About
Aaron Pickard is a Senior Associate at MFV Partners, an early-stage deep tech venture capital firm. Previously, he spent two years as a Partner at Dorm Room Fund, a pre-seed venture fund focused on student founders. He began his career as a Systems Test Engineer at Terran Orbital, where he developed manufacturing processes and software for satellite components used in government and commercial missions, including NASA's Artemis Program. Pickard holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and dual bachelor's degrees in computer science from Columbia University and from the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Experience
- MFV PartnersSenior Associatecurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Dorm Room FundManaging Partner2024 — 2025Greater Chicago Area
- Dorm Room FundInvestment Partner2023 — 2024Greater Chicago Area
- MFV PartnersSenior Associate2024San Francisco Bay Area
- reOrbitalBusiness Development and Operations Intern2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Terran Orbital CorporationLead Systems Test Engineer2023Orange County, California, United States
- Terran Orbital CorporationSystems Test Engineer2020 — 2023Orange County, California, United States
- Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship ProgramFellow2019
- OneWebSoftware Developer Intern2019Washington D.C. Metro Area
- NASA Langley Research CenterCapability and Technology Assessment Data Analyst Intern2018Hampton, VA
- Littlejohn & CoIntern2018Greater New York City Area
Education
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2023 — 2025
- Columbia UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science2016 — 2020
- The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS)Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Talmud2016 — 2020
Skills & more
TeamworkCommunicationWritingLeadershipMentoringAttention to DetailAnalytical SkillsPublic Speaking1Financial ModelingAccountingEntrepreneurshipInvestment Thesis
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Portfolio Company SupportSourcingInvestingEarly-Stage StartupsFinanceHigh Level Of AccuracyWritten CommunicationVenture CapitalCybersecurityStartupsLinuxPython (Programming Language)- Systems Tool Kit 11 (Level 2) — AGI (Analytical Graphics, Inc.)
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Also attended Columbia University498
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also attended The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS)5
Shared employers
Also worked at Dorm Room Fund99
Matan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauJason BrookePrincipal at Sapphire VenturesMarcInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesLan JiangPartner at Lux CapitalJeremy FianceFounder & Managing Partner at House
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