# Ray Rothrock, Investor at Shield Capital

> Ray Rothrock, Investor at Shield Capital. 13 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ray-rothrock (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

California, US · Angel

# Ray Rothrock

Investor at [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock)

Latest rounds

- **Apollo Atomics** Seed · $31M Aug 2026
- **Scythe** Round · $3M Sept 2018
- **Toka** Round · $12.5M Jul 2018

Backs *Cybersecurity* *Software* *Cleantech* *Enterprise Software*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 13 last Aug 2026
- **Filings:** 13 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 13 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 13 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Venrock
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Venrock** VC firm · US **22** cheques in 12 months **560** all time **3** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 13
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $207.2M
- **Active:** 2012–26

2026

- [Apollo Atomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/apollo-atomics) *Seed* **$31M** *US* Aug 2026 Joined · +12 investors

2018

- [Scythe](https://millionrounds.com/company/scythe) *Round* **$3M** *US* Sept 2018 Joined · +11 investors
- **Toka** *Round* **$12.5M** *IL* Jul 2018 Joined · +4 investors

2015

- [Virgil Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/virgil-security) *Seed* **$800k** *US* Nov 2015 Joined · +10 investors · historical
- [Area 1 Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/area-1-security) *Series B* **$15M** *US* Oct 2015 Joined · +6 investors · historical
- [Colabo](https://millionrounds.com/company/colabo) *Series A* **$7M** *US* Jun 2015 Joined · +5 investors · historical
- [Planet Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/planet-labs) *Series C* **$70M** *US* Jan 2015 Joined · +13 investors · historical

2014

- [Area 1 Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/area-1-security) *Series A* **$8M** *US* Dec 2014 Joined · +5 investors · historical
- [Button](https://millionrounds.com/company/button) *Seed* **$2.3M** *US* Jul 2014 Joined · +15 investors · historical
- [Colabo](https://millionrounds.com/company/colabo) *Venture* **$1.5M** *US* May 2014 Joined · +2 investors · historical
- [Area 1 Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/area-1-security) *Seed* **$2.5M** *US* May 2014 Joined · +6 investors · historical

2013

- [Planet Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/planet-labs) *Series B* **$52M** *US* Dec 2013 Joined · +12 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **5**
- Round **2**
- Series A **2**
- Series B **2**
- Series C **1**

What they backed

Cybersecurity **6** Software **2** Cleantech **1** Enterprise Software **1** Energy **1** Martech **1**

Alongside

- [Data Collective *5*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)
- [First Round *4*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)
- [Allegis Capital *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital)
- [Cowboy Ventures *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures)
- [AME Cloud Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures)
- [Capricorn Investment Group *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-investment-group)
- [Derek Smith *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/derek-smith)
- [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj)

The latest 12 of 13. Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **REDSEAL, INC.** Executive Officer, Director on 3 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **RedSeal, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ROKU, INC** Director on 2 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **SHAPE SECURITY, INC.** Director on 3 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **RedSeal Networks, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ARIA SYSTEMS, INC.** Director since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **RedSeal Systems Inc** Director since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **GENBAND Holdings Co** Director on 3 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **GENBAND INC.** Director since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **GENBAND INC** Director since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CloudFlare, Inc.** Director since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CoreTrace Corp** Director on 4 filings · since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **PGP CORP** Director since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Venrock

- [**Alex Rosen** Managing Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-rosen)
- [**Nick Beim** Partner *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/nick-beim)
- [**Bong Koh** Member of Vr Management, LLC *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bong-koh)
- [**Tom Willerer** Chief Operating Officer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-willerer)
- [**Alon Bonder** Principal, Corporate Development *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alon-bonder)
- [**Anders Hove** Partner and Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anders-hove)
- [**Anthony Evnin** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anthony-evnin)
- [**Bob Kocher** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bob-kocher)

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