Jory Bell
InvestorGeneral Partner at Playground Global · Board director at 1910 Genetics · Board director at Strand Therapeutics
Palo Alto, California
Writes $1M – $20M checks · typically $10M
Find your path to Jory
406 people in our graph share verified history with Jory — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Jory Bell is a General Partner at Playground Global, which he joined as Vice President in 2015. He holds three undergraduate degrees from MIT in architecture, literature, and earth atmosphere & planetary studies, and previously worked on the joint MIT/Woods Hole climate change program building autonomous deep-sea robotics. Before venture, he spent six years as a laptop designer at Apple and founded OQO, a computer hardware and software manufacturer. At Playground he focuses on deep tech areas including advanced manufacturing, aerospace, genomics, and synthetic/computational biology.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareRoboticsSemiconductorsSpace Tech
Board director at 1910 Genetics
Intro paths
In turn, Jory can intro founders to 1910 Genetics's investors below.
1910 Genetics's investors · 7
Co-founders at 1910 Genetics
Board director at Strand Therapeutics
Intro paths
In turn, Jory can intro founders to Strand Therapeutics's investors below.
Strand Therapeutics's investors · 9
Co-founders at Strand Therapeutics
Experience
- Playground GlobalGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — present
- Playground GlobalVP2015 — 2018
- InsamoBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Synthetic Design LabBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Amber BioBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Atomic AIBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- InfinimmuneBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- InfinimmuneBoard Member2022 — 2024
- Manifold BioBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Strand TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Ultima GenomicsBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- Relativity SpaceBoard Member2018 — 2025
- Mangata NetworksBoard Member2021 — 2024
- Velo3DBoard Member2016 — 2022
- ACROSANCTBoard Member2014 — 2017
- miseluCTO / Board Member2012 — 2015
- OQOFounder / CEO / Board Member2000 — 2009
- Apple Inc.Product Designer1994 — 2000
- IBMResearcher1994
- MITResearch Associate1990 — 1994
Skills & more
From Jory's professional profile.
Investments
Led
Nervana Systems
Board seats
AmberAtomic AIInfinimmuneManifold BioStrand TherapeuticsSynthetic Design LabUltima
Investor
1910 GeneticsAmber BioAtomic AIDeepscaleInfinimmuneMangata Networks, Inc.Manifold BioRegCellRelativity SpaceStrand TherapeuticsVelo 3D
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Playground Global
Network3
Investors connected to Jory in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jory Bell?
- Jory Bell is a General Partner at Playground Global, which he joined as Vice President in 2015. He holds three undergraduate degrees from MIT in architecture, literature, and earth atmosphere & planetary studies, and previously worked on the joint MIT/Woods Hole climate change program building autonomous deep-sea robotics. Before venture, he spent six years as a laptop designer at Apple and founded OQO, a computer hardware and software manufacturer. At Playground he focuses on deep tech areas including advanced manufacturing, aerospace, genomics, and synthetic/computational biology.
- Where does Jory Bell work?
- Jory Bell is General Partner at Playground Global and Board director at 1910 Genetics and Board director at Strand Therapeutics.
- What does Jory Bell invest in?
- Jory Bell invests in Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- What check size does Jory Bell write?
- Jory Bell typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.
- What boards does Jory Bell sit on?
- Jory Bell holds tracked board seats at Amber, Atomic AI, Infinimmune, Manifold Bio, Strand Therapeutics, Synthetic Design Lab, Ultima.
- What companies has Jory Bell invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Nervana Systems, 1910 Genetics, Amber Bio, Atomic AI, Deepscale, Infinimmune, Mangata Networks, Inc., Manifold Bio, RegCell, Relativity Space, Strand Therapeutics, Velo 3D.
- Where did Jory Bell go to school?
- Jory Bell studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Earth, Atmosphere and Planetary Sciences); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Architecture (Visual Art and Design)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Literature).
- Does Jory Bell lead rounds?
- Yes — Jory Bell has led 1 tracked investment.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Insamo3
Also worked at Relativity Space25
+ 19 more
Also worked at Apple Inc.787
+ 781 more
Also worked at IBM1,529
+ 1,523 more