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Jason Sydow

Investor

Partner at Next47

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $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

  1. Frontier WorksFounding Partnercurrent2026 β€” presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. N47Partnercurrent2017 β€” presentPalo Alto
  3. EmporiaInvestor Board Membercurrent2025 β€” presentDenver, Colorado, United States
  4. HeirloomInvestor and Board Observercurrent2024 β€” presentBurlingame, California, United States
  5. CarbonCapture Inc.Investor and Board Observercurrent2024 β€” presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  6. Realtime Robotics, Inc.Investorcurrent2021 β€” presentUnited States
  7. BuildOpsInvestorcurrent2021 β€” presentCalifornia, United States
  8. Citrine InformaticsInvestorcurrent2019 β€” present
  9. FalkonryInvestorcurrent2018 β€” present
  10. VigilentBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” present
  11. PHM TechnologyInvestor and Board Membercurrent2018 β€” present
  12. SiemensInvestment Partnercurrent2015 β€” presentPalo Alto, CA
  13. Identify3DInvestor and Board Member (acquired by Materialise)2017 β€” 2022
  14. RIFFYNInvestor and Board Member (acquired by Siemens)2016 β€” 2022Oakland, California
  15. Seeq CorporationInvestor and Board Observer2019 β€” 2021
  16. Electric CloudBoard of Directors (acquired by CloudBees)2016 β€” 2019San Jose
  17. BonsaiInvestor and Board Observer (Acquired by Microsoft)2017 β€” 2018Berkeley, California
  18. Baltimore School for the ArtsBoard of Overseers2014 β€” 2015Baltimore, Maryland Area
  19. GuavusInvestor and Board Observer (acquired by Thales)2013 β€” 2015Foster City, CA
  20. MACH37 Cyber AcceleratorStars Mentor2014 β€” 2015

Education

  1. Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics
  2. Cornell UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Physics
  3. University of StrathclydeMaster of Philosophy - MPhil, Physics
  4. University of VirginiaBachelor of Science - BS, Physics
  5. Western Albemarle High SchoolHigh School Diploma

Skills & more

Venture FinancingCorporate GovernanceStartup GovernanceInternational BusinessCorporate DevelopmentFuel CellsUltra CapacitorsBattery Management SystemsLithium BatteriesEarly-Stage StartupsStartup DiligenceStartup Board
+12 moreStrategic PlanningProduct DevelopmentMarket DevelopmentProperty Management SystemsPerformance BenchmarkingVenture CapitalDue DiligenceManagementInvestmentsBusiness ModelingStart-upsMergers

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