Number of Portfolio Companies 3
Number of Exits 
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Peter Gotcher attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he graduated with a B.A. degree with university honors in 1981.After working at Dolby Laboratories in San Francisco from 1982 to 1984, Gotcher founded Digidesign Inc. and served as its president, CEO, and chairman. Digidesign became the world's leading manufacturer of

Digital Audio Workstations during Gotcher's tenure as CEO, and its ProTools products have become the industry standard for audio recording and music production.

The company completed a successful initial public offering in December 1993 and was one of the 10 best performing NASDAQ stocks of 1994 (up 137 percent). Digidesign was acquired by Avid Technology Inc. in 1995, and Gotcher remained as the general manager of Digidesign and an executive vice president of Avid until May 1996. He served on the board of directors of Avid until 2002.

At the 2000 Grammy Awards, Gotcher accepted the Technical Achievement Grammy in honor of Digidesign's contributions to the recording industry. Digidesign also received a Technical Achievement Oscar from the Motion Picture Academy in 2004.

Gotcher became a technology-focused venture capitalist upon joining Institutional Venture Partners as a partner in 1997. In 1999 he was a founding venture partner with Redpoint Ventures of Menlo Park, California, a leading Silicon Valley technology venture capital firm.

Since 2003, he has been an independent private equity investor. He has served on the board of directors of 15 public and private companies and currently serves as a director of Avnera Corporation, Dash Navigation, Dolby Laboratories, Line 6, Pandora Media, and Zing Systems.

Number of Investments 5
Peter Gotcher has made 5 investments. Their latest investment was Series B - Jaunt on Aug 21, 2014, when Jaunt raised
$27.8M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Aug 21, 2014
Jaunt
No
Series B - Jaunt
$27.8M
Apr 3, 2014
Jaunt
Yes
Series A - Jaunt
$6.8M
Jun 27, 2012
Big Frame
Seed Round - Big Frame
$3.4M
Oct 9, 2009
Pandora
Series F - Pandora
$35.5M
Jan 1, 2004
Pandora
Series B - Pandora
$9.3M
Number of Partner Investments 3
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Aug 21, 2014
Jaunt
Redpoint
No
Series B - Jaunt
$27.8M
Apr 3, 2014
Jaunt
Redpoint
Yes
Series A - Jaunt
$6.8M
Jan 30, 2007
Zing Systems
Redpoint
Series C - Zing Systems
$13M
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Peter Gotcher has exits. Their most notable exits are PandoraJaunt, and Big Frame.
  • Pandora Pandora provides internet radio and recommendation services.
  • Jaunt Jaunt is developing the software, tools, and applications to enable the creation and distribution of XR content.
  • Big Frame Big Frame is a collection of online resources. Learn about various subjects, get inspired and improve your life and your business.
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 10
Peter Gotcher is the Chairman at Dolby Laboratories. Additionally, Peter Gotcher has had 10 past jobs including Executive Chairman at Halo Neuroscience.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Halo Neuroscience
Executive ChairmanFeb 2018Dec 2020
Jaunt
Chairman, investorNov 2013Dec 2019
Topspin Media
Chairman, co-FounderJan 2007Feb 2014
Redpoint
Venture Partner19992002
Digidesign
Founder, Chariman and CEO19831997
Avid Technology
Executive Vice PresidentMay 1996
Dolby Laboratories
Team Member19821984
Digidesign
General Manager
IVP
PartnerJan 1, 1997
Redpoint
Founding Venture Partner1999
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 5
Peter Gotcher holds 2 board and advisor roles as Board Of Director at GoPro and Board of Directors at Avnera.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Pandora
Board of Directors2005May 2017
Line 6
Board Member, InvestorMay 1997Dec 2013
Dash Navigation
Board of DirectorsFeb 2006May 2009
Zing Systems
Board of Directors20042007
Avid Technology
Board of Directors19952002