Jeff Kearl
InvestorGeneral Partner at Pelion Venture Partners · Board director at Cyan Robotics
Los Angeles / Southern California
Writes $1M – $20M checks · typically $4M
About
Jeff Kearl is an operator-turned-VC who built Skullcandy and Stance, uses thesis-driven research across 300+ product categories to guide consumer investments, and has brought his five daughters to board meetings.
Invests in
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS
Board director at Cyan Robotics
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Experience
- Pelion Venture PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Domo, Inc.Investor and Board Of Directorscurrent2011 — present
- ScopelyInvestor and Board Of Directors2017 — 2023Greater Los Angeles Area
- Precedent InvestmentsCo-Founder And Managing Director2012 — 2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Stance SocksCo-Founder, Chairman and CEO2009 — 2019San Clemente
- Skullcandy Inc.Executive Chairman2004 — 2016Park City
- HPSVP SMB Internet Services2007 — 2008
- LogoworksBoard of Directors, Executive Vice President2004 — 2007
- vSpring CapitalAssociate2000 — 2004
- MediConnectInvestor and Board of Directors2001 — 2004
Skills & more
Snowboarding, turntables, building companies
From Jeff's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Cyan RoboticsBoard seat
via Pelion Venture Partners · filed Jul 2025 · $42M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Pelion Venture Partners
Abdou Ndao
Associate at Pelion Venture Partners
Ally Hunter
Associate at Pelion Venture Partners
Ben Lambert
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners
Blake Modersitski
Managing Partner, Pelion VP at Juvo Ventures
Brian Murphy
Senior Advisor at Pelion Venture Partners
Chad Packard
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners
Chris Cooper
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners
Daylor Youngblood
Senior Associate at Pelion Venture Partners
Network5
Blake ModersitskiScout
Managing Partner, Pelion VP at Juvo Ventures
Chad PackardScout
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners
Chris CooperScout
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners
Cordero BarkleyScout
Director, Investment Development at TitletownTech
Deborah BentonScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Willow Growth Partners
Investors connected to Jeff in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeff Kearl?
- Jeff Kearl is an operator-turned-VC who built Skullcandy and Stance, uses thesis-driven research across 300+ product categories to guide consumer investments, and has brought his five daughters to board meetings.
- Where does Jeff Kearl work?
- Jeff Kearl is General Partner at Pelion Venture Partners and Board director at Cyan Robotics.
- What does Jeff Kearl invest in?
- Jeff Kearl invests in Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Jeff Kearl write?
- Jeff Kearl typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.
- What boards does Jeff Kearl sit on?
- Jeff Kearl holds tracked board seats at Cyan Robotics.
- Where did Jeff Kearl go to school?
- Jeff Kearl studied at Brigham Young University (BA, Marketing).
Same school
Also attended Brigham Young University234
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Shared employers
Also worked at Domo, Inc.12
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Also worked at Scopely21
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