Aaron Jacobson
InvestorPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · Board director at Firestorm Labs · Board director at Datafold · Board director at flox
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M
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
Board director at Firestorm Labs
Intro paths
In turn, Aaron can intro founders to Firestorm Labs's investors below.
Firestorm Labs's investors · 3
Co-founders at Firestorm Labs
Board director at DatafoldYC S20
Intro paths
Aaron went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their 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 ↗
In turn, Aaron can intro founders to Datafold's investors below.
Datafold's investors · 8
Co-founders at Datafold
Board director at flox
Intro paths
In turn, Aaron can intro founders to flox's investors below.
flox's investors · 2
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
- 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
- StreamSetsBoard Observer2015 — 2022San Francisco
- NGINX, Inc.Board Observer2013 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Qatalyst PartnersAnalyst2009 — 2011San Francisco, California
- Alcatel-LucentSummer Intern2008Murray Hill, New Jersey
- Lehman BrothersInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2008New York, New York
- WisdomTree Asset ManagementFixed Income Intern2008New York, New York
- Sandbox InnovationsSummer Business Analyst2007
- University of Pennsylvania - Kod*labResearch Assistant2006
Skills & more
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Mergers & AcquisitionsAsset ManagmentAnalyticsCorporate DevelopmentMergersValuationEntrepreneurshipStart-upsEnterprise SoftwareNetwork InfrastructureFrom Aaron's professional profile.
Deals · 8
OutriderBoard 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
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Network16
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Investors connected to Aaron in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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 Labs 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, Datafold, Firestorm Labs, flox, ForAllSecure, Outrider, Outrider, Pulumi, Second Front Systems.
- 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).
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,557
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania824
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Shared employers
Also worked at CoreStory2
Also worked at Embrace5
Also worked at Tigera2
Also worked at Alcatel-Lucent179
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