Jason Seats
InvestorPartner at Techstars Ventures at True Wealth Ventures
Austin, Texas, United States
About
Jason Seats is a Partner at Techstars Ventures, the venture arm of the Techstars accelerator, and previously served as Managing Director of the Techstars programs in Austin and the Cloud program in San Antonio. He co-founded Slicehost, an early cloud hosting company acquired by Rackspace in 2008, and remained at Rackspace until 2010 as VP of Software Development for Rackspace Cloud. He holds BS degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology.
Invests in
Cloud Computing
Experience
- TechstarsManaging Director Emerituscurrent2025 β present
- TechstarsSenior Fund Advisor2024 β 2025
- TechstarsChief Investment Officer2018 β 2023
- TechstarsManaging Partner2016 β 2018
- TechstarsPartner2015 β 2016
- TechstarsManaging Director2011 β 2015Austin, Texas
- Rackspace HostingVP of Engineering, Rackspace Cloud2008 β 2010
- Slicehost (acquired by Rackspace)Co-Founder2006 β 2008St. Louis, MO
- CPI Corp.Developer2006
- St. Luke's HospitalIntegration Analyst2001 β 2006
- Heuris LogicProgrammer1999 β 2000
Education
- Saint Louis UniversityBS, BS Electrical Engineering, BS Computer Science1997 β 2001
Skills & more
Management21Strategy2Linux23Cloud Computing99SaaS55Start-ups77Ruby19Sinatra4Software Development33Product Management22Data Center2Ruby on Rails18
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VirtualizationApachePythonIntegrationEntrepreneurshipPHPAmazon Web Services (AWS)Agile MethodologiesMobile ApplicationsOpen SourceRESTGitLanguages English Β· Spanish
From Jason's professional profile.
Colleagues at True Wealth Ventures
Abbie Strabala
Junior Partner at Outlander VC
Alexandra Cox-Cuzzi
Investor at True Wealth Ventures
Kerry Rupp
General Partner at True Wealth Ventures
Laurie Felker Jones
Visiting Partner at True Wealth Ventures
Pam Ryan
Investor at True Wealth Ventures
Sara T. Brand
Founding General Partner at True Wealth Ventures
Susan K. Nestegard
Investor at True Wealth Ventures
Susanne Bowen
Partner at True Wealth Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jason Seats work?
- Jason Seats is Partner at Techstars Ventures at True Wealth Ventures.
- What does Jason Seats invest in?
- Jason Seats invests in Cloud Computing.
Same school
Also attended Saint Louis University22
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Shared employers
Also worked at Techstars425
Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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Also worked at Rackspace Hosting17
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