Rob Coneybeer
Managing Director Shasta Ventures
Seattle, Washington
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director & Co-Founder
2004 - Current
Founded Shasta Ventures in 2004. Rob's investments at Shasta include Nest, Turo, Overland.ai, and Fetch Robotics. Since inception, Shasta has raised over $1.3 billion across five funds.
Shasta Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing capital in enterprises.
Investor
2023
Led the initial pre-seed financing. Overland has created the world's best software for the autonomous operation of vehicles at high speed off-road, in any weather or environmental conditions.
Overland AI is a manufacturer and developer of autonomous navigation for off-road autonomous vehicles.
Raised $10,000,000.00 from Shasta Ventures, Cubit Capital, Point72 Ventures, Voyager Capital, Pioneer Square Labs and Ascend.
Board Member
2014 - 2025
Led the Series A financing. Survios is a leading VR studio which creates groundbreaking interactive content powered by cutting edge immersive technology.
Survios is a game development firm that specializes in creating games for consoles, virtual reality platforms, and personal computers.
Raised $71,522,078.00 from Leonis Capital and Eastward Capital Partners.
Board Observer
2011 - 2024
Led Shasta's Series A investment. Turo is the world's leading peer-to-peer car rental marketplace, and is available in over 5,500 cities across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Turo is a peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace where customers can book vehicles from a community of local hosts.
Raised $570,067,273.00 from Irving Investors, G Squared and SharesPost Investment Management.
Talk Show Host on Wharton Business Radio
2014 - 2023
Hosted a weekly show on SiriusXM 132 called LaunchPad, which airs live every Monday at 5pm Eastern / 2pm Pacific.
Sirius XM is a satellite radio broadcasting company providing satellite radio and online radio services.
Raised $525,750,000.00 from Liberty Media.
Board Member
2017 - 2022
Led the Series A financing. Tonal has built a strength training platform for the home that incorporates an AI trainer with computer-controlled electromagnetic resistance that feels exactly like weights. The product has been widely adopted by leading athletes and celebrities.
Tonal is a smart home gym that uses artificial intelligence and coaching to provide strength training.
Raised $580,000,000.00 from Cobalt Capital, Kindred Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group, Transformational Healthcare, Team Builder Ventures and L Catterton.
Board Member
2014 - 2021
Led the initial seed round of funding. Fetch is the world's leading provider of cloud-controlled autonomous handling robots for industrial and logistics applications. The company was acquired by Zebra Technologies for $305M in 2021.
Board Observer
2012 - 2021
Led Shasta's seed and Series A investments. Doctor on Demand is a leading provider of video-based telehealth solutions. The company merged with Grand Rounds in 2021.
Doctor On Demand is a mobile app that provides on-demand and scheduled visits with U.S.-licensed health care providers.
Raised $235,749,919.00 from Bild Alternative Investments Corporation.
Board Member
2015 - 2019
Led the Series A round. Eero pioneered user-friendly home WiFi systems and became the clear market leader. Eero was acquired by Amazon in 2019.
Eero offers a Wi-Fi system for household use.
Raised $92,000,000.00 from TriplePoint Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures.
Board Observer
2012 - 2016
Led Shasta's Series A investment. In order to meet surging consumer demand for Internet video, Gainspeed built equipment which massively increased the bandwidth of cable networks. Acquired by Nokia in 2016.