Philip Soran

Active Investor

Board Member

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Philip Soran, Board Member is an active investor based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This profile covers what Philip Soran backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Piper Sandler serves as a Board Member at Piper Sandler. He served as a Board Member and Director at Spineology. He served as a Board Member at Foodsby. He serves as Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee at Piper Sandler Companies. He also served as a Venture Partner at Rally Ventures. He is also an Angel investor. Most recently, he served as President of Dell/Compellent after Dell bought Compellent, a company that he co-founded in 2002 and ran as its Chief Executive Officer through its IPO and until its eventual sale to Dell for $960 million in 2011. He is a successful serial entrepreneur who has founded several technology companies and was inducted into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame in 2016. He was co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of XIOtech Corp., which was sold to Seagate Technology for $360 million in 2000. Later, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Compellent Technologies, which went public in 2007 and was subsequently acquired by Dell Inc. for $960 million. Most recently, he co-founded Flipgrid, an educational technology company, which was purchased by Microsoft in June 2018. He currently serves on the boards of Piper Sandler and SPS Commerce. He holds a BA (Bachelor of Arts) in Mathematics from the University of Northern Colorado.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & Enterprise
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 2

Notable investments

ClarosTechFulcrum (Business/Productivity Software)

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