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Geeta Schmidt

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Geeta Schmidt

General Partner

Overview

Geeta is a General Partner at Seed Capital where she brings her experience leading and investing in successful global startups in security and enterprise software.

She is the former CEO and Co-Founder of Humio, which was acquired by CrowdStrike in 2021 for $400 million. She served as Vice President at CrowdStrike until 2023 and joined the Seed Capital team the following year. Geeta has worked in both Silicon Valley and Denmark and held product, marketing, and business development roles at Sun Microsystems and Trifork.  As an American living in Denmark, Geeta brings an extraordinary mix of knowledge from both the European and US markets.

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Joined SEED

2024

When I'm not working

At home, I enjoy spending time with my husband and my son and daughter.

I enjoy cooking, reading, travelling and spending time close to the water.

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What I’m reading

The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu.

I’m happiest when…

I am learning.

What gives me energy
Mantra

Buy the ticket, take the ride. - Hunter S. Thompson.

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What’s it like working for SEED Capital?
Why did you join SEED Capital / VC?

I am honoured to work with an amazing team and help the best growth startups and founders in the Nordics.

My greatest achievement

Leading a company with an amazing culture. We had a great team at Humio, and it made it possible to reach some impossible goals along the way.

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