JG

Jackson Gates

Investor at Manresa Ventures

San Francisco, California

VC
Founder
Investor
Former CEO

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $750,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $3,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Venture Capital
Start-ups
Corporate Development
Strategic Partnerships
Business Development
Entrepreneurship
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Strategy
New Business Development
Leadership
Strategic Planning
Business Strategy
Analytics
Digital Media
Content Strategy
Product Marketing
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mobile Devices
Mobile Applications
Rap

Education

Investments

Axle

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $2M

QuoteMachine

Seed

Total Funding: $4M

Rightfoot

Seed

Total Funding: $25M

Clyde

Series A

Total Funding: $42M

Work Experience

Manresa Ventures

2019

  • Managing General Partner

    2019

Affirm, Inc.

2016 - 2019

  • Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Development

    2016 - 2019

Sweep

2013 - 2016

  • CEO, Co-Founder

    2013 - 2016

    Acquired by Affirm Inc. in April 2016

Edmodo

2012 - 2013

  • Vice President, Business Development

    2012 - 2013

Pandora

2008 - 2012

  • Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Development

    2008 - 2012

    Responsible for new business development, corporate development, partner marketing, strategy and analytics at Pandora. Led evaluation of new international markets, new revenue streams and next-gen content strategy.

Venrock

2008 - 2008

  • Entrepreneur in Residence

    2008 - 2008

    EIR and Venture Founder of AskMeGo, a network to connect consumers with experts via live-chat.

Vulcan Capital

2002 - 2005

  • Associate

    2002 - 2005

    Sourced, completed and managed venture capital investments on behalf of Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen. Focused on communications infrastructure, enterprise software, digital media and consumer internet.

Tenaya Capital (fka Lehman Brothers Venture Capital)

2000 - 2002

  • Analyst

    2000 - 2002

    Evaluated and completed mid-stage venture and growth capital investments in telecom equipment, enterprise software and enterprise computing.

Sun Microsystems

1997 - 1999

  • Summer Intern (1997, 1998, 1999)

    1997 - 1999

    Completed three summer internships in server systems, product marketing and corporate development.