Jason Sydow
InvestorPartner at Next47
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Jason Sydow is a Founding Partner at Frontier Works, a venture capital firm investing $2-20 million in B2B startups at the Seed+ stage and beyond. With a Ph.D. in Physics and over twenty years of experience in technology investing and management, he focuses on industrial automation, application software, robotics, and frontier technology sectors. His background spans venture capital, product development, strategic planning, and quality assurance in scientific and engineering disciplines.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Frontier WorksFounding Partnercurrent2026 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- N47Partnercurrent2017 — presentPalo Alto
- EmporiaInvestor Board Membercurrent2025 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- HeirloomInvestor and Board Observercurrent2024 — presentBurlingame, California, United States
- CarbonCapture Inc.Investor and Board Observercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Realtime Robotics, Inc.Investorcurrent2021 — presentUnited States
- BuildOpsInvestorcurrent2021 — presentCalifornia, United States
- Citrine InformaticsInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- FalkonryInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- VigilentBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- PHM TechnologyInvestor and Board Membercurrent2018 — present
- SiemensInvestment Partnercurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Identify3DInvestor and Board Member (acquired by Materialise)2017 — 2022
- RIFFYNInvestor and Board Member (acquired by Siemens)2016 — 2022Oakland, California
- Seeq CorporationInvestor and Board Observer2019 — 2021
- Electric CloudBoard of Directors (acquired by CloudBees)2016 — 2019San Jose
- BonsaiInvestor and Board Observer (Acquired by Microsoft)2017 — 2018Berkeley, California
- Baltimore School for the ArtsBoard of Overseers2014 — 2015Baltimore, Maryland Area
- GuavusInvestor and Board Observer (acquired by Thales)2013 — 2015Foster City, CA
- MACH37 Cyber AcceleratorStars Mentor2014 — 2015
- QuestMark PartnersPartner2010 — 2015Baltimore, Maryland Area
- QuestMark PartnersPrincipal2007 — 2010Baltimore, Maryland Area
- NComputingInvestor and Board of Directors2012 — 2015Santa Clara, CA
- RF CodeBoard of Directors2008 — 2014Austin, Texas Area
- EnpirionInvestor and Board Observer (acquired by Altera)2009 — 2013New Jersey
- Arizona Technology EnterprisesVice President, Technology Ventures2005 — 2007Phoenix, Arizona Area
- EaglePicher IncManaging Director Medical Energy Products2004 — 2005Phoenix, Arizona Area
- EaglePicher IncDirector of Technology Development2003 — 2005Phoenix, Arizona Area
- The Boston Consulting GroupProject Leader1999 — 2003Greater Atlanta Area
Skills & more
Venture FinancingCorporate GovernanceStartup GovernanceInternational BusinessCorporate DevelopmentFuel CellsUltra CapacitorsBattery Management SystemsLithium BatteriesEarly-Stage StartupsStartup DiligenceStartup Board
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Strategic PlanningProduct DevelopmentMarket DevelopmentProperty Management SystemsPerformance BenchmarkingVenture CapitalDue DiligenceManagementInvestmentsBusiness ModelingStart-upsMergersFrom Jason's professional profile.
Colleagues at Next47
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jason Sydow?
- Jason Sydow is a Founding Partner at Frontier Works, a venture capital firm investing $2-20 million in B2B startups at the Seed+ stage and beyond. With a Ph.D. in Physics and over twenty years of experience in technology investing and management, he focuses on industrial automation, application software, robotics, and frontier technology sectors. His background spans venture capital, product development, strategic planning, and quality assurance in scientific and engineering disciplines.
- Where does Jason Sydow work?
- Jason Sydow is Partner at Next47.
- What check size does Jason Sydow write?
- Jason Sydow typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Jason Sydow go to school?
- Jason Sydow studied at Cornell University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics); Cornell University (Master of Science - MS, Physics); University of Strathclyde (Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Physics).
Same school
Also attended Cornell University993
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Also attended University of Strathclyde100
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Also attended University of Virginia572
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Also attended Western Albemarle High School2
Shared employers
Also worked at Frontier Works2
Also worked at N4734
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