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Jordan Croom

Investor

Investor at Side Door Ventures

El Segundo, California, United States

About

Jordan Croom is Vice President of Payloads at Varda Space Industries and a frontier technology investor at Side Door Ventures. He holds a background in mechanical and aerospace engineering with experience spanning unmanned aerial vehicles, additive manufacturing, satellites, robotics, and autonomous vehicles. His investment focus includes frontier and deep technology ventures in space, infrastructure, climate, energy, robotics, and manufacturing sectors.

Experience

  1. Varda Space IndustriesVP of Payloadscurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  2. Varda Space IndustriesHead of Payloads and Mechanisms2021 — 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  3. Side Door VenturesInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  4. CruiseManager, Calibration Hardware and Mapping Vehicle Platform2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Maxar TechnologiesSr Manager, Advanced Systems2019 — 2020Pasadena, California
  6. Maxar TechnologiesMechanical Design Section Manager2017 — 2019Pasadena, CA
  7. Kespry Inc.Lead Mechanical Engineer2015 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
  8. SSL (Space Systems Loral)Additive Manufacturing Lead2015Palo Alto, CA
  9. SSL (Space Systems Loral)Mechanical Engineer, New Frontiers2013 — 2015Palo Alto, CA
  10. SSL (Space Systems Loral)Associate Mechanical Engineer, Structural Products2012 — 2013Palo Alto, California
  11. Vanderbilt University MED LabUndergraduate Researcher2008 — 2012Nashville, TN

Skills & more

Aerospace Engineering6Mechanical Engineering12Additive Manufacturing4Space Systems1CAD11GD&T4Robotics4Mechanism Design13D Printing2Machining4Metal Fabrication2Robotic Surgery1
+12 moreSatellite Systems EngineeringDesign for ManufacturingComputer-Aided Design (CAD)EngineeringMechanismsSystems EngineeringCross-functional Team LeadershipEngineering ManagementPro EngineerSolidworksMathematicaMatlab

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jordan Croom?
Jordan Croom is Vice President of Payloads at Varda Space Industries and a frontier technology investor at Side Door Ventures. He holds a background in mechanical and aerospace engineering with experience spanning unmanned aerial vehicles, additive manufacturing, satellites, robotics, and autonomous vehicles. His investment focus includes frontier and deep technology ventures in space, infrastructure, climate, energy, robotics, and manufacturing sectors.
Where does Jordan Croom work?
Jordan Croom is at Side Door Ventures.
Where did Jordan Croom go to school?
Jordan Croom studied at Caltech (Master of Science (MSc), Space Engineering); GoingVC; Udacity (Nanodegree, Robotics Software Engineering).

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Also attended GoingVC24

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Also attended Vanderbilt University196

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Shared employers

Also worked at Varda Space Industries8

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Also worked at Maxar Technologies5

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