Jamie Goldstein
InvestorPartner at Pillar VC
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K β $10M checks Β· typically $2M
About
Jamie Goldstein co-founded a 1990s AI speech recognition startup acquired by Nuance, is Founder & Chairman of Petri, co-leads Encode: AI for Science, and publishes tactical VC advice.
jamiegoldstein @jamieagoldstein
First met @jerallaire and @psneville when we hosted the blockchain summit in 2017. We were lucky to be investors in @circle and seed investors in @catena_labs in 2022. Sean and company are the perfect team at the perfect time to be attacking this problem. https://t.co/9kAJvNyFQA https://t.co/lhjZoLdEIY
May 20, 2026 Β· β₯ 7 Β· β 2
jamiegoldstein @jamieagoldstein
Bostonians -- anybody else's bluetooth/car connection dropping every-single-time you drive under Everett St bridge in Brighton on the Mass Pike?
Feb 12, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
jamiegoldstein @jamieagoldstein
Boston area founder --> does 60% of the work. Credits the team. Silicon Valley founder --> does 5% of the work, takes all of the credit . Rant off.
Feb 11, 2026 Β· β₯ 8 Β· β 1
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtech
Experience
- Pillar VCFounding Partnercurrent2016 β presentBoston, MA
- DraperMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 β presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- AbridgeSeed Investorcurrent2019 β presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- PathAISeed Investorcurrent2016 β presentGreater Boston
- CircleInvestorcurrent2018 β presentGreater Boston
- Cimulate AISeed Investorcurrent2023 β present
- AlgorandSeed Investor and Board Membercurrent2017 β presentGreater Boston Area
- JellyfishSeed Investorcurrent2017 β presentGreater Boston
- AsimovSeed Investorcurrent2017 β presentGreater Boston
- Desktop MetalSeed Investorcurrent2015 β presentGreater Boston
- Neural MagicSeed Investor and Board Membercurrent2018 β present
- Reclaim HealthSeed Investor and Board Membercurrent2019 β presentGreater Boston Area
- PillPackInvestorcurrent2016 β presentGreater Boston
- PetriFounder and Chairmancurrent2019 β present
- KuebixBoard Member and Investorcurrent2016 β presentMaynard, MA
- RekenerBoard Member and Investorcurrent2016 β presentCharlestown, MA
- ActifioCo-Lead Investor and Board Membercurrent2009 β present
- Layer3 TV Inc.Lead Investor and Board Membercurrent2013 β presentBoston/Denver
- Plexxi Inc.Co-Lead Investor and Board Membercurrent2010 β present
- LBRYBoard Member and Investor2016 β 2020Manchester, NH
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science1985 β 1989
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA1992 β 1994
- weston high school
Skills & more
+9 more
Cloud ComputingMobile DevicesCorporate DevelopmentExpert in Making Macaroni n' CheeseEnterprise SoftwareSaaSStrategyStrategic PlanningAwesomenessFrom Jamie's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
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Shared employers
Also worked at PathAI5
Also worked at Jellyfish2
Also worked at Asimov5
Deals Β· 9
ADAPTILENS, INC.Board seat
via Pillar VC Β· filed May 2024 Β· $16M raise
Fluent Metal Inc.Board seat
via Pillar VC Β· filed May 2023 Β· $6M raise
Zilla Security Inc.Board seat
via Pillar VC Β· filed Aug 2022 Β· $12M raise
MyA HealthBoard seat
via Pillar VC Β· filed Mar 2021 Β· $1.5M raise
Neural MagicBoard seat
via Pillar VC Β· filed Mar 2018 Β· $5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Pillar VC
Network2
Investors connected to Jamie in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.