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Aaron Jacobson

Investor

Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

San Francisco, California

Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M

FoundedArazDatafold · YCFirestorm LabsFloxdevForAllSecureOutrider

30 Under 30 2016 · Venture Capital

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

  1. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Partnercurrent2011 — presentMenlo Park, California
  2. DatabricksBoard Observercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. FactoryInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. Horizon3.aiBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. FirestormDirectorcurrent2024 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  6. Second Front SystemsDirectorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. MartianInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. floxDirectorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. CoreStoryDirectorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. EmbraceDirectorcurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  11. DeltaStream, Inc.Directorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. Pulumi CorporationDirectorcurrent2020 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  13. OutriderDirectorcurrent2018 — presentGolden, Colorado
  14. JuvoDirectorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco, California
  15. TigeraDirectorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  16. Built RoboticsInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. VC OpenDoorParticipating VCcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  18. VezaDirector2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  19. MayhemDirector2018 — 2025Palo Alto, California
  20. illusive networksDirector2015 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolB.S. in Economics, Management2005 — 2009
  2. University of PennsylvaniaB.S. in Engineering, Electrical Engineering2005 — 2009

Skills & more

Venture Capital57Investments5Fundraising1M&AInvestment Banking11Due Diligence5Financial Modeling8Business Development4Strategic Partnerships9Market SizingCompetitive Analysis2Cleantech1
+10 moreMergers & AcquisitionsAsset ManagmentAnalyticsCorporate DevelopmentMergersValuationEntrepreneurshipStart-upsEnterprise SoftwareNetwork Infrastructure

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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

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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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Colleagues at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

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