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Jesse Coors-Blankenship

Investor

Managing Partner at Parkway Venture Capital

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Co-founder and General Partner of Parkway. Founder and former CEO of Frustum, an AI generative-design company sold to PTC in 2018, with prior roles as a senior engineer at Autodesk and academic research positions at Columbia and Cornell.

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Experience

  1. Parkway Venture CapitalFounder, Manager & General Partnercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. FigureBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  3. GTC StealthBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. SIERA.AIBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  5. TestFit Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 — presentDallas, Texas, United States
  6. GembaBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  7. OXOS MedicalBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  8. Spoons Across AmericaBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  9. Columbia University in the City of New YorkColumbia Entrepreneurship Advisory Councilcurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  10. OnScaleBoard Member2021 — 2022New York, United States
  11. PTCSenior Vice President of Technology2018 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  12. Frustum, a PTC TechnologyFounder & CEO2014 — 2021New York, New York & Boulder, Colorado, United States
  13. AutodeskSenior Optimization Engineer2012 — 2013New York, New York & San Francisco, California
  14. Columbia UniversityAdjunct Assistant Professor2011 — 2013New York, New York

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityAAR, Advanced Applied Research2010 — 2011
  2. Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & PreservationMS-AAD, Architecture2009 — 2010
  3. University of Southern CaliforniaB-Arch, Architecture2002 — 2008

Same school

Also attended Columbia University498

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

+ 492 more

Also attended Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation2

Sean MenkesAdvisory Board; VP, Office/Retail at Menkes Developments at Alate PartnersPreeti SriratanaInvestor at Connectivity Ventures

Also attended University of Southern California343

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalErica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at Greycroft

+ 337 more

Shared employers

Also worked at TestFit Inc.1

Gregg HillCo-founder, General Partner at Parkway Venture Capital

Also worked at OXOS Medical2

Gregg HillCo-founder, General Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalArun ChettyManaging Director at Intel Capital

Also worked at OnScale4

GauravInvestor at WestWave CapitalJay PoCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Stage 2 CapitalAnthony FariasPartner at ARCHIMED JapanArun ChettyManaging Director at Intel Capital

Also worked at Autodesk37

Aaron AthanasPeople Operations Associate at GreycroftAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorDavid OppenheimerPartner, CFO at Verissimo VenturesJESSE DEVITTECo-founder and General Partner at Building VenturesALLEN PREGERPartner at Building VenturesShuya GongDesign & Futures at IDEO CoLab Ventures

+ 31 more

Deals · 3

Hark LabsBoard seat

via Parkway Venture Capital · filed Mar 2026 · $1B raise

TestfitBoard seat

via Parkway Venture Capital · filed Jul 2022 · $20M raise

Stocked RoboticsBoard seat

via Parkway Venture Capital · filed Nov 2021 · $6.9M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Parkway Venture Capital

Brian Hoyt
Chief Operations Officer at Parkway Venture Capital
Dr. John L Evans Jr
Venture Partner at Parkway Venture Capital
Dr. Jonathan Hiller
Advisory Board at Parkway Venture Capital
Gregg Hill
Co-founder, General Partner at Parkway Venture Capital
Ian Campbell
Advisory Board at Parkway Venture Capital
John Blaffer Royall
Venture Partner at Parkway Venture Capital
Kirk Spahn
Advisory Board at Parkway Venture Capital
Nekeshia Woods
Managing Partner at Parkway Venture Capital