Sheynkman previously cofounded plumtree software, which developed enterprise portals and was acquired by bea systems in 2005. Kirill, born and raised in leningrad, is a 20year software industry veteran, who has spent 10 of those years as a ceo of software companies. Kirill sheynkman is the board director of gridgain inc. The company created the market for portal software, and led that market for many years. Jan 18, 2007 a couple of weeks ago, i traded emails with the developer behind the site, kirill sheynkman, since he had a couple questions about the requirements of using the zillow api. Elastra emerges to make cloud computing more attainable for. One in five facebook employees has no imagination whatsoever. Oct 28, 2016 rtp managing director kirill sheynkman, previously the ceo and cofounder of plumtree software, expects hypr to use its funding for hiring, and to work with customers in financial services, health. Elastra cloud computing may be an easier way of doing things, but software architects still need to exercise control over applications they deploy in the cloud. As a threetime founder of software startups including stanford technology group, plumtree software and elastra an acquisition, an ipo, and a failure, sheynkman has spent most of his life building companies and working with vcs. What an entrepreneur learned after 5 years of being a vc ambar. Even facebooks chef, josef desimone, was recruited one in five facebook. Oct 25, 2016 rtp ventures managing director kirill sheynkman, previously the ceo and cofounder of plumtree software, said he expects hypr to use its funding for hiring, and to work with customers in financial. The companys enterprise web suite combines portal, content management, collaboration, integration, and search technologies.
Sheynkman left the silicon valley in hopes of founding new. Scott pilgrim is the most popular song from the canadian band plumtree, both in and of itself and because of the graphic novel it namedinspired and the film scott pilgrim vs. This is the song that inspired the name of the comic book scott pilgrim. Olap vendor acquired by ibm in 1995 and plumtree software nasdaq. Bea systems acquired plumtree on october 20, 2005, and oracle subsequently. Plum, the creator of the corporate portal market, acquired by. Gridgain systems board of directors gridgain systems. Plumtree software develops and markets software that facilitates the deployment of web applications. He was cofounder and ceo of two successful startups. As my first mentor in silicon valley, kirill sheynkman, once explained to me at a french restaurant, the point in an innovation economy isnt to spend less, its to make more. Apr, 2010 the steve jobs school of management is back in vogue. He was trying to to pull in a price from a specific home to enter into housemaths financial analysis and i got a very early look at the site. Feb 03, 2009 here is plumtree s scott pilgrim video. The steve jobs school of management is back in vogue.
The patent tries to lay claim to the act of developing and maintaining. He is a threetime founder of venturebacked enterprise software companies, including an early relational olap vendor acquired by ibm in 1995 and plumtree software nasdaq. Kobe bryant elected to basketball hall of fame months after death. Between startups, sheynkman was eir at sequoia capital. What an entrepreneur learned after 5 years of being a vc. Kirill had always done what he wanted, he was excited by ideas, says glenn. Husband of rfks granddaughter says she and son died. After founding 3 silicon valley software companies, plumtree software, elastra corporation and stanford technology group, sheynkman invested in a variety of. Elastra emerges to make cloud computing more attainable. Amazons cloud computing service fuels startups launch. Stanford technology group acquired by informixibm in 1995 and plumtree software acquired in 2005 by bea. Kirill sheynkman explains in his blog, what technologies rtp ventures will be looking for. Focused on developing all aspects of the firms investment strategy in the united states, building an investment portfolio of software.
Kirill, is a 25year software industry veteran, who has spent 10 of those years as a ceo of software startups. Kirill sheynkman, managing director of rtp ventures, threetime founder and ceo of software companies including plumtree software and elastra. Rtp ventures managing director kirill sheynkman, previously the ceo and cofounder of plumtree software, said he expects hypr to use its funding for hiring, and to work with customers in financial. Rtp managing director kirill sheynkman, previously the ceo and cofounder of plumtree software, expects hypr to use its funding for hiring, and to work with customers in financial services, health. Plumtree was a canadian indie rockpower pop band formed in 1993 in halifax which consisted of sisters carla and lynette gillis, amanda braden, nina martin, and later catriona sturton. Kirill sheynkman is the managing director of rtp ventures. Kirill is a 30year software industry veteran, who has spent 10 of those years as a ceo of software startups. Plumtree software plumtree software develops and markets. He is a threetime ceo and founder technical and nontechnical of software companies two exits, two acquisitions, one ipo backed by, sequoia, hummer winblad, bay partners. Plumtree software is a former software company founded in 1996 by product managers and engineers from oracle and informix with funding from sequoia capital. Kirill is 20year software industry veteran, who has spent 10 of those years as a ceo of software companies. David s kidder going insider to insider with unprecedented access, new york times bestselling author and clickable ceo, david kidder, shares the hardhitting experiences of some of the worlds most influential. A couple of weeks ago, i traded emails with the developer behind the site, kirill sheynkman, since he had a couple questions about the requirements of using the zillow api.
