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
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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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aaron Pickard?
- 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.
- Where does Aaron Pickard work?
- Aaron Pickard is Investor at MFV Partners.
- Where did Aaron Pickard go to school?
- Aaron Pickard studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science); The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Talmud).
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