Aaron Jacobson
InvestorPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · Board director at Firestorm · Board director at Datafold · Board director at flox
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M
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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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsRobotics
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at The Wharton School (Bachelor of Science, Economics) Studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering)
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Board director at Firestorm
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Firestorm's investors · 22
Co-founders at Firestorm
Board director at DatafoldYC S20
Intro paths
Datafold went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — Aaron sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.
Datafold's group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Datafold's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Datafold's investors · 9
Co-founders at Datafold
Board director at flox
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flox's investors · 3
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Co-founders at flox
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
Skills & more
From Aaron's professional profile.
Deals · 8
Outrider TechnologiesBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Apr 2026 · $50M raise
floxBoard 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
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
CloudflareDatabricksFirestormForter
Investor
Console ConnectCoreStory Code intelligenceDeltaStreamDreamFactory SoftwareEmbraceFirestormHorizon3.aiillusive networksMartianMayhemMimosaOutriderRapid RoboticsTigeraVeza
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aaron Jacobson?
- 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.
- Where does Aaron Jacobson work?
- Aaron Jacobson is Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Board director at Firestorm and Board director at Datafold and Board director at flox.
- What does Aaron Jacobson invest in?
- Aaron Jacobson invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Robotics.
- What check size does Aaron Jacobson write?
- Aaron Jacobson typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.
- What boards does Aaron Jacobson sit on?
- Aaron Jacobson holds tracked board seats at Araz, Bitglass, Cloudflare, Databricks, Datafold, Firestorm, flox, ForAllSecure, Forter, Outrider Technologies.
- What companies has Aaron Jacobson invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Bitglass, Console Connect, CoreStory Code intelligence, DeltaStream, DreamFactory Software, Embrace, Firestorm, Flox, ForAllSecure, Horizon3.ai, illusive networks, Martian, and 8 more.
- Where did Aaron Jacobson go to school?
- Aaron Jacobson studied at The Wharton School (B.S. in Economics, Management); University of Pennsylvania (B.S. in Engineering, Electrical Engineering).
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