Profile
Keith Kreuer has over 30 years of experience in starting and building innovative, customer-oriented information technology companies.
As a Principal with RedHouse Associates, Keith specializes in early stage angel investments and currently sits on the Board of Directors and advisory panels for Autonomous Marine Systems, GolfNet, Onit, Assemble Systems, ProSellus and RunTitle.
He was an early investor in idera and served on the Board of Directors until it was acquired by TA Associates in 2014.
Keith co-founded PentaSafe in 1997 and served as its Director of World-Wide Services & Support until its acquisition by NetIQ in 2002.
Prior to that, Keith was co-founder and President of Penta, Inc., a Houston-based software consulting firm which was acquired by VeriCenter in February 2000.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Kreuer served in various positions as Director of Operations for Generator Systems, Consulting Manager for Ernst & Young, and Software Development Project Manager for Exxon, U.S.A.
Mr. Kreuer is a graduate of Iowa State University, where he received a B.S.
in Business Administration with an emphasis in Computer Science.
Keith Kreuer active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
RedHouse Associates LLC
 RedHouse Associates LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services RedHouse Associates LLC provides strategic guidance to technology start-ups. It builds business strategies, develop product roadmaps, coach management teams, and advise clients on raising capital, acquisitions and strategic exits. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Private Equity Investor | 2011-02-28 |
Cougar Venture
 Cougar Venture Investment ManagersFinance Cougar Venture (Cougar Venture) is a venture capital division of C. T. Bauer College of Business founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Keith Kreuer
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Idera, Inc.
 Idera, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services IDERA, Inc. operates as a B2B (business to business) software company. its products include DESIGN Models and Databases; MONITOR Database Performance; PROTECT Database Integrity; and MANAGE IT Performance. The company was founded by Richard Jan Pleczko, Michael J. Clark, and Roderick Endo in 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2014-07-31 |
BBS Technologies, Inc.
 BBS Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BBS Technologies, Inc. provides systems and application management software. They specialize in managing, securing, auditing and backing up Windows and Linux servers. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2012-08-01 |
Paymetric LLC
 Paymetric LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Paymetric, Inc. provides integrated and secure electronic payment acceptance and tokenization solutions. It offers oracle, enterprise, eCommerce, call centers, mobile, payment acceptance, data security, billpay, tokenizations, and professional services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Director/Board Member | 2009-04-30 |
RLX Technologies, Inc.
 RLX Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PLX Technologies, Inc. develops modular high-performance compute solutions | Consultant / Advisor | 2003-11-30 |
Training of Keith Kreuer
| Iowa State University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 12 |
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NetIQ Corp.
 NetIQ Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NetIQ Corp. offers software solutions. It provides identity and access management, security management, IT operation management, disaster recovery, workload migration, and unified communications and VoIP. The company was founded on February 11, 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Technology Services |
Ernst & Young LLP
 Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Idera, Inc.
Idera, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services IDERA, Inc. operates as a B2B (business to business) software company. its products include DESIGN Models and Databases; MONITOR Database Performance; PROTECT Database Integrity; and MANAGE IT Performance. The company was founded by Richard Jan Pleczko, Michael J. Clark, and Roderick Endo in 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Technology Services |
Target Hunger, Inc.
 Target Hunger, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Target Hunger, Inc. engages in food co-operative business. It serves more than 12,000 food-insecure people per month and distributed in excess of 4.4 million pounds of food. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Commercial Services |
| Pentasafe Security Technologies, Inc. | Technology Services |
VeriCenter, Inc.
 VeriCenter, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services VeriCenter, Inc. provides information technology managed services. It offers information technology outsourcing services including enterprise hosting, collocation, disaster recovery, server administration, network management, messaging and collaboration services. The company was co-founded by Gray Hall, David Colesante, Mike Sullivan and Tom Veronie in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Technology Services |
BBS Technologies, Inc.
BBS Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BBS Technologies, Inc. provides systems and application management software. They specialize in managing, securing, auditing and backing up Windows and Linux servers. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Technology Services |
SURGE Ventures LLC
 SURGE Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance SURGE Ventures LLC ( SURGE Ventures ) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by kirk Brand Coburn. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas. | Finance |
RedHouse Associates LLC
RedHouse Associates LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services RedHouse Associates LLC provides strategic guidance to technology start-ups. It builds business strategies, develop product roadmaps, coach management teams, and advise clients on raising capital, acquisitions and strategic exits. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Commercial Services |
Paymetric LLC
Paymetric LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Paymetric, Inc. provides integrated and secure electronic payment acceptance and tokenization solutions. It offers oracle, enterprise, eCommerce, call centers, mobile, payment acceptance, data security, billpay, tokenizations, and professional services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Technology Services |
RLX Technologies, Inc.
RLX Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PLX Technologies, Inc. develops modular high-performance compute solutions | Technology Services |
Cougar Venture
Cougar Venture Investment ManagersFinance Cougar Venture (Cougar Venture) is a venture capital division of C. T. Bauer College of Business founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas. | Finance |
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