About
Three-time Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur with exits who has raised over $50M for his own companies and advised startups that raised $900M+, producing multiple exits and unicorns. Author of the Amazon best seller 'Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived' and an expert in AI, data intelligence, and blockchain across fintech, healthcare, and supply chain. Holds a BS in Astrophysics from Caltech and an MS in Physics from the University of Washington.
Experience
- StarChain VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2018 — presentSilicon Valley
- PaySoko Systems, IncBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Decile GroupVC Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- IntroExpertcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DoubleNova GroupManaging Partner and Foundercurrent2004 — present
- Second Time FoundersMembercurrent2025 — presentSilicon Valley
- PEF CommunityMembercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AstroSapiens FoundationCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- Veekle™Advisory Board Membercurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- Enterprise Blockchain Has ArrivedAuthorcurrent2018 — present
- World Business Angels Investment ForumChair, Silicon Valley Office2022Silicon Valley, California, United States
- World Business Angels Investment ForumSenator2022Silicon Valley, California, United States
- World Business Angels Investment ForumInternational Advisory Board Member2021 — 2022Silicon Valley, California, United States
- TiE Silicon ValleyTiEcon Blockchain Track Leadership2019 — 2021Silicon Valley
- ELEV8Advisory Council Member2019 — 2020New York City
- JaroonaAdvisor2018 — 2020Silicon Valley
- UC Berkeley ExtensionAdvisory Board for International Diploma Programs2016 — 2020Berkeley, CA
- EsperityAdvisory Board2016 — 2019Brussels, Belgium
- EcotecmaAdvisory Board2016 — 2018Colombia
- OmnicellSenior Technical Product Management Consultant2017 — 2018Mountain View, California, United States
- Prime SurgeonsAdvisor2016 — 2017Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Cloudwords, Inc.Senior Technical Product Management Consultant2014San Francisco, California, United States
- VMwareSenior Technical Product Management Consultant2011 — 2013Palo Alto, California, United States
- Silicon Valley FundraisingPresident & Co-founder2011 — 2012
- FogScreen Inc.President US Operations2007 — 2009Mountain View, California, United States
- VERISIGNSenior Technical Product Management Consultant2005 — 2006Mountain View, California, United States
- AppleSenior Technical Product Management Consultant2004 — 2005Cupertino, California, United States
- OmniscapePresident & CEO2002 — 2003
- GlobalSight CorporationCEO/CTO1996 — 2002
- ERM Hong KongEnvironmental Consultant/Director of IT1993 — 1995
- Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC; partner to Caltech, JPL, NASA)Programming Consultant1989Pasadena, California, United States
Skills & more
Strategy99Strategic Planning40Leadership15Management25BlockchainEnterprise Software48SaaS14Enterprise Blockchain5Tech Strategy3Artificial Intelligence (AI)2FinTechHealthcare
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Start-upsEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsCloud ComputingBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementVenture CapitalGlobalizationEntrepreneurFundraisingSalesLanguages English · French · Mandarin Chinese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jorden Woods?
- Three-time Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur with exits who has raised over $50M for his own companies and advised startups that raised $900M+, producing multiple exits and unicorns. Author of the Amazon best seller 'Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived' and an expert in AI, data intelligence, and blockchain across fintech, healthcare, and supply chain. Holds a BS in Astrophysics from Caltech and an MS in Physics from the University of Washington.
- Where does Jorden Woods work?
- Jorden Woods is Managing Partner at StarChain Ventures.
- Where did Jorden Woods go to school?
- Jorden Woods studied at Caltech (BS, Physics); University of Washington (MS, Physics); VC Lab (Venture Capital).
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