
Funding RoundAug 11, 2022
Superblocks raised $37,000,000 / Series A from Aaron Levie and 19 other investors
Funding RoundJul 1, 2022
Funding RoundJun 29, 2022
Trinsic raised $8,500,000 / Seed from Forward Venture Capital and 6 other investors