Where does Jeff Abbott work?

Jeff Abbott is General Partner at Blitzscaling Ventures.

What check size does Jeff Abbott write?

Jeff Abbott typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.

Where did Jeff Abbott go to school?

Jeff Abbott studied at Thunderbird School of Global Management (Master of International Management); The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Certificate, Executive Program in Corporate Strategy); Harvard Law School Executive Education (Certificate, Program on Negotiation for Senior Executives).

Jeff Abbott

Investor

General Partner at Blitzscaling Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1M

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About

Focuses on early-stage AI companies and growth-stage blitzscalers, leading international deal-sourcing and the Blitzscaling Ventures Fellows program. Managing Partner at Blitzscaling Academy and founder of the AiSalon global GenAI community.

Experience

Blitzscaling VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2018 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
AI SalonFoundercurrent2023 — presentGlobal
Waymark Works PublishingCo Author, AI and the Art of Being Humancurrent2025 — present
Blitzscaling AcademyCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
Qatar Science & Technology ParkInvestment Committee, Qatar Technology Venture Fund2019 — 2024Doha, Qatar
Thunderbird School of Global ManagementProfessor of Practice2022 — 2024Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Defense, AI and DeepTech Venture Commercialization and AccelerationManaging Partner — Defense, AI & DeepTech Venture Commercialization and Acceleration2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Arizona State UniversityDirector, ASU Acceleration Services and Furnace Defense Tech Accelerator Leader2014 — 2015Scottsdale, Arizona
Passport HealthVice President of Business Development2012 — 2013Scottsdale, Arizona
Metropia, Inc.Marketing Leader2011 — 2012Greater Tucson Area
Arizona Integrated MarketingFounder and CEO2008 — 2012Arizona
StonewareCEO2005 — 2007Louisville Metropolitan Area
Brown-Forman CorporationDirector of Corporate Strategy & Innovation2002 — 2004Louisville Metropolitan Area
Self-employedAuthor1993 — 2002Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
GEEcommerce and Digital Transformation Leader, Latin America2000 — 2002Mexico City, Mexico
GEDirector of Marketing, Latin America1998 — 1999Louisville, Kentucky
Whirlpool CorporationDirector of Trade Marketing, Mexico, Central America and Carribbean1996Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Tecnológico de MonterreyVisiting Foreign Professor of International Business1993 — 1994Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
CitiDebt Derivatives Analyst / Intern1992London Area, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Cross-Border Operations19International Business11Multilingual Communication9MBA-Level Instruction1Executive Education1Curriculum Development1University Teaching1LinkedIn Thought Leadership1Personal Branding1Media RelationsPodcast AppearancesAuthorship

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Board AdvisoryStartup MentoringOrganizational DesignExecutive LeadershipEvent StrategyConference SpeakingCross-Cultural CommunicationEcosystem DevelopmentGenerative AIResponsible AIAI StrategyDurable Goods

Languages English · French · German · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

Venture Deals — Techstars
French Language — Alliance Française de Chicago
Italian Language — Istituto Linguistico Bertrand Russell
Becoming Head of Sales: Developing Your Playbook — LinkedIn
Brad Feld on Raising Capital — LinkedIn
Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh on Blitzscaling — LinkedIn
Leading Scenario Planning Engagements (I) and Turning Strategy Into Action (II) — Global Business Network
Change Acceleration Process for eBusiness — Crotonville Alumni
Six Sigma Green Belt — GE
Manager Development Course (MDC) — Crotonville Alumni

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeff Abbott?: Focuses on early-stage AI companies and growth-stage blitzscalers, leading international deal-sourcing and the Blitzscaling Ventures Fellows program. Managing Partner at Blitzscaling Academy and founder of the AiSalon global GenAI community.
Where does Jeff Abbott work?: Jeff Abbott is General Partner at Blitzscaling Ventures.
What check size does Jeff Abbott write?: Jeff Abbott typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
Where did Jeff Abbott go to school?: Jeff Abbott studied at Thunderbird School of Global Management (Master of International Management); The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Certificate, Executive Program in Corporate Strategy); Harvard Law School Executive Education (Certificate, Program on Negotiation for Senior Executives).