Jenna Bryant
InvestorGeneral Partner at Embedded Ventures
Los Angeles, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Jenna Bryant is the Co-Founder, CEO, and General Partner of Embedded Ventures, a venture firm she launched in 2020 with Jordan Noone that backs pre-seed and seed startups in digital engineering, advanced manufacturing, and space operations. Embedded holds a first-of-its-kind partnership with the U.S. Space Force's SpaceWERX office through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement. Before venture capital, she built a career in deep-tech recruiting after moving to Los Angeles from Alabama to pursue dancing, and also appeared on television shows including Sleepy Hollow and The Detour. She is also Co-Founder of Zoo, an Embedded-incubated company applying machine learning to hardware design.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Embedded Ventures with Jordan Noone in 2020. Co-founded Zoo, a company applying machine learning to hardware design, incubated by Embedded Ventures.
- Charities
- Through Embedded Ventures, collaborated with USC Viterbi's K-12 STEM Center to revive Project Payload, a STEM program for middle school-aged girls.
- Hobbies
- Trained as a dancer and moved to Los Angeles from Alabama to pursue dance.
- More
- Appeared on television shows including Sleepy Hollow on FOX and The Detour on TBS. Worked in deep-tech recruiting, pairing early-stage startups with in-demand engineers.
From Jenna's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- Embedded VenturesCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- ZooCo-Founder & Investorcurrent2021 — presentMalibu, California, United States
- Riot VenturesPartner2018 — 2020
- JB RecruitingEngineering Talent Executive2011 — 2018Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Education
- Auburn UniversityMiss Auburn University
- California State University, NorthridgeBachelor's degree
Skills & more
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MongoDBRESTDjangoGit.NETJSONCSS3FlashTechnical RecruitingRecruitingMobile ApplicationsBenefits NegotiationFrom Jenna's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Akash SystemsAndurilChromaticInversion SpaceOurskySlingshotZoo
Per the investor's own website.
Colleagues at Embedded Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jenna Bryant work?
- Jenna Bryant is General Partner at Embedded Ventures.
- What check size does Jenna Bryant write?
- Jenna Bryant typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended Auburn University22
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Also attended California State University, Northridge23
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zoo3
Also worked at Riot Ventures7
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