Aaron Jacobson
InvestorPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M
FoundedArazDatafold · YCFirestorm LabsFloxdevForAllSecureOutrider
About
Aaron Jacobson joined NEA in 2011 and works with founders in AI, cybersecurity, developer tools, and robotics. Before NEA, he spent two years in M&A advisory at Qatalyst Partners in San Francisco. He graduated summa cum laude from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology at the University of Pennsylvania with dual B.S. degrees in economics and electrical engineering and a minor in math.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsRobotics
Experience
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Partnercurrent2011 — presentMenlo Park, California
- DatabricksBoard Observercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- FactoryInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Horizon3.aiBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- FirestormDirectorcurrent2024 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Second Front SystemsDirectorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MartianInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- floxDirectorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CoreStoryDirectorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EmbraceDirectorcurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- DeltaStream, Inc.Directorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pulumi CorporationDirectorcurrent2020 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- OutriderDirectorcurrent2018 — presentGolden, Colorado
- JuvoDirectorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco, California
- TigeraDirectorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Built RoboticsInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- VC OpenDoorParticipating VCcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- VezaDirector2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- MayhemDirector2018 — 2025Palo Alto, California
- illusive networksDirector2015 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- The Wharton SchoolB.S. in Economics, Management2005 — 2009
- University of PennsylvaniaB.S. in Engineering, Electrical Engineering2005 — 2009
Skills & more
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Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,509
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania765
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Shared employers
Also worked at CoreStory1
Also worked at Embrace4
Also worked at Tigera2
Also worked at Alcatel-Lucent161
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Deals · 9
OutriderBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Apr 2026 · $50M raise
Firestorm LabsBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Mar 2026 · $75M raise
FloxdevBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Oct 2025 · $25M raise
DatafoldBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed May 2025 · $7M raise
Second Front SystemsBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Dec 2023 · $40M raise
ArazBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Jan 2021 · $10.2M raise
PulumiBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Nov 2020 · $37.5M raise
BitglassBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Apr 2019 · $69M raise
ForAllSecureBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Mar 2019 · $15M raise
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