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Jason Pressman

Managing Director, Shasta Ventures

About

Jason Pressman is a Shasta Ventures investor who brings an unusual operator background from helping grow Walmart.com from zero to nearly $1 billion in sales, and he's known for his contrarian view that VCs should maintain price discipline rather than following the common belief that "you never regret paying a high price for a great company." He has swum with sharks around 200 times, reflecting a personal approach to calculated risk-taking that he connects to his venture investing philosophy, and he's developed a distinctive thesis that there are essentially only two price points that work in SaaS businesses. Jason Pressman is a Shasta Ventures investor who brings an unusual operator background from helping grow Walmart.com from zero to nearly $1 billion in sales, and he's known for his contrarian view that VCs should maintain price discipline rather than following the common belief that "you never regret paying a high price for a great company." He has swum with sharks around 200 times, reflecting a personal approach to calculated risk-taking that he connects to his venture investing philosophy, and he's developed a distinctive thesis that there are essentially only two price points that work in SaaS businesses.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
SaaS
Enterprise
Consumer
AI
Cybersecurity

Investment details

Avg check size$100K - $10M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA