Carl Showalter is the founder and former General Partner of Opus Capital, a Menlo Park-based early-stage venture firm. See contact routes.
Carl Showalter is the founder and former General Partner of Opus Capital, a Menlo Park-based early-stage venture firm, bringing over 12 years of executive experience from Juniper Networks and UUNET before joining venture capital. His investment thesis targets early-stage companies in the Internet of Things, network virtualization, next-generation wireless, and data center or cloud infrastructure software, with a focus on the United States and occasional investments in Israeli companies. As a founding partner, he led early-stage rounds and served as a board member to provide strategic advice, though specific check sizes and lead/follow patterns are not explicitly detailed in available sources. Notable portfolio companies include GainSpan and Arrayent (IoT), Panzura (cloud storage), Workboard (enterprise SaaS), and SpiderCloud Wireless and Aquantia (data communications). Showalter distinguishes himself through deep operational expertise, having previously built global marketing and product management teams at Juniper and led a $1 billion revenue division at UUNET, which informs his focus on “real engineering” in startups. He holds a Master’s in Engine
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