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Jennifer Gill Roberts

Investor

Managing Partner at Grit Ventures

Menlo Park, California

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

FoundedCognitive Space

About

Jennifer Gill Roberts brings 30 years' deep‑tech experience, backed Ciena and Lightspeed, commercializes university and national‑lab research into industrial automation and AI robotics, co‑founded Grit Labs, advises universities.

Invests in

AgTechAI & Machine LearningDeep TechFoodTechHardwarePropTechRobotics

Experience

  1. Grit VenturesCo-Founder, Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. The University of Texas at AustinMember, Board of Advisors, Electrical and Computer Engineeringcurrent2026 — present
  3. The University of Texas at AustinMember, Cockrell School of Engineering Advisory Boardcurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  4. Department of Computer Science, The University of Texas at AustinMember, Board of Advisors, Department of Computer Sciencecurrent2019 — present
  5. TrustwiseInvestor, Board Observercurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  6. Fleet RoboticsInvestor, Board Observercurrent2023 — presentBoston, MA
  7. Renovate RoboticsInvestor, Board Observercurrent2023 — presentBrooklyn, NY
  8. University of California, Santa CruzMember, Electrical and Computer Engineering, External Advisory Councilcurrent2021 — present
  9. StartX.Lead Mentor, Founder Board of Advisorscurrent2014 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  10. American Leadership Forum Silicon ValleySenior Fellowcurrent2003 — present
  11. Integral AIInvestor, Board Observer2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  12. AgtonomyInvestor, Board of Directors2021 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  13. Cognitive SpaceInvestor, Board of Directors2021 — 2024Houston, Texas, United States
  14. RIOS CorporationInvestor, Board of Directors2019 — 2023Palo Alto, CA
  15. Nabors Energy Transition Corp (NYSE: NETCU.U)Board Member2021 — 2023
  16. Chapman UniversityMember, Dean's Advisory Council, Fowler School of Engineering2021 — 2023Orange, California, United States
  17. ApptronikInvestors, Board of Directors2021 — 2022Austin, Texas, United States
  18. LumosTech Sleep MaskInvestor, Advisor2016 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
  19. MoxxlyInvestor, Advisor/Interim Executive2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  20. RhumbixInvestor, Advisor/Interim Executive2014 — 2016Palo Alto, CA

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Business1991 — 1993
  2. The University of Texas at AustinMSEE, Electrical Engineering1985 — 1987
  3. Stanford UniversityBSEE, Electrical Engineering1982 — 1985

Skills & more

Start-ups75Entrepreneurship58Venture Capital36Mobile Devices16Leadership17Mobile Applications13Product Management17Management15Business Development13Product Development12Strategic Partnerships13Enterprise Software9
+6 moreNetworkingSaaSCloud ComputingDigital MediaStrategyHardware

Languages Conversational French

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Colleagues at Grit Ventures