Number of Portfolio Companies 8
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Board Chairman
  • Primary Organization 
    Pivotal
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 

Paul Maritz is Chief Strategist of EMC Corporation. With revenues of $21.7 billion in 2012 and 60,000 people worldwide, EMC is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC

accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information — in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way.

As Chief Strategist, Maritz drives EMC's technology strategy with a particular focus on Big Data and the next generation of cloud-oriented applications. He is also responsible for M&A, strategic investments and emerging technologies.

Maritz joined EMC in 2012 from VMware, where he was CEO. During his four year tenure as CEO, VMware transformed from a technology leader in virtualization to a category leader in cloud computing. Maritz remains a member of VMware’s board of directors.

Prior to joining VMware, Maritz was President of the Cloud Infrastructure and Services Division at EMC after the company’s February 2008 acquisition of Pi, where he was the Founder and CEO. Before founding Pi, Maritz spent 14 years working at Microsoft, where he served as a member of the five-person Executive Committee that managed the overall company, with his responsibility being the product development and marketing of the Windows Client and Server product lines.

Prior to Microsoft, he spent five years working at Intel.

Born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and educated in South Africa.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town.

Maritz also serves on the Board of the Grameen Foundation, and has an interest in the use of technology in the developing world.

Number of Investments 11
Paul Maritz has made 11 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Tignis on May 12, 2022, when Tignis raised
$7.2M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 12, 2022
Tignis
Series A - Tignis
$7.2M
Jan 5, 2022
True
Yes
Seed Round - True
$3.2M
Nov 17, 2021
QuEra Computing
Venture Round - QuEra Computing
$17M
Jun 1, 2021
True
Seed Round - True
$18M
May 30, 2019
Tignis
Seed Round - Tignis
$4.7M
Oct 6, 2016
NewsTab
No
Venture Round - NewsTab
$1.5M
Jun 7, 2015
Colabo
Series A - Colabo
$7M
May 7, 2014
Colabo
Seed Round - Colabo
$1.5M
Jul 1, 2007
Apture
Angel Round - Apture
$500K
Jan 1, 2007
Ohloh
No
Seed Round - Ohloh
Number of Partner Investments 2
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 5, 2016
Pivotal
VMware
No
Series C - Pivotal
$653M
Apr 1, 2013
Pivotal
VMware
Yes
Series A - Pivotal
$946M
Number of Exits 
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Paul Maritz has exits. Their most notable exits are TalismaOhloh, and Colabo.
  • Talisma Talisma provides CRM products and services for the finance, banking, education, technology, telecommunications, and other industries.
  • Ohloh Ohloh API helps to create applications and web services based on Open Hub data.
  • Colabo Colabo specializes in extracting and utilizing information from structured and unstructured documents in real-time.
  • Apture Apture allows users to search and explore content without leaving their current webpage.
Number of Past Jobs 7
Paul Maritz has had 7 past jobs including Chief Strategist at Dell EMC.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Dell EMC
Chief StrategistSep 2012Mar 2013
VMware
CEOJul 1, 2008Aug 2012
VMware
PresidentJul 2008Jan 2011
PI Corporation
Founder & CEOFeb 2008
Microsoft
Vice President, Platforms Strategy & Developer Group19862000
Intel
Software & Tools Developer19811986
Dell EMC
President of Cloud Infrastructure & Services Division2008
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 6
Paul Maritz holds 6 board and advisor roles including Industry Advisor at Warburg Pincus, Board Chairman at Pivotal, and Board of Directors at VMware.
Paul Maritz studied at University of Cape Town.
Number of Events 1
Paul Maritz has participated in 1 event, 2015 Code Conference on May 26, 2015.
Number of News Articles 720
Funding RoundMay 12, 2022
Tignis raised $7,200,000 / Series A from Clear Ventures and 3 other investors
Funding RoundJan 5, 2022
Funding RoundNov 17, 2021
Funding RoundJun 1, 2021
Funding RoundMay 30, 2019
Tignis raised $4,700,000 / Seed from Ashmeet Sidana and 3 other investors
NewsOct 7, 2016