Tripp Jones
InvestorPartner at Uncork Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $1M β $4M checks Β· typically $2.5M
About
Tripp Jones is a General Partner at Uncork Capital investing across B2B and consumer in complex markets where technology drives change; his investments include GPTZero, Soma Energy, and Knit Health. Before Uncork he spent over a decade as a General Partner at August Capital and holds a BA in Psychology from Princeton.
Experience
- Uncork CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Knit HealthSeed Investorcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- WanderBoard Observercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GroqInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Soma EnergySeed Investorcurrent2025 β presentVancouver, BC
- Final Round AISeed Investorcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- brand.aiBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GPTZeroBoard Observercurrent2023 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- DubClubBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentGreater Chicago Area
- LiquiDonateBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sunnyside (formerly Cutback Coach)Board Membercurrent2021 β present
- HallowBoard Observercurrent2021 β presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- RambleBoard Observercurrent2021 β presentColorado, United States
- UbiquitousBoard Member2021 β 2025Los Angeles, CA
- PaysailSeed Investor2021 β 2024Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
- 7GC & Co. HoldingsBoard Member2020 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- SendBirdBoard Observer2019 β 2021
- Sun BasketBoard Member2017 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- HipcampBoard Member2016 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- YumiBoard Member2016 β 2021Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Education
- Princeton University1999 β 2003
- St. Ignatius College Preparatory1995 β 1999
Skills & more
Investments38Venture Capital58Financial Modeling5Valuation6Mergers & Acquisitions9Private Equity15Corporate Development15Entrepreneurship10Start-ups32Due Diligence3Investment Banking1Negotiation
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M&A experienceStrategyLBOStrategic PartnershipsGrowth CapitalIPOEmerging MarketsCorporate FinanceAlternative InvestmentsAngel InvestingPrivate PlacementsInvestor RelationsFrom Tripp's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Princeton University444
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures
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Also attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory10
Josh AnagnostouInvestor at Sorenson VenturesMark GrovicInvestor at New Markets Venture PartnersSean FergusonAnalyst at Cypress Growth CapitalNatalie DillonPartner at MaveronPaul La LondePartner at Nine Four VenturesJack CarrollAssociate at Updata Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Soma Energy1
Also worked at brand.ai1
Also worked at SendBird5
Investments
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Uncork Capital
Adriana Roche
Head of Talent at Uncork Capital
Amy Saper
General Partner at Uncork Capital
Andy McLoughlin
Brit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investor
Ashley Cravens
Head of Operations and Platform at Uncork Capital
Catie Young
Executive Assistant at Uncork Capital
Ilan Cedillos
Head of Communications at Uncork Capital
Isha Mehrotra
Associate at Uncork Capital
Jeff Clavier
Founding Partner at Uncork Capital
Network7
Amy SaperScout
General Partner at Uncork Capital
Andrew ChungScout
Investor at 1955 Capital
Andy McLoughlinScout
Brit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investor
Ashish TanejaScout
Founding Partner & CEO at growX Ventures
Ben DahlScout
General Partner at Signal Peak Ventures
Enrique AllenScout
Managing Partner at Designer Fund
George GodulaScout
Investor at Life Biosciences
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