Jason Sydow
InvestorPartner at Next47
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· 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.
Experience
- Frontier WorksFounding Partnercurrent2026 β presentPalo Alto, CA
- N47Partnercurrent2017 β presentPalo Alto
- EmporiaInvestor Board Membercurrent2025 β presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- HeirloomInvestor and Board Observercurrent2024 β presentBurlingame, California, United States
- CarbonCapture Inc.Investor and Board Observercurrent2024 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Realtime Robotics, Inc.Investorcurrent2021 β presentUnited States
- BuildOpsInvestorcurrent2021 β presentCalifornia, United States
- Citrine InformaticsInvestorcurrent2019 β present
- FalkonryInvestorcurrent2018 β present
- VigilentBoard Membercurrent2019 β present
- PHM TechnologyInvestor and Board Membercurrent2018 β present
- SiemensInvestment Partnercurrent2015 β presentPalo Alto, CA
- Identify3DInvestor and Board Member (acquired by Materialise)2017 β 2022
- RIFFYNInvestor and Board Member (acquired by Siemens)2016 β 2022Oakland, California
- Seeq CorporationInvestor and Board Observer2019 β 2021
- Electric CloudBoard of Directors (acquired by CloudBees)2016 β 2019San Jose
- BonsaiInvestor and Board Observer (Acquired by Microsoft)2017 β 2018Berkeley, California
- Baltimore School for the ArtsBoard of Overseers2014 β 2015Baltimore, Maryland Area
- GuavusInvestor and Board Observer (acquired by Thales)2013 β 2015Foster City, CA
- MACH37 Cyber AcceleratorStars Mentor2014 β 2015
Education
- Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics
- Cornell UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Physics
- University of StrathclydeMaster of Philosophy - MPhil, Physics
- University of VirginiaBachelor of Science - BS, Physics
- Western Albemarle High SchoolHigh School Diploma
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.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University553
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Also attended University of Strathclyde55
ThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcRob DesboroughGeneral Partner and Chair of Seraphim Space Accelerator at Seraphim SpaceRupert LyleInvestment Director at Future Planet CapitalRoss StrachanInvestor at Adara VenturesAngus ConroyInvestor at Scottish Equity PartnersCalum PatersonInvestor at Scottish Equity Partners
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Also attended University of Virginia341
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Frontier Works2
Also worked at N4736
Lak AnanthGlobal Managing Partner at Next47Matthew CowanGeneral Partner at Next47Moshe ZilbersteinGeneral Partner at Next47Vivian ChengPartner at Next47Colton DempseyPartner at Next47Fred EllisPartner at Next47
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