Stuart Peterson

Stuart Peterson is the Founder and Senior Partner at Artis Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. He holds a Master of Business Administration in Analytic Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from UCLA. Since beginning his venture capital career in 2001, Peterson has focused on funding technology startups that create new markets or significantly redefine existing industries. His extensive investment portfolio features several prominent technology enterprises, including early backing for recognizable consumer and enterprise platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Palantir Technologies. He has also directed capital into specialized software and healthcare companies such as Cohesity, StemCentRx, and Nimble Storage. Peterson currently focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage founders who are developing disruptive technologies across multiple emerging market sectors.