Shai Goldman
Director, Entrepreneur Services Group
SVB Capital

Shai Goldman is a director with SVB Capital’s Entrepreneur Services Group, which serves as a platform to provide quality investment referrals to venture firms and assist emerging companies in raising capital through strategic introductions to the right investors for their business. Goldman is also responsible for identifying investment opportunities for SVB Capital Partners Fund and other venture capital firms. His primary focus for the investment opportunities is software, particularly in the SaaS, open source, mobile software and digital media subsectors. Goldman has assisted numerous companies raise capital including InfusionSoft, Veodia, Fastscale and Gamestrata.

Goldman joined SVB Financial Group in December. Prior to joining the Entrepreneur Services Group, formerly Venture Exchange, Goldman worked with SVB Private Client Services providing personal financing solutions to entrepreneurs, investors and senior executives in the technology, life science, private equity and premium wine industries. Goldman holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Santa Clara University. He is the co-chair of SDForum’s Venture Finance SIG, a group dedicated to helping early-stage entrepreneurs prepare to meet
with and attain funding from the venture capital community. Goldman is also active with Astia and the California Clean Tech Open.

Since, Goldman has been a mentor for BUILD, a non-profit organization committed to inspiring underserved high school students to succeed in school and pursue higher education by advising them on how to create and run a viable small business.