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Akash Jain

Investor

Venture Partner at IA Seed Ventures

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

About

Akash Jain is Executive Director at Collider Foundation. He brings more than 10 years of leadership experience in venture capital acquisition, deal development, and startup advisory, with expertise in investment planning, financial modeling, and strategic partnerships. His background includes team building, investor relations, and performance optimization across high-growth environments.

Experience

  1. ColliderExecutive Directorcurrent2026 — presentRochester, Minnesota, United States
  2. StringTreeFoundercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  3. Investor Advisor Seed VenturesGeneral Partner2021 — 2025Berkeley, California, United States
  4. The BatcheryExecutive Director2015 — 2024
  5. Nudge for ChangeCo-Founder2017 — 2018Oakland, CA
  6. EQ VenturesStrategic Consultant2017San Francisco Bay Area
  7. University Press BooksGeneral Partner2012 — 2015Berkeley, CA
  8. Omnidawn PublishingEditor & Designer2010 — 2012Oakland, California
  9. Creativision Film & TVFilm Production Coordinator2008 — 2010Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Education

  1. Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMaster of Fine Arts (MFA), Writing2010 — 2012
  2. Knox CollegeBFA, Writing2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Writing6Public Speaking3Management2Microsoft OfficeQuickBooksTrelloMarketing12Project Management5Program Development7Social Media7Nonprofits6Copy Editing6
+12 morePublishingResearchSocial NetworkingBloggingCopywritingSales ManagementEvent PlanningPublic RelationsProofreadingFinancial ReportingAccountingTeaching

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Colleagues at IA Seed Ventures

Earl Rennison
Venture Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Ed Dua
General Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Garrett Koehn
Venture Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Gary Gitelson
Venture Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Leonid Igolnik
General Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Mark Thaler
General Partner at IA Seed Ventures
Marlene Grenon
Advisor at IA Seed Ventures
Mike Duggan
Venture Partner at IA Seed Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Akash Jain work?
Akash Jain is Venture Partner at IA Seed Ventures.

Same school

Also attended Saint Mary's College of California19

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Also attended Knox College4

Rajeev DadooCOO & Managing Partner at SR One Capital ManagementChris McTeagueOperations Analyst at Hum CapitalKeith LeeChief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Feenix Venture Partners LLCDavid Rincon-CruzFounder at Cheqout

Shared employers

Also worked at Investor Advisor Seed Ventures4

Ed DuaGeneral Partner at IA Seed VenturesLeonid IgolnikGeneral Partner at IA Seed VenturesMarlene GrenonAdvisor at IA Seed VenturesGarrett KoehnVenture Partner at IA Seed Ventures

Also worked at The Batchery11

Rick LazanskyInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsRyan KennedyInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsSteven LamontInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsLeonard LafranceAdvisory Board at Reno Seed FundEd DuaGeneral Partner at IA Seed VenturesLeonid IgolnikGeneral Partner at IA Seed Ventures

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