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Jack Crawford

Investor

Founding General Partner at Impact Venture Capital · Managing Partner, CSO at CerraCap Ventures

Sacramento, California

Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1.5M

Kauffman Fellow · Class 16

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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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS

Experience

  1. CIVCFounding Managing Partnercurrent2016 — present
  2. CIVCHost of Impact TV's Corporate M&A video series and NVCA's Corporate Venture Panel video seriescurrent2016 — present
  3. CIVCChairman of Impact Global Venture Summitcurrent2016 — present
  4. Kauffman FellowsCo-Chair Kauffman Corporate Networkcurrent2022 — present
  5. Kauffman FellowsFacultycurrent2014 — present
  6. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellows - Leadership Awardcurrent2011 — presentPalo Alto, California
  7. University of Southern CaliforniaAdjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and Corporate Venture Capitalcurrent2020 — present
  8. Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co.Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  9. Cornami, Inc.Investor & Board of Directorscurrent2017 — presentCampbell, California
  10. GigaIOInvestorcurrent2019 — presentSouthern California
  11. GigaIOBoard of Directors2019 — 2022
  12. InfinadeckInvestor2019 — 2025Sacramento
  13. InfinadeckBoard of Directors2019 — 2022
  14. Pondera SolutionsInvestor2011 — 2020
  15. Soft MachinesInvestor2013 — 2017
  16. OracleVenture Capital Portfolio Manager2013 — 2016Silicon Valley
  17. Velocity Venture CapitalSeed Investor2010 — 2013
  18. Crawford Family InvestmentsSeed Investor1996 — 2010California
  19. PwCCertified Public Accountant1994 — 1996California

Skills & more

Venture CapitalStart-upsCorporate DevelopmentAngel Investing96Valuation71Strategic Partnerships66Due Diligence53Strategic Planning53Entrepreneurship51Leadership40Deal 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

GigaioBoard seat

via Impact Venture Capital · filed Feb 2020 · $11.1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

HealiumOpsCruiseScoreDataTaskhumanUpduo

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Impact Venture Capital

Aaron Anderson
Principal at Impact Venture Capital
Ben Strom
Investor at Cove Fund
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
Patrick Bumpus
Investor at Impact Venture Capital

Network4

Matt OtterstatterMentee
Donaldson · Kauffman Fellow (Class 18)
Michael BeaudoinMentee
Investor at Cove Fund
Aaron Anderson
Principal at Impact Venture Capital
Gary Hooper
Venture Partner at Impact Venture Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jack Crawford?
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.
Where does Jack Crawford work?
Jack Crawford is Founding General Partner at Impact Venture Capital and Managing Partner, CSO at CerraCap Ventures.
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 boards does Jack Crawford sit on?
Jack Crawford holds tracked board seats at CapConnect+, Cornami, Gigaio.
What companies has Jack Crawford invested in?
Investments tracked here include Cornami, Gigaio, Healium, OpsCruise, ScoreData, Taskhuman, Upduo.
Where did Jack Crawford go to school?
Jack Crawford studied at University of Southern California (Guest Lecturer on Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and Corporate Venture Capital); Harvard Business School (Private Equity & Venture Capital Executive Education Program); Venture Capital Institute (Professional development and leadership program for venture capital and corporate venture groups).

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