Where does Tyler Jewell work?

Tyler Jewell is Board director at Lightbend.

What check size does Tyler Jewell write?

Tyler Jewell typically writes checks of $5M – $25M.

Where did Tyler Jewell go to school?

Tyler Jewell studied at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science).

Tyler Jewell

Board director at Lightbend

Palo Alto, California

Writes $5M – $25M checks · typically $12.5M

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236 people in our graph share verified history with Tyler — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Rishi ModiunlockedTyler: together at Dell Technologies Capital (2019)

×5Tyler: together at Oracle

×2Tyler: together at BEA Systems

×2Tyler: together at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

About

Tyler Jewell is CEO and President of Akka and a four-time CEO/COO with 28 years of experience in enterprise software and developer-platform companies. He has served as board director or advisor for 10 acquisitions and deployed over $150M in venture capital across 25+ portfolio companies at Dell Technologies Capital and Toba Capital, achieving a 3.4× cash-on-cash return. His expertise spans agentic AI, developer tools, open-source ecosystems, and cloud infrastructure.

Board director at Lightbend

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Lightbend's investors · 1

Dell Technologies CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $50M checks

Co-founders at Lightbend

Jonas BonesDirector

Experience

AkkaCEO & Presidentcurrent2023 — presentPortland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
Toba CapitalPartner2012 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Dell Technologies CapitalManaging Director2019 — 2023Palo Alto, CA
WSO2CEO2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
CodenvyCEO & Founder2012 — 2017San Francisco, CA
OracleVP, Oracle Public Cloud2011 — 2012Redwood Shores, CA
Quest SoftwareVP, Product Management2005 — 2011
SymantecCOO/CEO2003 — 2004Moutain View, CA
BEA SystemsDirector1997 — 2003

Skills & more

Enterprise Software51SaaS72Java17Open Source4Oracle11Software as a Service (SaaS)18Product Management62Business Development24Mergers5Marketing4Cloud Computing93PaaS23

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Start-upsGo-to-market StrategyEvangelismMergers & AcquisitionsVirtualizationCRMSoftware DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentBig DataVenture CapitalAgile MethodologiesIntegration

Private Aircraft Pilot, Instrument Rated - ASEL — FAA

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tyler Jewell?: Tyler Jewell is CEO and President of Akka and a four-time CEO/COO with 28 years of experience in enterprise software and developer-platform companies. He has served as board director or advisor for 10 acquisitions and deployed over $150M in venture capital across 25+ portfolio companies at Dell Technologies Capital and Toba Capital, achieving a 3.4× cash-on-cash return. His expertise spans agentic AI, developer tools, open-source ecosystems, and cloud infrastructure.
Where does Tyler Jewell work?: Tyler Jewell is Board director at Lightbend.
What check size does Tyler Jewell write?: Tyler Jewell typically writes checks of $5M – $25M.
Where did Tyler Jewell go to school?: Tyler Jewell studied at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science).

Founder mafias

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology mafia22

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andrew LeeBSFounded Tasklet +2 CJ PrzybylB.S.Founded Snapsheet +1 Kenneth Morand, Ph.D.B.S.Founded Neucore Bio Kenneth MorandB.S.Founded Neucore Bio Dan BrunnerBSFounded Commonwealth Fusion Systems Eric TaylorBachelor of ScienceFounded Baud

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Dell Technologies Capital mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nina LuPrincipalFounded Comet Health Michael DellChairman and CEO of Dell TechnologiesFounded Force10

Same school

Also attended Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology28

Kenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTech Kenneth MorandLife Sciences Partner at CincyTech Dan BrunnerAdvisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture Climate Jim HustonManaging Director at Portland Seed Fund Chrissy MeyerPartner at Root Ventures Manager, Llc Ryan RakestrawDirector, Temasek at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific

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Shared employers

Also worked at Dell Technologies Capital20

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Creighton HicksPartner at LiveOak Ventures Raman KhannaManaging Director at Dell Technologies Capital Daniel DocterManaging Director at Dell Technologies Capital Deepak JeevankumarManaging Director at Dell Technologies Capital Yair SnirManaging Director at Dell Technologies Capital

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Also worked at Codenvy2

Jesse WilliamsFounder at Jozu Brad MickleaFounder at Jozu

Also worked at Oracle614

Marc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of Salesforce AyshaAdvisor at Clear Ventures Natalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital Mark SiegelPartner Emeritus at Menlo Ventures Hope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Mark NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

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Also worked at Quest Software19

Vinny SmithFounder & Limited Partner at Toba Capital Brinkley MorsePartner & Co-Founder at Toba Capital Paul SallaberryOperating Partner, Sales at Icon Ventures Chris CookOperating Advisor at Updata Partners Derek LangoneOperating Advisor at Updata Partners Kathleen DunleavyVice President at Muus Climate Partners

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