Jackson Gates
InvestorManaging Partner at Manresa Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M
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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
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jackson Gates?
- 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.
- 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.
- What companies has Jackson Gates invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Routable.
- Where did Jackson Gates go to school?
- Jackson Gates studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Georgetown University.
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