Jake Seid
InvestorFounding Partner at Ballistic Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $750K – $15M checks · typically $7M
About
Jake Seid is a dual operator-investor whose firm produced 12 unicorns and who led a marketplace to a $1.6B exit, using Cisco security-product experience to vet must-have cyber infrastructure solutions.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Ballistic VenturesCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NativeBoard Member - Series A Lead Investorcurrent2025 — present
- ArmadinBoard Member - Seed Round Lead Investorcurrent2025 — present
- Above SecuritySeries A Lead Investorcurrent2026 — present
- Noma SecurityBoard Member - Series A Lead Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Oligo SecurityBoard Member - Series A Lead Investorcurrent2024 — present
- AuthMindBoard Member - Pre-Seed Lead Investorcurrent2023 — present
- AembitBoard Member - Pre-Seed Lead Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Snorkel AIInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Abnormal SecurityInvestor - A roundcurrent2020 — present
- NetskopeInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- VezaInvestor - A roundcurrent2020 — present
- ModerneInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- DrataInvestor - A roundcurrent2021 — present
- Talon Cyber SecurityInvestor - Seed Roundcurrent2021 — present
- You.comInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- WorkOSInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Offchain LabsInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- CrestaInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- BrexInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- People.aiInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- ZiplineInvestorcurrent2011 — present
- Stone Bridge VenturesFounder and Managing Directorcurrent2015 — present
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Member of the Board of Directors, MIT Club of Northern California2015 — 2024Silicon Valley, CA
- Auction.com and Ten-X.comAdvisory Board Member2015 — 2017Belmont, CA
- Auction.com and Ten-X.comPresident2011 — 2015Belmont, CA
- World Economic ForumYoung Global Leader2009 — 2014
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersManaging Director2000 — 2011
- Cisco SystemsProduct Manager1998 — 2000
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Investments99Venture Capital75Fundraising41Mobile Devices42Marketing38Real Estate20Mergers & Acquisitions35Cloud Computing22Strategic Partnerships39Business Strategy11
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Colleagues at Ballistic Ventures
Adrian Mallinger
Operations & Administration at Ballistic Ventures
Agnes So
Chief Financial Officer at Ballistic Ventures
Andy Johnson
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Barmak Meftah
General Partner at Ballistic Ventures
Bonnie Komar
Controller at Ballistic Ventures
Caroline Salas
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Chris Inglis
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
David Hahn
CISO Operating Partner at Ballistic Ventures
Network2
Ellen Levy
Founder & Managing Director of Silicon Valley Connect at SignalFire
Ted Schlein
General Partner at Ballistic Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jake Seid?
- Jake Seid is a dual operator-investor whose firm produced 12 unicorns and who led a marketplace to a $1.6B exit, using Cisco security-product experience to vet must-have cyber infrastructure solutions.
- Where does Jake Seid work?
- Jake Seid is Founding Partner at Ballistic Ventures.
- What does Jake Seid invest in?
- Jake Seid invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Jake Seid write?
- Jake Seid typically writes checks of $750K – $15M.
- Where did Jake Seid go to school?
- Jake Seid studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Electrical Engineering; Minor in Economics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M. Eng, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science).
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