Number of Portfolio Companies 6
Number of Exits 
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Carl Bass was president and CEO of Autodesk from 2006-2017. He spent 24 years at Autodesk where he held a series of executive positions including chief technology officer and chief operations officer. Carl co-founded Ithaca Software, which was acquired by Autodesk in 1993. Bass serves on the boards of directors of Autodesk, Zendesk Inc., Formlabs,

Built Robotics, Zoox, Planet Labs, and Autolabs AI; on the board of trustees of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Art Center College of Design, and California College of the Arts; and on the advisory boards of Cornell Computing and Information Science, UC Berkeley School of Information, and UC Berkeley College of Engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Cornell University.

Bass serves on the boards of directors of Autodesk and HP Inc.; on the board of trustees of the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Art Center College of Design, and California College of the Arts; and on the advisory boards of Cornell Computing and Information Science, UC Berkeley School of Information, and UC Berkeley College of Engineering.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Cornell University. Bass is a maker and spends his spare time building things—from chairs and tables to boats, and most recently, an electric go-kart.

Number of Investments 7
Carl Bass has made 7 investments. Their latest investment was Series B - Higharc on Feb 15, 2024, when Higharc raised
$53M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Feb 15, 2024
Higharc
Series B - Higharc
$53M
Aug 31, 2023
Pirros
Seed Round - Pirros
$2M
Jul 18, 2023
Higharc
Venture Round - Higharc
Nov 29, 2021
Foundry Lab
Series A - Foundry Lab
$8M
Jan 15, 2021
Oqton
Series A - Oqton
$40M
Sep 30, 2020
CloudNC
Venture Round - CloudNC
£7M
Apr 2, 2019
Dyndrite
Series A - Dyndrite
$10M
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Carl Bass has exit - Oqton.
  • Oqton Oqton is a software company that develops AI-driven software for the manufacturing industry.
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 3
Carl Bass is the Founder at Ithaca Software. Additionally, Carl Bass has had 3 past jobs including President & CEO at Autodesk.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Autodesk
President & CEOMay 2006Feb 10, 2017
Autodesk
Interim Chief Financial OfficerAug 2014Nov 2014
Autodesk
CTO & COO20012006
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 21
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 2
Carl Bass holds 21 board and advisor roles including Advisor at Futuremodel, Chairman of the Board at Velo3D, and Board Member at Zoox.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Bright Machines
Board Member
McAfee
Member of the Board of DirectorsJan 2008
Number of News Articles 153
Funding RoundFeb 15, 2024
Higharc raised $53,000,000 / Series B from Carl Bass and 17 other investors
Funding RoundAug 31, 2023
Pirros raised $2,000,000 / Seed from Carl Bass and 6 other investors
Funding RoundJul 18, 2023
Funding RoundNov 29, 2021
Foundry Lab raised $8,000,000 / Series A from Blackbird Ventures and 8 other investors
Funding RoundJan 15, 2021
Oqton raised $40,000,000 / Series A from Ben Schrauwen and 7 other investors
Funding RoundSep 30, 2020
CloudNC raised £7,000,000 / Series Unknown from Carl Bass and 2 other investors
Funding RoundApr 2, 2019
Dyndrite raised $10,000,000 / Series A from Amplify Partners and 4 other investors