Jason Cahill
InvestorFounder | Managing Partner at Carbon Ventures
Virginia
Writes $350K – $750K checks · typically $500K
About
Founder and managing partner of Carbon Ventures, an early-stage investor, advisor and entrepreneur focused on technology disrupting older polluting industries, with expertise in cleantech, transportation, supply chain, infrastructure and agtech. He founded logistics marketplace Traansmission, is an active angel investor, adjunct professor at Columbia, an army veteran and holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkAssistant Professorcurrent2023 — presentNew York, NY
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkAssistant2018 — 2023
- WastePlaceBoard Of Advisorscurrent2017 — presentAustin, Texas Area
- Carnegie Mellon University Swartz Center for EntrepreneurshipMentorcurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area, Virtual
- Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorAlumni Mentorcurrent2015 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Carbon VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Global Head, AWS Sustainable Cities, VC & Startups, Worldwide Public Sector2020 — 2023Arlington, Virginia, United States
- HalcyonMentor2021 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- SXSWAdvisory Board Member - SxSW Accelerator2016 — 2018Brooklyn, NY
- Grand Central TechEntrepreneur In Residence2017Greater New York City Area
- TraansmissionFounder/CEO2012 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of BusinessMBA Candidate2012 — 2014Pittsburgh, PA
- MeaningfyAdvisor2013Greater Pittsburgh Area
- SRA InternationalPrincipal, Network Operations Manager2011 — 2012Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, Arlington, VA
- SRA InternationalSenior Associate, Network Design Engineer2007 — 2011Arlington, VA
- SE SolutionsSenior Network Engineer2006 — 2007DHS Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
- Unisys CorporationNetwork Design Engineer2004 — 2006FDIC, Arlington, VA
- US ArmyCommunications Sergeant2000 — 20043rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, NC
- US ArmyNetwork Engineer1997 — 1999Theater Network & Security Operations Center, Camp Walker, South Korea
Skills & more
Sourcing15Deal Execution13Due Diligence13Venture Capital27Start-ups35Early Stage Investment6Entrepreneurship35Angel Investing4Project Management77Seed Capital5Networking72Product Management3
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Product DevelopmentTroubleshootingIntegrationNetwork OptimizationBusiness StrategyMarketingGrowth HackingBusiness DevelopmentPublic SpeakingLeadershipStrategyAnalysisLanguages English · Korean · Spanish
- Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Project Management Professional — Project Management Institute
- ITIL Foundations Version 3
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Colleagues at Carbon Ventures
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Carl de Stefanis
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Chris Gorges
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David Lustig
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Doug Chavez
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Eduardo Mestre
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Emil Lamm Nielsen
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jason Cahill?
- Founder and managing partner of Carbon Ventures, an early-stage investor, advisor and entrepreneur focused on technology disrupting older polluting industries, with expertise in cleantech, transportation, supply chain, infrastructure and agtech. He founded logistics marketplace Traansmission, is an active angel investor, adjunct professor at Columbia, an army veteran and holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon.
- Where does Jason Cahill work?
- Jason Cahill is Founder | Managing Partner at Carbon Ventures.
- What check size does Jason Cahill write?
- Jason Cahill typically writes checks of $350K – $750K.
- Where did Jason Cahill go to school?
- Jason Cahill studied at Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); University of Maryland Global Campus (BS, Information Systems Management).
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