Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 12
Number of Founded Organizations 1
  • Primary Job Title Founder and Managing Director
  • Primary Organization 
    Shasta Ventures
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner

Rob is a founder of Shasta Ventures and a 23-year veteran of the Silicon Valley venture capital industry. At Shasta Ventures, Rob focuses on investing in robotics, space, and the future of transportation. Early in his career, Rob served as an engineer in the Astro Space division of Martin Marietta, where he helped build the first A2100 satellite, a

platform which is still in production today at Lockheed.

Rob spends his weekends car-racing and believes similar skills are needed to be a successful entrepreneur. As he explains, “Racing requires you to focus and make good decisions quickly.” Rob led Shasta’s Series A investment in Nest (acquired by Google for $3.2 billion in 2014). His current investments include Accion (ion engines for in-space propulsion), Fetch Robotics (robots for warehouse logistics), Starship Technologies (local delivery robots), and Turo (peer-to-peer carsharing company).

Rob earned an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia. He also holds an MBA degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was named a Palmer Scholar.

Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 1
Rob Coneybeer has 3 current jobs including Talk Show Host on Wharton Business Radio at SiriusXM Canada, Investor at Turo, and Founder and Managing Director at Shasta Ventures. Additionally, Rob Coneybeer has had 1 past job as the General Partner at New Enterprise Associates.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
New Enterprise Associates
General Partner19962003
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 12
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 2
Rob Coneybeer holds 12 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Starsky Robotics, Board Observer at Vector Launch, and Board Member at Accion Systems.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Gainspeed
Board ObserverSep 13, 2012Jul 29, 2016
Fountain Software
Board Member