Number of Portfolio Companies 2
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Scott Dietzen is currently CEO at Pure Storage, and prior to that was a three-time successful entrepreneur with WebLogic, Zimbra, and Transarc. Most recently, he was President and CTO of Zimbra, a vendor of open source messaging and collaboration software. Zimbra (now part of VMware) was a pioneer of the Web 2.0 and Open Core paradigms. Zimbra was

originally acquired by Yahoo!, where Dietzen served as interim SVP of Communications and Communities.

Prior to Zimbra, Dietzen was CTO of BEA Systems — acquired by Oracle in 2008, where he helped craft the technology and business strategy for WebLogic. Dietzen came to BEA in 1998 via the acquisition of WebLogic, an innovator in Java and web application server technology.

He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

Number of Investments 2
Scott Dietzen has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Observe on Oct 7, 2020, when Observe raised
$35M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Oct 7, 2020
Observe
Series A - Observe
$35M
Jul 1, 2010
Versly
Seed Round - Versly
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Scott Dietzen has exit - Versly.
  • Versly Versly integrates Microsoft Office applications and links content in documents, spreadsheets, presentations and email.
Number of Past Jobs 6
Scott Dietzen has had 6 past jobs including VP, Marketing at WebLogic.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
WebLogic
VP, Marketing
Transarc
Principal Technologist
Yahoo
SVP/VP, Applications
BEA Systems
CTO1998
Pure Storage
CEO
Zimbra
President and CTO
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Scott Dietzen holds 3 board and advisor roles including Member of Board of Directors at Cloudera, Chairman of the Board at Pure Storage, and Board Member at Sigma Computing.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
rPath
Member of the Board of DirectorsOct 1, 2009Feb 1, 2011
Number of Events 3
Scott Dietzen has participated in 3 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, PURE//ACCELERATE 2017 on Jun 12, 2017.