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Brian Jacobs

Investor

General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners · Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF · Venture Partner at J4 Ventures

San Mateo, California, United States

About

Brian Jacobs is the founder of Jacobs Impact and a technology investor with several decades of experience across multiple sectors including semiconductors, consumer electronics, fintech, cloud services, and digital photography. He has invested in and worked with companies including Intacct, Bill.com, BigFix, HireRight, WebTV, Lexar Media, and Microchip Technologies. Jacobs lectures on venture capital finance at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaS

Experience

  1. Jacobs ImpactFoundercurrent2025 — presentHillsborough, California, United States
  2. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessLecturer In Managementcurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  3. Moai CapitalFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Mateo
  4. Emergence Capital PartnersFounder and General Partnercurrent2003 — presentSan Mateo, CA
  5. National Forest FoundationBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  6. Bill.comBoard Membercurrent2007 — present
  7. Impartner SoftwareBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  8. AASCEND, Autism Aspergers Syndrome Coalition for Education, Networking and DevelopmentBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. EversightBoard Member2013 — 2022Palo Alto, CA
  10. SAGE Intacct SoftwareBoard Member2005 — 2017
  11. Lexar MediaBoard Member1998 — 2006
  12. HireRightBoard member2000 — 2003
  13. St. Paul Venture CapitalGeneral Partner1992 — 2002Silicon Valley
  14. Security PacificSr. Associate1988 — 1992
  15. RaychemProduct Development1984 — 1987

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1987 — 1989
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMS, Innovation1983 — 1984
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Mechanical Engineering1979 — 1983

Skills & more

Strategy35Leadership9SaaS45Cloud Applications6Information Technology6Demand4Mobile Communications3Analytics11Start-ups77BPO4Entrepreneurship27Salesforce.com6
+5 moreCloud ComputingVenture CapitalProduct DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

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Same school

Shared employers

Investments

Led

Intacct

Board seats

Bill.comDrivewyzeEversightImpartnerInsideView

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Emergence Capital Partners

Network14

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Jake SaperJoe Floyd

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