Blake Bartlett

Partner at OpenView, Investor and Board Member

Blake Bartlett

Blake Bartlett is a Partner at OpenView, a venture capital firm that led the $24 million Series B funding round for Parabola in June 2023.1 3 4 As part of this investment, Blake Bartlett joined Parabola's Board of Directors.3 4

Key Facts about Blake Bartlett

Coined the term "product-led growth" (PLG) in 2016 and is a thought leader in the PLG community1 2
Has led investments in companies like Highspot, Calendly, Expensify, Postscript, and Cypress while at OpenView1 2
Previously an investor at Battery Ventures, where he helped lead investments in companies like Glassdoor, Wayfair, and Q2 Holdings1
Hosts the #PLG123 video series featuring VC perspectives on today's top stories1
Holds various board positions and investor roles at companies such as Parabola, Voiceflow, Toucan, Speechify, Cypress.io, Highspot, Calendly, Logikcull, and Expensify2 5

Parabola, the company Blake Bartlett joined the board of, provides a collaborative data automation platform that enables non-technical teams to automate complex processes.3 4 The Series B funding will allow Parabola to expand its product capabilities and grow its team to empower more companies to leverage automation and AI.3 4

Highlights

Sep 14 · openviewpartners.com

Meet Our Newest Investments: Chargeflow, Parabola, PartsTech ...

Jun 28 · pulse2.com

Parabola: Collaborative Data Tool Company Secures $24 Million In ...

Jun 28 · prnewswire.com

Parabola Raises $24M Series B to Automate the "Un-Automatable"

Oct 4 · Financial Post

Enterprise Technology Leader Adam Blitzer Joins Calendly Board of Directors - Financial Post

Oct 4 · Business Wire

Enterprise Technology Leader Adam Blitzer Joins Calendly Board of Directors - Business Wire

Experience

Partner at OpenView (November 2013 - Present)

Board Member at Parabola (since June 2023), Board Observer at Voiceflow (since April 2023), Board Member at Toucan (since April 2022), Investor at Speechify (since June 2021), Video Creator at PLG123 (since March 2020), Board Member at Cypress.io (since November 2020), Investor at Postscript (since March 2020), Board Member at Highspot (since September 2018), Board Member at Calendly (since August 2017), Board Member at Logikcull.com (since June 2016)