Pete Soderling

Founder

San Francisco, California, United States30 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of multiple data-oriented startups
Expert in mentoring and investing in tech startups
Pioneer in bridging gaps in the data community

Stackforce AI infers this person is a data technology entrepreneur with extensive experience in AI and software development.

Contact

petesoder@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipInvestmentCommunity BuildingEvent ManagementMentoringContent DevelopmentCommunity EngagementProduct DevelopmentSecuritySoftware DevelopmentClient EngagementTechnical ArchitectureTechnical ConsultingApplication DevelopmentWeb Development

Other Skills

AIAI researchAPI managementApplication SecurityIT Infrastructure ManagementOnline Marketingadvisingapplication securitycloud infrastructurecontent creationcontent managementdata engineeringdata infrastructuredata sciencedata security

About

As a software engineer, serial founder and advisor/investor in data-oriented startups, my passion is in building valuable resources and community for data scientists, engineers, analysts and product managers. Massive training data sets along with advances in machine learning and neural networks are paving the way for the most significant disruption we've seen since the advent of the PC. Data is driving advances in AI, computer vision, autonomous vehicles, virtual assistants and the automation of work. The folks that build these systems will power innovation and disrupt industries, and ultimately shape our future. ---- Data Council is the No Bullsh*t data conference, providing you the opportunity to hear directly from the architects, builders and founders of the data tools you use everyday. 🎟 Data Council 2025 Early Bird Tickets Available

Experience

Zero prime ventures

Founder & General Partner

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Zero Prime Ventures invests in Day 0 engineer-founders focused on the massive disruption potential surrounding data technologies (data infra/eng/sci/analytics/ML/etc.), AI, developer tools, security & cloud infrastructure.
We are backed by top venture funds and institutional LPs, and through our deep network of experts we help technical founders successfully navigate the earliest stages of their startup journey while bringing world-changing tools to market.

data technologiesAIdeveloper toolssecuritycloud infrastructureEntrepreneurship+1

Various startups

Advisor & Angel Investor

Jan 2014 – Present · 12 yrs 2 mos

I mentored, advised and invested in 70+ startups largely at the intersection of data infrastructure, developer tools and AI such as StarTree, Tabular, Hightouch, Great Expectations, Dagster, Notion, Placer, Jasper, Instabase, Anomalo, Anthropic and others.

mentoringadvisinginvestingdata infrastructuredeveloper toolsAI+2

Data council

Founder & CEO

Sep 2013 – Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

Data Council is the first international event series that bridges the gap between data engineers, scientists, analysts, AI researchers & product managers. We are the largest independent network of data professionals around the globe. Join the data community at https://datacouncil.ai.

data engineeringdata scienceAI researchproduct managementCommunity BuildingEvent Management

500 startups

Mentor

Sep 2013 – Sep 2017 · 4 yrs

Hakka labs

Founder

Oct 2011 – Sep 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos

Hakka Labs creates original content, resources and training events to help software engineers level up their skills. Our CTO video interviews, engineering meetups and email newsletters are must-have resources trusted by thousands of developers to keep them up-to-date on the latest software development trends, events and career opportunities.
Our product Engineer Matching is a social platform that connects engineers with each other based on shared programming interests.

content creationtraining eventssoftware engineeringContent DevelopmentCommunity Engagement

Stratus security

Founder

May 2008 – Dec 2011 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Stratus is a subscription based, enterprise-grade API management platform that gives you the control, security and reliability you need to quickly build new business channels for your data. With executives from Intel and Ziff Davis on our advisory board and engineers from RSA Security and Doubleclick, we built a team of industry thought-leaders focused on the secure delivery of premium data.

API managemententerprise solutionsdata securityProduct DevelopmentSecurity

Mechanikal

Founder

Jun 2004 – Oct 2010 · 6 yrs 4 mos

mechanikal is a boutique software development agency that specializes in the development of industry-leading internet applications for mobile devices, desktops and the web. We help our clients extend their brands and perform business online by creating memorable, functional applications that live on any screen. Our clients range from the world's largest media companies to the most exciting startups.

software developmentinternet applicationsmobile developmentSoftware DevelopmentClient Engagement

Ziff davis media, inc.

Sr. Technical Architect

Apr 2001 – Apr 2004 · 3 yrs

Architected and developed an enterprise-wide content management and online publishing platform used to power Ziff Davis' entire online publication network, including pcmag.com, eweek.com, extremetech.com and many others. Led a team of developers in analyzing, from a security perspective, ZD’s entire suite of online applications - then developed application security solutions and implemented best practices to mitigate potential security risks.

content managementonline publishingapplication securityTechnical ArchitectureSecurity

Concero, llp

Technical Consultant

May 2000 – Mar 2001 · 10 mos

Built an enterprise-quality content management platform for Conero client FoxNews.com. Responsible for business analysis, requirements gathering, software architecture and implementation.

content managementsoftware architectureSoftware DevelopmentTechnical Consulting

Marchfirst

Technical Consultant

Jan 2000 – May 2000 · 4 mos

Specialized in Vignette solutions, content management and application development for various clients - prior to marchFirst spectacularly exploding in March 2001 (which had nothing to do with me).

content managementapplication developmentTechnical ConsultingApplication Development