JG

Jackson Gates

Investor at Manresa Ventures

San Francisco, California

Work Experience

  • Managing General Partner

    2019

2016 - 2019

  • Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Development

    2016 - 2019

2013 - 2016

  • CEO, Co-Founder

    2013 - 2016

    Acquired by Affirm Inc. in April 2016

2012 - 2013

  • Vice President, Business Development

    2012 - 2013

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.

2008 - 2008

  • Entrepreneur in Residence

    2008 - 2008

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

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.

  • Analyst

    2000 - 2002

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

1997 - 1999

  • Summer Intern (1997, 1998, 1999)

    1997 - 1999

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