Fundraising Fox

Jeff Ma

Investor

Venture Advisor at Spider Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Find your path to Jeff

380 people in our graph share verified history with Jeff — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Hemant TanejaunlockedJeff: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1993–1994)
×6Jeff: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
×3Jeff: together at Twitter
×2Jeff: together at Abnormal Security

About

Jeff Ma is Chief Digital Officer and Head of Troon Digital at Troon. Previously, he held executive positions at Microsoft for Startups and Twitter as VP of Data Science and Analytics. Ma has founded four companies—GolfSpan, CircleLending, Citizen Sports, and tenXer—all of which were acquired, and has consulted with professional sports organizations and media companies on data analytics and decision-making strategies.

Experience

  1. TroonChief Digital Officer, Head of Troon Digitalcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. CensiaProduct Management Advisorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Pro League NetworkAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Spider CapitalVenture Advisorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. Bet the ProcessPodcastercurrent2016 — present
  6. Abnormal SecurityAdvisorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. Crawley Town Football ClubMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — present
  8. Jeff Ma SpeechesAuthor/Speakercurrent2004 — present
  9. StatsBombBoard Member2021 — 2024
  10. Self-employedConsultant/Advisor2023 — 2024
  11. MicrosoftVP, Startups and Growth Ecosystems2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  12. SelfConsultant2019 — 2020
  13. DuettoSVP, Product and Analytics2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  14. TwitterVice President, Analytics and Data Science2015 — 2018
  15. TwitterGroup Product Manager2015San Francisco Bay Area
  16. ESPNPredictive Analytics Expert2014 — 2016
  17. tenXerCEO2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  18. TradaAdvisor2010 — 2015
  19. Citizen SportsCo-Founder/Product Leader2004 — 2010
  20. CircleLendingChief Technology Officer2001 — 2003
  21. GolfspanChief Technology Officer1999 — 2001

Skills & more

SaaS3Ruby on Rails2Analytics88Entrepreneurship44Mobile Applications37Mobile Devices11Product Management59Start-ups83Storytelling2Strategic Partnerships9Online Advertising6User Experience2
+6 moreE-commercePerformance MeasurementData AnalysisPublic SpeakingStrategyStrategic Planning

From Jeff's professional profile.

Colleagues at Spider Capital

Alan Priest
Venture Advisor at Spider Capital
Charles Carmel
Venture Advisor at Spider Capital
Courtney Broadus
Venture Advisor at Spider Capital
Dave Berman
Operating Partner at Spider Capital
Ingrid Flores
CEO at Spider Capital
John Gengarella
Venture Advisor at Spider Capital
Judy Loehr
Operating Partner at Spider Capital
Matt Fisher
Venture Partner at Spider Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeff Ma?
Jeff Ma is Chief Digital Officer and Head of Troon Digital at Troon. Previously, he held executive positions at Microsoft for Startups and Twitter as VP of Data Science and Analytics. Ma has founded four companies—GolfSpan, CircleLending, Citizen Sports, and tenXer—all of which were acquired, and has consulted with professional sports organizations and media companies on data analytics and decision-making strategies.
Where does Jeff Ma work?
Jeff Ma is Venture Advisor at Spider Capital.
Where did Jeff Ma go to school?
Jeff Ma studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Mechanical Engineering).

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Troon1

Brett ChatfieldVice President at Progress Ventures

Also worked at Censia6

Ghazi MasoodVenture Partner at Ansa CapitalSean DempseyGeneral Partner at Merus CapitalJoanna RileyCo-Founder and CEO at CensiaTim JohnsonCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at CensiaBruce CooperCo-Founder and Chief Engineering Officer at CensiaMichael de la TorreExecutive Officer, Director at Redica

Also worked at Abnormal Security14

Saam MotamediInvestor at Greylock PartnersSri PangulurInvestor at Mayfield FundLida VandermeerPlatform Lead at Wonder VenturesDhruv SharmaTech Lead at HelicapShannon HarringtonHead of Portfolio Talent at Balderton CapitalJP SandayPartner at Menlo Ventures

+ 8 more

Also worked at Microsoft1,853

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

+ 1,847 more