THE TEAM
General PartnerGeneral Partner
General Partner
General Partner in Vista Ventures I
Chief Financial Officer
Catharine Merigold, General Partner

Catharine has worked with communications and information technology companies for twenty years, as an investor, as a board member and advisor, and as an entrepreneur. She started her venture career in 1992 with Centennial Ventures, the largest venture firm in the Rocky Mountain region. She was the founding CEO of a venture-backed company, a vice president at a Fortune 100 telecommunications company, and CEO of UTC, the company that manages all the technology developed at the four University of Colorado campuses. Catharine received her BS in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from Stanford University.
Vista Investments
- Groople (acq. by Shorts Travel)
- LeftHand Networks (acq. by Hewlett Packard)
- Market Force Information
- Selero
- Tendril
Previous Investments
- CenCall (IPO)
- Centennial Security (acq. by Protection One)
- Masada Security (acq. by Ameritech)
- CardioGenesis (IPO)
Community & Industry Associations
- CTEK Board of Directors
- Univerity of Colorado Tech Transfer Advisory Board
- Silicon Flatirons Advisory Board
- University License Equity Holdings Board