Partner
Walter Kortschak
Founder & Managing Partner, Kortschak Investments
- Firm
- Kortschak Investments
- Title
- Founder & Managing Partner
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 18 September 2026
About
Walter is a Senior Advisor of Summit Partners. He joined the firm in 1989, and he has led investments in and served as a board director of more than 30 companies, including 15 public companies. Over the course of his tenure at Summit, Walter helped to establish Summit’s West Coast office, served on the firm’s executive committee and was a Managing Director until 2010. In addition, Walter served as a member of Summit’s Board of Managers until 2017. Walter’s prior Summit board directorships and investments include E-TEK Dynamics, McAfee, Finisar, HMT Technology, Diamond Multimedia Systems, AltoCom, NetCom Systems and Xylan. Prior to Summit, Walter was a Vice President and Associate at Crosspoint Venture Partners and a software engineer in the computer graphics field. He received a BS in engineering, with honors, from Oregon State University, an MS in engineering from Caltech, and an MBA from UCLA.
Background
- Education
- He received a BS in engineering, with honors, from Oregon State University, an MS in engineering from Caltech, and an MBA from UCLA.Source (opens in a new tab)
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