Jason Risch
InvestorPartner at Greylock Partners · Board Observer / Director (Greylock investor representative) at Blockaid · Board Member / Partner, Greylock Partners at Bedrockdata · Investor (Greylock Partners) at Predibase
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Writes $500K – $200M checks · typically $25M
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About
Jason Risch is a Partner at Greylock who invests in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. He studied math as an undergraduate and statistics as a graduate student at Stanford, where he was introduced to machine learning, and earlier joined an AI-focused incubator in 2018 applying AI to industries such as agriculture and logistics. He focuses on backing founders building around foundational AI models and cybersecurity technologies.
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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity
Board Observer / Director (Greylock investor representative) at Blockaid
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Blockaid's investors · 9
CyberstartsMikhmoret · since 2025Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2025GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2025Jibe VenturesTel Aviv · $4.5M – $56M checksReverieNew YorkRibbit CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $15M checks · since 2025Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2025Variant FundNew York · $250K – $750K checksVintage Investment PartnersHerzliya Pituach
Co-founders at Blockaid
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Ido Ben-NatanCo-Founder and CEO
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Raz NivCo-Founder and CTO
Board Member / Partner, Greylock Partners at Bedrockdata
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Bedrockdata's investors · 5
Co-founders at Bedrockdata
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Bruno KurticPresident & CEO, Co-founder
PA
Pranava AdduriCTO, Co-founder
GS
Ganesha ShanmuganathanChief Architect, Co-founder
Investor (Greylock Partners) at Predibase
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Predibase's investors · 4
Co-founders at Predibase
DR
Devvret RishiCo-Founder & CEO
PM
Piero MolinoCo-Founder & CSO (Chief Scientist)
TA
Travis AddairCo-Founder & CTO
CR
Chris RéCo-Founder
Experience
- Greylock PartnersPartnercurrent2019 — present
- AI FundProduct and Investor2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Opendoor.comBusiness Operations2016 — 2017
- Mayfield Fellows ProgramMayfield Fellow2015 — 2016
Skills & more
Cybersecurity4Data Analysis14R11Microsoft Office5Writing7Analytics6Research5Machine Learning4Statistics3Python5SQL2Microsoft Excel2
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Colleagues at Greylock Partners
Alona King
Fellow at LifeX Ventures
Aneel Bhusri
Partner at Greylock Partners
Ani Narayan
Scout at Greylock Partners
Ankit Mathur
Scout at Greylock Partners
Asheem Chandna
Partner at Greylock focused on enterprise, cybersecurity, and infrastructure software
Bob Henderson
Special Limited Partner at Greylock Partners
Bukky Adebayo
Scout at Greylock Partners
Charlie Waite
Founding Partner at Greylock Partners
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Aneel Bhusri
Partner at Greylock Partners
Ani Narayan
Scout at Greylock Partners
Corinne Riley
Partner at Greylock Partners
William "Bill" Helman
Founding Partner at Equal Opportunity Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jason Risch?
- Jason Risch is a Partner at Greylock who invests in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. He studied math as an undergraduate and statistics as a graduate student at Stanford, where he was introduced to machine learning, and earlier joined an AI-focused incubator in 2018 applying AI to industries such as agriculture and logistics. He focuses on backing founders building around foundational AI models and cybersecurity technologies.
- Where does Jason Risch work?
- Jason Risch is Partner at Greylock Partners and Board Observer / Director (Greylock investor representative) at Blockaid and Board Member / Partner, Greylock Partners at Bedrockdata and Investor (Greylock Partners) at Predibase.
- What does Jason Risch invest in?
- Jason Risch invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity.
- What check size does Jason Risch write?
- Jason Risch typically writes checks of $500K – $200M.
- What companies has Jason Risch invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Kodem, LlamaIndex.
- Where did Jason Risch go to school?
- Jason Risch studied at Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Statistics); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematical and Computational Science); The Branson School.
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Also attended The Branson School19
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Shared employers
Also worked at AI Fund41
Anthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalPhoebe FanDirector of Operations at Foothill VenturesPhoebe WangPartner at WI Harper GroupCaroline DuffyPartner at Cowboy VenturesBessie WuCFO at NewView CapitalFrancis HoPartner at Walden Catalyst
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsJeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo
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