Jack Crawford
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Impact Venture Capital · Board director at Cornami
Sacramento, California
Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedCornami
About
Jack Crawford has spent nearly two decades building Sacramento’s startup ecosystem, founding a regional venture firm, hosting ImpacTV interviews, and creating a Corporate Network to connect enterprises with early-stage companies.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS
Board director at Cornami
Intro paths
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In turn, Jack can intro founders to Cornami's investors below.
Cornami's investors · 5
Co-founders at Cornami
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Walden RhinesExecutive Officer, Director
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David BowmanDirector
Experience
- CIVCFounding Managing Partnercurrent2016 — present
- CIVCHost of Impact TV's Corporate M&A video series and NVCA's Corporate Venture Panel video seriescurrent2016 — present
- CIVCChairman of Impact Global Venture Summitcurrent2016 — present
- Kauffman FellowsCo-Chair Kauffman Corporate Networkcurrent2022 — present
- Kauffman FellowsFacultycurrent2014 — present
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellows - Leadership Awardcurrent2011 — presentPalo Alto, California
- Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co.Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Cornami, Inc.Investor & Board of Directorscurrent2017 — presentCampbell, California
- GigaIOInvestorcurrent2019 — presentSouthern California
- GigaIOBoard of Directors2019 — 2022
- InfinadeckInvestor2019 — 2025Sacramento
- InfinadeckBoard of Directors2019 — 2022
- Pondera SolutionsInvestor2011 — 2020
- Soft MachinesInvestor2013 — 2017
- OracleVenture Capital Portfolio Manager2013 — 2016Silicon Valley
- Velocity Venture CapitalSeed Investor2010 — 2013
- Crawford Family InvestmentsSeed Investor1996 — 2010California
- PwCCertified Public Accountant1994 — 1996California
Education
- University of Southern CaliforniaAdjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
- Harvard Business SchoolPrivate Equity & Venture Capital Executive Education Program
- Venture Capital InstituteProfessional development and leadership program for venture capital and corporate venture groups
- Arizona State UniversityBachelor of Science in Accounting, Finance & Accounting
Skills & more
Strategic Planning53Leadership40Venture Capital99Start-ups99Corporate Development99Angel Investing96Valuation71Strategic Partnerships66Due Diligence53Entrepreneurship51Deal Sourcing38
From Jack's professional profile.
Deals · 3
CornamiBoard seat
via Impact Venture Capital · filed Aug 2025 · $40M raise
CapConnect+Board seat
via Impact Venture Capital · filed Oct 2020 · $1.7M raise
GigaIO NetworksBoard seat
via Impact Venture Capital · filed Feb 2020 · $11.1M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Impact Venture Capital
Aaron Anderson
Principal at Impact Venture Capital
Eric Ball
Founding General Partner at Impact Venture Capital
Gary Hooper
Venture Partner at Impact Venture Capital
Jan Geldmacher
Venture Partner at Impact Venture Capital
Jean Mou
Partner at Impact Venture Capital
John Finegan
Venture Partner at Impact Venture Capital
Karen Crawford
Investor at Impact Venture Capital
Patrick Bumpus
Investor at Impact Venture Capital
Network2
Aaron Anderson
Principal at Impact Venture Capital
Gary Hooper
Venture Partner at Impact Venture Capital
Investors connected to Jack in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jack Crawford work?
- Jack Crawford is General Partner at Impact Venture Capital and Founder at Cornami.
- What does Jack Crawford invest in?
- Jack Crawford invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does Jack Crawford write?
- Jack Crawford typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What companies did Jack Crawford found?
- Jack Crawford founded Cornami.
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