Jackson Gates
InvestorManaging Partner at Manresa Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Jackson Gates is Managing General Partner at Manresa Ventures, a $40 million early-stage fund investing in fintech across consumer applications, enterprise solutions, and financial services infrastructure.
Experience
- Manresa VenturesManaging General Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco
- Affirm, Inc.Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Development2016 — 2019San Francisco, CA
- SweepCEO, Co-Founder2013 — 2016San Francisco, CA
- EdmodoVice President, Business Development2012 — 2013San Mateo, CA
- PandoraVice President, Business Development and Corporate Development2008 — 2012Oakland, CA
- VenrockEntrepreneur in Residence2008Palo Alto, CA
- Vulcan CapitalAssociate2002 — 2005Seattle, WA
- Tenaya Capital (fka Lehman Brothers Venture Capital)Analyst2000 — 2002New York, NY
- Sun MicrosystemsSummer Intern (1997, 1998, 1999)1997 — 1999Menlo Park, CA
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2005 — 2007
- Georgetown University1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Venture Capital31Start-ups99Corporate Development26Strategic Partnerships47Business Development54Entrepreneurship48Cross-functional Team Leadership4Strategy60New Business Development8Leadership13Strategic Planning5Business Strategy7
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AnalyticsDigital MediaContent StrategyProduct MarketingMergers & AcquisitionsMobile DevicesMobile ApplicationsRapFrom Jackson's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jackson Gates work?
- Jackson Gates is Managing Partner at Manresa Ventures.
- What check size does Jackson Gates write?
- Jackson Gates typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
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