Creighton is a Partner at LiveOak Ventures and has been investing or operating in early-stage technology companies for over a decade.

Prior to joining LiveOak, Creighton was a partner with Dell Technologies Capital (DTC) in Silicon Valley, where he led investments in early-stage enterprise technology companies. He joined DTC from Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB) where he was actively involved in several of the firm’s early-stage investments. Earlier in his career, Creighton led a product marketing team for VMware’s flagship virtualization offerings. Creighton started his career in Austin at IBM’s Tivoli Software division as a product manager, technical sales specialist, and developer.

Creighton holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Computer Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin.

Investments

Company

Description

Status

First Partnered

Status

Active

First Partnered

Series A

Sector(s)

Security

Key Dates

Series A
Partnered in 2022

Founder(S)

Dan Lorenc

Founder(S)

Dan Lorenc

Status

Active

Key Dates

Partnered in 2023

Founder(S)

Andy Mewborn

Founder(S)

Andy Mewborn

Links

Status

Active

First Partnered

Seed

Key Dates

Founder(S)

Khalid Muaydh

Founder(S)

Khalid Muaydh

Links

Status

Acquired

ACQ: FireEye

First Partnered

Seed

Sector(s)

Cybersecurity

Key Dates

Partnered in 2020

Founder(S)

Jonathan Cran

Founder(S)

Jonathan Cran

Links

Status

Active

First Partnered

Seed

Key Dates

Partnered in 2023

Founder(S)

Ryan Boerner

Founder(S)

Ryan Boerner

Status

Acquired

ACQ: 1Password

First Partnered

Seed

Sector(s)

Security

Key Dates

Partnered in 2022

Founder(S)

Cole Hecht
Anna Pobletts

Founder(S)

Cole Hecht
Anna Pobletts

Status

Active

First Partnered

Seed

Sector(s)

AI/ML

Key Dates

Partnered in 2023

Founder(S)

Joshua Dziabiak
Josh Rickel

Founder(S)

Joshua Dziabiak
Josh Rickel

Status

Active

First Partnered

Seed

Sector(s)

Real Estate

Key Dates

Seed
Partnered in 2021

Founder(S)

Pierce Birkhold
Rusty Fincke

Founder(S)

Pierce Birkhold
Rusty Fincke

Status

Active

First Partnered

Series A

Sector(s)

Cybersecurity

Key Dates

Seed
Partnered in 2020

Founder(S)

Marc Willebeek-Lamair
Brian Smith

Founder(S)

Marc Willebeek-Lamair
Brian Smith

Investments at Prior Firms

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ACQ: RedHat

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cloud knox logo

ACQ: Microsoft

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relayr logo

ACQ: HSB

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