Rachel Chalmers is a principal at Ignition Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on business software. She has over 20 years of experience observing the tech industry, first as a tech journalist and later as a founding member of 451 Group, which conducts tech industry analysis focused on enterprise IT innovation. While at 451 Group, she was among the first analysts to cover industry giants including Opsware, BladeLogic, VMware, Splunk, and Cloudera. Follow her on Twitter: @RachelChalmers.
