Jason Spinell
InvestorManaging Director at Slack Fund
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $500K
About
Jason Spinell led the Slack Fund from its inception through Slack's Direct Listing and subsequent acquisition by Salesforce. Across three funds, he focused on early-stage enterprise software investing with an emphasis on application layer AI companies, with portfolio investments including Loom, 1Password, Deepgram, Glean, The Browser Company, Notion, Lattice, and Fundamental. He is affiliated with Sequoia Ventures Fund Committee (SFVC).
Experience
- SlackSlack Fund --> SFVC2016 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- UndercurrentVentures Director2013 — 2015
- Precog, data science platformCo-Founder2011 — 2012
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship23Investments13Finance10Financial Analysis3Venture Capital9Business Development16Business Strategy6Equities1Start-ups25Product Management5Asset Managment1Due Diligence2
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ValuationMergersNew Business DevelopmentFundraisingProduct DevelopmentFinancial ModelingMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsStrategic PlanningNegotiationStrategyManagementFrom Jason's professional profile.
Colleagues at Slack Fund
Network3
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Partner at FirstMile Ventures
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Founder and General Partner (Emeritus) at Emergence Capital Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jason Spinell?
- Jason Spinell led the Slack Fund from its inception through Slack's Direct Listing and subsequent acquisition by Salesforce. Across three funds, he focused on early-stage enterprise software investing with an emphasis on application layer AI companies, with portfolio investments including Loom, 1Password, Deepgram, Glean, The Browser Company, Notion, Lattice, and Fundamental. He is affiliated with Sequoia Ventures Fund Committee (SFVC).
- Where does Jason Spinell work?
- Jason Spinell is Managing Director at Slack Fund.
- What check size does Jason Spinell write?
- Jason Spinell typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- Where did Jason Spinell go to school?
- Jason Spinell studied at University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business (MBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship); University of Colorado Boulder (BA, Econ); College of the Holy Cross.
Same school
Also attended University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business65
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Also attended University of Colorado Boulder241
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Also attended College of the Holy Cross62
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Shared employers
Also worked at Slack63
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