Russian tech investor will support us startupsgoaleurope. It turns out that datamize filed patent 6,014,7 back in early 1997, right around the same time that plumtree founders joe mcveigh, glenn kelman and kirill sheynkman were dreaming up version 1. Russian tech veteran launches us fund financial times. Prior to joining redfin, he was a cofounder of plumtree software, a sequoiabacked, publicly traded company that created the enterprise portal software market. Jan 25, 2009 it turns out that datamize filed patent 6,014,7 back in early 1997, right around the same time that plumtree founders joe mcveigh, glenn kelman and kirill sheynkman were dreaming up version 1. Ambartec club event with kirill sheynkman, rtp ventures. Plum, the creator of the corporate portal market, acquired. The company was a pioneer of extending the portal concept popularized by yahoo. Focused on developing all aspects of the firms investment strategy in the united states, building an investment portfolio of software, cloud, saas, and enterprise infrastructure companies. According to the most recent surveys, the business person young people most admire is the 55 yearold jobs, not the 25 yearold ceo of. Kirill sheynkman managing director of rtp ventures, threetime founder and ceo of software companies including plumtree software and elastra. He is a threetime founder of venturebacked enterprise software companies, including an early relational olap vendor acquired by ibm in 1995 and plumtree.
And, for a platform company, the value of being close to the technology companies that. He is also a senior managing director of rtp ventures the u. Plumtree software in the 1990s and elastra corporation, where he worked from 2007 to march of 2010. Kirill is focused on developing all aspects of the firms investment strategy in the united states, building the firms investment team. Kirill sheynkman, with leonid boguslavsky, started rtp globals u. Hanny hindi going insider to insider with unprecedented access, new york times bestselling author and clickable ceo, david kidder, shares the hardhitting experiences of some of the worlds most influential. Inspired by kirills notion that it was better to fail at the big thing that you were excited about than succeed at something that bored you, glenn cofounded plumtree software, an industrychanging software company. When glenn was pulled back to seattle to help care for his brother, he found leaving plumtree heartwrenching. Oct 18, 2011 runets us arm, dubbed rtp ventures, quietly opened its new york office last month under kirill sheynkman, a former tech investor at greycroft partners and cofounder of plumtree software, now. Digital downloads these resources are available for instant download, so you can get started using them today. According to the company, this engine processes user requests for corporate information and applications from a wide variety of computers in parallel, offering customers improvements in scalability, openness, and faulttolerance. He also founded two companies there, plumtree software in the 1990s and elastra corporation, where he. Featured best selling price, low to high price, high to low alphabetically, az alphabetically, za date, old to new date, new to old. Apr 10, 2016 kirill sheynkman is the managing director of rtp ventures.
Plumtree software, engages in the development, marketing, and sale of a suite of software products for deploying web applications. View kirill sheynkman s professional profile on relationship science. He is a threetime founder of venturebacked enterprise software companies, including an early relational olap vendor acquired by ibm in 1995 and. Kirill sheynkman previously cofounded and served as president and ceo at stanford technology group, which was acquired by informixibm in 1995, and plumtree software, which was acquired by.
Glenn was raised in seattle and graduated from the university of california, berkeley. Kirill sheynkman is the managing director of rtp ventures, the u. Elastra has developed markup languages and a cloud server that can be used to design, deploy, and manage applications that run in s ec2 and other cloud. The band achieved moderate success during their seven years of activity, completing several tours of canada and parts of the u. The new york vc representing russias second biggest tech investor. Kirill sheynkman is the senior managing director of rtp ventures. Business owners say personal data is being leaked on federal loan site. Kirill sheynkman is investor at richrelevance, inc. Kirill sheynkman senior managing director, rtp ventures after having founded three silicon valley software companies plumtree software, elastra corporation and stanford technology group kirill sheynkman invested in a variety of it, saas and cloud software startups, including fab, ringcentral, inc. Along with kirill sheynkman and joe mcveigh, i was a cofounder of plumtree software. Kirill sheynkman, founder of stanford technology group, plumtree software, and elastra corporation, managing director of rtp ventures.